The Hunt for Red October (1990)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Tom Clancy (novel)
Larry Ferguson (screenplay) ...
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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 | Submarine | Navy | Jack Ryan

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

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
Daniel Davis	...	Captain Davenport
Ned Vaughn	...	Seaman Beaumont - USS Dallas
Anthony Peck	...	Lt. Commander Thompson - USS Dallas
Mark Draxton	...	Seaman - USS Dallas
Tom Fisher	...	Seaman - USS Dallas
Pete Antico	...	Seaman - USS Dallas
Ronald Guttman	...	Lt. Melekhin - Red October
Tomas Arana	...	Loginov (Cook) - Red October
Michael George Benko	...	Ivan - Red October
Anatoli Davydov	...	Officer #1 - Red October (as Anatoly Davydov)
Ivan G'Vera	...	Officer #2 - Red October
Artur Cybulski	...	Diving Officer - Red October
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Russian COB - Red October
Michael Welden	...	Kamarov - Red October
Boris Lee Krutonog	...	Slavin - Red October (as Boris Krutonog)
Kenton Kovell	...	Seaman - Red October
Radu Gavor	...	Seaman - Red October
Ivan Ivanov	...	Seaman - Red October
Ping Wu	...	Seaman - Red October
Herman Sinitzyn	...	Seaman - Red October
Krzysztof Janczar	...	Andrei Bonovia - Konovalov (as Christopher Janczar)
Vlado Benden	...	Seaman - Konovalov
George Saunders	...	Seaman - Konovalov (as George Winston)
Don Oscar Smith	...	Helicopter Pilot
Rick Ducommun	...	Navigator C-2A
George H. Billy	...	DSRV Officer
Reed Popovich	...	Lt. Jim Curry (as LCDR Reed Popovich)
Andrew Divoff	...	Andrei Amalric
Peter Zinner	...	Admiral Padorin
Tony Veneto	...	Padorin's Orderly
Ben Hartigan	...	Admiral (Briefing)
Ray Reinhardt	...	Judge Moore (Briefing)
F.J. O'Neil	...	General (Briefing)
Robert Buckingham	...	Admiral #2 (Briefing)
A.C. Lyles	...	Advisor #1
John McTiernan Sr.	...	Advisor #2
David Sederholm	...	Sunglasses
John Shepherd	...	Foxtrot Pilot
William Bell Sullivan	...	Lt. Cmd. Mike Hewitt
Gates McFadden	...	Caroline Ryan
Louise Borras	...	Sally Ryan
Denise E. James	...	Stewardess
Stanley	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonathan Grant	...	Russian Sailor (uncredited)
Peter Jason	...	USS Reuben James commander (uncredited)
Mark Rodney	...	Assistant Joint Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Paul Yalnezian	...	Russian Sailor (uncredited)

Directed by
John McTiernan

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Clancy		(novel "The Hunt for Red October")
Larry Ferguson		(screenplay) and
Donald Stewart		(screenplay)

Produced by
Larry DeWaay	....	executive producer (as Larry De Waay)
Mace Neufeld	....	producer
Jerry Sherlock	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Basil Poledouris

Cinematography by
Jan de Bont		(director of photography) (as Jan De Bont)

Film Editing by
Dennis Virkler
John Wright

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson		(as Amanda Mackey)

Production Design by
Terence Marsh

Art Direction by
William Cruse
Dianne Wager
Donald B. Woodruff		(as Donald Woodruff)

Set Decoration by
Mickey S. Michaels

Costume Design by
James W. Tyson		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Wes Dawn	....	makeup artist
Dino Ganziano	....	hair stylist
Jim Kail	....	makeup artist (as James R. Kail)

Production Management
Beau Marks	....	unit production manager
Joel Marx	....	production supervisor: second unit (as Joel B. Marx)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Tom Archuleta	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jerry Ballew	....	first assistant director (as Jerry L. Ballew)
Steve Danton	....	second assistant director (as Steve 'Stevo' Danton)
Beau Marks	....	second unit director
Nikolas Korda	....	first assistant director: UK (uncredited)

Art Department
Robert L. Clark	....	paint foreperson (as Robert Clark)
Dennis DeWaay	....	construction coordinator (as Dennis De Waay)
Steven E. Fegley	....	construction foreman (as Steve Fegley)
Joe A. Hawthorne	....	graphic artist (as Joe Hawthorne)
Willard Livingston	....	property person
Isidoro Raponi	....	property person
William F. Reinert	....	lead person (as W.F. Reinert)
Tommy 'Tom' Tomlinson	....	property master
Charles Breen	....	set designer (uncredited)
Jeff J. Davis	....	construction crew (uncredited)
Jack Johnson	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Douglas W. Randall	....	carpenter (uncredited)
D.A. Zingelewicz	....	paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Don J. Bassman	....	supervising re-recording mixer (as Don Bassman)
John Benson	....	sound editor
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Larry Carow	....	sound editor
Kevin F. Cleary	....	re-recording mixer (as Kevin Cleary)
Anne Couk	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
John P. Fasal	....	additional sound effects (as John Paul Fasal)
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Bruce Fortune	....	sound editor
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	production sound mixer
Douglas Greenfield	....	stereo consultant: Dolby
Debbie Jo Grillo	....	cable person
Cecelia Hall	....	supervising sound editor
Shelley Rae Hinton	....	adr editor (as Shelley Rae Buck)
Frank Howard	....	sound editor
Alan Howarth	....	additional sound effects
Jay Kamen	....	adr editor
Victoria Martin	....	foley editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	sound editor
Donald Ortiz	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Overton	....	re-recording mixer (as Dick Overton)
R.J. Palmer	....	sound editor
Ronald L. Patton	....	technical sound consultant
Bruce Richardson	....	sound editor
Gary D. Rogers	....	re-recording mixer (as Gary Rogers)
Frank Serafine	....	additional sound effects
Craig Sims	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Siracusa	....	apprentice sound editor
Mary Ruth Smith	....	sound editor
Robert D. Smith	....	technical sound consultant
Beth Sterner	....	sound editor
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Butch Wolf	....	foley editor
Craig Woods	....	boom operator
Mark C. Grech	....	utility sound technician (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	special effects assistant
William Aldridge	....	special effects assistant (as William R. Aldridge)
Damon Allison	....	special effects assistant
James Camomile	....	special effects assistant
Al Di Sarro	....	special effects coordinator
Manuel S. Epstein	....	special effects assistant (as Manny Epstein)
Jay M. Hirsch	....	special effects assistant
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects assistant
Joseph C. Sasgen	....	special effects assistant
Andrew Sebok	....	special effects assistant
Rick Thompson	....	special effects assistant (as Richard L. Thompson)
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects assistant
Tad Krzanowski	....	model effects: WKR Productions (uncredited)
Michael Meier	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jon Alexander	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Scott E. Anderson	....	computer graphics: ILM
Tim August	....	production assistant: ILM
Michael Backauskas	....	line-up: The Chandler Group
Don Baker	....	supervisor: The Chandler Group
Bill Barr	....	best boy: ILM
David Bartholomew	....	editor: The Chandler Group (as Dave Bartholomew)
Randall K. Bean	....	computer graphics: ILM
Greg Beaumonte	....	cinetechnician: ILM
Steve Beck	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Kathleen Beeler	....	rotoscoper: ILM
Tom Bertino	....	rotoscoper: ILM
Gary D. Bierend	....	mechanisms: Boss Film Corporation (as Gary Bierend)
Brent Boates	....	visual effects art director: Boss Film Corporation
Phil Bowen	....	camera assistant: ILM
Marty Brenneis	....	cinetechnician: ILM
Edgar Burcksen	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Charlie Canfield	....	animation effects camera: ILM
Lanny Cermak	....	cinetechnician: ILM
Michael Cooper	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Mike Cooper)
Bruce Crow	....	production assistant: ILM
F.X. Crowley	....	stage technician: ILM (as FX Crowley)
Peter Daulton	....	visual effects camera: ILM
Larry DeUnger	....	mechanisms: Boss Film Corporation
Christofer Dierdorff	....	animation effects camera: ILM
Ron Diggory	....	stage technician: ILM
Mark A.Z. Dippé	....	computer graphics: ILM (as Mark Earnest Dippe)
John Eaves	....	model maker: Boss Film Corporation
Bob Fernley	....	optical processing: ILM
Michael Ferriter	....	optical supervisor: The Chandler Group
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects consultant: Boss Film Corporation (as Michael Fink)
Pat Fitzsimmons	....	gaffer: ILM
Ron Fode	....	assistant editor: ILM
Jon Foreman	....	model maker: ILM
Joe Fulmer	....	supervising stage technician: ILM
George Gambetta	....	optical line-up: ILM
Tim Geideman	....	optical processing: ILM
Ron Gress	....	painter: Boss Film Corporation
Joanne Hafner	....	rotoscoper: ILM
Rebecca Heskes	....	rotoscoper: ILM (as Rebecca Petrulli)
Robert Hill	....	camera assistant: ILM (as Bob Hill)
Michael Hosch	....	sculptor: Boss Film Corporation
Jen Howard	....	production assistant: Boss Film Corporation (as Jennifer Howard)
Peg Hunter	....	optical line-up: ILM
Evan Jacobs	....	production assistant: Boss Film Corporation
Gregory Jein	....	model shop supervisor: Boss Film Corporation (as Greg Jein)
Harley Jessup	....	visual effects art director: ILM
George H. Joblove	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Keith Johnson	....	optical camera operator: ILM
R.A. Johnson	....	stage technician: ILM
Robert L. Johnston	....	key miniature mechanisms: Boss Film Corporation (as Bobby Johnston)
Ed Jones	....	executive in charge of post-production: ILM (as Ed L. Jones)
David Karpman	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Dave Karpman)
Sandra Ford Karpman	....	computer graphics: ILM (as Sandra R. Ford)
Scott Keppler	....	optical coordinator: The Chandler Group
Jennifer Knoll	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
John Knoll	....	associate effects supervisor: ILM
Jennifer Lee	....	optical line-up: ILM
James Lim	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Keith London	....	model maker: ILM
Jonathan Luskin	....	computer graphics: ILM
Bruce MacRae	....	model maker: Boss Film Corporation
Greg Maloney	....	optical line-up: ILM
Steve Mate	....	processor: The Chandler Group
Mickey McGovern	....	assistant editor: ILM (as Michael McGovern)
Roberto McGrath	....	negative cutter: ILM
Scott McNamara	....	model maker: ILM
Gary Meyer	....	cinetechnician: ILM
Carl Miller	....	camera assistant: ILM
Jenifer Miller	....	optical coordinator: The Chandler Group (as Jennifer Miller)
Mark S. Miller	....	project manager: ILM
Craig Mohagen	....	stage technician: ILM
Rodney Morgan	....	model maker: ILM
Tim Morgan	....	best boy: ILM
Jim Morris	....	executive in charge of production: ILM
David Morton	....	stage technician: ILM (as Dave Morton)
Patrick T. Myers	....	animation effects camera: ILM (as Patrick T. Meyers)
Kimberly K. Nelson	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Lori J. Nelson	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Lori Nelson)
Kate O'Neill	....	camera assistant: ILM (as Kate O'Neil)
Ease Owyeung	....	supervising model maker: ILM
Vance Piper	....	camera assistant: ILM
Bruce Richardson	....	transportation captain: ILM
Louis Rivera	....	negative cutter: ILM
Milius Romyn	....	model maker: Boss Film Corporation
Stephen Rosenbaum	....	computer graphics: ILM (as Steve Rosenbaum)
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects camera: ILM (as Marty Rosenberg)
Thomas Rosseter	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Tom Rosseter)
Scott Ross	....	general manager: ILM
Penny Runge	....	shooting coordinator: ILM
Wally Schaab	....	operator: The Chandler Group (as Wallace Schaab)
John Scheele	....	producer: The Chandler Group
Scott Schneider	....	production assistant: Boss Film Corporation
Nick Seldon	....	model maker: Boss Film Corporation (as Nicholas Seldon)
Kenneth Smith	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Kim Smith	....	model maker: ILM
Douglas Smythe	....	computer graphics: ILM (as Doug Smythe)
Tony Sommers	....	model maker: ILM
Scott Squires	....	visual effects supervisor
David K. Stewart	....	visual effects director of photography: Boss Film Corporation (as Dave Stewart)
Pat Sweeney	....	director of photography: ILM (as Patrick Sweeney)
Eric Swenson	....	animation effects camera: ILM
Marc Thorpe	....	model maker: ILM
Wim van Thillo	....	model maker: ILM (as Wim Van Thillo)
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical photography supervisor: ILM
Jon Warren	....	production assistant: Boss Film Corporation
David Washburn	....	operator: The Chandler Group
Don W. Wegner	....	stage technician: ILM (as Don Wegner)
Steve 'Spaz' Williams	....	computer graphics: ILM (as Steve Williams)
Lope Yap Jr.	....	associate effects producer: ILM
Mark Yuricich	....	model maker: Boss Film Corporation
Nelson Broskey	....	model maker: Boss Film Corporation (uncredited)
John Chapot	....	stage technician: ILM (uncredited)
Gus Duron	....	video image production assistant (uncredited)
Judy Elkins	....	motion control camera assistant (uncredited)
Steve Gawley	....	model maker (uncredited)
Tony Hudson	....	model maker: ILM (uncredited)
David Jones	....	model shop supervisor (uncredited)
Alan McFarland	....	miniature effects lighting: Sessums Engineering (uncredited)
Mark Moore	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jeff Nicholson	....	optical camera (uncredited)
George D. Sukara	....	effects animator (uncredited)
Michael Van Himbergen	....	visual effects coordinator: Boss Film (uncredited)
Danny Wagner	....	model maker: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Monty Cox	....	stunts
Shane Dixon	....	stunts
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Steve Hulin	....	stunts (as Steven Hulin)
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Mike Marasco	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Charles Picerni Jr.)
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Philip Romano	....	stunts (as Phil Romano)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
R.A. Rondell	....	stunts
Keith Tellez	....	stunts
David Zellitti	....	stunts
Randy Hall	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Don McGovern	....	stunt actor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	second assistant photographer
Larry J. Aube	....	first company grip (as Larry Aube)
Edward A. Ayer	....	chief lighting technician
David Canestro	....	second company grip
Michael J. Coo	....	dolly grip
Jerry Enright	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Sharon Wilson Ewing	....	second assistant photographer
Ken Fisher	....	assistant photographer: second unit
Roger Gebhard	....	camera operator
Ted J. Kredo	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Ted Kredo)
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Chris Moseley	....	assistant photographer: second unit (as Chris Mosley)
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant photographer (as Cal Roberts)
Alexander Witt	....	director of photography: second unit
Robert Carmichael	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
David Hennings	....	crane operator: Louma crane (uncredited)
Vern Nobles	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jimmy Jue	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons	....	costumer
Gary Sampson	....	costumer (as Gary R. Sampson)
James W. Tyson	....	wardrobe supervisor (as James Tyson)

Editorial Department
John Haggar	....	assistant film editor (as John A. Haggar)
Michael Ruscio	....	assistant film editor (as Michael A. Ruscio)
Marcelo Sansevieri	....	assistant film editor
Tom Shaffer	....	color timer

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	music scoring mixer
Greig McRitchie	....	orchestrator
Tom Villano	....	music editor
Michael Boddicker	....	musician: synthesizers (uncredited)
Richard Bolks	....	choir director (uncredited)
Carl Fortina	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Ron Hicklin	....	vocal contractor (uncredited)
Thomas Milano	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mike Fenster	....	transportation captain
Michael Forte	....	driver
Myra Hill	....	transportation coordinator (as Myra L. Hill)

Other crew
Linda Bygrave	....	assistant: Mr. Ferguson
John 'D.J.' Des Jardin	....	crew: Video Image (as John Desjardin)
Linnea K. Dotson	....	assistant: Mr. DeWaay
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	video and graphic displays: Video Image
Crystal Hawkins	....	assistant production accountant
Richard E. Hollander	....	video and graphic displays: Video Image
John Horton	....	government relations (as John E. Horton)
Lis Kern	....	assistant: Mr. Neufeld (as Elisabeth Kern)
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Carol Land	....	assistant: Mr. McTiernan
Joel Marx	....	location manager (as Joel B. Marx)
Gregory L. McMurry	....	video and graphic displays: Video Image (as Gregory L. McMurray)
Glenn Neufeld	....	video graphics supervisor: Video Image
Stuart Neumann	....	location manager
Heidi Ann Odum	....	assistant production coordinator
James H. Patton Jr.	....	technical consultant
Scott D. Peterson	....	crew: Video Image (as Scott Peterson)
Marsha Robertson	....	unit publicist
Michael T. Sherman	....	technical advisor: second unit
Monte Swann	....	crew: Video Image
Dana Lynne Taylor	....	production office coordinator
Jim Turner	....	production accountant (as James Turner)
John C. Wash	....	video and graphic displays: Video Image
Larry Weiss	....	crew: Video Image
Kathy Day	....	assistant: Mr. Neufeld (uncredited)
Diana De Vries	....	assistant to director (uncredited)
Greg Knapp	....	set medic (uncredited)
Mark Romano	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)
Herman Sinitzyn	....	translator: Russian (uncredited)

Thanks
George H. Billy	....	grateful acknowledgment: USN (as Lieutenant Commander George Billy)
James E. Brooks	....	grateful acknowledgment: USN (as Lieutenant James E. Brooks)
Scott D. Campbell	....	grateful acknowledgment: USN (as Lieutenant Scott D. Campbell)
Ron Pinkard	....	grateful acknowledgment: USNR (as Lieutenant Commander Ronald F. Pinkard)
Michael T. Sherman	....	grateful acknowledgment: USN (as Captain Michael T. Sherman)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Nina Saxon Film Design
• Mace Neufeld Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1990) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1993) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Video (199?) (France) (VHS)
• CIC (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
• CIC (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Italy) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Award Winning Collection)

Special Effects

• Boss Film Studios (undersea submarines)
• Chandler Group Visual Effects (river sequence)
• Chandler Group, The (river sequence)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Slagle Minimotion (Russian bear bomber)
• Video Image (video & graphic displays)

Other Companies

• Audio Intervisual Design Systems  technical support
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Evergreen Recording Studios  music and vocals recorded at
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• Reel People Inc.  negative cutting
• Saxon/Ross Film Design  titles
• Segue Music  music editing
• The Record Plant  music and vocals recorded at

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (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:

The dual-beeping sound effect of the Red October moving on the USS Dallas' sonar screen was also used in Patriot Games (1992) as the sound of Jack Ryan's EKG.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Admiral Painter tells Jack that if he needs him or Captain Davenport, they'll be in the CIC (Combat Information Center). However, on aircraft carriers this area is called the CDC (Combat Direction Center).

Quotes:

[telling young Sonarman Beaumont about Jones's most embarrassing moment]
Watson: Seaman Jones here is into music in a big way, and he views this whole boat as his own personal, private stereo set. Well, one day he's got this piece of Pavarotti...
Seaman Jones: It was Paganini.
Watson: Whatever.
Seaman Jones: It was Paganini.
Watson: Look, this is my story, okay?
Seaman Jones: Then tell it right, COB. Pavarotti is a tenor, Paganini was a composer.
Watson: So anyway, he's got this music out in the water, and he's listening to it on his headsets, and he's just happy as a clam. And then all hell breaks loose. See, there's this whole slew of boats out in the water...
Seaman Jones: Including one WAY out at Pearl!
Watson: Including one way the hell out at Pearl. All of a sudden, they start hearing, Pavarotti...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Amazing Race: You're Gonna Get Me Killed (#13.10)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Payoff

The captain of all submarine movies

Because of the intrigue this film offers, the circumstances involved tie up neatly in a very convincing way. Needing all of the variables to fall into place if his defection hopes to be successful, Soviet (although Lithuanian by birth) submarine Captain Ramius (Sean Connery) is a very worthy submarine captain. Never cracking under pressure and carrying out his duty professionally, Ramius is the perfect ally to the west in keeping the balance between the super powers in their military endeavours.

Alec Baldwin is good as Jack Ryan. I wish he had stayed on as this character in 'Patriot Games' and 'Clear and Present Danger', because although I like Harrison Ford better as a movie star/actor, Baldwin just seemed better for this role. Too bad he left.

Director John McTiernan uses a smooth pace and lets the screenplay speak louder than his role as the man in charge of it all and the film's photography is tense along with the editing and sound. An Oscar winner for sound effects editing, 'The Hunt for Red October' will put a submarine in your living room if you have the DVD 5.1. surround sound. It's positively realistic!