THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION!

[@blakewalker84120]

In your outro, you asked how Jones figured out the Russian caterpillar drive, and why the Russians didn't make it harder to figure out. Jones had an advantage that could not be prevented. He was right there when the Red October turned on the caterpillar drive. Jones heard the regular engines go silent. That should be impossible, more or less, unless the Red October just stopped and sat there doing nothing. But then he heard two other things: 1. A weird noise that was moving away. He didn't know what it was. 2. Russian singing that was also moving away at the same speed and direction. Put all that together, and he knew the Red October turned off the normal engines and turned on something else and was moving away, and that something else must be that sound he heard. So he isolated and filtered it and listened to it trying to figure out what it was, but was unable to figure THAT out on his own. After all, he's a sonar guy, not a mechanical engineer. But he DID figure out how to recognize it when he hears it again. Yeah, he's a smart cookie. But it's not entirely amazing; just a smart guy doing his job well, who got EXTREMELY lucky to be in the one place in that whole wide ocean where he could hear all that at the same time.

[@Amann0407]

It is also in the book that Jonesy was a very bright student at Cal Tech, and he actually did have an engineering background. He KNEW sonar systems and computer programming almost as good as the people who designed SAPS and the sonar systems. He was a really bright sonarman who probably knew stuff most sonarman would not normally know. He is referred to as a witch when it comes to sonar, because he is THAT good. And yes, he was lucky to be there when the Red October turned on their stealth propulsion drive. And he knew the Russians had to have gotten away somehow, so he did analysis and he understood how the computer for the sonar system interpreted things, aka the reference to the computer saying "seismic anomoly", which SAPS was originally written to detect seismic events. Jonesy knew all that and what the computer really meant by "seismic anomoly" because it was the "default" when SAPS has no idea what something is. That and American sonar tech was at least a decade ahead of Soviet technology at this stage, and thus the new American sonar systems were able to do things the Soviets didn't realize. Cue later in the book when the Soviet officers on Red October realized Jonesy tracked them all the way.

[@kathyastrom1315]

I just learned this morning that Joss Ackland, who played the Soviet ambassador here, died this week at age 95. I really like his sparring with Chief of Staff Pelt in the film.

[@bsgtrekfan88]

............................................. you lost another submarine?

[@pablom-f8762]

"Dipliomyatic Inmuneteeh"

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

RIP Hans from The Mighty Ducks. 😢 My favorite line is when he trolls Gordon by pretending to cut his finger on the sharpened skate blades, to which Gordon later replies, "You're morbid, Hans," and he shrugs and replies with, "No, I'm Scandinavian." 😂😂

[@helifanodobezanozi7689]

He was also great in Lethal Weapon 2! "Diplomatic Immunity!" RIP!!!

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

We have been losing so many fine actors lately. It's so frustrating. Joss Ackland was such a talented performer in comedies as well as dramas.

[@willmartin7293]

The term "buckaroo" is American slang for "cowboy." It can also mean someone who has the potential to act wild, impulsive, and unpredictable if they're challenged, or perceive there is a threat.

[@santiagorodriguez9849]

Buckaroo it's a variant of Spanish word "Vaquero" which means cowboy

[@willmartin7293]

So, it's Spanish slang for cowboy. Thanks.@@santiagorodriguez9849

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

A buckeroo is like an apprentice cowboy. The new kid.

[@ammaleslie509]

​@@GWNorth-db8vn yes, and the new kid is likely to make rash decisions, use poor judgment, fail to consider the consequences of actions, and overreact when his manhood is challenged.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

“Buckaroo Banzi, across the 8th Dimension” is also an amazing film 😎

[@adamskeans2515]

I love how Sam Neil's characters last words were "I would like to have seen Montana" and the same actors first scene in Jurassic Park were set in Montana

[@davidhart6291]

There’s a hilarious little tribute to this movie in the Mass Effect video games. Joker, the pilot of the Normandy (space ship) is using the Normandy’s “stealth drive” to approach an enemy ship, and says the enemy won’t know they’re there “unless we all start singing the Russian national anthem”. 😎

[@Ernwaldo]

Not a gamer (I’m old), so your story is new to me. Thanks for sharing! There is also a nod to this story in the (original) pilot episode of Firefly when they pull a “Crazy Ivan.”

[@davidhart6291]

@@Ernwaldo I’m old too, an old gamer (I started with an Odyssey, then the Atari 2600). I’d missed that little Easter egg in Firefly, that’s awesome! 🤩

[@Ernwaldo]

@@davidhart6291 👍🏻 Ah! The old Atari 2600… 🤓 I may have ya beat since I started with the original Pong! Think we (younger brother & I) may have had the 2600. Not sure. Another sign of my old age! Bought the original Nintendo system with Mario & Duck Hunt after I “grew up” & was on my own. LOL Eventually bought a PS2, but never played many titles. Still have that last one. But, yeah, I am actually a fairly recent fan of Firefly. Just never got around to it. Usually worked evenings my entire career & missed many tv shows. Got a chuckle out of their “Crazy Ivan” though. 🙂

[@NoneYaBidness762]

I love Alex Baldwins line in this film “I have to be careful about what I shoot at?!”

[@robburns4176]

In an interview Scott Glenn talks about how the studio arranged for him to spend time on an actual Los Angles Class sub, working with an actual attack boat skipper. The skipper ordered his crew to take Glenn's orders, and had him repeat his orders to the crew so Glenn could develop a command style and have experience giving actual orders.

[@kevinmoore2929]

I believe Kelsey Grammer did the same on Down Periscope or at least he spent a good amount of time with the Technical Director/Navy Liaison.

[@regould221]

Glenn also said that the way he portrayed the captain in his part was a direct copy of the Captain from the real submarine.

[@cixelsyd40]

My dad was on the boat they gave the actors a ride on. He said the mannerisms down to the turtle neck were spot on. That captain also later made Admiral.

[@NoChance345]

I don't know exactly why but I've always loved this movie. I'm pretty sure every time I've randomly come across this movie I'll start watching no matter where it is in the movie and i always finish it. This is definitely one of my all time favorites.

[@michaelccozens]

It's an interesting film! There aren't really any "bad guys" in it. Everyone's acting for what they think is best for everyone. It's only the larger political systems in conflict that pit the characters against each other. Nobody's really cruel or sadistic, and nobody has a "kick the dog" moment (with the possible exception of the saboteur shooting Sam Neill, but even then, he's clearly highly-devoted to his duty and values and not acting out of personal malice). In that way, it's more of a "humanity v nature" narrative than a "humanity v humanity" story.

[@allovett6246]

29:20 "Now, understand, Commander, that torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I... [showing identification] ... was never here.

[@phj223]

33:01 That is Stellan Skarsgård, who you might have seen in the Avengers movies as the scientist guy Selvig, and he was also in Good Will Hunting as the mathematics professor who takes Matt Damon under his wings. It's also quite possible that you recognize "him" through one of this many actor sons, the most prominent I guess is Alexander Skarsgård (who's been in a lot), but in the last few years Bill Skarsgård played Pennywise the Clown in the movie "It" ..

[@ariochiv]

And Boris Shcherbina in _Chernobyl,_ and Baron Harkonnen in _Dune._ 😄

[@kamillianno5251]

And Luthen Rael in Andor

[@ButcherPeete]

And Gregor in Ronin

[@scipioafricanus5871]

And oilrig worker Jan in _Breaking the Waves_

[@Alvin-1138]

​@@ButcherPeete"Reflexes Die Hard."

[@kathyastrom1315]

Fred Thompson, who played the American admiral who knew Jack’s backstory, was a congressional aide and conducted questioning during the Watergate hearings in 1973-4, and after acting for a bit, became a U.S. senator and presidential candidate, then returned to acting.

[@dogawful]

For me, he will always be Knox Pooley from Wiseguy.

[@paulsander5433]

While Thompson was running for the senate, Red October was coincidentally aired in TV prime time. His competitors demanded the network give them equal air time for their advertising.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Very much admired FDT & supported his run for President. He was such a straight-shooter & honest guy. I have wondered at times how different things would be today had he won.

[@chaddnewman2699]

Senator from the great state of Tennessee!

[@Rob_F8F]

​@@rayvanhorn1534I don’t recall any of his positions. I remember that he did lean heavily on his persona as the DA in Law & Order.

[@prollins6443]

The story is, Tom Clancy was interviewed by the CIA for having an interesting amount of knowledge about submarines and soviet doctrine. He actually got his information from public sources and then made some educated guesses. The story is based on a soviet warship that had a coup, but it was a surface vessel. One of the best movies for keeping you guessing and at the edge of your seat!

[@davefranklin4136]

I remember hearing this story back in the day. Then, Clancy wrote The Sum of All Fears. I live in Colo. Springs, and worked in Cheyenne Mountain back in the late '80s and early '90s. On the one hand, Clancy correctly referenced a rest area on I-25 south of COS the terrorists used on their way to the Super Bowl, but when he wrote about things going on in NORAD/Cheyenne Mountain, a lot of it was wrong - e.g. he didn't even get the names of the watch centers correct. Now back before 9/11, we had to deal with tours in the Mtn every day, and while there was quite the waiting list, I'm sure he could have wrangled a tour; however, it seemed clear this was one area of research he dropped the ball on, and made me wonder about the CIA debrief story...

[@kingscorpion7346]

yeah, and I happened to be serving in the Navy when that Soviet warship had a coup!

[@SabreSix1980]

It was based on the real life mutiny on the Krivak I class frigate the Storozhevoy n 1975. Paper Skies made a pretty good video on it a couple of weeks ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZylgp9tjrd8aac

[@rickpat-x9u]

The REAL-LIFE Capt. Ramius (Capt. Anatoly Androsovych) was a Soviet-Navy Technical Advisor to Hollywood during "Glastnost" & Open-Information Rusia after Berlin Wall taken down. *HE WAS THE FATHER OF HALYNA HUTCHINS, THE LADY THAT ALEC BALDWIN KILLED LAST YEAR ON MOVIE SET --- NO SHIT.*

[@MichaelScheele]

@@davefranklin4136 , maybe he didn't want another "debrief" session like that again. :-)

[@philshorten3221]

Jones only identified the Silent Propulsion because he happened to hear them transition from normal propellers. He heard the sub "disappear" with just a weird background noise in its place.

[@technofilejr3401]

16:48 As the captain of the Red October, Ramius is extremely aware of what the sub can do. Naval captains don’t just give orders and hope their ship can do it. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ramius had already done the calculations for 26 knots before he ordered the speed increase.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Clancy got quite a bit correct in this story: In the 1960's, a new Soviet submarine DID up & vanish in front of an American submarine. It wasn't a silent propulsion system, though - it was the fact that for the first time, a submarine's outer hull had been encased in a coat of rubber, which effectively kept all internal noise sithin the submarine. "Crazy Ivan's" are a real thing: there have been several underwater collisions between American and Soviet/Russian submarines, sometimes causing extensive damage! The Soviet Union was famous for not letting the outside world know ANYTHING about what they had going on (unless they were bragging about something): had a nuclear sub captain decided to defect and take the boat with him, they really would have asked if we could help sink it.

[@hectoraguilar925]

Back in the day I used to be a security guard, one time on an overnight job somebody left a copy of this book laying around. I must have read half the book in one go, it was so riveting.

[@neil2444]

When James Earl Jones' character in the film blows the torpedo 300 feet from impact, the audience cheered first time I saw this film in theaters. It was a real "hell yeah" moment.

[@Stogie2112]

James Earl Jones has had so many great performances that outshined his role as the voice of Vader. Dr. Strangelove, The Great White Hope, Conan the Barbarian, Soul Man, Coming to America, FIELD OF DREAMS, and many more. As actors go, he is a national treasure.

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Also.. the sandlot 😊

[@Sandy-dd4le]

As a Scot, this is one of my favourite comedies . Sean Connery making absolutely zero effort to do more than the stereotypical Russian accent you could find any Scot doing in a pub, cracks me up every time.

[@Ernwaldo]

👍🏻 And Mr. Connery did it so well! Loved him in this. (From an American)

[@larrybell726]

When the book and the movie came out, I was still employed by one of those “ three letter agencies”. One day a VIP contingent from the Joint Chiefs of Staff was in the SCIF visiting our production area and noticed that my friend had the book on his desk. One admiral turned to another and said “I see this young man is working with materials classified at the highest level“.

[@Splurr]

I love that the teddy bear is listed in the kredits. His name is Stanley! 🧸

[@noneya3635]

I laughed so hard at the Hiya Georgie reveal of Tim Curry. ✌🏽

[@theflyingfisherman7829]

6:18 Sean Connery from "The Rock" is also Indiana Jones's dad and was the first James Bond. He also stars in "The Untouchables", a popular true crime movie with Kevin Costner. 7:07 You only recognized Tim Curry from "Rocky Horror", but you missed everyone else. 8:57 - That's James Earl Jones, he's the voice of Darth Vader and he's the writer in "Field of Dreams". 6:40 - Jeffrey Jones, he was the dad in "Beetlejuice". But I guess you saw that after this. He's also in "Amadeus" and is best known as the principal in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". 5:12 - Sam Neill, he was the main character in "Jurassic Park", the paleontologist/dinosaur scientist. 15:41 - Scott Glenn, he was Jodie Foster's boss in "The Silence of the Lambs". He was also in "Apocalypse Now". 13:18 - Stellan Skarsgård was Boris in "Chernobyl", the second main character/politician guy. He was also the mathematician who worked with Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting". 4:48 - The black sonar technician is Courtney B. Vance. He played Johnnie Cochran, O.J. Simpson's lawyer in the first season of "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson" if you saw that. John McTiernan who directed this also directed "Die Hard" and "Predator". He also directed "Die Hard 3" and "Last Action Hero", a great parody of action movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[@TonyTigerTonyTiger]

"Sean Connery ... was the first James Bond. " Sean Connery was not the first actor to play James Bond "on screen": Barry Nelson was. "Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen;[1] April 16, 1917 - April 7, 2007)[2] was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond.[3] ... He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale on the television anthology series Climax! (preceding Sean Connery's interpretation in Dr. No by eight years).[9] " -- Wikipedia

[@fakecubed]

The only James Bond.

[@vornamenachname4298]

Fun fact: Sean Connery played the father of Indiana Jones, who was played by Harrison Ford. Ford played the character Jack Ryan in two films. Jack Ryan is the name of the character in this film, played by Alec Baldwin.

[@Ernwaldo]

@@vornamenachname4298 , Ford & Baldwin’s Ryan is the same character. Just different novels/films & actors, of course. Good info, though. Thanks for sharing!

[@theflyingfisherman7829]

@@TonyTigerTonyTiger Yea, I know Barry Nelson was technically the first Bond. Everybody knows that, but nobody cares about Barry Nelson.😄He was an American playing Bond which is all kinds of wrong, not to mention he looked like a crew cut wearing, all-American high school football player from the 1950s unconvincingly playing a suave, slick superspy. And his acting was subpar and it was like a TV movie/anthology series episode. So, no one counts that.

[@Gimpylung]

4 years later we are introduced to Sam Neills character in Jurassic Park at a dinosaur excavation in ..... Montana ;)

[@jadefalconmk1]

Stellan Skaarsgard who plays the captain of the Konavolov, more recently portrayed Boris Scherbina in HBO's Chernobyl as well as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in the Dune film.

[@Stogie2112]

He was also math professor Gerry Lambeau in Good Will Hunting

[@3dbadboy1]

Oh wow, that's who it was?? He was so young I didn't recognize him.

[@MrBoombast64]

@@3dbadboy1 He was also "Bootstrap" Bill Turner in second Pirates Of The Carribean movie, father to Will Turner III.

[@OnASeasideMission]

And played Cerdic, who had the only good line in 'King Arthur' (2004) "At last, a man worth killing".

[@waynehatchell6343]

The ship that shot over the sub is an Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Fast Frigate. They were the work horse of the US Navy in the late 70's thru the very early 90's. Great tough little ships. Those ships were designed for anti-submarine warfare and other missions. I was a sailor who served aboard one in mid thru late 80's. The Cold War was tense on the seas.

[@Caseytify]

They retired that class too quickly.

[@BogeyTheBear]

The USS Reuben James, of course, was the plot hole. They included that particular ship in the movie as an homage for her role in another Tom Clancy novel, _Red Storm Rising._ In that book, she was one of the ships that crossed the Panama Canal to reinforce the Atlantic fleet after the US Navy lost their first battle of World War Three. Take note of that: The Reuben James had to travel into the Atlantic Ocean-- because in reality Reuben James served 100% of her career in the US Pacific Fleet!

[@Rob_F8F]

Admiral Greer is played by James Earl Jones, who voiced the character of Darth Vader in that little known 1970s movie, Star Wars.

[@plothos8380]

And his greatest role: Eddie Murphy’s dad in the modern classic, Coming to America

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

This movie was made when the cold war was still raging. Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin are amazing in this. You may recognize Sam Neill from Jurassic Park. James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, also makes an appearance. It’s one of those that puts you on the edge of your seat the entire time and keeps you guessing until the end.

[@zedwpd]

Scott Glenn from Urban Cowboy. Jeffrey Jones from Beetlejuice and Ferris Bueller.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

@@zedwpd when I think of Scott Glenn, I think of Silverado and Backdraft. A very underrated actor.

[@Ernwaldo]

And we shouldn’t forget Stellan Skarsgård.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

@@ErnwaldoCaptain Tupolev. 👍

[@Ernwaldo]

@@thewiseoldherper7047 , thank you. 👍🏻

[@Alyxzander716]

5:12 LMAO the Jurassic Park music for Sam Neill😂 Also I bet the book is phenomenal

[@technofilejr3401]

Mary I wish you had shown the scene of Admiral Painter explaining Ryan’s background to Charlie the Captain of the Enterprise. It’s a great character development moment for Ryan. Up until this scene we as the audience simply thought Ryan was merely a highly educated CIA analyst. In this moment we find out that he is a US Naval Academy (i.e. Annapolis) graduate just like the Admiral and the Captain. But because of his injury he was never able to serve his country like they did. So Ryan joined the CIA to try and do his part. Ryan has definitely earned the right to be in uniform. Also you should note Ryan graduated Annapolis as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps is US military service branch known for boldness and bravery. They are also called Leathernecks or Devil Dogs. These qualities came out when the helicopter pilot told Jack they had to leave due to low fuel. I’ve known a lot of Marines and they are never hesitant to raise their voice when necessary.

[@jestertlsodx9897]

"I would have liked to have seen Montanna." Been there once, last year. Big Sky, Montanna. It was snowing. It's the most beautiful place I have ever seen.

[@samuelmoulds1016]

soooh good to see a movie with you again! heard you were married, 'Blest Wishes' (always 'congradulate' the groom and offer 'Blest Wishes' to the bridge). "Hunt for Red October" is my favorite movie of all time! this was Baldwin's first movie. and this first Tom Clancy novel featuring super patriot 'Jack Ryan'. Harrison Ford played him, as well as other actors. glad you liked it.

[@Nick_CF]

I did a ten year stint in the US Submarine Service...the fast attack life of course. This movie is my favorite sub movie next to Down Periscope

[@davewhitmore1958]

I love that you suspected Frank-N-Furter as the saboteur, LOL

[@ravensrevenge7245]

The actor for Captain Tupolev is named Stellan Skarsgård, you might know him from the HBO series Chernobyl, Dune, Andor, Thor, or The Pirates of the Caribbean Saga. He is also the father of Bill Skarsgård, the actor who played Pennywise the Dancing Clown from IT. Fun fact most of the Skarsgård family can do that creepy Pennywise smile, except for, I believe Sam Skarsgård

[@ClaudioTV2005]

Tim Curry, who played Dr. Petrov, was also the original IT and the receptionist in Home Alone 2

[@petercofrancesco9812]

Sean Connery's Russian accent is impeccable 😉

[@johnwebb5402]

If you read the book, you'll get the backstory on many things, such as: - How Ramius' wife died, and why that drove him to do the things he did; - More of the interplay between the two ambassadors, and how Pelt (the American ambassador) knew his counterpart was lying; - The apathy of Soviet workers, and how that might have led to a very different outcome for the book if not for a "negligent flick of the wrist." If you choose to read the book, you'll find it's so much better than the movie (and the movie was WAY beyond good).

[@3Rayfire]

Ahhh, Mary out here watching my favorite movie. Fantastic. A birthday present a week early.

[@danielmorency2242]

This movie completely took me by surprise. I went with one of my friends to see this at the movies not really knowing nothing about it. It blew my mind. Loved it loved it loved it. I didn't hesitate to go see Patriot Games when it followed a few years later. And man, I sure wasn't disappointed... You'll love the others in this series. Although not about submarines, the next two does star Harrison Ford. :)

[@ruthsaunders9507]

Sum of All Fears is pretty good too. Don't care for Ben Afleck and the girl all that much but the rest of the cast is wonderful.

[@sld1776]

"How long before Remius could launch his missiles at us." The actual answer was... at any point, really.

[@Stogie2112]

Not if the missiles are short range.

[@sld1776]

@@Stogie2112 The range of the Typhoon launchers was 8,300 kilometers.

[@johnscott4196]

Mary, of course you are still a really young woman, but as someone who has watched your reactions for a long time it's so interesting to see you growing, starting a family, gaining confidence and maturity. I'm so happy for you.

[@arctan2010]

Another submarine movie for your consideration is _Crimson Tide_ (1995) starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman.

[@Stogie2112]

Actor Scott Glenn was a busy man back then. In 1989 he made "The Hunt for Red October" and "The Silence of The Lambs" back-to-back. USS Dallas Commander Bart Mancuso and then FBI Agent Jack Crawford.

[@rickpat-x9u]

The REAL-LIFE Capt. Ramius (Capt. Anatoly Androsovych) was a Soviet-Navy Technical Advisor to Hollywood during "Glastnost" & Open-Information Rusia after Berlin Wall taken down. *HE WAS THE FATHER OF HALYNA HUTCHINS, THE LADY THAT ALEC BALDWIN KILLED LAST YEAR ON MOVIE SET --- NO SHIT.*

[@arraymac227]

The admiral, James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. ICYDK

[@mikealvarez2322]

James Earl Jones is also the narrator at the end of War of the Worlds and was in The Lion King, The Sandlot, Dr. Strangelove, and too many other films to listen here.

[@calise616]

This is one of the few movies I can watch over and over again. Simply love it. Especially Sean Connery.

[@upspaul7778]

the sub that was filmed jumping out of the water is now docked in Portland Oregon at the OMSI Museum on the Willamette river

[@themulattomaker2602]

7:09 Get you somebody who says hi to you the way Mary says hi to Tim Curry 😅 Okay, so Tupolev, the guy that accidently torpedoes his own boat. That's Stellan Skarsgård. Add three decades to his face and you get Shcherbina from Chernobyl. Throw some seaweed on his face and you get Bootstrap Bill from Pirates of the Caribbean. Make him snotty and smart and you get the math prof from Good Will Hunting. I love that guy, dude's been in a *lot.* Sequels: Patriot Games and Clear And Present Danger are the next two movies, where Harrison Ford takes over as Jack Ryan. They're both really good movies (fair warning, neither of them have anything to do with submarines). Then Ben Affleck took a turn, now I think it's Jim from the Office as Ryan, I haven't been able to keep up. Sub movies: You already mentioned Das Boot, which is the pinnacle. Crimson Tide is really good. K-19 The Widowmaker was good. U-571 is a good movie, if you can ignore the Americentric bad history that Hollywood gave us. ...and if those movies are too serious for you, there's always Down Periscope... 😆

[@alexkaen1701]

"I feel like this guy makes a lot of decisions on his own" Well, he is the Captain...

[@scorp77snake]

The word underrated gets thrown around a lot on reactions but for this film it's deserved The Hunt for Red October is easy a 9/10 it's well written , acted, the score is great and the pacing is on point at no point are you bored. Whenever I see it on TV I'll quite happily sit and watch

[@peterk7931]

I love this movie so much. My family quotes it all the time.

[@mrtveye6682]

Same. And what's great about it, even knowing all the twists and plots, it's a movie you can watch over and over again, and it still is a great, even suspenseful watch.

[@timlois]

My first introduction to the characters Jack Ryan and James Greer. Love this movie so much. My favorite line comes from Ramius. "Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea gentlemen?"

[@Ernwaldo]

Agree with everything. Ramius is a great character with iconic lines. Connery’s delivery is perfect… if you ignore the Scottish burr, of course! 👍🏻

[@WithTwoFlakes]

Many reactors struggle to follow this movie's plot line and are simply confused by it all. I'm impressed with how quickly you picked up on the key points of the plot and followed what's happening, even guessing some things ahead of time. Some minor points I might make :- (1) whilst Admiral Greer was indeed from a Navy background, don't forget he is now a "spy" high up in the CIA. So not a surprise for him to do sneaky stuff like "...and I was never here". (2) Ramius is a teacher so can't stop himself from pushing his students to test their limits and make them better officers eg "increase speed to 26 kts and recompute". (3) Ramius is also a scholar and student of history, eg. the Cortez story. Even when they are in the middle of a battle, he can't help but quiz Ryan about his book. And he knows his stuff - "Halsey acted stupidly". Indeed he did, racing after Ozawa's Northern force with ALL his fast battleships, leaving the little ships of Taffy-3 to pay the price.

[@LordArthurWellesley]

Altough Greer here is with the CIA, he is wearing his naval uniform, which means that if a vice admiral (O-9) personally comes to your ship, to your battlestation and commands you that this never happened, you know that this is something serious and you are not gonna ask questions :D

[@Robalogot]

Tom Clancy writes a lot of military fiction, the weird thing is that he has a lot of military expert contacts he uses to get things close to reality. And sometimes he comes too close as he has been investigated multiple times by the CIA because his stories might have gotten too close to top secret reality.

[@Stogie2112]

The magnificent Stellan Skarsgård plays Captain Tupolev. This man deserves a Lifetime Achievement Oscar his many fantastic performances.

[@rickpat-x9u]

The REAL-LIFE Capt. Ramius (Capt. Anatoly Androsovych) was a Soviet-Navy Technical Advisor to Hollywood during "Glastnost" & Open-Information Rusia after Berlin Wall taken down. *HE WAS THE FATHER OF HALYNA HUTCHINS, THE LADY THAT ALEC BALDWIN KILLED LAST YEAR ON MOVIE SET --- NO SHIT.*

[@wwoods66]

26:15 Good catch on the use of the different background color on the three submarines, to key you in to **which** boat you're on.

[@nathanburr]

The Jurassic Park music playing over Sam Neil. 😂 “They do move in herds.”

[@mrtim5363]

To prevent arming in the tube there are devices to ensure the weapon is out of the tube before the arming sequence completes. This is to prevent an erroneous electrical signal from causing weapon to fully arm when it has not left the tube. & If you ram the torpedo before the arming sequence completes, it will not detonate.

[@TomH2681]

Yasss, one of my favourite submarine films. After Das Boot of course. Another good submarine film is "K-19 The Widowmaker" (2002), with Harrison Ford. Loosely based on a true story.

[@kupoflupo3346]

K-19 is really good.

[@fakecubed]

Crimson Tide, Das Boot, Hunter Killer, U-571.

[@MGower4465]

28:51 The "leak" is specified as being in the primary loop. The fluid (usually water, but not always) is radioactive from being in direct cintact inside the reactor, a leak there is very dsngerous. A leak in the secondary loop is also dangerous, but is *not* radioactive.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

33:09 "...but he really reminds me of someone specific." You're probably thinking of Dr. Erik Selvig, the professor from the Thor MCU movies portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård. It's the very same actor (though much younger, of course).

[@bigdream_dreambig]

8:57 "I know him as well, right? Where from?" That's James Earl Jones. He's been in lots of things, but the only ones I see in your archives: he was the voice of Darth Vader throughout the Star Wars franchise. (He was also the voice of King Mufasa in Disney's animated film The Lion King, and he was seen in Field of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner, and Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy.)

[@brianoden1798]

What a great movie! My dad and I saw it in the theater when I was just a teenager.

[@wapaking.]

Ohh this was a longer post-movie talk than your usual! Are you going to be doing this for all future reactions? I love listening to other people's thoughts on the movie after seeing it as a whole so this was great!

[@clairekane4157]

One of my favorite movies. It was so cool on the big screen. Nice choice ✌️💜

[@kennethmacgregor-Gregorach]

I went 3 times to see his film when it came out. Book is even better.

[@willenholly]

I was a sophomore ROTC engineering student and saw this with classmates at a Saturday matinee. It was incredible. I love this film.

[@chronospeedster]

This is in my top 10 favorite movie ever and i bought finally a blu ray last week and rewatched again. What a movie! Love it.

[@SathReacts]

Alec Baldwins most infamous role must be as himself in 'Team America: World Police' AWIIIICK BAAAAWINNNNN...

[@theunknownunknowns256]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople 2016

[@narfpoik1424]

You’re Sarah Connor before she could do pushups!

[@Nimbus1701]

If you enjoyed this movie I would highly recommend Crimson Tide. It stars Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman. Excellent movie.

[@campagnollo]

The actor who is the captain of the Soviet sub pursuing the Red October is Stellan Skarsgard. He has been in plenty of movies. The most recent is the “Dune” series.

[@chefskiss6179]

And "It's" daddy ;)

[@Ernwaldo]

@@chefskiss6179, and the IRL father of three(?) actors

[@rickpat-x9u]

The REAL-LIFE Capt. Ramius (Capt. Anatoly Androsovych) was a Soviet-Navy Technical Advisor to Hollywood during "Glastnost" & Open-Information Rusia after Berlin Wall taken down. *HE WAS THE FATHER OF HALYNA HUTCHINS, THE LADY THAT ALEC BALDWIN KILLED LAST YEAR ON MOVIE SET --- NO SHIT.*

[@TonyTigerTonyTiger]

34:34 Love the empathy.

[@RetroClassic66]

33:12 That’s Stellan Skarsgard, a Swedish actor who you’ve seen before in many films including GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997), the second two PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN films, and THOR (2011) and several other MCU movies.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

It was funny you got the lighting right off. In the comentary the mentioned the color changes was to help the viewer id who is who. The studio that filmed the subs is now used by glenn beck in tx.

[@mikejankowski6321]

I love this movie. Your reaction video really did it justice, as you were so drawn into the story just as you were supposed to be.

[@David_C_83]

I've always had fond memories of this movie, it's pretty cool for its time. I'm so happy to see that you got so much into the story and had fun!

[@mikealvarez2322]

We should never forget the name Vasii Arkhipov, the man that saved the world from a nuclear holocaust. Arkhipov was the second officer on Soviet Nuclear Sub B-29 during the Cuban Missile crisis in 1962. The captains of the subs (there were 4 in the area) were ordered to act on their own if they were out of communication with Moscow for more than 24 hours. B-29 was out of touch because they were submerged due to US warships trying to bring them to the surface for identification. The captain and political officer decided that war had been declared and they should fire their nuclear weapon. It took all 3 votes to launch. Arkhipov convinced the captain not to launch, instead surface and contact Moscow. They surfaced to later find out that the crisis has been averted. A nuclear launch by B-29 would have triggered a nuclear exchange. So on this American Thanksgiving I'd like to thank Vasili Arkhipov. It's not just the US that has a day of Thanksgiving. Quite a few countries do, even a region in the Netherlands I think. So even if your country does not have a day of Thanksgiving we can all be thankful that we don't glow in the dark. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

[@danielmorency2242]

"Verify our dishtanche to the enemy... One ping only..." Best line ever. lol

[@Jon_FM]

Having read the book first, this was such a loyal reflection. Tom Clancy wrote it without basing it on any one story. The book was written in the early 80s so it was filled with a lot of the paranoia of the day. The movie came out as Glasnost was ongoing and around the time the Iron Curtain had fallen so it was very much a child of the era for sure. This movie shines in ways the successor Patriot Games does not (as far as meeting the message of the novel)

[@Tiisiphone]

Amazing movie with a great cast. The action really keeps you at the edge of your seat! If you like submarine movies, you might enjoy The Enemy Below, a vintage classic from 1957. It takes place during WWII and describes the duel between a German submarine and an American destroyer. This movie is old but aged gracefully!

[@Caseytify]

I personally enjoy Down Periscope. A bit silly comedy at times, but containing some truth.

[@kevinmoore2929]

U-571 and Das Boot are also great submarine movies.

[@Tiisiphone]

@@kevinmoore2929 Indeed! Das Boot being my favorite. I think Mary already reviewed it.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

14:00 another situation that taught me a lot, which wouldn't come to effect until much later from this point in time. when someone you've never seen before comes AT you, with a similar bunch of _someones_ behind them, with neither of them declaring intention, you only have [the space between you both] divided by [the rate of speed of the closest unknown] amount of time to determine whether they're _charging_ or _running._

[@phj223]

8:57 That's James Earl Jones, and his highest profile performance is probably as the voice of Darth Vader. :) So while you might have missed many of his movies, that voice will certainly ring a bell.

[@Huntress59]

Also great in Field of Dreams . He did one of my favorite monologues …..”People will come ….”

[@kilroy987]

And Mufasa in The Lion King!

[@rickpat-x9u]

The REAL-LIFE Capt. Ramius (Capt. Anatoly Androsovych) was a Soviet-Navy Technical Advisor to Hollywood during "Glastnost" & Open-Information Rusia after Berlin Wall taken down. *HE WAS THE FATHER OF HALYNA HUTCHINS, THE LADY THAT ALEC BALDWIN KILLED LAST YEAR ON MOVIE SET --- NO SHIT.*

[@cshubs]

The captain of the other Soviet sub was Stellan Skarsgard -- from Good Will Hunting, Andor, and a ton of other stuff.

[@beannathrach2417]

The novel was inspired by a rebellion on a soviet navy surface ship. The captain was unhappy with the abuses in the USSR and planned to sail his ship into Leningrad as a protest. Obligatory propaganda: NATO militaries don't spy on their commanders. Whatever faults they might have, each is loyal to their country. Bond James Bond with the dead guy of Beetlejuice and Jurassic Park!

[@jedlogan392]

Wonderful reaction Mari, I really enjoyed listening to your mind work as you watched this Cold War thriller.. Thanks so much.

[@kms1.62]

great editing! love jrssc prk leitmotif for neill, excellent

[@pfeilspitze]

30:45 I always love seeing people react to this moment. Without fail they'd forgotten about Tupolev, and think "oh yeah, of course" about it. It's such a great example of setup and payoff.

[@JohnVinylGen]

If you want to watch another great submarine film watch "Crimson Tide" (1995 )with Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington.

[@fakecubed]

Legit.

[@qbasicmichael]

"Hostile waters" is okay also. Although i think its acting is less realistic, it is based on a real event.

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Tony Scott classic!

[@nathancline4000]

Alec Baldwin's character in this has been played by multiple different people over the years. Harrison Ford has played him twice in Clear and Present Danger and Patriot Games. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have each played him once. john Krazinski (Sp?) (from The Office) recently portrayed him in a 4 Season Amazon show simply called Jack Ryan.

[@hardcorepoetic]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this! It's a favorite of mine.

[@jasonremy1627]

The other Russian sub commander is Stellan Skarsgård. He's been in a ton of movies (Good Will Hunting, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)

[@jimpemberton]

Jack's boss is played by James Earl Jones. He was the voice of Darth Vader as well as Mufasa in the Lion King. He played Eddie Murphy's father in Coming to America, and also played in Field of Dreams. He's a classically trained actor and has and extensive body of work on stage as well as the screen. His role in Hunt For Red October is one of my favorites of him. The one movie he wasn't in that I wish he was is The Color Purple.

[@clairealderwood1928]

My father was stationed in Greenland to monitor Soviet subs in the 1950s. He loved this movie.

[@houdin654jeff]

35:16 he’s a bit see through in that shot because they weren’t actually on a boat for this end shot. That’s probably the result of green/blue screen and some less than ideal compositing. You can see similar artifacts in early cuts of Empire Strikes Back where the snowspeeder cockpits are see through as well because the compositing wasn’t quite up to snuff.

[@paulsisco6748]

On a navy ship, the captain is an absolute authority. His word goes, always.

[@-R.Gray-]

Alternate ending - Connery and Baldwin - " Jack, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." (as in Casablanca)

[@tokyochannel2020]

Jack Ryan character is later played by Harrison Ford in 2 movies, and Bem Afleck and is also a TV show and other media.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Fantastic movie! 💪😎💪 The music is amazing :) The soundtrack was composed by Basil Poledouris!! He also did the soundtracks for Red Dawn, Conan, Robocop and so many others!! 💗

[@BradSimsCPT]

Crazy fun fact. Tupolevs boat is an Alfa class (NATO nickname) sub capable of nearly 50 mph underwater!! That's super fast

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

Great movie and a great show about the paranoia during the Cold War. I also remember listening to the soundtrack on a Discman. I had the Russian crew singing on repeat while reading a book series so long until the Dscman died on me.