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Broken Arrow (1996)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
John Travolta Vic Deakins
Christian Slater Riley Hale
Samantha Mathis Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo Col. Max Wilkins
Bob Gunton Pritchett
Frank Whaley Giles Prentice
Gary Epper Miller
Chris Mulkey Major Hunt
Shaun Toub Max
French Stewart I.R. Crewman
Howie Long Kelly
Vondie Curtis-Hall Lt. Col. Sam Rhodes
Jack Thompson Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Vyto Ruginis Johnson
Movie Details
Genre Action; Adventure; Thriller
Director John Woo
Producer Mark Gordon; Bill Badalato; Terence Chang
Writer Graham Yost
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 108 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 5.7
Plot
Hong Kong director John Woo's second U.S. film (his first was Hard Target) delivers a number of exciting action sequences but is let down by a credibility-straining plot. John Travolta plays Vic Deakins, an Air Force pilot on what is supposed to be a routine night flight mission with his co-pilot, the younger Riley Hale (Christian Slater), whom Deakins constantly kids for lacking the "will to win." Deakins is actually a traitor who crashlands their Stealth Bomber in Death Valley so that he can steal two nuclear warheads onboard and sell them to terrorists who plan to blackmail the government. Deakins meets up with his cohorts, who have been waiting in the park, while Hale survives and teams up with a young, attractive park ranger (Samantha Mathis) to foil Deakins's plans. Plenty of action ensues, with car chases, collapsing mine shafts, fights on burning trains, and even the underground detonation of a nuclear device. Despite the script's implausibilities and inconsistencies, Woo amply displays the expertise with action sequences and man-to-man conflict that has made his Hong Kong films cult favorites. — Don Kaye
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 363
Collection Status In Collection
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Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 086162104206
Chapters 22
Release Date 3/9/1999
Subtitles English; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Original Theatrical Trailer