Broken Arrow (1996)

Director:

John Woo

Writer (WGA):

Graham Yost (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Prepare to Go Ballistic

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Park Ranger | Desert | Utah | Train | Stealth Bomber

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins
Christian Slater	...	Capt. Riley Hale
Samantha Mathis	...	Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo	...	Colonel Max Wilkins
Bob Gunton	...	Pritchett
Frank Whaley	...	Giles Prentice
Howie Long	...	Kelly
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Chief Sam Rhodes
Jack Thompson	...	Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Vyto Ruginis	...	Johnson
Ousaun Elam	...	Lt. Thomas
Shaun Toub	...	Max
Casey Biggs	...	Novacek
Jeffrey J. Stephen	...	Shepherd
Joey Box	...	Frakes

MPAA:

Rated R for strong action violence and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | France:Unrated | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34096)

Filming Locations:

Barstow, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

According to "Trains" Magazine, the train chase scene was actually filmed on the Shortline Montana Western, which of course is not in Utah or Colorado. There is no real rail company called "National Regional."

Goofs:

Factual errors: A hammer thrown by hand at someone's head does not carry enough momentum to throw him backwards with his entire body lifting well off the floor.

Quotes:

Terry Carmichael: Just put it down, and I won't have to kill you.
Riley Hale: This isn't a standoff. I've got the gun.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Independence Day (1996)

Masterpiece of Action Movie

After "Terminator 2" this is one of the best directed action thrillers I have seen and it finds for ever a place in my best of DVD collection. There are two masters for action movies for me: John Woo and James Cameron. The stunts were great and all very real executed. I mean there doesn't exist any cartoonish scenes as we see today in the cinema at times. John Travolta did perhaps after "Face Off" one of the best jobs in his career. If you liked it I highly recommend the other broken arrow film called "The Sum of All Fears". "Broken Arrow" is incredibly underrated and should be classified as T2. For all action fans a must see, you won´t be disappointed.

My wife and I vote 9.5/10.