The Hunt for Red October

when the rights were optioned for tom clancy's novel the hunt for red october the search for a director began. an action, thriller about submarines, with close quarters and tight spaces needed a director with a keen eye. who better than the man responsible for the action spectacle known as die hard. in that film, john mctiernan took bruce willis and placed him in a skyscraper, filled with small spaces: an elevator shaft, air ducts, tight hallways. die hard was not only a box office success, but an extremely well reviewed film and one that changed the way action movies were being made. so with... read more

i was raised on this movie and was excited to show it to my wife. she thought it was boring and fell asleep. things are different now. read more