Broken Arrow (1996)

February 9, 1996 (US) • Action, Thriller • 108m

Overview

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.

Director

John Woo

Writer

Graham Yost

Top Billed

John Travolta

Keywords

canyon helicopter underground river mexican standoff countdown pilot fistfight major betrayal gunfight train explosion park ranger desert military hostile nuclear device boxing stealth aircraft abandoned mine action hero humvee antagonistic audacious authoritarian ominous

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Top Billed Cast

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

Ousaun Elam

Lt. Thomas

Shaun Toub

Max

Casey Biggs

Novacek

Jeffrey Stephan

Shepherd

Joey Box

Frakes

Jon W. Kishi

Daly

Myke Schwartz

Brandt

Jim Palmer

Lt. Reed

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Jim

Charlie Brewer

McKeller

Gary Epper

Miller

Mario Roberts

Carl

J.N. Roberts

Moss

Bruce Holman

Chairman Aid

Carmen Argenziano

General Boone

James MacDonald

Park Ranger Baker

French Stewart

I.R. Crewman

Jim Moyle

Pentagon Assistant

Chris Mulkey

Major Hunt

Henry Murph

Captain Johnson

Tom Waddell

Capt. Wright

Rosemary Schoppman

Wanda

Raymond Cruz

Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)

Tom Demille

Bombardier Engineer (uncredited)

Scott Perry

Congressman (uncredited)

Crew

Peter Levy

Director of Photography

Bill Badalato

Producer

John Woo

Director

Bradford Lewis

Executive Producer

Dwight H. Little

Executive Producer

Michele Maples

Executive Producer

Joe Gareri

Executive Producer

Joe Hutshing

Editor

Christopher Godsick

Executive Producer

John Wright

Editor

Graham Yost

Screenplay

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Terence Chang

Producer

Steve Mirkovich

Editor

Mark Gordon

Producer

Mellissa Berry

Assistant Costume Designer

Susan V. Kalinowski

Hairstylist

Lynda Kyle Walker

Hairstylist

Sharon Ilson

Makeup Artist

Brian Smrz

Stunt Coordinator

Jeanne Van Phue

Makeup Artist

Michelle Bühler

Makeup Artist

Allan Graf

Stunt Coordinator

Kymbra Michelle

Makeup Artist

Sharon Ilson

Key Makeup Artist

Colleen Callaghan

Hairstylist

Barbara Dunning

First Assistant Editor

Josh McLaglen

First Assistant Director

Mike Benson

Second Unit Director of Photography

Mary Malin

Costume Design

Dennis McNeill

Color Timer

Laura M. O'Brien

Art Department Coordinator

Luis G. Hoyos

Set Designer

Donna Isaacson

Casting

Gary Hymes

Second Unit Director

Bill Badalato

Unit Production Manager

Gregory W. Smith

First Assistant "A" Camera

Richard Foreman Jr.

Still Photographer

Kevin Ishioka

Assistant Art Director

Gary Diamond

Set Designer

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Allison Lyon Segan

Co-Producer

Douglas A. Raine

Second Assistant Director

William Boyd

Construction Foreman

Mark Van Loon

"A" Camera Operator

Holger Gross

Production Design

Richard C. Goddard

Set Decoration

Jann K. Engel

Set Designer

William F. O'Brien

Art Direction

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Gary Deaton

Construction Coordinator

Faith Conroy

Script Supervisor

Anne S. Reilly

Unit Publicist

Jorge Sánchez

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

Joan Kelley Bierman

Production Coordinator

Douglas Dean III

Second Second Assistant Director

Dan Moore

Costume Supervisor

Tammy Fouts

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Richard L. Thompson

Special Effects Coordinator

Jay Hager

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Lisa A. Becker

Production Coordinator

Susan Zwerman

Visual Effects Producer

Stevie Lazo

Production Accountant

Brian Dzyak

Camera Loader

Jason McGatlin

Production Coordinator

Marcei A. Brubaker Brown

Second Second Assistant Director

Lloyd Ahern II

Additional Director of Photography

David M. Ronne

Sound Mixer

Marsha Barton

Seamstress

Jack Ellingwood

First Assistant "C" Camera

Tony Chiu

Camera Loader

Jeffrey A. Williams

Boom Operator

Carl Boles

Gaffer

Frank Perl

"B" Camera Operator

Rocco Marra

Second Second Assistant Director

Don Miloyevich

Property Master

Jerry Solomon

Gaffer

Peter Crosman

Visual Effects Supervisor

Martin November

Visual Effects Editor

Peggy Names

Cableman

Frederick Iannone

First Assistant "B" Camera

Chet Badalato

Transportation Captain

George Watters II

Supervising Sound Editor

Thomas Giordano

Cableman

Liz Probst

Payroll Accountant

Matthew Harrison

Foley Editor

Denise Horta

ADR Editor

Victoria Martin

Foley Supervisor

Sarah Monat

Foley Artist

R.J. Palmer

Sound Editor

Teri E. Dorman

Sound Editor

Rick Canelli

ADR Recordist

Suhail Kafity

Sound Editor

Frank Howard

Sound Editor

Jay Wilkinson

Sound Editor

Jim Likowski

Foley Editor

Eric Gotthelf

Foley Mixer

Ron Grafton

Foley Recordist

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Chris Carpenter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Kopetzky

Sound Editor

Doug Hemphill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Midge Costin

Sound Editor

Juno J. Ellis

Supervising ADR Editor

F. Hudson Miller

Sound Editor

Fred Burke

Foley Editor

Bill W. Benton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Maggie Ostroff

Assistant Sound Editor

Chris Ingram

Assistant Sound Editor

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Mixer

Catherine Rowe

Foley Artist

Marva Fucci

Assistant Sound Editor

Gary Wright

Sound Editor

Kevin Bartnof

Foley Artist

Gary Gegan

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bob Beemer

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Curtis Roush

Music Editor

Adam Milo Smalley

Music Editor

Sally Boldt

Music Editor

Billy D. Lucas

Stunts

Angela Nogaro

Makeup Artist

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Danny Wynands

Stunt Double

John Bermudes

Compositors

Eugene Collier

Stunts

Marian Green

Stunts

Joey Box

Stunt Double

John Casino

Stunts

Jophery C. Brown

Stunts

Rick Avery

Stunts

Joni Avery

Stunts

Tim A. Davison

Stunts

Christopher Boyes

Special Sound Effects

James Camomile

Special Effects Technician

Robert 'Rock' Galotti

Stunts

Reviews

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⭐ 10/10

June 8, 2026

Rating 10/10

John Travolta and Christian Slater star as Air Force pilots in this loud, stylish, and relentlessly entertaining blockbuster. The film is packed with spectacular helicopter action, intense chases, brutal hand-to-hand fights, and John Woo’s signature flair for balletic gunplay and over-the-top set pieces. It’s big, dumb, fun inventive escapism with strong lead chemistry, massive scale, and 90s practical-stunts energy. Not the deepe… read the rest.