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Synopsis: "Broken Arrow" is the term used to describe a nuclear device that has been lost. In this movie, two nuclear missiles are stolen by rogue US pilot Deakins, but hot on his trail is his co-pilot Hale and a Park Ranger, Terry. The action takes place in Utah's canyon country; a high stakes game of cat and mouse.
Director(s): John Woo
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
R
Year:
1996
108 min
733 Views


- (engine starts)

$250 million by 14:00, Utah time.

This deadline is notnegotiable.

The second device is on a timer.

Shortly afteryou receive this,

the timer willbe activated.

At 14:
01, I willmake a call.

Iflfindyou've complied,

I willstop the timer.

Ifyou have not...

- Yes. Yes, sir, I understand.

- (phone rings)

- Creely.

- Please hold the line, sir.

The President is asking

if we know where the device is headed.

If Deakins had a plane,

it could be anywhere. We just don't know.

I do.

One moment, sir.

General, they've found Captain Hale.

He's atLake Powell.

This is a really bad idea!

- Sir! The prisoner is secure!

- Good job, Tom!

You gentlemen can RTB.

I'll take it from here.

Roger, sir. Returning to base!

They found the raft

on the other side ofthe lake.

Tracks from a heavy truck

ran out when they hit the paved road.

- What about the girl?

- What about her?

What about her!

She's an innocent victim in this.

I got her involved.

When you guys find that truck,...

..you'll hit it with everything!

I don't want her becoming a casualty.

Maybe it's okay with you,

but we're military officers.

We took an oath.

As officers, we have a responsibility

to save that woman's life...

..and get back the weapon.

I have a responsibility to follow orders

and return you to McMurran.

- Do you understand orders, Captain?

- Yes, sir. I do.

Good.

Because I'm about to break them.

Any argument, Mr Prentice?

No, sir.

Just for the record,

I'm not entirely a civilian.

I was actually a lieutenant

in the ROTC at Yale.

Good for you, Lieutenant.

(Wilkins) ls the radio still down?

Afraid so. Your chopper

will be refuelled in two minutes.

I wish I were going with you.

Captain, what exactly are you looking for?

Tracks.

As in railroad tracks.

Deak knows you'll cover

every inch of asphalt north of here.

I'll bet 20 bucks that nuke is on a train.

Let's see the map.

All right. Salt Lake is northwest of here.

These tracks curve east first.

- Why would he do that?

- He's not going to Salt Lake.

But you found the radiology tag

from the hospital.

That's what's been bothering me.

I think he planted it.

He wanted whoever found it

to think that's where he was heading.

- He's doing a rope-a-dope!

- He's doing a what?

Rope-a-dope.

You know? It's a boxing term.

Ali and Foreman in Zaire?

Captain, I know what it is.

What's your point?

If everything he shows us says west,

he's actually heading east.

Denver.

You said you had Salt Lake

sealed up pretty tight.

What's gonna hurt

if we check out Denver?

- Shepherd!

- Hey, Deak!

- Any trouble with the train crew?

- They went like lambs.

Good. Let's get that satellite dish wired in.

- Already done.

- Excellent!

With this remote

you can shut the bomb down face to face,...

..or you can dial it in over the link.

All right, let's close this deal.

Shepherd, I want to be airborne

in five minutes.

Kelly, contact Washington

and tell them the bomb's going to Denver.

Then contact Geneva. When the money's

there, I'll shut down our puppy.

Smile, boys! We're about to retire!

Let's get this bird unwrapped!

We haven't met. I'm Max!

You probably thought

I was a computer nerd.

(laughs) Wrong!

I was a Navy SEAL, lady.

You should see what I can do...

with just my thumb.

(gun cocked)

You just saved me $3 million.

I owe you one.

Shoot yourself. We'll call it square.

Whoa! Attitude!

Now, where's my little buddy Hale?

He left you alone, didn't he?

Well, that's his speed - 100% p*ssy.

He's got more guts than you think.

(chuckles)

But would he have enough guts

to eat a bullet...

..before he'd help someone

vaporise a whole city?

I think he'd fold. But not you.

I think you've got more guts than he does.

I think you'd eat a bullet.

Let's find out!

Now, press four...

Ooh!

I said push four.

Go ahead.

Push four!

Ah...

Four.

Eight.

Seven.

Go ahead.

- Please...

- Seven.

Starting at ground zero

and moving out in concentric circles,...

..we have, in terms of immediate effect,...

..100% fatalities to 30 miles,...

..90% at 40 miles, dropping roughly 10%

for every 10 miles after that.

Two.

One.

Enter.

Enter...

We estimate...

..250,000 dead on impact,...

..with another quarter million

projected within the year.

Enter.

Come on. Just push Enter and it's done.

Which is it gonna be, hm?

Ah! Mm...

You know, to tell the truth,

I thought you were gonna fold.

Well, I'm dead either way,...

..so do it yourself, a**hole.

Open the door!

Night-night, honey!

- Cover me!

- Good luck!

Bring it in!

Gimme your hand!

Okay! You can come!

Get me down there now!

Let's give those guys a haircut!

Sh*t!

Get down!

Freeze!

Wow!

That was a first for me, too!

This is where you two get off!

No!

- We're leaving now!

- Yes, sir!

- Where's Shepherd?

- He should be here.

Find him!

Cut the power!

Goddamn you, Hale!

We'll never get clear in time.

We need to shut down the nuke.

You hear me? You need to disarm it!

Find Hale!

Oh, God! Your shoulder...

Help me offwith this!

Oh, God!

No matter what happens,

this train can't make it to the city.

You stay here and uncouple the car.

I'm gonna go after Deakins.

I'll see you soon.

You promise?

F*** 'em ifthey can't take ajoke.

What the f*** are you doin'!

Shut that son of a b*tch down! Now!

This ain't what I signed on for!

I'm not ready to die! Not for you!

Everybody dies, Kelly.

I'm as good a reason as any.

Come on! Come on!

Hale!

Incoming!

(screams)

Come on out, Deak! It's over!

(Deakins laughs)

You lose.

I've still got my finger on the trigger.

That's the remote trigger.

You see, if I press this button here,...

..you lose.

And if I push this button,...

..the weapon is disarmed.

Why don't you disarm it, then?

I'm not in the mood.

Now, get rid ofyour weapon.

Get rid ofyour weapon!

Come on!

Attaboy!

You can shut it down.

You just have to come and get it.

And $20 that I took from you last night...

..says that you won't.

You're out ofyour mind!

Yeah! Ain't it cool?

I'm serious, Deak.

Your mind has gone offthe map.

Maybe, but I'm still gonna kick your ass.

You're bleeding, aren't ya?

Well, that's good!

Let's see ifwe can't get any more out,

all righty?

(presses buttons)

Used to be, every fight went to a knockout.

You know what a knockout feels like?

Your brain presses against your skull

and it feels like this!

Does it feel like that?

(bleep)

I win.

Sir, please turn around.

My name's Riley Hale.

Terry Carmichael.

(Hale) Pleased to meet you.

(Terry) You know,

you're still under arrest, Captain.

Oh, yeah?

I guess you'd better take me in.

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Graham Yost

Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. His best-known works are the films Speed, Broken Arrow, and Hard Rain and the TV series Justified. In 2002, he created the widely acclaimed, yet short-lived drama series Boomtown. He has also written for the television series Herman's Head and Band of Brothers. He also created the short-lived NBC drama Raines. Yost teamed up with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, along with two of his fellow Boomtown writers Michelle Ashford and Larry Andries, to write and direct episodes of the HBO miniseries The Pacific. Yost is the creator and executive producer of the FX series Justified, and an executive producer on the FX show The Americans. more…

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