The Hunt for Red October

1990
PG
2h 15m

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Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)

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Political Thriller Sea Adventure Spy Action Adventure Thriller

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he tryi... Read allIn November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?

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Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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Trivia
Sir Sean Connery spent time underwater aboard the U.S.S. Puffer (S.S.N. 652) preparing for his role. He was given Commander status, and allowed to give commands while underwater (with the Captain beside him).

Goofs
When Ramius asks Ryan (in Russian) "You speak Russian?", the Russian line that Sean Connery actually says is "Govaryu po russki?" This means, "I speak Russian?", and is also grammatically incorrect as a question. The correct line should have been like "Vy govarite po russki?"

Quotes
Jeffrey Pelt: Listen, I'm a politician, which means I'm a cheat and a liar, and when I'm not kissing babies, I'm stealing their lollipops. But it also means I keep my options open.

Crazy credits
Stanley (Sally Ryan's stuffed bear) is credited as "Himself"

Alternate versions
SPOILER: In its original theatrical run, Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) says "A fucking cook!" upon discovering the saboteur. However, on subsequent home video releases, the word "fucking" is replaced by "Goddamn." "Goddamn" is heard in at least some 35mm prints.

Connections
Edited into JAG: Silent Service (1999)

Soundtracks
The Anthem of the Soviet Union
Music by Aleksandr Aleksandrov (as A.V. Aleksandrov)
Lyrics by Gabriel Ureklyan (as G.A. El-Reghistan) and Sergey Mikhalkov (as S.V. Mikhalkov)

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8/10

When action movies were about fantastic writting and not only action.

This film is written as great as a great book. Many of the dialogues have deeper meanings. There's a lot of political stuff in this film, which is very well presented. The music score is fantastic. The editing is top notch. The cast is perfect - Sean Connery, Sam Neill, Alec Baldwin, Tim Curry and many more fantastic actors. The thriller aspect of this film is superb, it's a very gripping and supense movie.

I loved this experience of a film.