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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   30,888 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Schiffer (story) and
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Release Date:
12 May 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Danger runs deep more
Plot:
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Denzel Washington ... Lt. Commander Ron Hunter

Gene Hackman ... Capt. Frank Ramsey

Matt Craven ... Lt. Roy Zimmer, USS Alabama Communications Officer
George Dzundza ... Chief of the Boat

Viggo Mortensen ... Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

James Gandolfini ... Lt. Bobby Dougherty
Rocky Carroll ... Lt. Darik Westergard

Jaime Gomez ... Officer of the Deck Mahoney (as Jaime P. Gomez)

Michael Milhoan ... Chief of the Watch Hunsicker
Scott Burkholder ... T.S.O. Billy Linkletter

Danny Nucci ... Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti
Lillo Brancato ... Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)

Eric Bruskotter ... Bennefield
Rick Schroder ... Lt. Paul Hellerman

Steve Zahn ... William Barnes
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language.
Runtime:
116 min | USA:123 min (extended version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Quentin Tarantino was brought in to do uncredited "punch-ups" of the dialogue. His major contribution was the comic book bickering. The character name "Russell Vossler" is a reference to Rand Vossler, with whom Tarantino used to work at a video store. See also Pulp Fiction (1994). more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The captain has a dog. Having a pet on a submarine would not conform to any Navy regulation. There may have been pets on subs in WWII, but nowadays that would be (1) cruel to the animal and (2) unsanitary to the crew. However, this matter is addressed early in the film, when Dougherty mentions to Hunter that Ramsey "takes that dog everywhere" and that "the Navy looks the other way because he's Ramsey," with Zimmer adding, "The Navy looks the other way because he's one of the few skippers left who's actually seen some combat." more
Quotes:
Capt. Ramsey: Short of the outbreak of World War Three, the ship sinking... being attacked by a giant octopus, I'd like to be undisturbed for the next thirty minutes.
Hunter: I'll see to it sir.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Agent Red (2000) more
Soundtrack:
NOWHERE TO RUN more

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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert...., 10 July 2004
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Tense little action thriller on par with "The Hunt for Red October" has a nuclear submarine commander (Gene Hackman) and his new second-in-command (Denzel Washington) getting in a chess match of words and wits ala "Mutiny on the Bounty". Russian rebels may be about to launch nuclear missiles at any moment. Commands come through for Hackman to detonate the weapons from their ship, but then another message after that one which is incomplete splits the entire crew. Hackman thinks it is time to take control with aggression while Washington believes that this is way too important without knowing everything there is to know. A wide range of characters on the submarine (which includes Viggo Mortensen, Steve Zahn, James Gandolfini, Rick Schroeder, George Dzundza) must decide which of the all-world performers they are going to side with. The screenplay is mediocre really, but Hackman and Washington know how to overcome that and director Tony Scott keeps the pulse of his audience in high over-drive. Definitely an acceptable piece from the genre. 4 stars out of 5.

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