The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

2 marzo 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Frase comercial:

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:

U Boat | Naval Uniform | Soviet Union | Naval | Race Against Time

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A submarine classic

Cast

Sean Connery	...	Captain Marko Ramius
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Ryan
Scott Glenn	...	Commander Bart Mancuso
Sam Neill	...	Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin
James Earl Jones	...	Admiral James Greer
Joss Ackland	...	Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Richard Jordan	...	Dr. Jeffrey Pelt
Peter Firth	...	Political Officer Ivan Yurevich Putin - Red October
Tim Curry	...	Dr. Petrov
Courtney B. Vance	...	Sonarman 2nd Class Ronald Jones
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Captain Tupolev
Jeffrey Jones	...	Oliver Wendell 'Skip' Tyler
Timothy Carhart	...	Bill Steiner
Larry Ferguson	...	Chief of the Boat Watson - USS Dallas
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Rear Admiral Joshua Painter - USS Enterprise

También conocida como:

Caza del Octubre Rojo, La (Spain) [es]

Duración:

134 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

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

Clasificación:

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

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

The frigate shown when the Red October surfaces is not the real USS Reuben James, an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate with hull number 57. USS Gary, hull number 51, portrayed Reuben James and also provided some of the engine room shots of Red October. The crew also participated on some scenes.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: At the beginning, Jack Ryan leaves London at night to arrive in Washington in the morning, then at the end he returns to London during daytime, however flights from London to North America actually leave and arrive during the day and flights to London are overnight.

Quotes:

Adm. Painter: What's his plan?
Jack Ryan: His plan?
Adm. Painter: Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Anthem of the Soviet Union

A submarine classic

'Red October' did for modern submarine warfare what 'Das Boot' did for WWII. It took a concept that is inconceivable to most people (living in a boat underwater with people trying to blow you up) and brought it up close and personal. The resulting suspense and excitement for this type of film is always extremely entertaining and this film delivers nicely.

Tom Clancy's thrilling novel converts well to the big screen. Clancy is a master of making improbable tales of international intrigue seem plausible. This story of a Soviet sub commander who is trying to defect to the U.S. adds a unique twist to the suspense normally associated with submarine films.

John McTiernan, who is building an enormous reputation in the action/adventure genre did a fabulous job as director. This film focused less on the submarine and its crew than its cousin 'Das Boot', and more on the international intrigue angle. McTiernan is very effective in keeping up the pace and giving the viewer riveting suspense as smart torpedos chase subs through the murky deep.

As always, Sean Connery was powerful as the defecting captain, determined not to allow this first strike weapon to start a nuclear holocaust. Connery gave his character both a conscience and a ruthless commitment, stopping at nothing to reach his goal.

Alec Baldwin turns in one of his better performances as Jack Ryan. Unlike Harrison Ford who made Ryan into an action hero in other Tom Clancy adaptations, Baldwin seemed better cast as the CIA nerd who was thrust into a field situation without any real experience. In this way, I felt he was a better representation of the character as Clancy originally wrote him.

This is a highly entertaining and engrossing film that will keep most action and suspense viewers on the edge of their seats. I rated it a 9/10.