Continuity: When the terrorists attack the van at the bridge, shortly after the explosion, you see the terrorists crossing the water in a boat. In the background you can see the van on the bridge with its doors open, shortly after this the terrorists are at the van doors demanding that the police open the van doors!
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When Jack Ryan gets in his car outside the Naval Academy to chase after the terrorists, he locks the driver's door as an officer comes up to the window to ask if he's okay. Moments later as Ryan is driving, the door is unlocked again. See more...
Trivia
In the freeway scene in which Sean Miller attempts to kill Cathy and Sally Ryan, with the exception of Cathy's Porsche and Miller's van, all of the cars on the freeway were driven by stunt drivers. See more...
Patriot Games (1992)
Directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Anne Archer, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Bean (add more)
Patriot Games mistakes
Continuity: When the bookshop keeper runs from his store in Piccadilly he enters Aldwich tube station this is impossible as said tube station is a 20 minute bus ride away. Also when he gets on the train the conductor announces that the train will stop at Leicester Square, Piccadilly circus (were he just left from), and Oxford Circus This is impossible, as no train on the London underground makes stops at all those stations. He would have to change trains at Piccadilly circus.
Continuity: In the final fight scene with Harrison Ford, the bad guy's hair grows longer then shorter then longer from shot to shot.
Patriot Games trivia
While the movie's events take place after "The Hunt for Red October," the events of the "Games" novel take place before "October."
As Harrison Ford leaves the naval academy he hesitates and stares across at his would-be assassin, who is hanging around suspiciously on the opposite side of the street. The street name sign under which the man is standing reads 'Hanover Street'. Hanover Street was the first film in which Harrison Ford played the leading role.
Richard Harris and James Fox are related by marriage: Harris' son Jared married Fox's niece, Emilia, in 2005.