Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Dan Aykroyd | ... | Sgt. Frank Tree | |
Ned Beatty | ... | Ward Douglas | |
John Belushi | ... | Capt. Wild Bill Kelso | |
Lorraine Gary | ... | Joan Douglas | |
Murray Hamilton | ... | Claude Crumn | |
Christopher Lee | ... | Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt | |
Tim Matheson | ... | Capt. Loomis Birkhead | |
Toshirô Mifune | ... | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
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) | |
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Jordan Cohen | ... | Macey Douglas (as Jordan Brian) |
John Candy | ... | Pvt. Foley |
Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy). Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
i can't believe some of the comments on this movie. did someone really think this was supposed to be an accurate portrayal of wwii california? IT'S A COMEDY! and a good one. i agree that the christmas tree scene shouldn't have been cut, but then again maybe spielberg didn't want to undermine the gritty realism that some reviewers were looking for. p.s. - by far it's mickey rourke's best role.