trivia
Kevin Costner
was originally cast as Jack Ryan.
Klaus Maria
Brandauer was originally cast as Marko Ramius, but broke his leg
prior to filming. It was Brandauer who suggested his friend Sean Connery for the role, having
known him since they appeared together in Never Say Never Again (1983).
$20,000 was spent on Sean Connery's hairpiece.
During filming, several of the actors
portraying U.S.S. Dallas
crewmen took a cruise on a real submarine. To train for his role as the
Dallas' commander, Scott Glenn
was installed as the "commander" of the real sub and gave orders to the
crewmen as the real captain would.
The crew of the U.S.S. Dallas adopted the tagline "The Hunt Is On" as an unofficial
ship's motto.
Director Trademark: [John McTiernan] Jack Ryan takes a
teddy bear home with him at the end of the film. McClane has one at the
start of Die Hard (1988) (it's the same bear).
When the movie was first released on VHS in
1991, the tapes were red.
Most of Gates
McFadden's role as Cathy Ryan was deleted from the final print.
The scene where Jack Ryan was lowered onto the U.S.S. Dallas was filmed in the
parking lot of the Mole Pier at Long Beach Naval Station on a beautiful
sunny day. Editing made it look like it was the ocean.