The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October is the debut novel by Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984 by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutting-edge ballistic missile submarine "Red October", and marks the first appearance of Clancy's most popular fictional character Jack Ryan, an analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency, as he must prove his theory that Ramius had intended to defect to the United States. The book was loosely inspired by the mutiny on the Soviet frigate "Storozhevoy" in
Hunt for the Wilderpeople October 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The soundtrack by Moniker was released on 8 April 2016 by Majestical Pictures Ltd. The film grossed NZ$1,263,000 in New Zealand on its opening weekend, the highest grossing opening weekend for a New Zealand film, ahead of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?"s $912,000. It has become the highest grossing New Zealand film, making over NZ$12 million. Internationally, as of October 2016 the film has grossed $10,935,319 (AUD) in Australia, in the UK $507,380 (USD) and $5,137,201 (USD) in North America. On Rotten Tomatoes, "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" received a score of 97%,