Patriotic American Jack Ryan's (Harrison Ford) just been promoted to Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA. But before he can adjust to the demands of his position as advisor to the President, Jack's got to investigate a massacre that took the lives of several dignitaries. Probing relentlessly, Jack uncovers the disturbing truth about criminal activities involving an international drug cartel and a close friend of the United States President. Based on Tom Clancy's bestselling novel. Academy Award Nominations: 2.
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Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan
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Jack Ryan: I didn't sign up for this. This is someone's bullshit pollitical agenda. Who authorized this? Cutter?
Ritter: Cutter couldn't tie his own shoes without permission.
Jack Ryan: If I go down you're coming with me.
Ritter: Wrong again. I have an authorized get-out-of-jail-free card! "The President of the United States has authorized Deputy Director of the CIA Robert Ritter etcetera, etcetera, etcetera." You don't have one of these do you Jack? Gray! The world is gray Jack!
Well, what can I say? Harrison Ford still hasn't done a bad movie; he must be one of the most successful actors ever. The movie CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER is a complicated political action/thriller. The main plot is that the US wants to get revenge on a Columbian who killed a US businessman, and also would like to stop drug smuggling from Columbia into the US.