The Hunt for Red October
Brief Synopsis
While Americans prepare for a nuclear submarine attack, CIA agent Jack Ryan has only a few hours to prove his suspicion that the Russian is defecting before all-out war breaks loose. Let the hunt begin.
Cast & Crew
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John Mctiernan
Director
Sean Connery
Alec Baldwin
James Earl Jones
Sam Neill
Scott Glenn
Film Details
Also Known As
Hunt for Red October, Jakten på Röd Oktober, la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge, A, À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Debbie Joe Grillo
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Moscow, Soviet Union; Alaska, USA; Puget Sound, Washington, USA; Leningrad, Soviet Union; Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA; San Diego, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
While Americans prepare for a nuclear submarine attack, CIA agent Jack Ryan has only a few hours to prove his suspicion that the Russian is defecting before all-out war breaks loose. Let the hunt begin.
Director
John Mctiernan
Director
Cast
Sean Connery
Alec Baldwin
James Earl Jones
Sam Neill
Scott Glenn
Joss Ackland
Ping Wu
Artur Cybulski
Larry Ferguson
Radu Gavor
Pete Antico
Mark Draxton
Peter Firth
Vlado Benden
Ben Hartigan
W F Reinert
Lead Person
John Mctiernan
Stellan Skarsgård
Louise Borras
Rick Ducommun
Ned Vaughn
Peter Zinner
Ivan Ivanov
Michael Welden
Tony Veneto
Sven-ole Thorsen
Ivan G'vera
George H Billy
Ray Reinhardt
Herman Sinitzyn
John Shepherd
Anatoly Davydov
Anthony Peck
Kenton Kovell
Reed Popovich
Ronald Guttman
Robert Buckingham
George Winston
Denise E James
Andrew Divoff
Don Oscar Smith
Christopher Janczar
William Bell Sullivan
Gates Mcfadden
Fred Thompson
A. C. Lyles
Jeffrey Jones
Boris Lee Krutonog
Thomas Fisher
Tomas Arana
Richard Jordan
F J O'neil
David Sederholm
Daniel Davis
Timothy Carhart
Michael George Benko
Courtney B. Vance
Tim Curry
Crew
Jan H. Aaris
Special Effects Assistant
Steve Adcock
Assistant Camera Operator
William R Aldridge
Special Effects Assistant
A V Aleksandrov
Music
Jon Alexander
Camera Operator
Damon Allison
Special Effects Assistant
Scott E Anderson
Graphics
J Tom Archuleta
Assistant Director
Darryl M Athons
Costumes
Larry Aube
Grip
Tim August
Production Assistant
Ed Ayer
Lighting Technician
Michael Backauskas
Other
Jerry Ballew
Assistant Director
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
William Barr
Best Boy
David Bartholomew
Editor
Don Bassman
Sound
Randall K Bean
Graphics
Greg Beaumonte
Other
Steve Beck
Art Director
Kathleen Beeler
Rotoscope Animator
John Benson
Sound Editor
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley Editor
Tom Bertino
Rotoscope Animator
Gary Bierend
Other
Lieutenant Commander George Billy
Assistant
Brent Boates
Art Director
Phil Bowen
Camera Assistant
Tim Boyle
Music
Marty Brenneis
Other
Lieutenant James D Brooks
Assistant
Shelley Rae Buck
Adr Editor
Edgar Burcksen
Editor
Linda Bygrave
Assistant
James D Camomile
Special Effects Assistant
Lieutenant Scott D Campbell
Assistant
David Canestro
Grip
Charlie Canfield
Camera
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Lanny Cermak
Other
Carl Ciarfalio
Stunts
Tom Clancy
Source Material (From Novel)
Robert Clark
Other
Kevin F Cleary
Sound
Michael Coo
Dolly Grip
Michael Cooper
Other
Anne Couk
Sound Editor
Monty Cox
Stunts
Bruce Crow
Production Assistant
F X Crowley
Other
William M Cruse
Art Director
Gregroy J Curda
Foley Mixer
Steve Danton
Assistant Director
Peter Daulton
Camera Operator
Wes Dawn
Makeup
Jan De Bont
Dp/Cinematographer
Jan De Bont
Director Of Photography
John Desjardin
Video
Larry Deunger
Other
Dennis Dewaay
Construction Coordinator
Larry Dewaay
Executive Producer
Al Di Sarro
Special Effects Coordinator
Christofer Dierdorff
Camera
Ron Diggory
Other
Mark A.z. Dippt
Graphics
Shane Dixon
Stunts
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
John Michael Eaves
Visual Effects
G A El-reghistan
Music
Juno J. Ellis
Adr Editor
Jerry Enright
Lighting Technician
Gary Epper
Stunts
Jay M Epstein
Special Effects Assistant
Sharon Wilson Ewing
Assistant Camera Operator
John Paul Fasal
Sound Effects
Steven E Fegley
Foreman
David Fein
Foley Artist
Mike Fenster
Transportation Captain
Larry Ferguson
Screenplay
Michael L. Fink
Consultant
Ken Fisher
Camera Assistant
Pat Fitzsimmons
Gaffer
Ron Fode
Assistant Editor
Sandy Ford
Graphics
Jon Foreman
Visual Effects
Bruce Fortune
Sound Editor
George Gambetta
Other
Dino Ganziano
Hair
Roger Gebhard
Camera Operator
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound
Douglas Greenfield
Consultant
Ron Gress
Other
Debbie Joe Grillo
Cable Operator
Rhonda Gunner
Video
Joanne Hafner
Rotoscope Animator
John A Haggar
Assistant Editor
Cecelia Hall
Sound Editor
Jennifer Hall Lee
Other
Crystal Hawkins
Accounting Assistant
Joseph A Hawthorne
Graphic Artist
Camilla Henneman
Visual Effects
Rebecca Heskes
Rotoscope Animator
Myra L Hill
Transportation Coordinator
Robert Hill
Camera Assistant
Jay M Hirsch
Special Effects Assistant
Richard Hollander
Video
John E. Horton
Other
Michael Hosch
Art Department
Frank Howard
Sound Editor
Jennifer Howard
Production Assistant
Alan Howarth
Sound Effects
Steve Hulin
Stunts
Peg Hunter
Other
Evan Jacobs
Production Assistant
Harley Jessup
Art Director
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Casting
Keith Johnson
Camera Operator
R A Johnson
Other
Bobby Johnston
Miniatures
Keii Johnston
Stunts
James Kail
Makeup
Jay Kamen
Adr Editor
Dave Karpman
Other
Scott Keppler
Other
Elisabeth Kern
Assistant
Jennifer Knoll
Effects Coordinator
John Knoll
Visual Effects Supervisor
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Ted Kredo
Lighting Technician
Carol Land
Assistant
James Lim
Camera Operator
Willard O Livingston
Props
Keith London
Visual Effects
Jonathan Luskin
Graphics
Bruce Macrae
Visual Effects
Greg Maloney
Other
Mike Marasco
Stunts
Beau E.l. Marks
Unit Director
Beau E.l. Marks
Unit Production Manager
Terence Marsh
Production Designer
Victoria Martin
Foley Editor
Joel B Marx
Production Supervisor
Joel B Marx
Location Manager
Steve Mate
Other
Bruce V. Mcbroom
Photography
Michael Mcgovern
Assistant Editor
Roberto Mcgrath
Negative Cutting
Gregory L Mcmurry
Video
Greig Mcritchie
Original Music
Gary Meyer
Other
Pat Meyers
Camera
Mickey S. Michaels
Set Decorator
S V Mikhalkov
Music
Jennifer Millar
Other
Carl Miller
Camera Assistant
F Hudson Miller
Sound Editor
Mark S. Miller
Project Manager
Craig Mohagen
Other
Rodney Morgan
Visual Effects
Tim Morgan
Best Boy
David Morton
Other
Chris Mosley
Camera Assistant
Kimberly K Nelson
Visual Effects
Lori J Nelson
Other
Glenn Neufeld
Video
Mace Neufeld
Producer
Stuart Neumann
Location Manager
Kim Nolan
Apprentice
Bob Noland
Color Timer
Kate O'neil
Camera Assistant
Heidi Anne Odum
Production Coordinator
Donald Ortiz
Sound Editor
Dick Overton
Sound
R J Palmer
Sound Editor
James H Patton
Technical Advisor
Ronald L Patton
Consultant
Scott Peterson
Video
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Picerni
Stunts
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Lieutenant Commander Ronald F Pinkard
Assistant
Vance Piper
Camera Assistant
Basil Poledouris
Music
Basil Poledouris
Song
Joe Ramsey
Special Effects Assistant
Isidoro Raponi
Props
Bruce Richardson
Sound Editor
Bruce Richardson
Transportation Captain
Louis Rivera
Negative Cutting
Cal Roberts
Assistant Camera Operator
Gary D Rogers
Sound
Philip Romano
Stunts
Milius Romyn
Visual Effects
Ronnie Rondell
Stunts
Stephen Rosenbaum
Graphics
Martin Rosenberg
Camera Operator
Tom Rosseter
Other
Penny Runge
Other
Michael A Ruscio
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Hunt for Red October, Jakten på Röd Oktober, la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge, A, À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Debbie Joe Grillo
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Moscow, Soviet Union; Alaska, USA; Puget Sound, Washington, USA; Leningrad, Soviet Union; Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA; San Diego, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Award Wins
Best Sound Effects Sound Editing
1990
Award Nominations
Best Editing
1990
Dennis Virkler
Best Sound
1990
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
According to the July 1991 issue of Esquire magazine, Tom Clancy received $600,000 for the film rights to his novel.
Began shooting April 3, 1989.
According to the July 1991 issue of Esquire magazine, Robert Garland, David Shaber and John Milius contributed their screenwriting services.
Released in United States Spring March 2, 1990
Released in United States on Video October 25, 1990
Released in United States Spring March 2, 1990
Released in United States on Video October 25, 1990
According to the Los Angeles Times, Sean Connery, who replaced Klaus Maria Brandauer, received an estimated $4,000,000 salary.
