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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There are no missing scientists. |
Ryan notices three scientists are absent from the Russian lab. |
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In order to fix the bomb, the terrorists take nuclear material left over from the East German nuclear program. |
In order to fix the bomb, the terrorists take nuclear material from Russian laboratories.
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Neither Ryan, President Fowler, or General Secretary Narmonov know anything about stolen nuclear material until after the bomb goes off. |
Ryan and President Fowler discover that there is missing nuclear material at the beginning of the film, and struggle to find it before a potential attack. |
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Ryan is watching the football game on TV in DC when the bomb explodes in Denver. Cabot is also in DC. |
Ryan is on a helicopter outside of Baltimore when the bomb explodes; the helicopter crashes. Cabot is with the President at the game and rushes him out of there.
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Ryan had met Narmonov before the events of the book. |
Ryan meets Nemerov for the first time in the film. |