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Overview

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6.8/10   26,712 votes
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Director:
Phillip Noyce
Writers (WGA):
Tom Clancy (novel)
Donald Stewart (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 August 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
Truth needs a soldier. more
Plot:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Sam Jackson's Blood
 (From JoBlo. 16 June 2009, 5:19 PM, PDT)

Ford keen to revisit Jack Ryan
 (From digitalspy. 28 May 2008, 7:41 AM, PDT)

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Best Clancy Film so Far... more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence and language.
Runtime:
141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:PG-13 CORRECT: REPLACE WITH: (Certifitcate #32825) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (Certifitcate #32825)

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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 divorcee who had unpleasant memories of the place. The filmmakers bought the mansion and destroyed it; the divorcee kept the land and presumably built a new house after clearing out the rubble. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the President and Cutter are alone in the conference room talking about their "little war" and Cutter suggests, "I think it's time the whole thing went away," the President replies, "Then it should go away. It never happened..." to which Cutter replies, "Yes, sir", but Cutter's lips don't move. more
Quotes:
Ernesto Escobedo: Who is doing this to me?
Felix Cortez: If I were to guess...
Ernesto Escobedo: No, that is not I asked of you, to guess. I can guess.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Il giorno della prima di Close Up (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Semper Fidelis more

FAQ

Why did Cortez kill Moira?
Why did the Columbian killers rush to put up a flag when their boat was spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard?
Why is Jack called "John" when he is called into court?
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23 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Best Clancy Film so Far..., 18 September 2002
8/10
Author: OttoVonB from Switzerland

With 2002's Sum of All Fears in close 2nd, this one remains the best of all 4: it has Harrison Ford as Ryan, solid sub-plots (the one involving Dafoe as John Clark [Liv Schreiber in SOAF]being the best!) and moral dimension, especially in the ambiguous sense toward the end. I've read many of Clancy's books, and many are very good (well, the early Ryan series are great but after Debt of Honor they went downhill!), however they are all VERY long (mostly 800p +), detailed and complex, so adapting them into 120p screenplays must be a nightmare, but Clancy actually participated in the writing of this one - along with Steve Zallian (Schindler's List) and John Millius, no less! - so it turns out we get a decent enough one. In all fairness, the script is great, featuring a slightly different ending than the book. If you add good actors and tight direction (Noyce knows Jack Ryan and Ford, since he already directed Patriot Games) you can not go wrong, and this flies high. Smart, tight, utterly convincing and believable and well executed, this is that rare brainy "action" film that does get you involved and hanging on the edge of your seat.

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