Broken Arrow

A blast from the past (1996) action thriller directed by John Woo in his inimitable fashion.

John Travolta plays a B-2 Stealth Bomber pilot who's gone over to the dark side with classic Travoltian "Get Shorty" swagger and "ain't it cool?" attitude while good guy Christian Slater is his unknowing co-pilot.

Samantha  Mathis is great as a park ranger who gets caught up in the action.

Howie Long and a number of very recognizable character actors sweeten the pot.

Lots of amusing and sly gags and wordplay thrown in to leaven the series of elegantly choreographed explosions, gun battles, fights and collisions.

I thought it was great.

FunFact: A "Broken Arrow" refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components, but which does not create the risk of nuclear war."

You could look it up.

As one of the characters in the movie, hearing the term for the first time, remarked, "It's troubling that it happens often enough that there's a name for it."

Good point.