What's the Difference between The Sum of All Fears the Book and The Sum of All Fears the Movie?
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Jack Ryan
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Jack Ryan
Portrayed by: Ben Affleck
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The Sum of All Fears Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Ryan has been married to Cathy for years; the two have several children. |
Ryan marries Cathy at the end of the film. |
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Ryan had known about SPINNAKER before the novel and had been in contact with him. |
Ryan does not get in contact with SPINNAKER until after Cabot dies.
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Cathy is well aware of Ryan's position in the CIA, having been married to him for decades and indirectly involved with the work he did there. |
Cathy doesn't discover that Ryan works for the CIA until the end of the movie. |
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SPINNAKER communicates through secret messages and cables. |
SPINNAKER communicates through cell phone.
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This doesn't happen. |
The man who found the bomb gets radiation poison and dies. |