Broken Arrow

Prepare to go ballistic.

R 1996 · 108 min · ★ 6.1 (2K) · Action, Thriller

When 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.

Directed by John Woo · Written by Graham Yost

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John Travolta Vic Deakins
Christian Slater Riley Hale
Samantha Mathis Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo Colonel Max Wilkins
Frank Whaley Giles Prentice
Bob Gunton Pritchett
Howie Long Kelly
Jack Thompson Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Kurtwood Smith Secretary of Defense Baird
Vondie Curtis-Hall Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
Daniel von Bargen Air Force General Creely
Vyto Ruginis Johnson

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