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The Final Countdown (1980) 6.7
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 |
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Cast
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Laurel Scott
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Cdr. Richard Owens /
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Cdr. Dan Thurman
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Senator Samuel Chapman
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Black Cloud
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Lt. Perry
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Simura
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Joe Lowry | ... |
Cdr. Damon
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Lt. Kajima
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Marine Cpl. Kullman
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Harold Bergman | ... |
Bellman
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Navy Doctor
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Plot Synopsis
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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>
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Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
1 August 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der letzte Countdown See more »Box Office
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SEK 2,722,598 (Sweden)Company Credits
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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.
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There is an 8-ball on the right side of CAG's flight helmet. CAG was previously the acronym for Carrier Air Group, as well as Commander, Air Group. Hence, the air group commander was and is referred to as CAG. Until 1963 the air groups were designated as Carrier Air Group (CAG or CVG being somewhat interchangeable, with CVG being official). In 1963, the designation was changed to CVW, for Carrier Air Wing. However, calling the air group commander "CAW" or "CVW" just wouldn't sound right, so the commander is still called CAG, which is still accurate, since CAG had a double meaning at first, but now just has the single (present) meaning of Commander, Air Group. Further, all air wings are numbered and their aircraft carry a two letter designation. See more »Goofs
CAG's helicopter, taking himself and the two survivors to the desert island, takes off from the aircraft carrier. Minutes later, he appears to be seen in one of the debriefing rooms when Captain Yelland is addressing the crew. However, that is not James Farentino who plays the CAG, but another actor who resembles him. 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.
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I saw this in the theater when it first came out. I was stationed onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) while it was being overhauled at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wa. I loved every minute of this film.
I know that this will sound trite and maudlin, but I remember going up on the flightdeck one morning after working the night shift, shortly after I saw this film. The USS Bonhomme Richard was at the pier near us- painted with zinc, all closed up, its gunmounts covered, doorways sealed-up, bridge windows shuttered, its flightdeck silent save for the screeching of seagulls. Looking at that old wooden-decked warhorse through the rain and mist, I felt a new appreciation for it and the other vessels in mothballs.
I felt as if I were looking through time itself.