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Broken Arrow
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6.1When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.
Cast
- John Travolta as Vic Deakins
- Christian Slater as Riley Hale
- Samantha Mathis as Terry Carmichael
- Delroy Lindo as Colonel Max Wilkins
- Frank Whaley as Giles Prentice
- Bob Gunton as Pritchett
Themes
- canyon
- helicopter
- underground
- river
- mexican standoff
- countdown
- pilot
- fistfight
- major
- betrayal
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
109,219 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Woo
- Written by
- Graham Yost
- Produced by
- Mark Gordon Bill Badalato Terence Chang
- Starring
- John Travolta Christian Slater Samantha Mathis Delroy Lindo Frank Whaley Bob Gunton Howie Long
- Cinematography
- Peter Levy
- Edited by
- Joe Hutshing Steve Mirkovich John Wright
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- February 9, 1996 ( 1996-02-09 )
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $150.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 330317
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- Broken Arrow
- review score
- 61/100
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Broken Arrow is a 1996 American action film directed by John Woo, and written by Graham Yost. The film stars John Travolta, Christian Slater, and Samantha Mathis. The plot follows the theft of two American nuclear weapons, the attempts of U.S. military authorities to recover them, and the feud between Travolta's and Slater's characters. Broken Arrow was released by 20th Century Fox on February 9, 1996. The film was a commercial success, receiving mixed reviews and grossing $150.2 million against a $50 million budget.
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