Patriot Games (1992)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Escritores (WGA):

Tom Clancy (novel)
W. Peter Iliff (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

5 junio 1992 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Crimen | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Let the Games Begin.

Plot:

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Jack Ryan | CIA | Assassination | Revenge | Assassination Attempt

Premios:

1 win & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Good action flick

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 4	3:00 PM	CW
Sun. July 5	12:30 AM	WGNAMER

Reparto

Harrison Ford	...	Jack Ryan
Anne Archer	...	Dr. Caroline "Cathy" Ryan
Patrick Bergin	...	Kevin O'Donnell
Sean Bean	...	Sean Miller
Thora Birch	...	Sally Ryan
James Fox	...	Lord William Holmes
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Polly Walker	...	Annette
J.E. Freeman	...	Marty Cantor
James Earl Jones	...	Adm. James Greer
Richard Harris	...	Paddy O'Neil
Alex Norton	...	Dennis Cooley
Hugh Fraser	...	Geoffrey Watkins
David Threlfall	...	Insp. Robert Highland
Alun Armstrong	...	Sgt. Owens

También conocida como:

Juego de patriotas (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

117 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

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

Clasificación:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Peru:18 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #31598)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Compañía:

Mace Neufeld Productions

Trivialidades:

Richard Harris was an eleventh hour casting choice. He replaced an unknown actor who had to drop out

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: Just as the announcement is finishing, another train can be heard arriving. After 1917, Aldwych station had only one track.

Citas:

[first lines]
Jack Ryan: [answering machine answers] Sorry, we can't come to the phone right now. If you leave a message, we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-15)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Theme from Harry's Game

Good action flick

If I were to make a quick summary of this movie, it would be "a good, but not great, action flick." I don't think this movie was intended to be innovative, to be great, to be memorable. What it was intended to be was entertaining, and it lived up to this expectation.

Harrison Ford is the master of remaining as low-key as possible. He has had so many films where he can over-emphasize, over-dramatize, and simply over-act. Ford has the maturity to keep this from happening, and he does so again in this film. Ford is supported quite well with such actors/actresses as James Earl Jones (reprising his role as Greer from The Hunt for Red October), Samuel L. Jackson, and Anne Archer. For an action flick, acting is much above average.

It was also suspenseful...thrilling. I thought the ending had a nice build-up and climax. I realize this is different from the book's ending...but remember, these are two different visions...not the same one. This brings up a big point in movie-watching: Comparing a movie to a book is the worst thing you can do. They are two completely different genres. More importantly, as I said before, they are two different visions.

I'm not a big action fan. I used to be, but anymore most stories are the same. To this end I would say Patriot Games is fairly mainstream. However, it was always fun to watch and sometimes thrilling to watch. I'm also not a big Tom Clancy fan, but I've given the movies based off his books a shot because again they are different visions. The result is (at least with Patriot Games) a good film to watch on a Saturday night with a bowl of popcorn. Don't expect great things, but don't expect to be disappointed, either.

Rating: 7/10