Broken Arrow [Blu-ray] DVD

Broken Arrow
Hong Kong director John Woo's second U.S. film (his first was Hard Target) delivers a number of exciting action sequences but is let down by a credibility-straining plot. John Travolta plays Vic Deakins, an Air Force pilot on what is supposed to be a routine night flight mission with his co-pilot, the younger Riley Hale (Christian Slater), whom Deakins constantly kids for lacking the "will to win." Deakins is actually a traitor who crashlands their Stealth Bomber in Death Valley so that he can steal two nuclear warheads onboard and sell them to terrorists who plan to blackmail the government. Deakins meets up with his cohorts, who have been waiting in the park, while Hale survives and teams up with a young, attractive park ranger (Samantha Mathis) to foil Deakins's plans. Plenty of action ensues, with car chases, collapsing mine shafts, fights on burning trains, and even the underground detonation of a nuclear device. Despite the script's implausibilities and inconsistencies, Woo amply displays the expertise with action sequences and man-to-man conflict that has made his Hong Kong films cult favorites. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Cast John Travolta as Vic Deakins Christian Slater as Riley Hale Samantha Mathis as Terry Carmichael Delroy Lindo as Col. Max Wilkins Bob Gunton as Pritchett Frank Whaley as Giles Prentice

Crew William F. O'Brien - Art Director Donna Isaacson - Casting Allison Lyon Segan - Co-producer Mary Malin - Costume Designer Josh McLaglen - First Assistant Director Gary Hymes - First Assistant Director John Woo - Director Steve Mirkovich - Editor Joe Hutshing - Editor John Wright - Editor Dwight H. Little - Executive Producer Christopher Godsick - Executive Producer Hans Zimmer - Composer (Music Score) Holger Gross - Production Designer Lloyd Ahern, Jr. - Cinematographer Peter Levy - Cinematographer Michael Benson - Cinematographer William Badalato - Producer Mark Gordon - Producer Terence Chang - Producer Gary Diamond - Set Designer Lois G. Hoyos - Set Designer Richard C. Goddard - Set Designer Jann K. Engel - Set Designer David Ronne - Sound/Sound Designer Paul Lane - Stunts John Cade - Stunts John Casino - Stunts Joni Avery - Stunts Alan Graf - Stunts R.J. Chambers - Stunts Marcia Holley - Stunts Jophery Brown - Stunts Danny Wynands - Stunts George Wilbur - Stunts Billy Lucas - Stunts Brian Smrz - Stunts Cindy Folkerson - Stunts Tim A. Davison - Stunts Eugene Collier - Stunts Graham Yost - Screenwriter Kevin Bartnof - Foley Artist

Broken Arrow
(not reviewed)
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, Cantonese, KO Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo DTS: Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1) DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Enhanced for d-box motion control systems Theatrical trailer in high definition DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: A Content Length: 108 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Broken Arrow 1. Main Titles/Sparring Partners 2. Predawn Run 3. Sky Jacked 4. A Press Release 5. No Nukes 6. An Officer and a Ranger 7. On Schedule 8. Air Raid 9. Road Games 10. Armed and Dangerous 11. Going Underground 12. Race Against Time 13. Having a Blast 14. Back on Deakins' Trail 15. The Stowaway 16. "What About the Girl?" 17. Making Tracks 18. The Rescuers 19. Crack Shot 20. Riding the Rails 21. The Final Countdown 22. End Titles