The Hunt for Red October

The cook's assistant is a KGB informer. He kills Borodin. Jack Ryan kills the informer. The Red October safely gets to America. Ramius reveals he defected to stop the Soviets using Red October to potentially start a nuclear war.

Nikki Williams

Character mistake: Characters refer to the Dallas and the Red October as "ships," but anyone stationed aboard a submarine would know to call it a "boat."

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Jeffrey Pelt: Mr. Ryan, I'm a politician. Which means I'm a cheat and a liar and when I'm not kissing babies I'm stealing their lollipops.

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Trivia: The bear that Jack Ryan brings home to his daughter is the exact same bear Bruce Willis brings to his son in Die Hard (both films were directed by John McTiernan). (02:06:00)

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Question: In the sonar room on the Dallas, there is a roll of what looks like toilet paper next to the monitor. Is there some special purpose for that?

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Chosen answer: They use it to wipe the grease pencil markings off the screens.

We called it "the Duty Roll."

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