The Hunt For Red October Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

6 of the most interesting The Hunt For Red October easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Hunt For Red October movie message.

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The Hunt For Red October poster
The Hunt For Red October poster
The Hunt For Red October Plot

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine Captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the U.S. Is he trying to defect or to start a war?

Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director John McTiernan
Stars Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill
IMDB score 7.6

The Hunt For Red October Movie Trivia

Jack Ryan's line, "I'm not an Agent, I just write books!" is an homage to Three Days of the Condor (1975), where Robert Redford's character CIA employee Joe Turner (Condor) says, "I'm not a field agent, I just read books!"

The Hunt For Red October Movie Easter Eggs

Scott Glenn trained for his role of Commander Bart Mancuso by giving commands to the real-life sub crew of the USS Salt Lake City, with their captain relaying orders to Glenn via earpiece.

Accuracy details in The Hunt For Red October

The character's start out speaking Russian then switch to English upon a character saying the word "Armageddon". Armageddon is the same in both language

The Hunt For Red October movie hidden details

1 - Alec Baldwin's daughter has a teddy bear named Stanley who is credited as playing himself.

Alec Baldwin's daughter has a teddy bear named Stanley who is credited as playing himself.

The countdown to the emergency blow for Dallas is in sync with the cutaway of the torpedo (at 1:35)

1 - Daniel Davis, who played Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: TNG aboard the Federation flagship U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), also played Charlie Davenport, Captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65), in "The Hunt For Red October" (1990).

Daniel Davis, who played Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: TNG aboard the Federation flagship U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), also played Charlie Davenport, Captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65), in "The Hunt For Red October" (1990).

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