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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Graham Yost (written by)
Release Date:
9 February 1996 (USA)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Park Ranger
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Desert
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Utah
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Train
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Stealth Bomber
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
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typical plot carried out effectively
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong action violence and language.
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Runtime:
108 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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)
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Revealing mistakes: The bullet holes in the train antenna reveal that it's actually made of particle board, painted white.
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Quotes:
Vic Deakins:
The clock is ticking.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' (2007) (V)
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Broken Arrow is not an original movie, it's an action movie that's made to thrill audiences, not to leave them deep in thought. It manages to rise to the head of the pack thanks to great acting, directing and an excellent score.
2 U.S. army officers, Major Vic Deakins(John Travolta) and Captain Riley Hale(Christian Slater) are assigned to fly a jet plane carrying 2 live nukes to conduct a test. During the flight Deakins reveals his true intent, ejects the stunned Hale out of the plane, and releases the nukes before crashing it.
This comes to the alert of park ranger Terry Charmical(Samantha Mathis) who immediatly sets out to find what is going on. Once the nukes are dropped Col. Max Wilkins(Delroy Lindo) is faced with bringing down Deakins and right hand man turncoat soldier Arvid Kelly(Howie Long) with the help of pencil pusher Giles Prentice(Frank Whaley).
Travolta is great in an over the top but very entertaining role, and Slater does a good job as an action hero. Mathis is slightly miscast though, and should probably stick to her other hit films. Howie Long effectively plays Kelly with very little skill and no expierence, but his size helps give him on screen presence. Delroy Lindo is effective as the confident military officer, although Frank Whaley, despite being a good actor, is rather annoying in his role
All in all if your looking for a great way to spend almost two hours, then sit down and watch this movie. It's definately a movie worth watching several times over **** 1/2 out of *****