10 Things You Didn't Know About Broken Arrow

Travolta's got Nukes, they're multiplying!

[@rsavage173]

Always remembered the quote, "I don't know what's scarier, losing a nuclear weapon or that it happens so often there's actually a term for it". 😂

[@lutfimakarim8258]

Me too! 😂

[@throatwobblermangrove8510]

Or "Great, endangered dirt!" lol

[@StoneyBrownTV]

Scary thoughts with this phrase

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

Even better is it came from the same guy who made “what” both a country and a language in Pulp Fiction 😂

[@petermerchant4439]

"Please don;t shoot at the Nuclear Weapon."

[@cloudcity4194]

I absolutely LOVED this movie! Still do! It's so much fun and Travolta chews more scenery than even in Face/Off. I remember literally clapping in the theater when Travolta turned and said, "Hush! Hush..." So good!

[@mikeadams7904]

That was some dark humour. Love it😂

[@iamwill_s_t]

Underrated cheese, Broken Arrow. I love this movie too. Travolta is so good at being so bad. Thanks for doing this one, Minty. I never expected it.

[@timadd64]

Another winner from John Woo. Travolta was one of the most likable bad guys ever.

[@BruceLee-t9n]

He's Fantastic in this Movie

[@DataBattlesZ2087]

When travolta does it in a movie it’s ok. When trump does it in real life, it’s a problem…

[@kennethrussell1158]

What ever happened to him?

[@esecallum]

HIS SWAGGER was awesome

[@geoswan4984]

"Was"? Travolta's career is not over, is it?

[@thefrecklepuny]

"GODAMM!!! What a rush!" And what a rush of adrenalin it would be to see the desert floor caving in!

[@erikthompson619]

One of THE best action movies of the 90s. Unrightfully forgotten in our time. Reappraisal, please!

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

I say it's good it's forgotten because that saves it from bring remade or rebooted

[@wstine79]

Samantha Mathis was so cute in this and in Pump Up The Volume. She had great chemistry with Christian Slater. John Travolta was a charismatic villain.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

Samantha and Christian were actually dating at the time of Pump up the Volume all the way to just after this movie

[@1483TBird]

Slater tapped it

[@hotdog1214]

@@spookerredmenace3950 I don't think they were dating during this film, she said in an interview that the script had them kiss at the end (but we don't see it) and said kissing her ex-boyfriend was like kissing her brother! 😂😂

[@grahamjarman]

shes extremely hott 🔥

[@toddkorson8207]

Loved pump up the volume.

[@roberthuitrado4273]

Broken Arrow, Face/Off, Swordfish all great Travolta movies where he’s the baddie.

[@chrishair3319]

Taking of Pelham 123 as well

[@goodoldbubba6620]

You forgot Punisher.

[@jamesconroy7030]

Wasn't Nick Cage the actual bad guy in Face off? What does Travolta play in Pulp Fiction? Is he a hero?

[@roberthuitrado4273]

@@goodoldbubba6620 Totally forgot about that film! Your right, excellent bad guy in that movie.

[@roberthuitrado4273]

@@chrishair3319 I’ve never seen that film, any good?

[@Dazz910]

"Your out of your mind"......"I know ain't it cool"😂😂 awesome bad guy,awesome film

[@jamesconroy7030]

Your, and you're are different words.

[@jexmarro9]

@@jamesconroy7030yeah but no one cares

[@buddah1221]

"no you're taken a walk off a cliff" "maybe.... but I'm still gonna kick your ass"

[@jamesconroy7030]

@@jexmarro9 Your boss will care.

[@jexmarro9]

@ no I won’t

[@rf159a]

I would like to see a Director's cut. To see how Woo really wanted it to be seen!

[@benwahl3989]

I'd buy it on blu-ray and maybe 4k, especially if it included tons of extras. I wonder who they originally wanted for Deakins. What would that have been like?

[@FigmentForever]

I have it on blu ray but don’t remember if it has any special features with it. The print is solid & a great double bill with Face/Off

[@AdaptiveRider]

I watched this film 100+ times as a child on HBO. I now have it in VHS, Widescreen VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD

[@Bluebirdfalling]

You are sick but I will pray for you.

[@bmofano]

It's a good film

[@jonmurphy4889]

Same!! It was like every time I put the TV on it was always on cable

[@markrowe8824]

what about blu-ray?

[@dodoubleg2356]

I thought the theme music was really good also, esp at the very beginning.

[@peterlundskow4061]

This is one of my favorite action films! The combination of directing, acting, location, etc. is excellent!

[@jacob_swaggerz]

I loved this movie growing up!

[@MikeValencia]

I’m so glad someone finally noticed the music is the same from scream movies as well with “duey’s theme” haha

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

I also found that the 3 note keyboard theme they played sounded similar to A Nightmare On Elm Street so maybe they stole from Wes Craven while he stole the guitar riff for Duey 😜

[@markpyne7605]

And some plank on another vid thought it was stolen from scream 2 despite being released a year earlier.

[@johnhudson1545]

This and The Peacemaker one of my favorite movies out of the 90s. Highly underrated

[@vodkajaybulls]

I absolutely loved this movie. I was a kid when it was released. Total blockbuster! And I'll take any excuses to watch Samantha Mathis. ❤️💯

[@ajh6354]

Death, taxes, and Minty putting out the work. Three things that you can depend on.

[@davidbeppler3032]

Taxes are getting reworked... not sure about them now.

[@deannelson7027]

I never noticed how slow the train was until it was pointed out. Still an underrated movie.

[@ciscodeer9094]

John Travolta made a really good villain in Broken Arrow and in The Punisher as Howard Saint.

[@Punchable-Face]

And don't forget Face/Off

[@ciscodeer9094]

@Punchable-Face Yep

[@gazzaboy84]

​@@Punchable-Face You beat me to it lol he was epic in Face/off

[@buddah1221]

except for that whiney part at the end Punisher the rest of it was A+

[@JasmynSundayrose]

I enjoyed it when it first came out on DVD. I love a good action movie. I wish Slater made more action movies.

[@paulcanning4702]

Have you checked out Hard Rain then ?. In the same vain as this and a fun watch.

[@phystromo4493]

I have quite the collection of novelisations of movies from back in the day, definitely feel it's a bit of a loss that it's not as popular to do these days. They would often have more context as well as the novelisations were generally written alongside the development of the movie so would include scenes that eventually were cut from the final release. EDIT - I paused the vid to write that and now see that you somewhat also cover that :)

[@zeb3144]

One of my all time favourites. CS is a fantastic actor. Shame we dont see more of him.

[@chadb9270]

7:44 coco-nee-no…. I live here and that about broke my ears. 😂😂😂

[@steveshattuck8128]

I loved this movie and still do it's great 😁😁😁

[@mourtheneto7818]

Loved this movie. And Face Off also. Evil Travolta all the way 🤟

[@jayt9608]

I too had noticed the big brother/little brother dynamic when I first saw the movie. I think that dynamic is subtly pushed by the similarities and height differences between Slater (5'9") and Travolta (6'2"). I loved movie novelizations, and have owned some. I will be trying to find a copy of this one.

[@FigmentForever]

The novelization of Butterfly Effect is a solid one

[@jayt9608]

@FigmentForever I may be confusing that with Benjamin Button, but I do not recall liking the concept.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

John Travolta has been a busy, cool movie villain back in the '90s.

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Samantha Mathis is next-level adorbs in this movie.

[@swampjajc]

Love this movie soooo much! ❤

[@ynysvon]

I have not seen this film since the nineties, and I had more or less forgotten about it. But now I plan to watch it again soon.

[@vincentbaverso2806]

I would love a more violent 2 hour director's cut

[@loke72]

YES more blood and guts 😅

[@kennywilkinson913]

"I said God damn what a rush" Ha, always made me laugh that line 😂

[@funky-puppet]

Deek you’re crazy! Yeah!Aint it cool!

[@GeFeldz]

0:52 looks way more like Travolta than Travolta does. Certainly more human.

[@heatherrounds6550]

Thanks for doing this, I really really love this movie.

[@wstine79]

If only Minty had the John Travolta puppet in his collection.

[@rebeccatavel554]

Love Christian Slater!!

[@Tigerhawk1981]

love this movie then & still do now.

[@alrokx13]

Loved the novelization of Mortal Kombat by Jeff Rovin. Been trying to get physical copy for years as I lost mine in a move. It had back stories that were hella KOOL

[@tomsenior7405]

This was a fun little film. I considered it as a "Try Hard with a Vergeltungswaffe". A Die hard with a Vengeance Rocket (V2), if you will. The train sequence did feel like a slow ride to nowhere, but we had plenty of laughs along the way. I was one of a small minority that also enjoyed Hard Rain. Someone seemed determined to push Christian Slater as the next 'Everyman' quipping hero. What went wrong? I found them enjoyable.

[@angelicagaldos]

I haven't seen Broken Arrow in years and yet it's an awesome film.

[@andrewwiggins7763]

I saw this in the threater... Pretty good back in the day

[@ChadBest-ug8uo]

One of thing I respect about his Travolta is his willingness to play a wide variety of characters. He continues to have an amazing career.

[@jonThe1975]

I just realized that Samantha Mathis and Christian Slaters is their first movie together since both starring in pump up the volume

[@HammerOn-bu7gx]

Broken Arrow has two meanings in the military and they are context sensitive: 1) An accidental event that involves nuclear weapons or nuclear components but does not create the risk of nuclear war. 2) A code phrase that a ground unit is facing imminent destruction from enemy attack and all available air forces within range are to provide air support immediately.

[@tomrodgers6629]

One of my favorite 90s movies. I am not a huge Travolta fan but I loved his performance is this He had a lot of great lines I still quote.

[@Komikino]

I LOVED the soundtrack to this movie. I listened to it all the time when I was making art back in the day. I need to listen to it again...

[@zachwalker522]

Omg , that's right Minty. You just unlocked a childhood memory for me. I also saw this at the driving in as a double feature. I remember seeing twister because it was surreal watching Twister who they had the scene at the drive-in while being at the drive-in.

[@djmattblack]

Hes good as the baddie in Swordfish as well, he seems to suit playing villains quite well

[@camschuster5947]

Freaking love this movie. Howie Long should’ve gotten an Oscar for his performance. 😂 “Sunava bitch! Shockwave took down the damn chopper!”

[@kidzanarkand]

One of my favorite movies from my childhood, you rock Minty!!

[@IR_Baboon]

Saw this in theaters when I was 9. Thought the atomic bomb explosion scene was so cool. Good job Minty on this 10 things for broken arrow video.

[@ragmanracing1409]

As a really obscure side note, the movie The Punisher with Travolta used my 69 Pontiac as the template and the wreaked one on Bridge. It was actually a 69 custom S , GTO clone. I had to mention that because of John Travolta. No matter what any article says. We can go in to that in future discussions.

[@FigmentForever]

Hey, I was an onset assistant DP for a lot of those shots. Good to see another person involved with one of my favorite movies to have worked on. I still have my Travolta signed Director’s chair from the shoot

[@dodoubleg2356]

Even after seein’ this movie like 100 times, never noticed the slow moving train. THX MINTY!! 🤨

[@YeOldeBelmont]

Your videos are so fun and enjoyable, they've become a part of my morning routine. Wake up, make some breakfast, put some Minty on while I eat. Good start to the day.

[@billgallaher339]

We went rafting in Glen Canyon the year after Broken Arrow came out. The river in the canyon is below a dam, and the water comes off the bottom of the reservoir (as opposed to taking surface water off the reservoir) so the river water is about 50 degrees F, which feels like ice water in the heat of Arizona. They filmed several action scenes along the river, and you can see the actors avoiding unnecessary contact with the frigid water. And the huge gasp Hale releases when he pops out from being fully submerged I am convinced was not acting, but a physiological reaction to being in that freezing water.

[@anthony0358]

I love this movie and you did a great video

[@sterlling1]

Broken Areow and Twisted would indeed be a great double feature

[@tomldickinson]

I LOVE Broken Arrow! Bravo.

[@hotdog1214]

I saw this on original release in the cinema and at the time was obsessed with it, immediately bought the soundtrack and listened to it endlessly. I know its not loved by all but its still one of my favourites (albeit not obsessively so) to dust off in the DVD collection and watch every now and then. Also had a huge crush on Samantha Mathis, so that probably contributed to the multi viewings! 😍😍

[@vladyvhv9579]

"Would you MIND not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons???" Epic movie. Epic soundtrack. This is one of those movies that I absolutely had to buy a copy of the soundtrack, the movie on DVD and then on bluray. It was one my family frequently rented on VHS. One of the few action movies that my whole family would actually sit down to watch.

[@ChrisLock-kt6ic]

Classic 90s flick. I think I will watch today! Thanks Minty!

[@DeltaEcho303]

One thing I remember from this movie is the "computer nerd" thug with the glasses saying he was a Navy SEAL and bragging what he could do with just his thumb. Carmichael kills him with the hammer and I thought "Wait, what about the thumb trick?"

[@mancima]

Back when I was in Strategic Air Command we used three terms to describe accidents, incidents or deficiencies when it came to nukes. “Broken Arrow” described an accident involving nukes, “Bent Spear” for incidents involving nukes and “Dull Sword” for deficiencies. Terms I’ll never forget because they drummed it into our heads every day.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Remember "The Critic"? They had a spoof of A Few Good Men where Christian Slater is cross-examining Jack Nicholson. Jack says: "The truth is you look like me, you act like me, you don't have an original bone in your body". Kinda hard to refute that. Thanks again

[@MauryFuentealba]

I love this movie! Great job!

[@krymera666x7]

I love John Woo and his direction style. This movie had me buying up his Hong Kong classics.

[@SticksUWP]

"F-em if they can't take a joke."

[@dbcards4261]

Classic Minty. Come for the movie history lesson, stay for the dad jokes. 👍

[@Plombo_5]

I loved this movie. Thanks for giving us your perspective on it!

[@itsagundam79]

John Trevolting is the best pun in the history and all possible futures of puns! I'm dying! 😂 💀

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Terl the psychlo is peak John Travolting

[@superdbsfan8670]

Definitely one of my low key favorite movies

[@dodoubleg2356]

“Broken Arrow” was also used when an allied force was in danger of being overrun. It calls in every combat ready aircraft in the area to provide immediate close air support. 😉

[@EricckkMoneyy7777NGL]

Another banger from the Mintiest of Minty! ❤❤❤ Thank you bro!

[@MrMoonsith]

Same as Halloween 3 Season of the Witch and Christine's music sounding very similar.

[@Bren0780K]

Hard Target, Broken Arrow and Face/Off. John Woo certainly broke out into Hollywood in full force. Unfortunate that the momentum faded with MI2 and Windtalkers.

[@davidstarsky6435]

The score is so cool. Loved it back then and even now!

[@Bluebirdfalling]

People who love this also love faceoff.

[@timewarpX]

Great channel man!💯😎👌

[@JBob-qv2fd]

Man, that guitar riff still plays in my head when I do something cool in a video game. I had actually forgotten where I had gotten it from

[@voltgod]

Minty, I humbly suggest that you reduce the levels on your camera click sound a bit. To me, at least, it is too loud and abrasive as is. Keep up the great work!

[@stevencook3074]

The coolest movie smoker ever

[@Giambijuice]

Which is funny because he's not a smoker in real life, yet he smokes in a lot of his films. He must just look good with a cig

[@ajmmoviestv1669]

I loved this movie. I still have my VHS copy of it. .... Thanks Minty!

[@slckb0y65]

Say what you want, but Travolta has to be the most versatile and ALWAYS entertaining to watch actor. He's delectable as a vilain and the least direction / the more crazy he goes, the better it get.

[@MrSunDevil23]

I loved this movie back in the day. I can’t find it on any streaming services tho unfortunately. Great video!!

[@TheJereld]

Broken Arrow and Twister as a double bill? That is a good night!!!

[@tgreythorne45]

Whoa whoa whoa, you can't just drop a bomb like "he would have been great for Mr Freeze," you get back here and explain yourself, young man. The second those words came out of your mouth, I didn't realize how much I needed it.

[@samuelmcloving1761]

I loved that movie soooo much!!! I need to watch it again. Music is so important, that score was very good

[@Jordie_42]

Hans Zimmer score is fantastic. He was on a role in the 90s

[@Shawn47]

You talking about watching this as a kid makes me feel so old! LOL Then, I remember I AM old! I was 16 when this movie came out, but I don't remember watching it at that time. I discovered it on DVD in my early 20s.

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

Broken Arrow one of my favorite movies of the 90s, i remember watching it with my 2nd older brother RIP and we memorized the movie quotes specially those from Vic Deakins

[@Ajen1959]

Funny you said you saw it at the drive-in, cause I took my kids to see twister at the drive-in also! Cheers!

[@moseshancock3336]

Yes this film was a great getaway for a hour.

[@jonmurphy4889]

Big brain on Brad 😂 Same guy who played him in a Pulp Fiction

[@awesomenick9539]

Whenever I hear Broken Arrow this movie is the second thing that comes to mind. The first being the town or suburb in Oklahoma.

[@Black-Knyght]

IMHO, this is the movie that really made Travolta an A-list actor, shrugging off the goofball movies he made before and actually ACTING one of the coolest bad guys ever.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Broken arrow is one of my favorite movies of all time. A story of betrayal with a super fantastic score!😂❤❤❤

[@nickross7922]

This was brilliant. Unexpected Micheal Spicer special. Awesome!

[@welshy3289]

Definitely one of my favourite action films of the 90s, along with Sudden Death, Assassins and countless others. Still can't my wife to watch it though :D

[@afox9000]

Still have this DVD on my shelf

[@donaldmacarthur]

I enjoyed both Broken Arrow & Speed. But I feel I enjoyed Arrow more.