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.
Direction
Woo's doves-and-dual-wielding chaos in American desert.
Acting
Travolta's unhinged glee as Deakins steals every scene.
Practical Effects
Real train crashes, real helicopter stunts, real fireballs.
Director
John Woo
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
Vyto Ruginis
Johnson
Ousaun Elam
Lt. Thomas
Shaun Toub
Max
Casey Biggs
Novacek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Woo included his signature white doves by sneaking them into the climactic helicopter sequence—yes, in a desert.
The 'broken arrow' code is real military terminology for a nuclear weapons incident, though the film's usage is Hollywoodized.
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