--- title: "This Upcoming Submarine Action Thriller Has Sailors Saying ‘Oorah’ And I’ve Already Lost Interest" date: "2018-08-01" modified: "2018-08-01" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/hunter-killer-submarine-movie-sailors-go-full-oorah-not-hooyah/" categories: - "Culture" - "Entertainment" - "Ships" - "Submarines" - "Tech & Tactics" --- # This Upcoming Submarine Action Thriller Has Sailors Saying ‘Oorah’ And I’ve Already Lost Interest ![]() There’s a new Navy submarine flick coming to theaters in the Fall. Hooyah! (See!? See how easy that was?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnP_z3qXDCQ Based on the trailer, *Hunter Killer* has the feel of *The Hunt For Red October* if Michael Bay was allowed in the editing room. Starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman and directed by Donovan Marsh, the sub-based fiction flick seems to be a send up to those military espionage thrillers of the mid-80s and early 90s, back when Tom Clancy was king, Sean Connery could pass for Russian, and military-themed movies had enough sense to shoot for authenticity in addition to technical accuracy. Those days, well, they’re not gone. But sometimes it feels like in a rush to nail the *really* big stuff — true-to-life depictions of military maneuvers, arms and equipment, and semi-realistic combat sequences — filmmakers skip over the really simple shit. Like, say, matching the right mottos with their military branches.Which explains why, just 30 seconds into the trailer for *Hunter Killer*, we see a gung ho Butler rally his sailors with a hearty: “Oorah!” I really have no idea why King Leonidas didn’t get Spartan kicked by an *actual* sailor as he or she screamed “THIS IS THE NAVY!” [via GIPHY]() For those not in the know, that’s not what sailors say — “Oorah” is a Marine thing. What makes it all the more surprising, and odd, is that the Navy *actually had a presence on set*. The film crew had access to “active-duty submarine subject matter experts,” as well as bases, subs, and other active-duty Navy personnel, [according to]() Military Times’ J.D. Simkins. Related: The Omaha Beach Landing In ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Changed How We Look At WW2 » Sure, the “Oorah” vs “Hooyah” goof is minor, it does make me wonder what other oversights made it through to the final cut. Assuming that’s the only one, I’m sure *Hunter Killer* will be a thrill-ride as we join the submarine crew on an explosive trek across the Arctic Ocean on a mission to rescue the president of Russia in order to save the world. Okay, seeing as that's the plot, I may have to lower my expectations for realism when the movie premieres on October 26. *H/t to J.D. Simkins at Military Times for* [*drawing my attention*]() *to the “oorahs” in a Navy submarine flick. Lol, why’d they do that. WHY!?* **WATCH NEXT:** ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()