VHS "The Hunt For Red October" - Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, & James Earl Jones

We've all seen it, haven't we? Now you can own it without commercials! Spine tingling story of the good guys vs. the dirty Russians. A submarine cat and mouse thriller!

The box sleeve is full mint state but for a light surface scratch on the reverse.

In the tradition of DIE HARD and PREDATOR, director John McTiernan presents audiences with yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery plays Captain Marko Ramius, a dissatisfied Russian commander who navigates his submarine towards America in an attempt to defect. Soviet intelligence claims that Ramius is a warmonger and that he plans to launch nuclear missiles at the United States. Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), an iconoclastic CIA agent, believes otherwise: American spies have determined that the submarine is powered by a stealth engine. In order to save the "caterpillar drive" and avoid a nuclear incident, Agent Ryan must board the Red October and assist Captain Ramius in its navigation to U.S. waters. Both murky and captivating, the underwater visual and sound effects are reminiscent of DAS BOOT. Once again director McTiernan produces a winning film with a jagged plot, a well acted script, and plenty of explosions.

"...The payoff is electrifying..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (04/05/1990)

"...There's an amiable smartness to the underwater thriller THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER....The production is clean and effective....The undersea intensity is captured perfectly..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (03/02/1990)

"...An elegy for those dear, dark, terrible days of the cold war....Connery makes it look good..."
New York Times - Vincent Canby (03/02/1990)

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