Maps of Movies

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Where The Hunt for Red October says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Cold War submarine thriller where almost nothing was shot where the story says: Paramount soundstages, a model sub and the sea off Los Angeles.

Scenes and places

The Soviet base where it begins (1984)

Captain Marko Ramius takes command of Red October, a new submarine that is nearly silent to passive sonar. The crew sails with orders that hide what he really intends.

Set in Polyarny naval base, near Murmansk — The Soviet Northern Fleet base from which the submarine Red October sets out. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Soviet Northern Fleet town on the Kola Peninsula coast.

The silent sub off America's coast (1984)

At sea, Ramius gives his crew false orders about missile drills. The American submarine USS Dallas, which has been shadowing Red October, loses contact once the silent drive is engaged.

Set in North Atlantic off the US east coast — Open water where Red October is supposed to run missile drills.

Open ocean with no fixed spot; the story gives no coordinates.

Ryan's base in London (1984)

Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst and former Marine, works from London. He is about to be pulled back to Washington by a sub nobody can track.

Set in London — Where CIA analyst Jack Ryan is based before he is called back to Washington. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The capital of the United Kingdom.

The Washington briefing (1984)

Ryan briefs officials on Red October, and the military staff read it as a nuclear strike. Ryan argues Ramius plans to defect, and the National Security Advisor gives him three days to prove it.

Set in Washington, D.C. — Where Ryan meets CIA deputy director Greer and briefs officials. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The US capital.

The Maryland shipyard (1984)

Ryan visits a shipyard in Maryland while the hunt for Red October builds. The scene is shot on the other side of the country.

Set in Patuxent shipyard, Maryland — A shipyard in the Patuxent area of Maryland (coordinates are those of NAS Patuxent River, the nearest listed place). Google Maps · Apple Maps

Chesapeake Bay shore, home of the US Navy's Patuxent River air station.

Filmed at Point Loma submarine base, San Diego — Scenes set at a shipyard in Patuxent, Maryland were shot at a submarine base at Point Loma. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

The carrier in the mid-Atlantic (1984)

Ryan sets out to meet an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Atlantic. His theory about Ramius is still only a theory.

Set in Aircraft carrier, mid-Atlantic — A US aircraft carrier at sea where Ryan goes to meet the fleet.

A warship at sea, not tied to a location.

The undersea canyon (1984)

Red October threads a narrow canyon on the seabed when its drive malfunctions. The sabotage is the first sign someone aboard is working against Ramius.

Set in Undersea canyon on the sub's route — A narrow underwater canyon on Red October's route; no real position is given.

A story-only seabed canyon with no real position.

The hazardous transfer to Dallas (1984)

Ryan is lowered from a helicopter onto the submarine Dallas. Once aboard, he tries to convince Commander Mancuso to contact Ramius.

Set in Atlantic Ocean, hand-over to USS Dallas — Open water where Ryan is lowered to the submarine Dallas.

A stretch of open sea with no fixed position.

The river in Maine (1984)

The story's last location is a river on the Maine coast.

Set in Penobscot River, Maine — A river on the Maine coast, the story's final stop. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A river in Maine that flows to the Gulf of Maine.

Characters

• Marko Ramius — A Soviet submarine captain who takes a new, nearly silent boat to sea.
• Jack Ryan — A CIA analyst and former Marine who thinks he knows what Ramius really wants.
• Bart Mancuso — The commander of the American submarine USS Dallas.