Talk:The Hunt for Red October (film)

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Contents 1 Cast List 2 Note added under "Trivia" 3 Pop Culture 4 Synopsis 5 Fair use rationale for Image:326103.jpg

[edit] Cast List

It seems redundant to have the cast listed three times in the article - at the start, in the infobox, and in the character section. My inclination is to remove it at the start of the article. Your thoughts? Seaphoto 03:06, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Note added under "Trivia"

I just added the notes about the Admiral's ribbons under "trivia." Ribbons you would expect to see on an admiral are not set in stone, so my note on it is sort of hard to reference. I was stationed in DC for a few years and worked around my share of very Big Dogs, but I never, ever saw an admiral or a general without at least a Meritorious Service Medal as a senior decoration. I'm sure that's not an official prerequisite, but an O-6 who didn't get awarded anything above an MSM would be fairly unlikely to make flag rank. This would be like seeing a Captain or a Master Chief with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal as a senior decoration. I guess it could happen, but not in the real Navy. It's a minor point (hence, "trivia"), but I noticed it right away, and I would bet other Navy/USMC people did too. Any other active duty or vets have any opinion on this?

prokaryote1234 23:44, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pop Culture

Family guy parodied Red October in their Star Wars episode during the scene with multiple fighter ships doing a ready check for attacking the death star. "Red October, Standing By." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.166.240.133 (talk) 17:51, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Synopsis

This section needs a spoiler warning. (Sorry, I don't have time to do it myself right now.) 130.195.86.36 20:33, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

It's called a Synopsis section (definition: a brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc.) - I believe WP:SPOILER says it is unnecessary to add spoiler tags to those areas. Thanks, OSborn^arf 20:41, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:326103.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)