PATRIOT GAMES
Release Date: June 5th, 1992
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Filming Locations: Maryland, California, London
Genre: Action, Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 120 minutes
Box Office: Domestic: $83,351,587
International: $94,700,000
Summary
Jack Ryan returns in the sequel to The Hunt for Red October. Ryan is on vacation in England when he spoils an assassination attempt on an important member of the Royal Family. Ryan gets drawn back into the CIA when the same splinter faction of the IRA targets him and his family.

Based on the novel Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
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On the Set
Promo Shots
Production Stills I
Production Stills II
Movie Poster
DVD Screen Grabs I
DVD Screen Grabs II
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Tidbits
  • Alec Baldwin, given the choice of Patriot Games or the Broadway revival of Streetcar Named Desire, chose Streetcar
  • The novel had the Prince and Princess of Wales and their baby as the targets of the attempted kidnapping
  • Two endings were filmed, the alternative ending had Jack Ryan and Sean Miller fighting on large rocks in the middle of the stormy sea instead of on boats. The alternative scene has Ryan killing Miller as well as striking first, but audience reaction at prescreenings was highly negative. The ending was thus reshot to a fight on a boat with Miller striking first. Sean Bean carries a physical memory of the shooting of the fight scenes to this day: a scar on his brow; Harrison acidentally hit home with a boat hook. The scar was later used (and enhanced) to great effect for Bean's hit role as Richard Sharpe in the Sharpe TV series
  • Richard Harris was an eleventh hour casting choice. He replaced an unknown actor who had to drop out
  • Patriot Games was the first feature to film inside CIA headquarters
DVD Information (Special Edition)

Studio: Paramount Home Video
Release Date: May 6, 2003
Run Time: 117 minutes
Production Company: Paramount Home Video
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio(s): Widescreen letterbox - 2.35:1

Discographic Information
Layers: Single
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
English (DTS)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Available subtitles: English, Spanish

Edition Details
  • Theatrical trailer(s
  • Patriot Games Close Up - New Cast and Crew Interviews
  • Widescreen anamorphic format
Soundtrack Information

Composed, Conducted and Produced by: James Horner
Release Date June 9, 1992
Label: RCA

Track Listing
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  1. Main Title
  2. Attempt on the Royals
  3. Harry's Game - Clannad
  4. Hit
  5. Putting the Pieces Together
  6. Highland's Execution
  7. Assult on Ryan's House
  8. Electonic Battlefield
  9. Boat Chase
  10. Closing Credits