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Clear and Present Danger

  • 19941994
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
96K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,068
1,621
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
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CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
96K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,068
1,621
  • Director
    • Phillip Noyce
  • Writers
    • Tom Clancy(based on the novel by)
    • Donald E. Stewart(screenplay by)
    • Steven Zaillian(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Anne Archer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Phillip Noyce
  • Writers
    • Tom Clancy(based on the novel by)
    • Donald E. Stewart(screenplay by)
    • Steven Zaillian(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Anne Archer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 168User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

    Videos4

    Clear And Present Danger
    Trailer 1:43
    Clear And Present Danger
    Clear and Present Danger | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:03
    Clear and Present Danger | Anniversary Mashup
    What Roles Has Harrison Ford Turned Down?
    Video 4:33
    What Roles Has Harrison Ford Turned Down?
    Who Else Almost Played Jack Ryan?
    Video 3:12
    Who Else Almost Played Jack Ryan?

    Photos119

    Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Harrison Ford and Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
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    Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Harrison Ford and Henry Czerny in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Harrison Ford and Henry Czerny in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger (1994)

    Top cast

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    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Jack Ryanas Jack Ryan
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Clarkas Clark
    Anne Archer
    Anne Archer
    • Cathy Ryanas Cathy Ryan
    Joaquim de Almeida
    Joaquim de Almeida
    • Felix Cortezas Felix Cortez
    Henry Czerny
    Henry Czerny
    • Robert Ritteras Robert Ritter
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • James Cutteras James Cutter
    Donald Moffat
    Donald Moffat
    • President Bennettas President Bennett
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • Ernesto Escobedoas Ernesto Escobedo
    Benjamin Bratt
    Benjamin Bratt
    • Captain Ramirezas Captain Ramirez
    Raymond Cruz
    Raymond Cruz
    • Chavezas Chavez
    Dean Jones
    Dean Jones
    • Judge Mooreas Judge Moore
    Thora Birch
    Thora Birch
    • Sally Ryanas Sally Ryan
    Ann Magnuson
    Ann Magnuson
    • Moira Wolfsonas Moira Wolfson
    Hope Lange
    Hope Lange
    • Senator Mayoas Senator Mayo
    Tom Tammi
    Tom Tammi
    • Emile Jacobsas Emile Jacobs
    Tim Grimm
    • Dan Murrayas Dan Murray
    Belita Moreno
    Belita Moreno
    • Jean Fowleras Jean Fowler
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Admiral Greeras Admiral Greer
    • Director
      • Phillip Noyce
    • Writers
      • Tom Clancy(based on the novel by)
      • Donald E. Stewart(screenplay by)
      • Steven Zaillian(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends and his family are murdered in their sleep by what appears to be drug cartels. Ryan is called in to investigate, but unknown to him the CIA has already sent a secret field operative to lead an illegal paramilitary force in Colombia against the cartels. Things get even more complicated when his team is set up and he loses an agent in the field and a friend of his wife's, who was the murdered agent's secretary, is murdered that same day. Ryan must then risk not only his career, but his life to expose the truth behind the mystery. —SindyMac
    colombian drug carteldrug cartelcorrupt politicianjack ryan charactergood versus evil287 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Truth needs a soldier.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The drug lord mansion destroyed by the missile was a real brick-and-mortar residence in Mexico purchased by the filmmakers from a divorcée who had unpleasant memories of the place. The filmmakers bought the mansion and destroyed it. The divorcée kept the land and presumably built a new house after clearing out the rubble.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Jack has access to Ritter's computer, Jack is seen viewing and printing files. Then Ritter discovers Jack's diversionary phone call, so Ritter begins to delete the same files from the disk, and eventually clears the screen of the file Jack was accessing. Disk operating systems of all kinds do not allow an open file, the file jack was printing, to be deleted; thus, Jack should have been able to keep the file open as long as he wanted to and print or copy to another disk to use as evidence against Ritter. Furthermore, Ritter would have received an error message on his computer like, "CANNOT DELETE FILE - FILE IN USE", or some similar message, and not a "Deleting files *.*" message for the duration. The fact that the printer Jack was using ran out of paper is irrelevant.
    • Quotes

      [Jack needs a helicopter]

      Jack Ryan: I'm here to rent the Huey.

      Helicopter owner: We don't rent it anymore, but it is for sale.

      Jack Ryan: How much?

      Helicopter owner: Two million dollars.

      Jack Ryan: Uh, my pilot and I will have to take it for a test drive.

      Helicopter owner: Of course, you just have to leave a deposit.

      Jack Ryan: How much is that?

      Helicopter owner: Two million dollars.

      Jack Ryan: Umm...

      [Shows a CIA business card]

      Jack Ryan: Would you take a company check?

    • Connections
      Edited into The Pandora Project (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday To You
      by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

    User reviews168

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Condensed Clancy
    The makers of this movie are to be congratulated for turning a Tom Clancy doorstop into a tense, tightly woven international thriller with a top notch cast and believeable plot. Where the previous two Jack Ryan movies depended on stunts and quite unbelieveable plot twists this film concentrates on a grubby little military/political incident (more the domain of intelligence men) and the men of honour and integrity (Ford and an under used Dafoe) trapped in the middle of it.

    I also like this movie for its subtle dig at the American establishment and how it assumes it can coerce the weak into doing its bidding.

    The Clark character in Clancy's fiction is an interesting one and deserves to be further developed. Casting Willem Dafoe in the part was actually a stroke of genius, and I could easily imagine his character in Platoon doing this kind of work if he had survived Vietnam. The fact that Dafoe is one of THE most underrated actors in Hollywood also means I like this.
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    9
    • goggy turk
    • Apr 8, 2000

    FAQ9

    • Is "Clear and Present Danger" based on a book?
    • Is it necessary to watch "Patriot Games" before seeing "Clear and Present Danger"?
    • Where does the title come from?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Hiểm Họa Hiện Hữu
    • Filming locations
      • Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Mace Neufeld Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $62,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $122,187,717
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,348,017
      • Aug 7, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $215,887,717
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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