Clear and Present Danger

Year:

1994

Duration:

141 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1994-08-03

Filming Locations: Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Earnings

Budget: $45,000,000

Gross: $122,187,717 (USA)£5,358,120 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Putch

Harrison Ford

Jack Ryan

Willem Dafoe

John Clark

Anne Archer

Cathy Muller Ryan

Joaquim de Almeida

Col. Felix Cortez

Henry Czerny

Robert Ritter

Harris Yulin

James Cutter

Donald Moffat

President Bennett

Miguel Sandoval

Ernesto Escobedo

Benjamin Bratt

Captain Ramirez

Raymond Cruz

Domingo Chavez

Dean Jones

Judge Moore

Thora Birch

Sally Ryan

Ann Magnuson

Moira Wolfson

Hope Lange

Senator Mayo

Tom Tammi

FBI Director Emile Jacobs

Tim Grimm

FBI Agent Dan Murray

Belita Moreno

Jean Fowler

James Earl Jones

Adm. James Greer

Jorge Luke

Sipo

Jaime Gomez

Sgt. Julio Vega

Jared Chandler

Radioman

Greg Germann

Petey

Ellen Geer

Rose

Ted Raimi

Satellite Analyst

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Voice-Print Analyst

John Lafayette

CIA Analyst Alex Winter

Beau Lotterman

CIA Analyst

Rex Linn

Washington Detective

Peter Weireter

FBI Director's Bodyguard

Victor Palmieri

Ambassador Andrew Ferris

Trip Hamilton

Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer

Ken Howard

Committee Chairman

Alexander Lester

John Ryan, Jr.

Reg E. Cathey

Sergeant-Major

Clark Gregg

Staff Sergeant

Chris Conrad

Sniper Sergeant

Vaughn Armstrong

Blackhawk Pilot

Colleen Flynn

Coast Guard Captain

Reed Diamond

Coast Guard Chief

Cam Brainard

Coast Guardsman

Brendan Ford

Coast Guardsman

Michael Jace

Coast Guardsman

Cameron Thor

DEA Surveillance Agent

Harley Venton

DEA Agent Ralph Williams

Miguel Pérez

DEA Agent

Patrick Bauchau

Enrique Rojas, Cali Cartel

Juan Carlos Colombo

Cortez' Bodyguard

Blanca Guerra

Escobedo's Wife

Rufino Echegoyen

Escobedo's Driver

Honorato Magaloni

Mining Company Manager

Mario Iván Martínez

Chemist

Eduardo N.T. Andrade

Eduardo

Hector Teller

Hector

Alejandro Bracho

Fernandez

Robert Arratia

Hitman

Eliot Ferrer

Colombian Hitman

David J. Negron Jr.

Cartel Accountant (as David J. Negron)

Michael A. Mendez

Cartel Gunman

Batan Silva

Cartel Member (as Sebastián Silva)

Diana Sowle

Cartel Maid

Kamala Lopez

Venezuelan Telephonist (as Kamala Lopez-Dawson)

Guillermo Ríos

Gatehouse Guard

Alejandro De Hoyos

Spanish Reporter

Leo Garcia

CNN Reporter

Barbara Harrison

TV Reporter

Mark Bailey

Reporter

Elizabeth Dennehy

Reporter

Patricia Belcher

INS Officer

Aaron Lustig

Dr. Polk

Tom Isbell

Restaurant Doctor

Kim Flowers

Restaurant Hostess

Claudia Lobo

Ritter's Wife

Lynne Marie Stewart

Margaret, Greer's Secretary

Al Verdun

Ritter's Secretary

Catherine MacNeal

Greer's Nurse

Denice Kumagai

Nurse

Christine Moore

Greer's Widow

Marjorie Lovett

President's Secretary

Lee Bear

Cutter's Bodyguard

Glenn E. Coats

Hotel Clerk

Kevin Cooney

CIA Counsel

Lis Kern

Horse Trainer (as Elisabeth Kern)

Thomas Luskey

Homicide Detective

John Rixey Moore

Spock

Markus Alexander

Senator's Aide (uncredited)

Tom Bower

Clark's Pilot (uncredited)

Aarón I. Campos

Rebeld (uncredited)

Tory Christopher

Senate Aid (uncredited)

Lisa Costanza

Cadence Caller (uncredited)

Bruce Holman

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Aaron Michael Lacey

Marine

Deborah Landis

CIA Agent Landers (uncredited)

Mark Myers

CIA Op. (uncredited)

Ken Parham

Coast Guardsman (uncredited)

Gary Rodriguez

Colombian Thug (uncredited)

R.A. Rondell

MC Driver (uncredited)

Robert Shepherd

Army Major (uncredited)

Jorge Valdés García

CIA Agent (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In the movie, CIA computer whiz Petey (Greg Germann) cracks the password of the boat victim by manually guessing combinations of birthday numbers of the victim's family. This is a relic of 1994, when the internet was fledgling and most people didn't have email or anything that required a password on their personal computers. By 2000, email and other online accounts had blossomed, and more people were aware that simple passwords weren't a good idea. In 2010 meanwhile, most websites have requirements on "password entropy" and reject outright such simple passwords as too easy to crack. On a side note, as a member of the CIA, Ritter probably had a "cryptocard" or other device that told him what his password was when he logged in, and changed every hour or every minute.

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In the scene at the airport, where the President is answering questions about his friend (using Jack Ryan's advice to say that he and his friend were very close), you see a pack of media approaching the President. The lead newswoman, and the one who asks him the question, is actually Barbara Harrison, a prominent news anchor in Washington, D.C. on the local NBC affiliate station.

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According to the novel, Moira's last name is Wolfe, while in the film it is Wolfson.

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Goofs

When multiple US Chevy Suburbans are ambushed from a rooftop, a rocket propelled grenade that hits a windshield travels along a visible guide wire.

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After Clark requests a helicopter with which to rescue his covert ops team, Ryan locates a local aviation operation, and asks to rent "the Huey". Although the helicopter shown has the same general fuselage shape as a Bell "Huey" (military designation UH-1) it is in fact a Bell 412 (a 4-blade, twin-engine, civilian-use-only ship) which has never been used by the military. There was a 2-blade version (the Bell 212) which was derived from the military UH-1N, but this was used only by the Navy, and was not referred to as a "Huey". This nickname was only applied to the 2-blade, single-engine Army version, of Vietnam War fame..

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When Ryan confronts Ritter about the Reciprocity operation, Ritter brandishes his "autographed 'Get out of jail free' card", which says that the President has authorised Reciprocity as it is important to national security. In that case, even if Ryan does not have a copy himself, the existence of that paper covers means that Ryan's actions are legitimate - unless the President's actions are deemed to be illegal as well.

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Quotes

Felix Cortez: [referring to Jack Ryan] Whatever this man has told you is a lie. He LIES for a living!

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Ernesto Escobedo: Who is doing this to me?

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Ernesto Escobedo: So. What am I supposed to do with YOU!

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Faq

Q

Why did Cortez kill Moira?

A

Cortez (Joaquim de Almeida) killed Moira (Ann Magnuson) because she was a loose end who could potentially identify him if ever there was an investigation into who knew FBI director Emile Jacobs (Tom Tammi) was going to Colombia. Moira didn't know Cortez's real name, but she could have put a face to the file that the CIA/DEA already had for him. Moira was also a "honeypot" as she was unknowingly feeding Cortez detailed information through her intimate relationship with him.

Q

Why is Jack called "John" when he is called into court?

A

Jack Ryan's real name is John Patrick Ryan. Jack is a nickname for John, just as Bob is a nick for Robert.

Q

Is it necessary to watch "Patriot Games" before seeing "Clear and Present Danger"?

A

No. Clear and Present Danger works as an independent story from all of the previous films. The only carryover question from Patriot Games is the gender of Jack (Harrison Ford) and Cathy (Anne Archer) Ryan's about-to-be-born child (a son).

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