The Hunt for Red October (film) for the rest of the motion picture. Only towards the end of the film, at the beginning of the scene in which the Soviet and American submariners meet, do some of the actors speak in Russian again. Filming in submarines was impractical. Instead, five soundstages on the Paramount backlot were used. Two platforms housing mock-ups of "Red October" and "Dallas" were built, standing on hydraulic gimbals that simulated the sub's movements. Connery recalled, "It was very claustrophobic. There were 62 people in a very confined space, 45 feet above the stage floor. It got very hot on the sets, and
The Hunt for Red October (film) assigns a weighted average out of 100 to critics' reviews, "The Hunt for Red October" received a score of 58 based on 17 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert called the film "a skillful, efficient film that involves us in the clever and deceptive game being played", while Gene Siskel commented on the film's technical achievement and Baldwin's convincing portrayal of Jack Ryan. Nick Schager, for "Slant" magazine's review, noted, ""The Hunt for Red October" is a thrilling edge-of-your-seat trifle that has admirably withstood the