Patriot Games - Film Adaptation

Film Adaptation

The novel was adapted as a feature film in 1992. It stars Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan and Sean Bean as Sean Miller. Among the most significant changes were that the Prince of Wales is replaced as the terrorists' target with "Lord Holmes" (James Fox), the Queen Mother's cousin and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and Sean Miller is motivated by personal revenge against Ryan, who fatally shoots Miller's younger brother in the opening scene.

Preceded by
Without Remorse (set 1971)
Introduces CIA operative
John Clark		 Jack Ryan universe books Chronologically
Central Figure: Jack Ryan
Second Published		 Succeeded by
Red Rabbit (set 1981)
Works by Tom Clancy
Jack Ryan
novels
  • The Hunt for Red October (1984)
  • Patriot Games (1987)
  • The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1989)
  • The Sum of All Fears (1991)
  • Without Remorse (1993)
  • Debt of Honor (1994)
  • Executive Orders (1996)
  • Rainbow Six (1998)
  • The Bear and the Dragon (2000)
  • Red Rabbit (2002)
  • The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)
  • Dead or Alive (2010)
  • Locked On (2011)
  • Threat Vector (2012)
Other novels
  • Red Storm Rising (1986)
  • SSN (1996)
  • Against All Enemies (2011)
  • Search and Destroy (2012)
Non-fiction
  • Submarine (1993)
  • Armored Cavalry (1994)
  • Fighter Wing (1995)
  • Marine (1996)
  • Into the Storm (1997)
  • Airborne (1997)
  • Carrier (1999)
  • Every Man a Tiger (1999)
  • Special Forces (2001)
  • Shadow Warriors (2002)
  • Battle Ready (2004)
Jack Ryan fictional universe
Novels
  • The Hunt for Red October (1984)
  • Patriot Games (1987)
  • The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1989)
  • The Sum of All Fears (1991)
  • Without Remorse (1993)
  • Debt of Honor (1994)
  • Executive Orders (1996)
  • Rainbow Six (1998)
  • The Bear and the Dragon (2000)
  • Red Rabbit (2002)
  • The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)
  • Dead or Alive (2010)
  • Locked On (2011)
  • Threat Vector (2012)
Films
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990)
  • Patriot Games (1992)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1994)
  • The Sum of All Fears (2002)
  • Jack Ryan (2013)
Characters
  • Jack Ryan
  • John Clark
  • Domingo Chavez
  • Robby Jackson
  • Ed Kealty
Video games
  • The Hunt for Red October (1987)
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990, Amiga)
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990, NES)
  • The Sum of All Fears (2002)
See also
  • Tom Clancy

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