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78-566: Beginning in 1903, odd artifacts were displayed in hallways and alcoves in Portland City Hall arranged by Colonel L. L. Hawkins. When the collection was evicted in 1936, about 12,000 artifacts were stored throughout the city. On November 5, 1944, the Oregon Museum Foundation was founded with the mission of establishing an Oregon Museum of History, Science, and Industry. It displayed its first collection of natural history objects at

156-400: A weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average views". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it "a skillful, efficient film that involves us in the clever and deceptive game being played", while Gene Siskel commented on

234-578: A " caterpillar drive ", rendering it undetectable to passive sonar . Ramius leaves port in northern Russia to conduct exercises along with Alfa-class attack submarine V. K. Konovalov , commanded by his former student Captain Tupolev. At sea, Ramius secretly kills political officer Ivan Putin and relays false orders to his crew that they are to conduct missile drills off America's east coast . American Los Angeles -class attack submarine USS Dallas , which had been shadowing Red October , loses contact once

312-632: A 10-block district and construct 1,200 units of housing space (with a focus on Indigenous heritage ) and public green space. The OMNIMAX dome theater closed in September 2013 for conversion into a conventional flat-screen movie theater that is not IMAX but still has an extra-large screen, about four stories tall. Renamed the Empirical Theater, it reopened in December 2013. As part of the COVID-19 pandemic ,

390-542: A collection of preserved fetuses at nearly every stage of development, from a few weeks after conception to full-term, and the exhibit Amazing Feats of Aging, which is concerned with the biology of aging. One of the features of this exhibit is the Age Machine, a computer program that allows visitors to capture, and then "age" a picture of themselves. The Life Sciences Hall also contains the Life Science Laboratory and

468-508: A deliberate conceit. The film begins with the actors speaking Russian with English subtitles. But in an early scene, actor Peter Firth casually switches in mid-sentence to speaking in English on the word "Armageddon", which is the same spoken word in both languages. After that point, all the Soviets' dialogue is communicated in English. Connery continued using his native Scottish accent for the rest of

546-475: A dry-dock crew. Filmmaker John Milius revised some of the film's script, writing a few speeches for Sean Connery and all of his Russian dialogue. He was asked to rewrite the whole film but was only required to do the Russian sequences. Rather than choosing between the realism of Russian dialog with subtitles, or the audience-friendly use of English (with or without Russian accents), the filmmakers compromised with

624-531: A flight home and thanks to his exertions is finally able to sleep aboard a plane , while seated next to a teddy bear intended for his daughter. In addition, the director's father, John McTiernan Sr., has a credited cameo as one of the attendees at Ryan's briefing of the National Security Advisor. Producer Mace Neufeld optioned Tom Clancy's novel after reading galley proofs in February 1985. Despite

702-442: A free, one-year museum membership. The Teen Science Alliance, OMSI's youth volunteer program, takes place both during the summer and during the school year. As a part of the program, participants attend weekly classes focusing on developing communication and customer service skills and practice these skills by performing demonstrations on the museum floor. Participants also develop an original science demonstration for presentation to

780-609: A hazardous mid-ocean transfer, Ryan is able to board Dallas , where he attempts to persuade its captain, Commander Bart Mancuso, to contact Ramius and determine his real intentions. The Soviet ambassador informs the U.S. government that Ramius is a renegade and asks for help in sinking Red October . That order is sent to the U.S. fleet, including Dallas , which has reacquired the Soviet sub. Ryan remains convinced that Ramius plans to defect with his officers and finally convinces Mancuso to contact Ramius and offer assistance. Ramius, stunned that

858-534: A million dollars and eight years to complete. The Portland Hotel stood between Southwest Morrison and Yamhill, on 6th Street (now called 6th Avenue), facing the Pioneer Courthouse . Purchased in 1944 by Julius Meier and Aaron Frank , the deteriorating structure was demolished in 1951 and replaced by a parking structure for the Meier & Frank Building . The final day of operation was August 15, 1951. All of

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936-451: A minor sensation in the black projects submarine warfare technology community. In one scene, where USS Dallas is chasing Red October through the submarine canyon, the crew can be heard calling out that they have various " milligal anomalies". This essentially revealed the use of gravimetry as a method of silent navigation in US submarines (though this method of navigation had been explained as

1014-570: A pier adjacent to the museum. It was opened to the public on May 15, 1994, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2008. The propeller is a National Submarine Memorial located outside of the main museum area, beside the Eastbank Esplanade . The submarine is available for daily guided tours and sleep overs. The Featured Exhibit Hall is used for temporary exhibits created by OMSI or brought in from museums around

1092-536: A renegade nuclear strike. During the briefing, Ryan hypothesizes that Ramius, a native-born Lithuanian widower with few remaining personal ties to the Soviet Union, instead plans to defect to the United States. National Security Advisor Jeffrey Pelt gives Ryan three days to confirm his theory before the U.S. Navy will be ordered to find and sink Red October . Ryan sets out to rendezvous with an aircraft carrier in

1170-470: A stimulating infant area, a giant sandbox, a water area, a reading area, and physical science exhibits. The area is staffed by trained specialists in early childhood education. There is also a Parent Resource Corner with reference materials on topics ranging from the developing brain to behavior intervention techniques. The Animal Secrets exhibit encourages children and parents to explore the hidden habitats and lives of forest animals. Visitors can crawl through

1248-414: A torpedo, which Dallas is able to divert toward herself and evade by launching countermeasures and conducting an emergency blow to the surface. The torpedo reacquires Red October but Mancuso executes a maneuver that diverts the torpedo towards Konovalov , which it strikes and destroys. The crew of Red October , now rescued, witness the submerged explosion from the deck of the U.S. frigate. Unaware of

1326-757: Is a member of Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, and participates in NanoDays. Computer-aided astronomy and laser light shows are performed daily in the Harry C. Kendall Planetarium (previously the M. J. Murdock Sky Theater). On February 1, 2020, the Best Buy Teen Tech Center opened. As a partnership between Best Buy and The Clubhouse Network , the Teen Tech Center is a free, out-of-school space for teens to explore their ideas, develop skills, and express themselves through technology. Some technology that

1404-586: Is a somewhat faithful adaptation of Clancy's novel, though there are many deviations, including Red October traveling up the Penobscot River in Maine to dry dock, the omission of the Royal Navy task force including Ryan's time aboard HMS  Invincible , the death of Borodin rather than Kamarov, and V. K. Konovalov being serendipitously destroyed by its own torpedo as opposed to being rammed by Red October , with

1482-533: Is an adaptation of Tom Clancy 's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name . It is the first installment of the film series with the protagonist Jack Ryan . The story is set during the late Cold War era and involves a rogue Soviet naval captain who wishes to defect to the United States with his officers and the Soviet Navy 's newest and most advanced ballistic missile submarine , a fictional improvement on

1560-544: Is available includes: programming, film making, music production, and graphic design. Theory Eatery, or simply Theory, is an American cuisine restaurant opened on January 30, 2013, as an addition to OMSI. Located alongside the Willamette River in the Central Eastside Industrial District, the restaurant has 9,100 square-feet of dining space. Mark Patel, former developer director of OMSI, was behind

1638-404: Is curiously ungripping. Like an overfilled kettle, it takes far too long to come to a boil". Vincent Canby , writing for The New York Times , opined that "the characters, like the lethal hardware, are simply functions of the plot, which in this case seems to be a lot more complex than it really is". The Hunt for Red October was nominated and won several awards in 1991. In addition, the film

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1716-481: Is named for the large retired steam turbine from its days as a PGE power plant. It features exhibits about engineering, physics, chemistry, and space travel. The Turbine Hall has two floors. On the main floor are the large exhibits and enrichment areas. On the mezzanine there are smaller exhibits. The Innovation Station includes hands-on exhibits related to technology and invention. Laboratories for physics, chemistry, technology, and laser holography are connected to

1794-436: Is open to industry or academic researchers or science professionals interested in improving their scientific communication, which includes university faculty, graduate students, technicians, or other individuals in science, engineering, health, or technology related positions. Fellows who are chosen participate in a series of communication training workshops and develop their own hands-on demonstration based on their work. Finally,

1872-453: Is staffed with full and part-time employees, much of the museum is dependent on volunteers who perform many of the same duties as staff members such as greeting visitors, customer service, and performing exhibit demonstrations. The volunteers include high school and college students as well as other community members. Volunteers serve in a wide range of areas within the museum both on-stage and off. After 50 hours of service, all volunteers receive

1950-461: Is then ambushed by Konovalov . As the two Soviet subs maneuver, one of Red October ' s cooks, Loginov, reveals himself to be the saboteur. He opens fire on the bridge, fatally wounding first officer Vasily Borodin, before retreating to the missile bay, intending to ignite a missile engine and destroy the ship. Loginov is pursued by Ryan and Ramius, and he wounds Ramius before being killed by Ryan. Meanwhile, Konovalov fires upon Red October with

2028-654: The Dallas crew were serving submariners, including the pilot of the DSRV , Lt Cmdr George Billy. Submariners from San Diego were cast as extras because it was easier to hire them than to train actors. Crew from USS  La Jolla , including Lt Mark Draxton, took leave to participate in filming. According to an article in Sea Classics , at least two sailors from the Atlantic Fleet-based Dallas took leave and participated in

2106-642: The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument at Hancock Field Station. OMSI is a frequent site for field trips , primarily for grades K-12, from all over the region. OMSI also runs several educational star parties in the Portland area at L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park and Rooster Rock State Park for events such as the solstice and meteor showers, which helps teach the public about astronomy during this outreach. OMSI offers Science Communication Fellowships for current STEM professionals. This program

2184-723: The Panic of 1884 —and the construction stopped for five years. With only the foundation completed, the site became known as "Villard's Ruins" and the bodies of two murder victims were found there before construction resumed. George B. Markle, Jr. began a campaign to raise local money to complete the hotel. He generated enough interest and subscribers to his plan, among them Henry W. Corbett , Henry Failing , Simeon Reed and William S. Ladd , to get construction started again. Later investors included labor leader Ed Boyce . The Queen Anne , Châteauesque hotel finally opened in 1890 and had eight floors and 326 bedrooms. It had cost well over

2262-534: The Paramount Home Video division for home media markets. Following its wide theatrical release, the film was nominated for and won a number of accolades. At the 63rd Academy Awards , the film was honored with the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing , along with nominations for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing . On June 12, 1990, the original soundtrack, composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris ,

2340-545: The Portland Hotel . Subsequent small exhibits occurred around town to generate interest and donations. In 1949, a house at 908 NE Hassalo was donated to establish the museum. Within a year, the Pacific Northwest's first public planetarium opened in a dome on the front lawn. By 1955, OMSI's annual attendance had grown to 25,000. The need for expansion led to volunteers building a new site at Washington Park , completing

2418-553: The Soviet national hymn . The soundtrack is limited due to the fact that it was originally compiled to fit the Compact Cassette . Later, it was remastered for the CD . An expanded version was released in late 2013 by Intrada Records . It features 40 additional minutes of the score, including the until-then-unreleased end titles. A widescreen VHS release debuted on September 10, 1996. For

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2496-452: The downtown Portland skyline . In November 2013, the restaurant was redesigned, and included a new 10-by-50-foot mural of photographed ingredients arranged with formulas on the background, designed by OMSI graphic artist Melissa Hicks. OMSI contains both an ultra-large-screen theater (which replaced an OMNIMAX theater in 2013) and a large auditorium with a stage where annual events such as science fairs occur. Science fairs that take place in

2574-574: The screenplay while Neufeld approached the U.S. Navy for approval. They feared top secret information or technology might be revealed. However, several admirals liked Clancy's book and reasoned that the film could do for submariners what Top Gun did for the Navy's jet fighter pilots. Captain Michael Sherman, director of the Navy's western regional information office in Los Angeles, suggested changes to

2652-426: The 30th anniversary commemoration, Paramount Home Entertainment released a 4K Steelbook + Blu-ray+Digital version of the film. The Hunt for Red October opened in 1,225 theaters on March 2, 1990, grossing $ 17 million on its opening weekend, more than half its budget. The film opened at number one at the U.S. box office and remained there for three weeks. Its opening was the 20th biggest weekend of all time and

2730-521: The Americans correctly guessed his plan, accepts Mancuso's offer. Ramius then stages a nuclear reactor "emergency", ordering the sub to surface and his crew to abandon ship. After a U.S. frigate is spotted heading right for them, Ramius submerges, leaving his crew in life rafts. Ryan, Mancuso, and Jonesy board Red October via a rescue sub , at which point Ramius turns over his sub to the Americans and requests asylum for himself and his officers. Red October

2808-510: The Earth Science Hall. The Life Sciences Laboratory houses a wide variety of live animals, such as rats, walking sticks, chameleons, Madagascar hissing cockroaches , other mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Volunteers and staff members demonstrate and lead a variety of a group activities such as owl pellet dissections and exploration of the differences between male and female skulls and pelvises. The Earth Science Hall, located on

2886-746: The Pacific Fleet-supported filming. The crew of the Houston called their month-long filming schedule the "Hunt for Red Ops." The Houston made more than 40 emergency surfacing "blows" for rehearsal and for the cameras. The filmmakers' first choice to portray Jack Ryan was Kevin Costner , who turned down the film in order to star in and direct Dances with Wolves . Harrison Ford was also approached to play Jack Ryan but turned it down; he would later replace Alec Baldwin as Ryan in Patriot Games . Baldwin

2964-541: The Soviet Typhoon-class submarine . A CIA analyst correctly deduces his motive and must prove his theory before a violent confrontation between the Soviet and the American navies spirals out of control. The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios Paramount Pictures , Mace Neufeld Productions, and Nina Saxon Film Design. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Paramount Pictures and by

3042-538: The Turbine Hall was closed from September through November for renovations in which the Discovery Space and Technology Lab changed places and a new Inventors Ballroom was added. Also added were a small stage area for public exhibit demonstrations and a bridge connecting a new metal staircase with the mezzanine exhibits. The museum started planning for an expansion of the facility in 2006. In 2008, OMSI began finalizing

3120-524: The Turbine Hall. The Chemistry Lab is the first hands-on wet chemistry laboratory in the nation. There are six stations that allow visitors to learn about chemical interactions by participating in experiments that share a common theme. Themes rotate weekly and include the chemistry of toys, the nature of matter, biochemistry , environmental chemistry, industrial chemistry, chemical reactions, everyday chemistry, and crime scene chemistry. Chemical reaction demonstrations are given daily and are often related to

3198-458: The beginning of the film stating that it takes place in 1984 during the Cold War. Tony Seiniger designed the film's poster and drew inspiration from Soviet poster art, using bold red, white and black graphics. According to him, the whole ad campaign was designed to have a "techno-suspense quality to it". The idea was to play up the thriller aspects and downplay the political elements. The film caused

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3276-532: The biggest non-summer, non-Thanksgiving weekend to date. The film went on to gross $ 122,012,643 in North America with a worldwide total of $ 200,512,643. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 76 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The site's consensus states: "Perfectly cast and packed with suspense, The Hunt for Red October is an old-fashioned submarine thriller with plenty of firepower to spare." On Metacritic , it has

3354-414: The book becoming a best seller, no Hollywood studio was interested because of its content. Neufeld said, "I read some of the reports from the other studios, and the story was too complicated to understand". After a year and a half he finally got a high-level executive at Paramount Pictures to read Clancy's novel and agree to develop it into a film. Screenwriters Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart worked on

3432-468: The building, which was designed for only 100,000. Expansion at the Washington Park site was deemed infeasible, and in 1986 it was announced that the museum would move to a new location on the east bank of the Willamette River , where a much larger building would be constructed. Property that included the historic Station L power plant was donated by Portland General Electric , and building construction

3510-532: The creation of the restaurant, which is operated by Bon Appétit Management Company . The restaurant is part of the museum, and also offers exhibits, science demonstrations and private and public events. The former head chef was Ryan Morgan. In 2023, Theory reopened under the Epicurean Group management. Theory is located off of the Willamette River , with views of the Tilikum Crossing , Marquam Bridge , and

3588-458: The early childhood education area on the second floor of the museum, is designed for families with newborn to six-year-old children. The area is fully enclosed and designed to keep children visible and secure, while giving them freedom to explore at will. Its purpose is to give children the opportunity to develop interactive scientific learning through play. It contains a variety of experimental stations intended to encourage natural curiosity including

3666-605: The fellow participates in OMSI's Meet a Scientist program to engage with the museum visitors with their demonstration. OMSI is a non-profit organization and is funded by admissions, member contributions, public, and private donations, community agencies, federal grants, and fundraising events. The largest OMSI fundraising event each year is the OMSI Gala: a black tie party in May where visitors gather to show support for science education. Although it

3744-408: 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 test of time". In contrast, Newsweek ' s David Ansen wrote, "But it's at the gut level that Red October disappoints. This smoother, impressively mounted machine

3822-433: The hotel's furnishings and fixtures were disposed of at a public auction on August 28–29, 1951, the iron scrollwork gates being sold to Eric Ladd, a local contractor and historic preservationist (no relation to William Ladd ). When Pioneer Courthouse Square was built on the site in 1984, the iron scrollwork gate of the hotel was incorporated into the design. Much of the hotel's original stone foundation remains under

3900-440: The impact of technology on society. Rotating interactive exhibits allow visitors to investigate technologies such as robots and computers, security technology, biomedical technology, communications technology, and household technology. Visitors can also use a wide variety of educational software on internet-connected computers. The Life Sciences Hall, on the second floor of the museum, offers exhibits about biology. These include

3978-562: The main auditorium include OHSU's Brain Awareness, Safety Safari, and the Reptile and Amphibian Show. The auditorium is also used for private events. OMSI operates the largest science museum outreach program in the country. The museum offers presentations in schools, summer science camp programs for individuals, and outdoor school programs for school groups on the Oregon Coast at Camp Gray and in

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4056-460: The mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, after some delay, Tupolev also receives orders to intercept and destroy Red October . Due to an unknown saboteur's actions, Red October ' s caterpillar drive malfunctions during risky maneuvers through a narrow undersea canyon. Petty Officer Jones (Jonesy), a sonar technician aboard Dallas , discovers a way to detect Red October using his underwater acoustics software, and Dallas plots an intercept course. After

4134-486: The motion picture. Only towards the climax 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 50-square-foot (4.6 m ) platforms housing mock-ups of Red October and Dallas were built, standing on hydraulic gimbals that simulated

4212-521: The museum received between $ 2 million and $ 5 million in federally backed small business loans from Heritage Bank as part of the Paycheck Protection Program . OMSI has five different specialized exhibit halls, a planetarium, and a submarine exhibit. The USS  Blueback  (SS-581) was purchased by OMSI in February 1994. This submarine appeared in the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October before being towed to its present location,

4290-522: The navigation method of the Red October in the book six years earlier). Thought to be a billion dollar black project , the development of a full-tensor gravity gradiometer by Bell Aerospace was a classified technology at the time. It was thought to be deployed on only a few Ohio -class submarines after it was first developed in 1973. Bell Aerospace later sold the technology to Bell Geospace for oil exploration purposes. The last Typhoon-class submarine

4368-408: The new OMSI was dedicated. The two attractions remained neighbors, sharing a parking lot, until 1992. The planetarium at the Washington Park site was originally a 90-seat facility housed in a temporary dome, but in 1967 it was replaced by a larger, 142-seat facility in a distinctive dodecahedron (12-sided) building equipped with a new projector. By the mid-1980s, 600,000 people per year were visiting

4446-522: The original goal of a hands-on museum. This opened to the public on August 3, 1958, following a formal dedication by the governor on June 7. A planetarium was again included. The new building at the southwest corner of what was then Hoyt Park (now part of Washington Park) was located adjacent to the then-new site of the Portland Zoo (now the Oregon Zoo), which began a one-year phased move in the same month as

4524-563: The planned explosion of Ethan Allen as a subterfuge. Some of the principal cast had previous military service which they drew on for their roles. Sean Connery had served in the Royal Navy , Scott Glenn in the United States Marine Corps , and James Earl Jones in the United States Army . Baldwin and Glenn spent time on a Los Angeles -class submarine. Baldwin was trained to drive an attack submarine. Some extras portraying

4602-566: The plans for the expansion, which was estimated to cost about $ 500 million and would double the size of the museum. They began working to secure the funds for the expansion the next year, but decided to hold off on the plans in 2010 after the poor economy had made it difficult to try and raise funds for the project. In 2023, the city of Portland Design Commission approved a new hub in Central Eastside . This hub would be designed for science learning, arts, and culture. These plans would renovate

4680-556: The public at the end of each session. Portland Hotel The Portland Hotel (or Hotel Portland ) was a late-19th-century hotel in Portland , Oregon , United States, that once occupied the city block on which Pioneer Courthouse Square now stands. It closed in 1951 after 61 years of operation. The building was designed by William M. Whidden , later of the prominent Portland architectural firm Whidden & Lewis , and Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Mead, & White . The site

4758-406: The roots of a discovery tree, look for animals in a cave and a chipmunk den, play in a woodland stream, and be a naturalist for a day. Animal Secrets features English and Spanish text panels. The Discovery Laboratory offers rotating experiments and activities such as exploring Flubber or ice cube painting. Themed Discovery Drawers encourage parents to teach their own children about the contents. OMSI

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4836-627: The script that would present the Navy in a positive light. The Navy gave the filmmakers access to several Los Angeles -class submarines , allowing them to photograph unclassified sections of both Chicago and Portsmouth to use in set and prop design. Louisville was used for the scene in which Baldwin is dropped from a helicopter to the submarine. Key cast and crew members rode along in subs, including Alec Baldwin and Scott Glenn, who took an overnight trip aboard Salt Lake City commanded by then Commander Thomas B. Fargo . Glenn based his portrayal of Commander Bart Mancuso on Fargo. The film

4914-538: The second Soviet submarine, they believe that Ramius has sacrificed himself and scuttled Red October to avoid being boarded. Ryan and Ramius, their subterfuge complete, navigate Red October to the Penobscot River in Maine . Ramius admits that he defected because he believed Red October was intended for a preemptive nuclear first strike against the United States and was unwilling to support such an action. Ryan boards

4992-553: The second floor, features geology-oriented exhibits and two specialized laboratories. The Watershed Laboratory gives visitors an experience in constructing an erosion cycle out of a river physical model. Visitors can learn about the life cycle of salmon and investigate microscopic organisms from local waterways through a videomicroscope. Visitors to the Paleontology Laboratory watch staff members and volunteers excavating fossils, such as dinosaur bones. The Science Playground,

5070-626: The square's sidewalks. Eleven U.S. presidents stayed at the Hotel Portland—each time, a new set of Haviland China was purchased for the occasion. A. E. Doyle was approached about designing an addition to the hotel, but this never got past the planning stages. The Hunt for Red October (film) The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine spy thriller film directed by John McTiernan , produced by Mace Neufeld , and starring Sean Connery , Alec Baldwin , Scott Glenn , James Earl Jones , and Sam Neill . The film

5148-474: The story before Gorbachev's coming to power, when the events of the book would have seemed more plausible. He arrived in L.A. on a Friday and was supposed to start filming on Monday but he requested a day to rehearse. Principal photography began on April 3, 1989 with a $ 30 million budget. The Navy lent the film crew the Houston , Enterprise , two frigates ( Wadsworth and Reuben James ), helicopters, and

5226-637: The sub's caterpillar drive is engaged. CIA analyst and former Marine Jack Ryan is based in London , but returns to Washington . After consulting with Vice Admiral Jim Greer , the Deputy Director of the CIA, Ryan briefs government officials on Red October and the threat it poses. Upon learning that the bulk of the Soviet Navy has been deployed to the Atlantic to find and sink the sub, they conclude that Ramius plans

5304-470: The sub's movements. Connery recalled, "It was very claustrophobic. There were 62 people in a very confined space, 45 feet (14 m) above the stage floor. It got very hot on the sets, and I'm also prone to sea sickness. The set would tilt to 45 degrees. Very disturbing." The veteran actor shot for four weeks and the rest of the production shot for additional months on location in Port Angeles, Washington and

5382-552: The water. By March 1990, just before the film's theatrical release, the Soviet Parliament removed the Communist Party from government, effectively ending the Cold War. Set during this period, there were concerns that with its end, the film would be irrelevant but Neufeld felt that it "never really represented a major problem". To compensate for the change in the Soviet Union's political climate, an on-screen crawl appears at

5460-774: The waters off Los Angeles. Scenes of a shipyard in Patuxent, Maryland were filmed at a submarine base in Point Loma, San Diego . Made before the extensive use of CGI became the norm in filmmaking, the film's opening sequence featured a long pull-out reveal of the immense titular Typhoon-class sub. It included a nearly full-scale, above-the-water-line mockup of the sub, constructed from two barges welded together. Each country's submarine had its own background color: Soviet submarines, such as Red October and V.K. Konovalov , had interiors in black with chrome trim. American ships, such as Dallas and Enterprise , had grey interiors. Early filming

5538-431: The weekly theme. Physics Lab exhibits include a Van de Graaff generator (a static electricity generator), motion detectors, electrical circuits, Morse code , magnets, computers that simulate basic properties of physics, and musical instruments. The Laser/Holography Lab, which is open for approximately one hour every day, presents 30-minute demonstrations constructing a hologram. The Vernier Technology Lab investigates

5616-619: The world. Past exhibits have included "Grossology" (Winter–Spring 2001), "Giants of the Gobi" (1997), "A T-rex named Sue" (September 2001 – January 2002), and "CSI, The Experience" (May–September, 2009). Gunther von Hagens ' Body Worlds 3 , opened on June 7, 2007, and closed on October 7, 2007. By late September 2007, 300,000 people had seen Body Worlds 3 , setting the record as OMSI's most visited traveling exhibit. In September 2015, OMSI hosted The National Guitar Museum 's exhibition, "GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World." The Turbine Hall

5694-726: Was aboard the Reuben James in the area of the Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound in March 1989. The ship operated out of U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles. The SH-60B detachment from the Battlecats of HSL-43 operated out of NAS Whidbey Island , after being displaced by the film crew. Most underwater scenes were filmed using smoke with a model sub connected to 12 cables, giving precise, smooth control for turns. Computer effects, in their infancy, created bubbles and other effects such as particulates in

5772-402: Was approached in December 1988, but was not told for what role. Klaus Maria Brandauer was cast as Soviet sub commander Marko Ramius but quit two weeks into filming due to a prior commitment. The producers faxed the script to Sean Connery, who at first declined because the script seemed implausible in portraying the Soviet Union as an ambitious naval power. He was missing the first page which set

5850-429: Was officially laid down in 1986, under the name TK-210 , but according to sources was never finished and scrapped in 1990. The musical score of The Hunt for Red October was composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris . A soundtrack album composed of ten melodies was released on June 12, 1990. The album is missing some of the musical moments present in the film, including the scene where the crew of Red October sings

5928-479: Was paid for by a fundraising campaign. In 1992, OMSI opened at the new site, which continues to be the current location. (The building at the Washington Park site later became the Portland Children's Museum .) The construction integrated the existing PGE turbine building and included the creation of a 330-seat OMNIMAX theater . The facility also includes a 200-seat planetarium with Digistar 3 technology. In 2004

6006-591: Was previously occupied by the Central School Building. To make way for the hotel, the school building was purchased by Philip A. Marquam , one of the hotel project's financial backers, who relocated it one block north (to where the Selling Building now stands). Railroad magnate Henry Villard financed the Portland Hotel and construction began in 1882, but his finances collapsed—in part because of

6084-543: Was released by MCA Records . The Hunt for Red October received mostly positive reviews from critics and was the sixth-highest-grossing domestic film of the year, generating $ 122 million in North America and more than $ 200 million worldwide in box office business. In November 1984, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius is given command of Red October , a new Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine with

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