- Actors: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton
- Directors: John Woo
- Writers: Graham Yost
- Producers: Allison Lyon Segan, Bill Badalato, Brad Lewis, Christopher Godsick, Dwight H. Little
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- DVD Release Date: 9 Mar 1999
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6305280754
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 91,357 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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John Travolta is Vic Deakins, a bomber pilot who launches a devilish plan to hijack two nuclear missiles for big-time extortion. Vic never sweats, spews out great one-liners, knocks off money men with glee, toys with killing half a million people ... he even smokes!
If you giggled at his "Ain't it cool" line from the trailer, you're in the right frame of mind for this comedic action film. Never as gritty or semi-realistic--or for that matter as heart-thumping--as the original DieHard, Broken Arrow still delivers. If Travolta is cast against type, everyone else is by the numbers; Christian Slater as Hale, the earnest copilot looking to foil the plot, Samantha Mathis as the brave park ranger caught in the middle, Frank Whaley as an eager diplomat and Delroy Lindo as a right-minded colonel. As with his previous script (the superior Speed), writer Graham Yost moves everything quickly along as Hale and the ranger try to cut off Deakins's plan over a variety of terrains. There are plane crashes, car chases, a pursuit through an abandoned mine, a helicopter-train shootout and lots of fighting between boys. Each time Hale finds himself perfectly in place to foil Deakins, you're suppose to laugh at the unbelievable situations. That's where Broken Arrow is deceptive: its tone is right for the laughter compared to the mean-spirited Schwarzenegger and Stallone action films with laboured jokes. Hong Kong master director John Woo (TheKiller and Hard Target) pulls out all the stops--slow motion of Hale and Deakins' gymnastic gun play, nifty stunts, countdowns to doomsday. Woo may know action but he needs more guidance in creating unique and stunning special effects. This is action entertainment at its cheesiest. Travolta and Woolater reteamed for Face/Off. --Doug Thomas
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Serves its purpose and then some!,
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This review is from: Broken Arrow - Dvd [1996] (DVD)
Broken Arrow is one of John Woo's best films (next to Hard Boiled) and I would argue better than Face Off. The film is one long lesson in action filmmaking and pulls out all the stops.With a script that plays for laughs as much as action, the actors all take to their roles perfectly. The tone of the film is set just right for some mindless action spectacle. At the end of the day, action films are not running for Oscars but are here to entertain - and their are fewer films as entertaining as Broken Arrow. There's one set piece after another; planes, trains and automobiles all get a seeing to as Christian Slater's pilot pursues rogue co-pilot across the Mojave Desert, with 2 warheads in tow. With a generous running time and impressive direction, Broken Arrow is a great way to spend 90 minutes. If Die Hard is the daddy of action films,this is the uncle that can be a terrific surrogate!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a laugh a minute but there are a few - of sorts,
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This review is from: Broken Arrow - Dvd [1996] (DVD)
Graham Yost's screenplay, directed by John Woo stars John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo and Bob Gunton in an unbelievable adventure story. If readers missed it at the cinema, catching it on DVD is not that essential. Life will continue.However, for those who enjoy a couple of hours of fictional fun mostly unrelated to any form of reality, this is one of the DVDs to go for.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Stonking good film,
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This review is from: Broken Arrow - Dvd [1996] (DVD)
Travolta ham's it up a bit but makes an impressive villain. Slater is a bit underplayed as the hero. The action is fast flowing with no disjointed bits for love scenes etc. The special effects are good and as with most modern day action movies you have to sit back and watch, tongue in cheek for the most part, letting your vision take control and ignore some of the more unbelievable bits. I have had this movie on VHS and now have it on DVD. To sum it up, a good movie to take your mind off everyday life.
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