The Hunt for Red October (2018): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The producers faxed the script to Sean Connery, who at first declined because the script seemed implausible in portraying the Soviet Union as an ambitious naval power.
• Principal photography began on April 3, 1989, with a $30 million budget.
• The last Typhoon-class submarine was officially laid down in 1986, under the name TK-210, but according to sources was never finished and scrapped in 1990.
• The Hunt for Red October opened in 1,225 theaters on March 2, 1990, grossing $17 million on its opening weekend, more than half its budget.
• The film is an adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name.
• Producer Mace Neufeld optioned Tom Clancy's novel after reading galley proofs in February 1985.
• The Hunt for Red October received mostly positive reviews from critics and was the sixth-highest-grossing domestic film of the year, generating $122 million in North America and over $200 million worldwide in box office business.
• In addition, the director's father, John McTiernan Sr., has a credited cameo as one of the attendees at Ryan's briefing for the National Security Advisor.
• The musical score of The Hunt for Red October was composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony.
• The soundtrack is limited due to the fact that it was originally compiled to fit the Compact Cassette.
• The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios Paramount Pictures, Mace Neufeld Productions, and Nina Saxon Film Design.

Source: Wikipedia

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