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Broken Arrow

  • 1996
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
108K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,175
128
Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
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Dark ComedyActionAdventureThriller

Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.

  • Director
    • John Woo
  • Writer
    • Graham Yost
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Christian Slater
    • Samantha Mathis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    108K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,175
    128
    • Director
      • John Woo
    • Writer
      • Graham Yost
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Christian Slater
      • Samantha Mathis
    • 247User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Vic Deakins
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Riley Hale
    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Terry Carmichael
    Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo
    • Colonel Max Wilkins
    Bob Gunton
    Bob Gunton
    • Pritchett
    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Giles Prentice
    Howie Long
    Howie Long
    • Kelly
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    • Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
    Vyto Ruginis
    Vyto Ruginis
    • Johnson
    Ousaun Elam
    Ousaun Elam
    • Lt. Thomas
    Shaun Toub
    Shaun Toub
    • Max
    Casey Biggs
    Casey Biggs
    • Novacek
    Jeffrey Stephan
    Jeffrey Stephan
    • Shepherd
    • (as Jeffrey J. Stephen)
    Joey Box
    Joey Box
    • Frakes
    Jon W. Kishi
    • Daly
    Myke Schwartz
    Myke Schwartz
    • Brandt
    Jim Palmer
    Jim Palmer
    • Lt. Reed
    • Director
      • John Woo
    • Writer
      • Graham Yost
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    User reviews247

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    bwaynef

    Far-fetched but entertaining

    In his "TV Movies and Video Guide," Leonard Maltin asks, "Why was this movie made?" The answer is simple: To entertain the people. I was certainly entertained by this far-fetched action thriller, due in no small part to John Woo's imaginative direction of the action sequences. John Travolta overdoes the psycho routine, hamming it up when some restraint would have made for a more believable performance, but his considerable charm sees him through. Christian Slater, an actor who hasn't impressed me as anything more than a Jack Nicholson wannabe, makes a surprisingly commendable hero. This movie is junk food, of course, but it's very tasty indeed.
    bob the moo

    John Woo-light

    John Woo's continued attempt to translate his foreign success into Hollywood gold sees him take on bigger stars than Van Damme in Christian Slater and the resurrected star of Travolta. Slater and Travolta play pilots testing a new bomber, when one of them decides to steal the missiles on board the other must begin a personal fight to stop him.

    As with Hard Target this is a solid enough action movie but it really could have been made by anyone, Woo's style only really comes through in a few scenes (the birds eye view of the opening boxing match, double handed gun play). This is a shame because the action scenes only occasionally get better than average.

    The plot is weak and relies a lot on coincident and luck to keep things moving. This is quite insulting to an audience because it just shows that the script writers couldn't fix the plot as a workable story and decided to try and get this past. Travolta overplays the villain well, but perhaps overdoes the ticks and the madness a bit too much to be believable. Slater clearly wants to be like Keanu was in Speed but doesn't convince as an action hero, Mathis is cute but that doesn't make her performance good - she pretty much a non-entity and doesn't really have much chemistry with Slater.

    Again a solid action movie that is OK for a Saturday night, but with the stars, the budget and a director of this calibre you can't help but feel this was a missed opportunity.
    6goya-4

    Good mindless fun

    John Travolta stars in this mindless thriller in which he steals a nuclear weapon and its up to Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis to save the world.. Overall a good action flick with a leave your brain at home plot..Travolta goes slightly over the top with his character but is still good..Slater is ok and Mathis does what she can with what little the script gives her.. on a scale of one to ten... 6
    tfrizzell

    Under-Rated Action Flick

    "Broken Arrow" is a good action film about a Stealth pilot (John Travolta) who steals nuclear weapons one night during a practice mission. His goal is to sell the weapons back to the United States government by blackmailing them. Old partner Christian Slater is willing to stop Travolta at all costs with the help of ranger Samantha Mathis. Howie Long makes an impressive film debut as Travolta's evil henchman. The screenplay is smart enough to work and the direction is fast and furious. A film that is about as good as it can be. 4 stars out of 5.
    7TacticalGear

    Cool!?

    Well. What can I say? This film is rather typical and has the same amount of violence as many other action-thrillers. (But perhaps a little more?) Despite this, it was very enjoyable and in my opinion deserves 6.5 stars-slightly more than it actually got. I never realized that Travolta was such a good "bad guy" actor and almost deserved an Oscar! But Christian Slater was just as good as the out and out good guy, along with Terry Carmichael as his side-kick. The ending was short but effective, because of the pleasing lack of sentimentality and sexism. Keep up the good films, because I certainly enjoyed this one.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      John Woo's earlier cut came in at the two hour mark, and featured more character development and more violence in the action scenes.
    • Goofs
      Military pilots aren't allowed to box due to the risk of head injury. Any loss of consciousness will DNIF (Duty Not Including Flying) a pilot and require a medical review. Especially the fact that Deakens and Hale are boxing without wearing protective headgear.
    • Quotes

      Giles Prentice: A Broken what?

      Secretary Baird: Broken Arrow. It's a Class 4 Strategic Theatre Emergency. It's what we call it when we lose a nuclear weapon.

      Giles Prentice: I don't know what's scarier, losing nuclear weapons, or that it happens so often there's actually a term for it.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Juror/Balto/White Squall/Nico Icon/French Twist (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Brothers
      Composed by Hans Zimmer

      Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1996 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Código: Flecha rota
    • Filming locations
      • Marble Canyon, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Mark Gordon Productions
      • WCG Entertainment Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,770,147
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,583,510
      • Feb 11, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $150,270,147
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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