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President Bennett's friends are murdered by Columbian Cali cartel drug lord Escobedo. He seeks revenge by declaring them Clear and Present Danger. Presidential Adviser James Cutter and Bob Ritter sends John Clark (Willem Dafoe) and his team to direct bombs on the targets. It's a secret mission that neither Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) nor his mentor Jim Greer know about. Greer is sick with cancer. Ryan is appointed Deputy Director of Intelligence and sent down to Bogota. Meanwhile Escobedo has intelligence operative Félix Cortez who has inside info in the White House and plans of his own.It's an intriguing political espionage mixed with some well executed action scenes. The ambush in Bogota is terrific action. Joaquim de Almeida is a great villain. He has a great depth which is perfect for his double dealing. It's a well made Tom Clancy spy movie.

There's not much to really be said about this film, it's a fun enough time with a pretty stellar cast comprising of the likes of Willem Dafoe, Harrison Ford and James Earl Jones, the story is interesting if somewhat complicated and all the technical aspects of the film are fine, this is the kind of film you'll watch, enjoy and then likely forget about but that's alright. For what it is this film is a fun romp, the one note I'll give is that the action in this film is pretty few and far between, not a deal breaker and there is still action it's just that if you're going in expecting loads of fighting and explosions you may be disappointed for the first half, still a decent film that can quite nicely take up an evening.

Nominated for two oscars - best sound, best effects. Cia guy ryan (harrison ford) gets caught up in what appears to be drug related murders off the coast. Except that this time, it involved friends of the u.s. President. Co-stars james jones, willem dafoe, hope lange. When the president asks ryan to perform dark ops in columbia, ryan is worried he's crossing a line that he shouldn't cross. And when the president makes more demands, ryan finds himself way out on a ledge with no one backing him up. It's a clancy, so its going to be good! Directed by phillip noyce. He had also just made patriot games with tom clancy.