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The Final Countdown( 1980)

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Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kirk Douglas

      Capt. Matthew Yelland

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      Martin Sheen

      Warren Lasky

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      Katharine Ross

      Laurel Scott

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      James Farentino

      Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

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      Ron O'Neal

      Commander Dan Thurman

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      Charles Durning

      Senator Samuel Chapman

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      Victor Mohica

      Black Cloud

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      James Coleman

      Lt. Perry

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      Soon-Tek Oh

      Simura

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      Alvin Ing

      Lt. Kajima

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      Lloyd Kaufman

      LCdr. Kaufman

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      Dan Fitzgerald

      Navy Doctor

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      Peter Douglas

      Quartermaster

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      Joe Lowry

      Cdr. Damon

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      Ted Richert

      Tideman's Assistant

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      Mark Thomas

      Marine Cpl. Kullman

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      Harold Bergman

      Bellman

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      George Warren

      Tideman's Bodyguard

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      Richard Liberty

      LCdr. Moss

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      Gary Morgan

      Helicopter Crewman

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      Phil Philbin

      Admiral

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      Robert Goodman

      Enlisted Man

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      Neil Ronco

      Harvey

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      Bill Couch

      Durrell (as William Couch)

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      Jack McDermott

      Wynn

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      Masayuki Yamazuki

      Togawa

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      George H. Strohsahl Jr.

      Air Boss

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      Ronald R. Stoops

      Navigator

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      Kenneth J. Jaskolski

      Assistant Air Boss

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      Sergei M. Kowalchik

      Crewman

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      Jake Dennis

      Helicopter Pilot

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      Jim Toone

      Helicopter Co-Pilot

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      Edward J. Deats

      Chief

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      Robert L. Huffman

      Radio Officer

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      James R. Augustus

      Jr. Officer Of The Deck

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      Sam P. Baldwin

      Lee Helmsman

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      Ronnie J. Ellis

      Captain's Aide

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      Timothy W. Gersbacher

      Enlisted Man

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      Wayne L. Flesher

      Enlisted Man

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      William S. Frost

      Enlisted Man

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      David H. Signor

      Enlisted Man

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      Tommy Abel

      USS Nimitz Crew

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      Andrew Akerson

      USS Nimitz Crew

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      Edward Andrews

      USS Nimitz Crew

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      Nick L. Anelli

      USS Nimitz Crew

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      Frank R. Arko

      USS Nimitz Crew

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by JPV852

    8
    Written by JPV852 on Thu May 13 2021
    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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    12000000.00

    Revenue

    16647800.00

    Keywords

    • airplane
    • world war ii
    • time travel
    • pearl harbor
    • pacific war
    • naval warfare
    • 1940s
    • 1980s
    • japanese
    • uss nimitz