{"id":5053,"date":"2010-10-14T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T12:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2012-01-30T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:36:02","slug":"broken-arrow-starring-john-travolta-christian-slater-and-samantha-mathis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/broken-arrow-starring-john-travolta-christian-slater-and-samantha-mathis\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken Arrow starring John Travolta, Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Broken Arrow starring John Travolta, Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis. Directed by John Woo, 1996. Remember, John Woo movies are about the fun, not the logic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Captain Riley Hale (Christian Slater<\/a>) and Major Deakins (John Travolta<\/a>) are boxing buddies and co-pilots in the US military.Deakin\u2019s true colors are revealed as the two are on flying two nuclear weapons to their destination. Deakin attacks Riley, sends him off in his parachute and releases the weapons.<\/p>\n

His team is waiting for him, with a trucks, a helicopter and the financer (Bob Gunton) of the operations nearby. He has already recruited some officers from the army, so eliminating fellow soldiers won\u2019t be that big of a problem.<\/p>\n

However when Riley lands on a desert-like park and runs into the park ranger Terry (Samantha Mathis<\/a>), an unplanned partnership is born. Together, they survive the men Deakins sends after them and begin to follow the trucks. From then on, it turns into a boxing match of intelligence between Riley and Deakin. Deakin always seems to be one step ahead, but he just might be underestimating both Riley and Terry. Can these two stop Deakin and safely get the nuclear weapons back? Because if the government refuses to pay the $250,000,000 Riley will be asking, he is just crazy enough to activiate the weapons and casualties be damned…<\/p>\n

Broken Arrow is one of my favorite action movie ever. It is fast, entertaining and really fun- just like you expect John Woo (Face\/Off<\/a>, Mission Impossible 2) movies to be. It actually breaks my heart that it is only 5.8 on IMDB. Maybe my expectations are low but I just love to watch what crazy stunts John Woo will make his actors pull and frankly, I also love to have a crazy villain in the form of John Travolta. I also like the fact that the chemistry between Christian Slater\u2019s and Samantha Mathis\u2019 characters at just that- chemistry, so that we don\u2019t get an unrealistic romance forced on the audience.<\/p>\n

I also like the side characters and note that there is also Delroy Lindo in the cast, as well as Kurtwood Smith (Red Forman \u2013 the strict dad from That \u201870s show) and Raymond Cruz (Det. Sanchez from The Closer<\/a>) in a very small role.<\/p>\n

Written by Graham Yost and directed by John Woo.<\/p>\n

Favorite Quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Secretary Baird explains that Broken Arrow is the military term given to the situation when a nu?clear weapon is lost).<\/p>\n

Giles Prentice<\/strong>: I don’t know what’s scarier, losing nuclear weapons, or that it happens so often there’s actually a term for it.<\/p>\n

Other Posts on John Travolta<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mad City starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

Face\/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage<\/a><\/p>\n

Pulp Fiction<\/p>\n

6 Movies with Brilliant Casts feat. Hairspray starring John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

From Paris with Love starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

Phenomenon starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall and Kyra Sedgwick<\/a><\/p>\n

Favorite Actors to Play Villains feat. Nicolas Cage, John Travolta and more<\/a><\/p>\n

Actor Musicians and Musician Actors: Feat. John Travolta and Bruce Willis<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other Posts on Christian Slater<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hunky Actors of the 80s and 90s: Brad Pitt, Patrick Swayze and Christian Slater<\/a><\/p>\n

Mindhunters starring Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, LL Cool J., Kathryn Morris and Johnny Lee Miller<\/a><\/p>\n

The Deal with Christian Slater: A Christian Slater Tribute<\/a> feat. his movie The Deal<\/p>\n

The Forgotten TV Series starring Christian Slater<\/a><\/p>\n

My Own Worst Enemy TV Series starring Christian Slater<\/a><\/p>\n

Alias TV Series feat. Christian Slater in a guest role<\/a><\/p>\n

Job Security? What Job Security?<\/a><\/p>\n

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