Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kirk Douglas | ... | Capt. Matthew Yelland | |
Martin Sheen | ... | Warren Lasky | |
Katharine Ross | ... | Laurel Scott | |
James Farentino | ... | Cdr. Richard Owens / Mr.Tideman | |
Ron O'Neal | ... | Cdr. Dan Thurman | |
Charles Durning | ... | Sen. Samuel Chapman | |
Victor Mohica | ... | Black Cloud | |
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James Coleman | ... | Lt. Perry (as James C. Lawrence) |
Soon-Tek Oh | ... | Simura (as Soon-Teck Oh) | |
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Joe Lowry | ... | Cdr. Damon |
Alvin Ing | ... | Lt. Kajima | |
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Mark Thomas | ... | Marine Cpl. Kullman |
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Harold Bergman | ... | Bellman |
Dan Fitzgerald | ... | Navy Doctor | |
Lloyd Kaufman | ... | LCdr. Kaufman |
In 1980, an assistant in the Department of Defense Warren Lasky is assigned by his mysterious chief Richard Tideman to visit the aircraft carrier USS Nimtz commanded by Capt. Matthew Yelland as an observer of the routines. Lasky finds that Wing Commander Richard T. Owens has a great knowledge of history. Out of the blue, the vessel faces a weird storm and they find that they have traveled back in time to the eve of the attack of Pearl Harbor on 06 December 1941. When the two Japanese Zeros attack the motorboat of Senator Samuel Chapman, the crew of the Nimitz rescues the senator and his assistant Laurel Scott. But sooner Lasky learns that the senator had disappeared on that day and Capt. Matthew Yelland is planning to attack the Japanese. Will these actions create a time paradox? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This movie deals with time-travel on a large scale... And like most sci-fi films, it is easy to pick their theories apart (especially after almost 25 years). I think that many of us have a tendency to over-analyze these types of movies, when, in fact, we should just sit back and enjoy the experience.
I first saw this movie at a drive-in (remember those?!?!), and during one scene in particular, the entire crowd actually cheered. This is not a reaction I'd expect from a large crowd during a "bad" movie. If you like sci-fi, aircraft, and time-travel movies, then ignore the nay-sayers and watch this movie! It's one of my all-time favorites.