A CIA analyst correctly deduces his motive and must prove his theory to the U.S. The story is set during the late Cold War era and involves a rogue Soviet naval captain who wishes to defect to the United States with his officers and the Soviet Navy's newest and most advanced ballistic missile submarine, a fictional improvement on the Soviet Typhoon-class submarine. It is the first installment of the film series with the protagonist Jack Ryan. The film is an adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name. Surely most reading this review have seen 'The Hunt For Red October' already, and can attest to its high entertainment-value.The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine spy thriller film directed by John McTiernan, produced by Mace Neufeld, and starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Sam Neill. Red October is right up there at the pinnacle of action-thrillers (along with McTiernan's Die Hard) - a true hall-of-fame action-thriller - this film adds the "thinking-man" element missing in Die Hard, resulting in more adult-palatable entertainment, and moves Red October to the top of the action-thriller genre list. The superb sound editing sets a high bar for action-thrillers, and deserved its Oscar.
It sailed perfectly, and bravo to all👏! Editing at large builds tension and keeps one on the edge-of-their-seat - both required elements in good thrillers. If the entire ensemble cast didn't work synergestically in the close quarters setting inherent in submarines (most of the scenes were actually filmed aboard a sub), the movie would have sunk. Scott Glenn, Sam Neil, Courtney Vance, Richard Jordan and Fred Thompson all superb in critical supporting roles. James Earl Jones is back in the role he seems born to play of Retired Vice Admiral / CIA Deputy Director James Greer - Hard to imagine anyone else in the part. Baldwin pulls it off, creating his own younger version of Jack Ryan that fits this story well. Alec Baldwin sails on Connery's wake, and similarly puts forth one of his best roles in film - no small feat is following in Harrison Fords footsteps as the original big screen Jack Ryan. The cast is headlined by Sean Connery in one of his best and most memorable film roles. Red October is full of memorable scenes and lines, from the opening scenes to the closing credits. McTiernan is (arguably) the all-time best action-thriller director, and this is his overall finest film. Director John McTiernan successfully translates Tom Clancy's first book to the screen, taking his 'Die Hard' expertise to an even higher level of film art, and we get the privilege of climbing aboard a ride that begs to be ridden over and over again. The best techno-thriller ever made, and the best of the Tom Clancy adapted-novel movies, 'The Hunt For Red October' is nearly perfect.
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