SESSION: Wednesday 12th April at 7:30pm



The Hunt for Red October

(1990, dir. John McTiernan, w/ Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill)

Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and twists in this high-tech thriller. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 3.83.83.83.8(IMDB rating)

Patriot Games

(1992, dir. Phillip Noyce, w/ Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean)

Patriot Games will start at approximately 10:11pm, and finish at approximately 12:14am.

Former CIA analyst, Jack Ryan is in England with his family on vacation when he suddenly witnesses an explosion outside Buckingham Palace. It is revealed that some people are trying to abduct a member of the Royal Family but Jack intervenes, killing one of them and capturing the other, and stops the plan in its tracks. Afterwards, he learns that they're Irish revolutionaries and the two men are brothers. During his court hearing the one that's still alive vows to get back at Jack but is sentenced and that seems to be the end of it. However, whilst the man is being transported, he is broken out. Jack learns of this but doesn't think there's anything to worry about. But, when he is at the Naval Academy someone tries to kill him. He learns that they are also going after his family and so he rushes to find them, safe but having also been the victims of a failed assassination. That's when Jack decides to rejoin the CIA, and they try to find the man before he makes another attempt. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 3.453.453.453.45(IMDB rating)