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What he discovers through working at the CIA is that there are terrorist cells working all over the world. What he discovers that bothers him the most is that there are nations that actually host terrorist groups and camps, countries such Browse all BookRags Study Guides. Copyrights Patriot Games from Gale. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up.

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Chapter 2, Cops and Royals. Chapter 3, Flowers and Families. Chapter 4, Players. Chapter 5, Perqs and Plots. Chapter 6, Trials and Troubles. Chapter 7, Speedbird Home. That's when Jack decides to rejoin the CIA, and they try to find the man before he makes another attempt. Let the Games Begin.

Rated R for strong sexuality, and for language and violence. Did you know Edit. Trivia The attack on members of the Royal Family at the beginning of the film was inspired by a similar true-life attempt to kidnap Princess Anne on March 20, She was in her car when a man shot her guard and driver.

She was subsequently helped by a passerby who attacked the criminal and saved her. Goofs While it is true that the average British police officer does not carry a firearm, there is no way that a convicted high-profile IRA terrorist would be escorted without an armed guard. You know on second thought maybe I won't have a drink with you Jack Ryan : Fine. Alternate versions The German TV-version has got a few cuts. User reviews Review. Top review. A great credit to Clancy that one if his books was made into a movie that almost lived up to the book.

I think this film's greatness it is indeed great is a credit more to Clancy than the film makers, because writing is the most crucial part of any film.

Unfortunately, a novel adapted to a film will almost never be as good as the book because there just isn't enough time or money to include everything and make everything look as good as it reads. This is evident here. Having said that they certainly didn't leave it to the story to support itself. Impressive heroics from Ford and a superb bad guy performance from Sean Bean strikingly similar to his performance in the James Bond film Golden Eye turned Clancy's classy classic book into a classy film.

I was also impressed to discover that the director was none other than Australia's Phillip Noyce. As is also sadly common among films made from books, the plot was a little hard to follow due to the audience having to fill in the gaps that were left by the film makers not having time or money to include it all. FAQ How realistic is the film? What is "Patriot Games" about?

Is "Patriot Games" based on a book? Details Edit. Release date June 5, United States. United States. Mace Neufeld Productions Paramount Pictures. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Witches Zombies All Themes. Articles Features Reviews Lists. Watch Online News All Posts. Advanced Search. Facebook Twitter RSS. Watch Trailer. This time around, Ryan foils an attempted assassination, thereby incurring the wrath of a maniacal Irish radical Sean Bean.