Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers (WGA):

Tom Clancy (novel)
Donald Stewart (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 agosto 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Frase comercial:

Truth needs a soldier.

Plot:

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.

Plot Keywords:

Cocaine | Boat | Ambush | Cancer | Colombia

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Lot More Good Than Bad

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 24	8:00 PM	BRAVO
Sat. May 24	11:00 PM	BRAVO
Mon. May 26	8:00 AM	BRAVO

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Jack Ryan
Willem Dafoe	...	John Clark
Anne Archer	...	Cathy Muller Ryan
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Col. Felix Cortez
Henry Czerny	...	Robert Ritter
Harris Yulin	...	James Cutter
Donald Moffat	...	President Bennett
Miguel Sandoval	...	Ernesto Escobedo
Benjamin Bratt	...	Captain Ramirez
Raymond Cruz	...	Domingo Chavez
Dean Jones	...	Judge Moore
Thora Birch	...	Sally Ryan
Ann Magnuson	...	Moira Wolfson
Hope Lange	...	Senator Mayo
Tom Tammi	...	FBI Director Emile Jacobs

También conocida como:

Peligro inminente (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence and language.

Duración:

141 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Brazil:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

Ryan's line asking Ritter if he played tennis (to distract him during the computer showdown) was ad-libbed by Harrison Ford.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the US squad is ambushed, the point man who was a mile away rushes back. In the scene that he first views the enemy over his squad mates, He hunkers down behind a rock supposedly at a sufficient distance he remains undetected. Unfortunately, for a couple of seconds an enemy soldier is visible moving up and down on the rocks directly behind him.

Quotes:

[Chavez was able to close in on the Sergeant Major by using a cheeseburger wrapper as a decoy]
Sergeant Major: Soldier, how did you get so close to me?
Chavez: Sniper approached the instructor by being a sneaky bastard, Sergeant Major!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Climbing In Geometry

A Lot More Good Than Bad

Harrison Ford returns as "Jack Ryan," star of the very well-done "Patriot Games," the film adaption off the best-selling Tom Clancy novels. Also returning are Anne Archer and James Earl Jones.

THE BAD - This isn't as intense, especially in the first half hour, as Patriot Games and the ending was a little disappointing with a action-scene credibility problem. Once again - it's getting to be a tired Hollywood theme - top U.S. government officials, going all the way to the President, are corrupt people, liars not to be trusted.

THE GOOD - It's nice to see Willem Dafoe finally play a good guy. The villains in here are deceptively interesting, actors such as Joaquim De Almeida, Harris Yulin and Henry Czerny and Miguel Sandoval - not big names but recognizable and good actors. The violence is not overdone in here and when the action does occur, the sound is terrific. The best action scene was shootout in the streets with snipers firing at cars below.

The positives are far more than the negatives, making this a solid thriller.