The Final Countdown Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 377 this week

The Final Countdown (1980)

PG  103 min  -  Sci-Fi | War   -  1 August 1980 (USA)
6.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 8,495 users  
Reviews: 113 user | 36 critic

A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Director:

Don Taylor

Writers:

Thomas Hunter (story), Peter Powell (story), and 5 more credits »
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »
Blog    Photos    Mini-Guide    »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 1,777 titles by andythompson1999 created 2 weeks ago
 
image of title
a list of 35 titles by maurizio2112 created 2 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,192 titles by Marcel Scharnewski created 10 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 548 titles by samratnigam created 8 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 101 titles by k-th created 1 week ago
 

Connect with IMDb


1 win & 2 nominations See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirk Douglas ...
Martin Sheen ...
Katharine Ross ...
Laurel Scott
James Farentino ...
Ron O'Neal Ron O'Neal ...
Cmdr. Dan Thurman
Charles Durning ...
Victor Mohica Victor Mohica ...
Black Cloud
James Coleman James Coleman ...
Lt. Perry (as James C. Lawrence)
Soon-Tek Oh Soon-Tek Oh ...
Simura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
Joe Lowry Joe Lowry ...
Cmdr. Damon
Alvin Ing Alvin Ing ...
Lt. Kajima
Mark Thomas Mark Thomas ...
Marine Cpl. Kullman
Harold Bergman Harold Bergman ...
Bellman
Dan Fitzgerald ...
Navy Doctor
Lloyd Kaufman ...
Lt. Cmdr. Kaufman
Edit

Storyline

An American nuclear aircraft carrier and its crew are caught in a classic dilemma when a supernatural storm sends them back in time just before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Japanese | Uss Nimitz | Aircraft Carrier | Harbor | Pearl Harbor  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Sci-Fi | War

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | Russian

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

U.S.S. Nimitz: Lost in the Pacific See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 2,722,598 (Sweden)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in the Atlantic, not the Pacific Ocean (where it takes place). The USS Nimitz was an Atlantic fleet ship until the summer of 1987 when it was transferred to the Pacific. USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) stood in for the Nimitz for the arrival past the 'Arizona' into Pearl Harbor. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Captain Yelland is in his tropical white uniform at the very end of the movie on the bridge, as they pass the Arizona Memorial, his highest medal (ribbon) on his uniform is the Distinguished Flying Cross. Several minutes later when he is saluting the Admirals coming aboard, he has the Navy Cross and Silver Star above his Distinguished Flying Cross. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
F-14 Pilot: [voice over radio] Pearl Tower, Tomcat two-zero-zero. requesting clearance for departure runway zero-nine. Over.
Pearl Harbor Tower: [voice over radio] Two-zero-zero, Pearl Harbor Tower. You are cleared runway oh-niner. Winds zero-four-five at eight. SH-three approaching from the right. Have a nice day.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) See more »