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9 February 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
Prepare to Go BallisticPlot:
Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the US military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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John Woo hones his craft here in America moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Travolta | ... | Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins | |
| Christian Slater | ... | Capt. Riley Hale | |
| Samantha Mathis | ... | Terry Carmichael | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Colonel Max Wilkins | |
| Bob Gunton | ... | Pritchett | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Giles Prentice | |
| Howie Long | ... | Kelly | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | ... | Chief Sam Rhodes | |
| Jack Thompson | ... | Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff | |
| Vyto Ruginis | ... | Johnson | |
| Ousaun Elam | ... | Lt. Thomas | |
| Shaun Toub | ... | Max | |
| Casey Biggs | ... | Novacek | |
| Jeffrey J. Stephen | ... | Shepherd | |
| Joey Box | ... | Frakes |
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Rated R for strong action violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
108 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | France:Unrated | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34096)Fun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [John Woo] [unusual hand-to-hand weapons]On the train, Terry kicks the helicopter's tail-rotor against Shepherd's arm to knock him off-balance. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The gun used in Slater's face-off with the park ranger has the very noticeable orange cross-hair of a toy. moreQuotes:
[after Hale has shot a bad guy from between Terry's legs]Terry Carmichael: Wow.
Riley Hale: That was a first for me, too.
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John Woo, after his many Hong Kong efforts, came to America and made Hard Target (1993), which due to studio interference and bad taking of direction by Jean Claude Van Damme, wasn't as good as it could have been. Woo got a bad reputation due to his conflicts with both the MPAA and Universal, and it took him awhile to get this one off of the ground. Woo had never worked with special effects, so he was treading into new territory. Luckily, he got two great leads, Christian Slater (soon to be in Windtalkers), and John Travolta (Face/Off). They take his direction well, and each gives a good performance. As the traditional villain's henchman, which I like to call Indestructable Villain Sidekick, Howie Long gives a good performance, and dies a good death too. I never appreciated this movie that much until watching it tonight, and I realized, this is probably the most action-packed movie in a long time. It takes only about 6 minutes to get going, and then, boom! boom! boom! Action sequence after the other, no let-down in between. This movie has plently of shootouts, explosions, and great innovative twists (kicking the rear blade of a helicopter to knock a gun out of one's hand) to make a action movie good. John Woo's cinematography, the great shared moments (the 20 dollar bill and whatnot) are what makes this one a great action movie. Another thing that makes this flick great is that it gave Woo the power to get Face/Off, his best Hollywood outing, the greenlight. I'm looking forward to Windtalkers and love all of Woo's movies.
9 outta 10.