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The Final Countdown (1980)

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

6.6/10 1h 43m Jan 31, 1980
War Action Science Fiction

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 1941β€”mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Final Countdown
Original Language EN
Budget $12,000,000
Revenue $16,647,800
Status Released
Popularity 3.5

Cast

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Capt. Matthew Yelland
Popularity: 3.5
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Warren Lasky
Popularity: 5.0
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross
Laurel Scott
Popularity: 6.4
James Farentino
James Farentino
Wing Commander Richard T. Owens
Popularity: 1.6
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Commander Dan Thurman
Popularity: 4.2
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Senator Samuel Chapman
Popularity: 6.9
Victor Mohica
Victor Mohica
Black Cloud
Popularity: 0.6
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James Coleman
Lt. Perry
Popularity: 1.5
Soon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh
Simura
Popularity: 2.2
Alvin Ing
Alvin Ing
Lt. Kajima
Popularity: 4.1
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
LCdr. Kaufman
Popularity: 6.2
Dan Fitzgerald
Dan Fitzgerald
Navy Doctor
Popularity: 1.5

Key Crew

Editor Robert K. Lambert
Screenplay David Ambrose, Thomas Hunter, Gerry Davis
Executive Producer Richard R. St. Johns
Director Don Taylor
Producer Peter Douglas

Production

Bryna Productions
US
United Artists
US

Videos & Trailers

The Final Countdown (1980) Original Trailer [4K]
The Final Countdown (1980) Original Trailer [4K]
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The Final Countdown (1980) - Teaser Trailer
The Final Countdown (1980) - Teaser Trailer
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John Scott: The Final Countdown (1980) / Symphonic Suite
John Scott: The Final Countdown (1980) / Symphonic Suite
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The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown
Featurette

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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

JPV852 8/10
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), ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 31, 1980
Runtime 1h 43m
Budget $12,000,000
Revenue $16,647,800
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 3.5
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