The Final Countdown
During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Director(s)
Lloyd Kaufman
Don Taylor
Lynn A. Aber
Robert K. Lambert
Ed Milkovich
Pat Kehoe
J. David Jones
Douglas E. Wise
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JPV852
Pretty fun Twilight Zone-esque movie that was entertaining throughout. Always like the ideas of alternate history and while this doesn't quite change history in the end (and shouldn't given it was Pearl Harbor, not to mention when this movie was released, survivors were only in their early/mid 60s), still was a good time. On the downside, the actual travel through the portal was cheesy and cheap even for 1979/80. **3.75/5** As a side, interesting that only 7 years later, the sons of Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen will star in Wall Street...
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The directors of The Final Countdown are Lloyd Kaufman, Don Taylor, Lynn A. Aber, Robert K. Lambert, Ed Milkovich, Pat Kehoe, J. David Jones, and Douglas E. Wise.
The cast of The Final Countdown includes Charles Durning as Senator Samuel Chapman, Soon-Tek Oh as Simura, Lloyd Kaufman as LCdr. Kaufman, Kirk Douglas as Capt. Matthew Yelland, Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky, Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott, James Farentino as Wing Commander Richard T. Owens, Ron O'Neal as Commander Dan Thurman, Victor Mohica as Black Cloud, James Coleman as Lt. Perry, Alvin Ing as Lt. Kajima, Dan Fitzgerald as Navy Doctor, and more.
The duration of The Final Countdown is 1h 43 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Final Countdown trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
The Final Countdown was released on 31 Jan 1980.
The Final Countdown is listed under War, Action, and Science Fiction on Fanbiz.
The Final Countdown has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Pretty fun Twilight Zone-esque movie that was entertaining throughout. Always like the ideas of alternate history and while this doesn't quite change history in the end (and sho..."
