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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 77,844 users
Metascore:
58/100
Reviews: 211 user | 69 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com 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? Director:John McTiernan |
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| Sean Connery | ... | ||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| Scott Glenn | ... | ||
| Sam Neill | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... | ||
| Joss Ackland | ... | ||
| Richard Jordan | ... | ||
| Peter Firth | ... | ||
| Tim Curry | ... | ||
| Courtney B. Vance | ... | ||
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | ||
| Timothy Carhart | ... | ||
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Larry Ferguson | ... | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | ||
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Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and twists in this high-tech thriller. Written by Anonymous
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À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$17,161,835 (USA) (4 March 1990) (1225 Screens)Gross:
$199,200,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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The fire seen on the flight deck of Enterprise was real. It occurred on 14 Jan 1969. Enterprise was undergoing ORI (Operational Readiness Inspections) prior to going to Vietnam. The fire took the lives of 23 men. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Just after the Red October passes Thor's Twins, Captain 'Marko Ramius' orders a speed increase to twenty-six knots, but his order is not acknowledged. The next mention of the Red October's speed comes after the first turn when 'Vasili Borodin' says "Course now one nine five and maintaining speed twenty-six knots." In an actual submarine, in any navy, the crew must instantly and loudly acknowledge any order given by the captain. This is seen moments later as the Red October evades the first torpedo. Ramius issues the "Increase to flank" order, which three crewmen acknowledge with "Full ahead flank." See more »Quotes
Watson: Y'know, I seen me a mermaid once. I even seen me a shark eat an octopus. But I ain't never seen no phantom Russian submarine.See more »
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Stanley (Sally Ryan's stuffed bear) is credited as "Himself" See more »
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