Patriot Games (film)

Patriot Games
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phillip Noyce
Screenplay by	W. Peter Iliff Donald E. Stewart
Based on	Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
Produced by	Mace Neufeld Robert Rehme
Starring	Harrison Ford Anne Archer Patrick Bergin Sean Bean Thora Birch James Fox Samuel L. Jackson James Earl Jones Richard Harris
Cinematography	Donald McAlpine
Edited by	William Hoy Neil Travis
Music by	James Horner
Production company	Mace Neufeld Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 5, 1992 (1992-06-05) (United States)
Running time	117 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$178.1 million

Patriot Games is a 1992 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and based on Tom Clancy's 1987 novel of the same name. It is a sequel to the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, part of a series of films featuring Clancy's character Jack Ryan, but with different actors in the leading roles. Harrison Ford stars as Jack Ryan and Anne Archer as his wife, and James Earl Jones reprises his role as Admiral James Greer. The cast also includes Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, Thora Birch, Samuel L. Jackson, James Fox, and Richard Harris.

During production, Clancy repeatedly voiced his displeasure with his understanding of the script, in particular details of technical items to be shown onscreen and the 49-year-old Ford conflicting with his vision of Jack Ryan's age, but publicly stated his satisfaction once he actually saw a cut of the film a few weeks before it was released.

The film premiered in theaters in the United States on June 5, 1992, and spent two weeks as the No. 1 film, grossing $178.1 million worldwide at the box office. It received a generally positive reception from critics. It was followed by Clear and Present Danger (1994), with Ford, Archer, Jones and Birch reprising their roles.