The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Tom Clancy (novel)
Larry Ferguson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

Plot:

In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?

Plot Keywords:

Soviet | CIA | Jack Ryan | Submarine | Navy

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Feb. 11	11:10 AM	MAX
Tue. Feb. 16	5:45 PM	MAX
Mon. Feb. 22	2:00 PM	MAX

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery	...	Marko Ramius
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Ryan
Scott Glenn	...	Bart Mancuso
Sam Neill	...	Captain Borodin
James Earl Jones	...	Admiral Greer
Joss Ackland	...	Andrei Lysenko
Richard Jordan	...	Jeffrey Pelt
Peter Firth	...	Ivan Putin
Tim Curry	...	Dr. Petrov
Courtney B. Vance	...	Seaman Jones
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Captain Tupolev
Jeffrey Jones	...	Skip Tyler
Timothy Carhart	...	Bill Steiner
Larry Ferguson	...	Chief of the Boat
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Admiral Painter

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | New Zealand:PG | Germany:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Rip Torn was announced for this film

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the situation room briefing there are pictures that are show Capitan Ramius standing with high ranking Russian officials at a celebration. When shown close up it you see the text Typhoon Class (referring to the submarine) in English. If this was in Russia it would have been in Russian.

Quotes:

Capt. Bart Mancuso: My Morse is so rusty, I could be sending him dimensions on playmate of the month.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Enterprise: In a Mirror, Darkly: Part 1 (#4.18)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Payoff

Best Film of Tom Clancy

This movie never fails to entertain me. Smartly directed, well written, and acted it always brings a fresh newness no matter how many times I've seen it. It could have been the beginning of a franchise for Alec Baldwin. He is very much centered and controlled. Sean Connery is also standout.

Could recommend this to anyone without hesitation. On DVD it's a visual feast. Just a great looking movie. Wish that all the other Clancy books had been adapted so well.