5: The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Our patrons voted, and for the month of August they wanted to see us tackle some classics of the submarine genre. We're joined by noted sub expert Drew Scanlon as we kick things off with one that's been on Brad's cinematic bucket list for decades in The Hunt for Red October! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:32) - Intro. (00:04:17) - Our familiarity with the novel and the larger Clancy-verse. (00:11:16) - Some historical info on the novel and the film. (00:19:33) - Launching into the film itself with some talk about the caterpillar drive. (00:23:05) - What a cast! (00:26:45) - The Russian-to-English pivot. (00:29:39) - Talking a little about Ramius' conspiracy. (00:36:06) - Some other great guys in this story. (00:38:23) - Jonesy is the secret hero of the movie. (00:40:41) - How to make sub chases thrilling, and the visual language of the film. (00:45:09) - Break! (00:45:25) - Meanwhile, Jack Ryan! (00:47:32) - A brief aside to remember some Star Trek folks. (00:48:49) - Out of control! (00:49:42) - Time to drop ol' Jack out of a helicopter. (00:52:06) - Jack is Marko Ramius' number one fanboy. (00:54:38) - Vinny wishes we got more Stellan Skarsgård. (00:56:20) - Our man Vasily. (01:01:03) - Time to get these chuckleheads off the boat. Also, sabotage! (01:05:59) - A meeting of the cultures. (01:08:23) - Are sub movies just Star Trek (and vice versa)? (01:09:39) - Back to the sub combat. (01:14:05) - This may be a Jack Ryan Movie, but it's not Jack Ryan's movie. (01:15:16) - A happy ending and some very questionable green screen compositing. (01:17:50) - Shoutouts to the soundtrack. (01:18:54) - Final impressions. (01:21:51) - Drew's submarine story, and one last bit of trivia. (01:26:45) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.