The Sum of All Fears (2002)

CIA analyst Jack Ryan must thwart the plans of a terrorist faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's newly elected president by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore.

Director:

Phil Alden Robinson

Writers:

Tom Clancy (novel), Paul Attanasio (screenplay)

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ian Mongrain

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Mongrain	...	Syrian Radar Operator
Russell Bobbitt	...	Israeli Pilot
James Cromwell	...	President Fowler
Ken Jenkins	...	Admiral Pollack
Bruce McGill	...	National Security Advisor Revell
John Beasley	...	General Lasseter
Morgan Freeman	...	DCI William Cabot
Philip Baker Hall	...	Defense Secretary Becker
Al Vandecruys	...	US STRATCOM Colonel
Richard Cohee	...	Mt. Weather General
Philip Pretten	...	President's Military Aide
Alison Darcy	...	Fowler's Aide
Richard Marner	...	President Zorkin
Ostap Soroka	...	Zorkin's Translator
Robert Martin Robinson	...	Zorkin's Interviewer

Storyline

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | russia | analyst | nuclear bomb | nuclear weapons | 

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Taglines:

27,000 Nuclear Weapons. One Is Missing.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disaster images and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Russian Ukrainian German Arabic

Release Date:

31 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

La somme de toutes les peurs

Filming Locations:

Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum, Carp, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,178,526 (USA) (31 May 2002)

Gross:

$118,471,320 (USA) (30 August 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Mace Neufeld Productions, MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Denzel Washington turned down the role of William Cabot.

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Goofs

The digital clock in Air Force One continuously displays the wrong time. Changes from 22:52 to 22:50 in a cut scene.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: In 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel. By Day Two, Israeli ground forces appeared on the verge of defeat. In the event that their ground forces were overrun, an Israeli A-4 jet took off on patrol with one nuclear bomb.

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Connections

Follows The Hunt for Red October (1990)

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Soundtracks

Nessun dorma
(from opera "Turandot")
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni
Performed by Bruce Sledge
Conducted by Lawrence Foster
Produced by Jerry Goldsmith
[Played at the end during the treaty signing sequence]

User Reviews

The Sum Of All Cop Outs

I read the book "The Sum of All Fears" with fascination--Palestenians discover an Isreali nuclear device lost when the aircraft is shot down in the six day war, sell it to Al Queda, and the arab terrorists proceed to blow up Denver with said nuke.

I was very much looking forward to this movie, only to find that for fear of offending Al Queda, the director and screenwriters had substituted some ridiculous plot about German Nazi's and turned the whole thing into a melodramatic hash.

This could have been a GREAT, prophetic, movie. instead it became a silly waste of money and talent. I know Tom Clancy hated the movie, so did I.