The Hunt for Red October Clancy's writing style, which included technical details about weaponry, submarines, espionage, and the military. The accurate nature of Clancy's writing was well known among the American military that Clancy remarked in a 1986 interview: “When I met Navy Secretary John Lehman last year, the first thing he asked me about the book was, ‘Who the hell cleared it?’” The novel shares elements with James Clavell’s works, particularly "Shōgun" (1975) and "Noble House" (1981), where political power is used instead of physical confrontation with an enemy. Clancy portrays the Soviets as evil, comparing and contrasting their philosophies, morals, and values from
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%,