| Patriot Games | |
|---|---|
 "Not for honor. Not for country. For his wife and child." | |
| Directed By | Phillip Noyce |
| Screenplay By | W. Peter Iliff, Steven Zaillian, Donald E. Stewart |
| Cast | Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer, Thora Birch |
| Produced By | Mace Neufeld, Robert Rehme |
| Cinematography By | Donald McAlpine |
| Film Editing By | William Hoy, Neil Travis |
| Music By | James Horner |
| Studio | Paramount Pictures, Mace Neufeld Productions |
| Distributed By | Paramount Pictures |
| Franchise | Jack Ryan Franchise |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | June 5, 1992 |
| Runtime | 117 Minutes |
| Rating | R |
| Budget | $45,000,000 |
| Gross | $178,051,587 |
| Based on | Patriot Games by Tom Clancy |
Overview[]
Patriot Games is a 1992 American produced action-thriller espionage film starring Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, and James Earl Jones. It was directed by Phillip Noyce and is a literary adaptation of Tom Clancy's bestselling novel "Patriot Games" and is a part of the Jack Ryan Franchise Series.
Patriot Games is a direct sequel to the 1990 film, The Hunt for Red October which was also adapted from a Tom Clancy novel. Most of the main cast however had been recast from the prior film.
Retired CIA analyst Jack Ryan thwarts a murderous plot by the Ulster Liberation Army is a splinter group of radical terrorists during a family vacation. He is hailed a hero and discovers to his dismay that he and his family are targeted for assassination out of retribution for his heroic actions by the self-styled patriots of the ULA.
Plot[]
While on vacation in London with his wife and daughter, Naval Historian and Professor Jack Ryan is witness to a brutal ULA terrorist attack and assassination attempt on Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and a cousin to the Queen, Lord Holmes and his family.
As one of the terrorists, Sean Miller orders Holmes to come out; Ryan rushes out and disables him, taking his weapon. Ryan engages in a fierce gunfight with the others; killing one of the terrorists and throwing the others into confusion even as he is wounded. His actions at that critical moment, stalls the assault and forces the terrorists to flee from the responding police.
Afterwards, Jack Ryan finds himself hailed a hero by the press and lauded with royal honors for his actions by the Queen of England herself.
However not everyone thinks so highly of Ryan's actions Such as Sean Miller who is imprisoned thanks to his actions. Even worse, the terrorist that he has slain was Patrick Miller, Sean's younger brother and he solemnly vows vengeance on Ryan and his kin.
His compatriots in the ULA kill the guards on his prison convoy and free him.
Ryan is disturbed by the news of Miller's escape and decides to contact Admiral Jim Greer of the Central Intelligence Agency whom he previously worked under as an analyst before retiring to teach naval history at Annapolis Naval Academy.
Returning home, his wife and daughter are subsequently attacked by Sean Miller and elements of the ULA and Ryan himself is targeted for assassination. With his daughter hospitalized, Ryan must take the fight to the terrorists themselves and turns to his contacts in the CIA for aid.
To protect his family, Ryan must hunt these self-styled patriots down before they can kill again and unleash their murderous games upon their unsuspecting targets ... before its too late.
Cast[]
- Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan
- Anne Archer as Dr. Caroline Catherine "Cathy" Ryan
- Patrick Bergin as Kevin O'Donnell
- Sean Bean as Sean Miller
- Thora Birch as Sally Ryan
- James Fox as Lord William Holmes
- Ellen Geer as Rose
- Samuel L. Jackson as Lieutenant Commander Robby Jackson
- Polly Walker as Annette
- J.E. Freeman as Marty Cantor
- James Earl Jones as Vice Admiral Jim Greer
- Richard Harris as Paddy O'Neil
- Alex Norton as Dennis Cooley
- Hugh Fraser as Geoffrey Watkins
- Alun Armstrong as Sgt. Owens
- David Threlfall as Inspector Robert Highland
- Andrew Connolly as Charlie Dugan
- Ted Raimi as CIA Technician
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Trivia[]
- Of the entire cast, James Earl Jones is the sole returning cast member from the previous film, The Hunt for Red October as the others had other filming commitments.
- Although this film is considered a sequel to The Hunt for Red October; the novel that it is based on takes place chronologically before the events of Red October.
- Although Harrison Ford and James Earl Jones are well known for their roles in the Star Wars Franchise; Ford as Han Solo and Jones as the voice of Darth Vader―Patriot Games is actually the first film that they've actually met one another in person.