Welcome back to Born to Watch, the podcast where movies are rewatched, reevaluated, and ruthlessly broken down, never taken too seriously. This week, we turn our sonar toward The Hunt for Red October (1990), in what we're calling the definitive review of The Hunt for Red October (1990).
We're talking Cold War drama, submarine warfare, Scottish Russians, and Jack Ryan's first cinematic outing, all in under two hours of periscope-down movie magic.
Whitey, G-Man, and DJ Strangles take to the mic to navigate everything from Sean Connery's rogue sub captain with a death wish to Alec Baldwin's young, hungry Jack Ryan trying to outwit both the U.S. Navy and the Soviets. Add in Sam Neill, Tim Curry, James Earl Jones, and Stellan Skarsgård, and you've got a stacked cast operating on all cylinders.
Expect laughs, deep analysis, and the usual detours into bizarre movie trivia, 1990s nostalgia, and submarine dream confessions. Is The Hunt for Red October still the best Jack Ryan movie? Is Baldwin underrated in this role? And why did Connery insist on showing up with a ponytail? (Yes, that happened.)
We also examine the film's political legacy, its impact on Cold War thrillers, and whether its practical effects still hold up. Spoiler: they absolutely do.
Strap in, switch on the Caterpillar Drive, and enjoy our dive into this high-stakes military thriller. It's the podcast episode you didn't know you needed, and probably the funniest take on a submarine movie ever recorded.
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