Ryan threatens to sabotage O'Neil's American fundraising efforts by showing images of his hospitalized daughter to the media. O'Neil denies IRA involvement and denounces the attacks, but refuses to betray any fellow Irishmen. Ryan approaches Sinn Fein representative Paddy O'Neil for information. While investigating, Ryan recalls glimpsing a red-headed woman during the attacks on him and Lord Holmes. Ryan's former CIA superior, Vice Admiral James Greer, asks Ryan to rejoin the agency to help capture the terrorists. Soon after, he narrowly survives an assassination attempt by Miller's accomplices, while Miller simultaneously targets Cathy, causing her car to crash into a highway divider, seriously injuring Sally. Meanwhile, British police have determined that an informant has been tipping off the terrorists and are surveilling a book shop owner who is an IRA operative.īack in America, Ryan is informed about Miller's escape. Miller vows to avenge his brother's death, and O'Donnell allows him, O'Donnell's lover, Annette, and several others to travel to the US to assassinate Ryan. Fleeing to North Africa, O'Donnell plans the next attempt on Lord Holmes. As he is being transported to prison, O'Donnell and his comrades ambush the police convoy, killing the guards and freeing Miller. Shortly after the incident, IRA operatives attempt and fail to assassinate O'Donnell, considering him and his followers too radical. All belong to a radical IRA splinter cell led by Kevin O'Donnell. Among those killed is Miller's younger brother. Ryan is wounded but disarms one terrorist and fatally shoots two others, then subdues Sean Miller. In London with his physician wife, Cathy, and their young daughter Sally, Ryan witnesses and intervenes in a terrorist kidnapping attempt on Lord William Holmes, the British Minister of State for Northern Ireland and a cousin to the Queen. The following film in the series, Clear and Present Danger (1994), also starred Ford and Archer.įormer CIA analyst Jack Ryan now teaches history at the United States Naval Academy. During production Clancy also repeatedly voiced his displeasure with the adaptation. The film received a mixed reception from critics, with controversies due to changes from the source material and the film's portrayal of the Northern Ireland conflict. 1 film, grossing $178,051,587 worldwide at the box office. The film premiered in theaters in the United States on June 5, 1992, and spent two weeks as the No. The cast also includes Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, Thora Birch, Samuel L. James Earl Jones reprises his role as Admiral James Greer.

The film is a sequel to the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, but with different actors in the leading roles, Harrison Ford starring as Jack Ryan and Anne Archer as his wife. 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.

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