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14 December 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
A Comedy Spectacular!Plot:
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
Hysterical moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Sgt. Frank Tree | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Ward Douglas | |
| John Belushi | ... | Capt. Wild Bill Kelso | |
| Lorraine Gary | ... | Joan Douglas | |
| Bobby Di Cicco | ... | Wally Stephens | |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Claude Crumn | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt | |
| Tim Matheson | ... | Capt. Loomis Birkhead | |
| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura | |
| Warren Oates | ... | Col. 'Madman' Maddox | |
| Robert Stack | ... | Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell | |
| Treat Williams | ... | Cpl. Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski | |
| Nancy Allen | ... | Donna Stratton | |
| Lucille Benson | ... | Gas Mama (Eloise) (as Lucille Bensen) | |
| Jordan Brian | ... | Macey Douglas |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
118 min | USA:146 min (director's cut) | West Germany:111 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:12 (original rating) | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #25726) | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Some of the scenes made so much noise during filming, the crew could not hear director Steven Spielberg yell, "Cut." For those scenes, he had to fire a prop machine gun in the air to get the action to stop. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Cpl. Sitarsky and Maxine get out of the car in the final scene of the film, they are handcuffed together. The next time they are shown, there are no handcuffs. moreSoundtrack:
Down By The Ohio moreFAQ
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This movie sounded bad to me at first, and I was reluctant to rent it. My dad kept saying, "Rent 1941!" every time we went to Blockbuster. Finally, he just got it himself and brought it home. It started out dull, and I thought that it would be a boring movie. But then the laughs came a mile a minute. I'm still cracking up over the priceless scenes with Slim Pickens in the submarine. Also, the explosions (on black) during the end credits and the way most of them went off as segues between each cycle of the music, was one of the funniest parts in the movie. da-da da da ---BOOM!!---
I also like that none of the characters have a minor role. This makes the movie seem more in-depth. It also does not seem like a Spielberg movie. It seems more like something that the Zucker brothers would do. Speilberg actually parodies his own movies. This is a great, clever comedy. A must-see.