Patriot Games (1992)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers (WGA):

Tom Clancy (novel)
W. Peter Iliff (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 June 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Let the Games Begin.

Plot:

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Jack Ryan | CIA | Assassination | Revenge | Assassination Attempt

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Jack Ryan
Anne Archer	...	Dr. Caroline "Cathy" Ryan
Patrick Bergin	...	Kevin O'Donnell
Sean Bean	...	Sean Miller
Thora Birch	...	Sally Ryan
James Fox	...	Lord William Holmes
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Polly Walker	...	Annette
J.E. Freeman	...	Marty Cantor
James Earl Jones	...	Adm. James Greer
Richard Harris	...	Paddy O'Neil
Alex Norton	...	Dennis Cooley
Hugh Fraser	...	Geoffrey Watkins
David Threlfall	...	Insp. Robert Highland
Alun Armstrong	...	Sgt. Owens
Berlinda Tolbert	...	Sissy Jackson
Hugh Ross	...	Barrister Atkinson
Gerald Sim	...	Lord Justice
Pip Torrens	...	First Aide
Thomas Russell	...	Ashley
Jonathan Ryan	...	Jimmy O'Reardon
Andrew Connolly	...	Charlie Dugan
Karl Hayden	...	Paddy Boy
Claire Oberman	...	Lady Holmes
Oliver Stone	...	Young Holmes
Tom Watt	...	Electrician
P.H. Moriarty	...	Court Guard
Rebecca Mayhook	...	Schoolgirl
Roger Blake	...	Constable
Martin Cochrane	...	Constable
Tim Dutton	...	Constable
Ellen Geer	...	Rose
John Lafayette	...	Alex Winter
Shaun Duke	...	Tony Ferro (as Duke Moosekian)
Fritz Sperberg	...	Spiva
Brenda James	...	Secretary (as Brenda Klemme)
Allison Barron	...	CIA Analyst
Ted Raimi	...	CIA Technician (as Theodore Raimi)
Philip Levien	...	Dr. Shapiro
Jesse D. Goins	...	FBI Agent Shaw (as Jesse Goins)
John Shepard	...	FBI Helicopter Pilot
Stephen Held	...	FBI Rifleman
Debora Weston	...	CNN Reporter
Bob Gunton	...	Interviewer
Ivan Kane	...	TV Reporter
Kim Delgado	...	TV Reporter
Keith Campbell	...	Ned Clark
Jeff Mandon	...	Marine Guard
Eric Paul	...	Marine Guard
Jeff Gardner	...	Midshipman
Lester T. Tillery	...	Midshipman
Franklin Dam	...	Midshipman
Frankie Maldonatti	...	Midshipman
Bonnie Webster	...	Midshipman
Pamela Saxon	...	Midshipman
Leah Tabassi	...	Midshipman
Michael Ryan Way	...	Avery
Gregory Paul Jackson	...	Taxi Driver
Fred Toma	...	Arab Soldier
Ruben Garfias	...	Anesthesiologist
Michael Francis Kelly	...	O'Neil's Bodyguard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Markus Alexander	...	Midshipman (uncredited)
Sacha Bennett	...	Unidentified Role (uncredited)
Bret Culpepper	...	Patriot Club Rowdy (uncredited)
Lucia Noyce	...	Schoolgirl at Crossing (uncredited)
Peter Weireter	...	FBI Director's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Directed by
Phillip Noyce

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Clancy		(novel)
W. Peter Iliff		(screenplay) and
Donald Stewart		(screenplay)

Produced by
Lis Kern	....	associate producer
Charles H. Maguire	....	executive producer
Mace Neufeld	....	producer
Robert Rehme	....	producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine		(director of photography) (as Donald M. McAlpine)

Film Editing by
William Hoy
Neil Travis

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson		(as Amanda Mackey)
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Joseph C. Nemec III		(as Joseph Nemec III)

Art Direction by
Joseph P. Lucky

Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer

Costume Design by
Norma Moriceau

Makeup Department
John R. Bayless	....	makeup artist
Pat Gerhardt	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Archer
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Denise O'Dell	....	production manager
Nigel Wooll	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Devis	....	assistant director
Mathew Dunne	....	second assistant director (as Mathew J. Dunne)
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director
Robert Fabbri	....	assistant director: UK
Christopher T. Gerrity	....	first assistant director: second unit
James Greenhut	....	second assistant director: second unit (as James W. Greenhut)
Ian Hickinbotham	....	first assistant director: UK
Tim Lewis	....	assistant director: UK
Dennis Maguire	....	first assistant director
Justin Muller	....	second assistant director: second unit UK
John G. Scotti	....	second second assistant director
Paul Taylor	....	assistant director: UK
Richard Whelan	....	assistant director: UK

Art Department
David Aaron	....	assistant property master: weapons
David B. Brenner	....	foreman
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction gang-boss
Alan Cassie	....	art director: UK
Gary Clark	....	head paint foreman
Robin Heinson	....	painter
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint foreman
Stephanie McMillan	....	set dresser: UK (as Stephenie McMillan)
Dave Midson	....	chargehand dressing prop
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Erik L. Nelson	....	property master
Carla S. Nemec	....	art department coordinator
Brian Read	....	property buyer
Adrian Start	....	hod painter
D.A. Zingelewicz	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Don Banks	....	boom operator: UK
Noah Blough	....	sound effects editor
Thierry J. Couturier	....	sound editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
John P. Fasal	....	additional sound effects (as John Paul Fasal)
Marva Fucci	....	assistant sound editor
Howell Gibbens	....	sound effects editor
Cecelia Hall	....	supervising sound editor
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor (as Matt Harrison)
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Frank Howard	....	sound effects editor
Suhail Kafity	....	sound effects editor
Larry Mann	....	sound effects editor
Victoria Martin	....	supervising foley editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Maggie Ostroff	....	assistant sound editor
R.J. Palmer	....	sound effects editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher C. Schiavo	....	assistant sound editor
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer: UK
Craig Sims	....	assistant sound editor
Norman R. Walker	....	apprentice sound editor
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Les Wolf	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
Michael Dawson	....	special effects administrator: UK
Peter Fern	....	special effects technician
George Gibbs	....	special effects supervisor: UK
Terry W. King	....	special effects technician
Dale L. Martin	....	special effects coordinator
Andy Williams	....	senior special effects technician: UK
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
C. Marie Davis	....	visual effects editor
Robert Grasmere	....	visual effects supervisor
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	visual effects: Video Image
Richard E. Hollander	....	visual effects: Video Image
Gregory L. McMurry	....	visual effects: Video Image
John C. Wash	....	visual effects supervisor: Video Image
Larry Weiss	....	computer graphics animator: VIFX
Russell Earl	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (as Greg Barnett)
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Steve Boyum	....	stunt coordinator
Andy Bradford	....	stunt coordinator: UK
Andy Bradford	....	stunts: UK
Janet Brady	....	stunts
Michael T. Brady	....	stunts (as Michael Brady)
David Burton	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Clarke Coleman	....	stunts
Gerry Crampton	....	stunts: UK
Gabe Cronnelly	....	stunts: UK
Cynthia Cypert	....	stunts
Laura Dash	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Chenea Ellis	....	stunts
David R. Ellis	....	stunt coordinator
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Elaine Ford	....	stunts: UK
Martin Grace	....	stunt coordinator: UK
Martin Grace	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts
Steve Hart	....	stunts
Craig Hosking	....	stunts: UK
Scott Hubbell	....	stunts (as Scott W. Hubbell)
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	rescue boat operator
Paul Jennings	....	stunts: UK
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Terry Leonard	....	stunts (as Terry J. Leonard)
Pete Lonergan	....	stunts: UK
Phil Lonergan	....	stunts: UK
Mark McBride	....	stunts: UK (as Marc McBride)
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts
Valentino Musetti	....	stunts: UK
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunt double
Chad Randall	....	stunts
Tony Van Silva	....	stunts: UK
Rod Woodruff	....	stunts: UK
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Vic Armstrong	....	stunt double: Mr. Ford (uncredited)
Eddie Mulder	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich	....	rigging electrician
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: second unit (as Michael A. Benson)
Bruce Byall	....	best boy grip
Tim Collins	....	grip
James Devis	....	director of photography: UK
Chuck Finch	....	gaffer
Stephen Finch	....	electrician
Kevin Fraser	....	key grip: UK
Rodney French	....	grip
Jeremy Gee	....	camera operator: UK
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer
Christopher J. Lama	....	electrician
Brett Laumann	....	electrical best boy
Duane Manwiller	....	second assistant camera
Steve Mathis	....	gaffer
Billy Merrell	....	best boy
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
John Murphy	....	dolly grip
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Stephen Smith	....	director of photography: UK
Steve Smith	....	key grip
D. Stevens	....	still photographer: second unit
Micky Wilson	....	gaffer: second unit
Ron Wisnesky	....	rigging
Rob Coughlin	....	grip (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera technician: Wescam camera (uncredited)
David Renken	....	daily electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Shannon Dunn	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	....	assistant costume designer
Ronald V. Barry	....	set costumer (as Ron Barry)
Rosemary Burrows	....	costume supervisor
Barbara Marko Friedman	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Lisa M. Citron	....	additional editor
Andrew MacRitchie	....	assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Tim Tommasino	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Pol Brennan	....	composer: song "Harry's Game"
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
Nathan Kaproff	....	orchestra contractor
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
John Neufeld	....	orchestrator
Conrad Pope	....	additional orchestrator
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Charles E. Bauer	....	driver
Roy Clarke	....	unit driver
Michael Luckeroth	....	driver
Douglas A. Walk	....	driver

Other crew
Charley Armstrong	....	assistant location manager
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer: UK
James E. Brooks	....	technical advisor: Navy (as Lieutenant James E. Brooks USN)
John Charles	....	software manager: Sony DAC
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Kathy Day	....	assistant: Mr. Neufeld
Cliff Fleming	....	pilot
Paul Fraser	....	trainee script supervisor
Karen Hale Wookey	....	script supervisor
Harry Hauss	....	pilot (as Harold D. Hauss)
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Jim Lipman	....	boat captain
Joe Lotito	....	production assistant
Wendy E. Matousek	....	stand-in: Thora Birch
Robert Mazaraki	....	production assistant
Rachel Neale	....	location manager
Stuart Neumann	....	location manager
Peter J. Novak	....	location manager
Sean O'Kane	....	adr voice
Errol Reichow	....	assistant location manager
Chris Saunders	....	pilot (as Chris B. Sanders)
Susie Schelling	....	medical technical advisor
Debbie Schwab	....	production coordinator
Michael T. Sherman	....	technical advisor: Navy (as Captain Michael T. Sherman)
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	medic
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine coordinator
Chris Warren	....	video coordinator
John C. Wash	....	screen graphics supervisor
Joss Skottowe	....	technical advisor: fiber optics (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Mace Neufeld Productions
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Hansard (process compositing)
• Video Image (visual effects and video displays)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Atlantic Cine Equipment  cranes and remote heads
• CRM Group Inc.  wescam aerial services
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• R.E.D. Productions  title design
• RCA Records  soundtrack
• Studio Sea  marine coordination
• Technicolor  color timing

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Peru:18 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #31598)

Filming Locations:

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Company:

Mace Neufeld Productions

Trivia:

James Horner (who, like all composers, often re-uses his own material) borrows part of his score from Aliens (1986) in scoring this film. Specifically, the key elements of "Resolution and Hyperspace" from the "Aliens" soundtrack appears in this movie as the music that plays while Ryan and the others watch the SAS attack on the Libyan training camp.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Train departure announcements on the London Underground, if made at all, do not list the train's stops except where these might vary from one train to another.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jack Ryan: [answering machine answers] Sorry, we can't come to the phone right now. If you leave a message, we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Patriot Games (#4.20)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Harry's Game

A Super Thriller

This is an outstanding thriller, a movie I have always enjoyed watching since it came out. Apparently a number of people also did since a few sequels followed featuring the main character ex-CIA analyst "Jack Ryan," played by Harrison Ford.

Sean Bean was excellent as the revenge-obsessed villain, a member of a "splinter group," as its labeled not really an IRA extremist, but one too out-of- control for any group. Ford is the man best able to stop him and the film is very interesting start-to-finish and smart enough not to overdo the violence. Suspenseful is probably the best word to describe the movie as Bean goes after Ford's family.

Anne Archer, as Ford's wife, along with the rest of the cast, actors such as Patrick Bergen, James Earl Jones, James Fox, Richard Harris and a young Thora Birch make this a well- acted movie.

This is simply one of the best thrillers I've ever seen and almost every scene is interesting.