Movie · 1980
The Final Countdown
103 min · Science Fiction, Action, War · Released
Composite
5.4
IMDb
6.7 / 10
30,426 votes
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6.6 / 10
699 votes
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Kirk Douglas
Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen
Warren Lasky
Katharine Ross
Laurel Scott
James Farentino
Wing Commander Richard T. Owens
Ron O'Neal
Commander Dan Thurman
Charles Durning
Senator Samuel Chapman
Victor Mohica
Black Cloud
James Coleman
Lt. Perry
Soon-Tek Oh
Simura
Alvin Ing
Lt. Kajima
Lloyd Kaufman
LCdr. Kaufman
Dan Fitzgerald
Navy Doctor
Peter Douglas
Quartermaster
Joe Lowry
Cdr. Damon
Ted Richert
Tideman's Assistant
Mark Thomas
Marine Cpl. Kullman
Harold Bergman
Bellman
George Warren
Tideman's Bodyguard
Richard Liberty
LCdr. Moss
Gary Morgan
Helicopter Crewman
Crew
Art
- Dennis Peebles Set Decoration
- Fernando Carrere Production Design
- William Maldonado Construction Coordinator
- Dale Koeppe Assistant Art Director
- Kent H. Johnson Property Master
Camera
- Victor J. Kemper Director of Photography
- Robert C. Thomas Camera Operator
- Jim Coe Still Photographer
- David L. Butler Second Unit Director of Photography
- Stan Lazan Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Ray Summers Costume Design
- Romaine Greene Hairstylist
- Bob Mills Makeup Department Head
- Irving Buchman Makeup Artist
- Bob Mills Makeup Supervisor
Crew
- Pat Elmendorf Special Effects
- Joe Day Special Effects
- Bill Couch Stunt Coordinator
- Jack Casey Unit Publicist
- Garry Elmendorf Special Effects
- Orwin C. Harvey Stunts
- Colby Smith Stunts
- J. David Jones Stunts
Directing
- Don Taylor Director
- Lynn A. Aber Script Supervisor
- J. David Jones Second Unit Director
- Ed Milkovich Second Assistant Director
- Pat Kehoe First Assistant Director
- Robert K. Lambert Second Unit Director
- Douglas E. Wise Second Assistant Director
Editing
- Robert K. Lambert Editor
Lighting
- Earl Gilbert Gaffer
Production
- Richard R. St. Johns Executive Producer
- Peter Douglas Producer
- Lloyd Kaufman Associate Producer
- Lloyd Kaufman Unit Production Manager
- John W. Hyde Executive In Charge Of Production
- Michael Durant Production Assistant
Sound
- John Scott Original Music Composer
- Warren Hamilton Jr. Sound Effects Editor
- Mark Mangini Sound Effects Editor
- Richard L. Anderson Sound Effects Editor
- Milton Lustig Music Editor
- Bruce Bisenz Sound Mixer
- Robert Nichols II Sound Recordist
Visual Effects
- Maurice Binder Visual Effects
Writing
- David Ambrose Screenplay
- Thomas Hunter Screenplay
- Gerry Davis Screenplay
- Peter Powell Screenplay
- Peter Powell Story
- David Ambrose Story
- Thomas Hunter Story
Photos