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Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by bambax »

beloch wrote: post #8

It's interesting that ILM went with a smoke chamber to shoot the underwater scenes in this film. It was probably a lot easier than shooting underwater and less likely to screw up the models. Some of the time this method looks fantastic but, at other times, it looks like a model in a room full of smoke. I've always found the underwater model scenes shot for Das Boot[1] to be more convincing. [1] https://theasc.com/art…

Underwater scenes on "For your eyes only" (1981) were all filmed on land because Carole Bouquet couldn't go underwater. When you know it you can see it, but when I saw the film (one of the first time I ever went to the movies) I didn't notice it at all.

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by bambax »

boricj wrote: post #2

The making of for "The Hunt for Red October" describes some of the other practical effects inside that movie, like the scenes on the surface with the Red October or the set for the interiors of the submarines: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2_epfA20dOY

Great reportage, thanks! What a great movie that is. I can't get enough of Scott Glenn as a captain.

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by bartekpacia »

belter wrote: post #13

If you like Red October, dont miss the french movie "Le chant du loup". Absolutely great for lovers of the genre: "The Wolf's Call" - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7458762/

+1!

I had little expectations toward that movie (I think it was just randomly airing on the TV and I watched it), but was very pleasantly surprised.

I'm a fan of Clancy's books (and movies based on them), and The Wolf's Call could easily be one of them.

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

ljf wrote: post #7

Off topic, but always amazed me that the Russian submarine in this film has a swimming pool (more like a plunge pool) but still seems wild. https://youtu.be/JrULRXlAlMU?si=kvh64qy64E7aqXPY

Presumably there's some point in the film where you see this is actually in a sub rather than a propaganda film made elsewhere?

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by sandworm101 »

Fyi, based on a true story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_frigate_Storozhevoy

"Gregory D. Young was the first Westerner to investigate the mutiny as part of his 1982 master's thesis Mutiny on Storozhevoy: A Case Study of Dissent in the Soviet Navy. One of 37 copies of Young's thesis was placed in the Nimitz Library of the United States Naval Academy where it was read by Tom Clancy, then an insurance salesman, who used it as inspiration to write The Hunt for Red October."

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by skhr0680 »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #15
ljf wrote: post #7

Off topic, but always amazed me that the Russian submarine in this film has a swimming pool (more like a plunge pool) but still seems wild. https://youtu.be/JrULRXlAlMU?si=kvh64qy64E7aqXPY

Presumably there's some point in the film where you see this is actually in a sub rather than a propaganda film made elsewhere?

It’s real, there are photos from a real tour of a Typhoon submarine

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by mark_undoio »

Noumenon72 wrote: post #6

The pylon holding up the ship out of frame reminded me of the Captain Disillusion video on how they did the ship in Flight of the Navigator. https://youtu.be/tyixMpuGEL8?si=PBwP3BWLcuSfTu2n&t=206

Thank you - I'm watching that video now and it's amazing!

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by unwind »

skhr0680 wrote: post #17
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Presumably there's some point in the film where you see this is actually in a sub rather than a propaganda film made elsewhere?

It’s real, there are photos from a real tour of a Typhoon submarine

This [1] seems to be a Quora post featuring such images. Very cool, didn't know that!

[1]: https://www.quora.com/Did-the-Typhoon-class-of-submarine-rea...

Re: Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)

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Post by sandworm101 »

ljf wrote: post #7

Off topic, but always amazed me that the Russian submarine in this film has a swimming pool (more like a plunge pool) but still seems wild. https://youtu.be/JrULRXlAlMU?si=kvh64qy64E7aqXPY

It only seems wild in light of how the US relates to its military. For all the hype about life in the russian navy, you are still much more likely to see sailors suntanning on a russian ship than any USN boat.

Look at this footage. Look at the guys on the helo deck. When russian sailors have time off, they take it seriously.

https://youtu.be/fVXxTS2f8CE

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