Behind the scenes of The Hunt for Red October

After reading the faxed plot, Sean Connery initially refused to star, believing that the plot of this movie, which was set in the post-Cold War era, was extremely unrealistic. It turned out that the person who sent the fax forgot to send the preface explaining that the movie was a historical film. After receiving this preface, Connery accepted his role.

·Robert Garland, John Milius and David Schaber all contributed to the film's script.

·Kevin Costner was originally set to play Jack Ryan.

·Sean Connery’s false eyelashes cost $20,000.

·Daniel Davis plays the captain of the USS project warship. In 1988, he guest-starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation, which is about a spaceship. One of the series of stories, the name of the ship is also the USS Plan.

·During filming, some of the actors who played the crew of the USS Dallas took a cruise on a real submarine. To train for the role of Commander Dallas, Scott Glenn was assigned as the ship's real-life commander, giving orders to the crew like a real captain.

·The crew of USS Dallas chose an unofficial slogan as their banner as the hunt began.

·The crew recruited some of the midship crew members from the U.S. National Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In addition to being paid a fee, the extras also get free shaves.

·The underwater model of "Red October" has never actually been underwater. The effect was achieved by placing smoke in the underwater scenes, along with some digital processing. The submarine is suspended in mid-air, with 12 wires pulling from a ceiling lattice, allowing the model to flip or tilt when needed.