The Final Countdown (1980) - Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.

The Final Countdown

Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.
( Action / Sci-Fi / War )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 103 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jan 31, 1980 []

Director:	Don Taylor [Director]

Writers:	David Ambrose [Screenplay] David Ambrose [Story] Gerry Davis [Screenplay] Thomas Hunter [Screenplay] Thomas Hunter [Story] Peter Powell [Screenplay] Peter Powell [Story]

Producers:	Peter Douglas [Producer] Lloyd Kaufman [Associate Producer] Richard R. St. Johns [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Victor J. Kemper [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Robert K. Lambert [Editor]

Music Composed by	John Scott [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Fernando Carrere [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Ray Summers [Costume Design]

Production Companys:	Bryna Productions (US) United Artists (US)

Plot Summary:

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

Cast:

Kirk Douglas Capt. Matthew Yelland Martin Sheen Warren Lasky Katharine Ross Laurel Scott James Farentino Wing Commander Richard T. Owens Ron O'Neal Commander Dan Thurman Charles Durning Senator Samuel Chapman Victor Mohica Black Cloud James Coleman Lt. Perry Soon-Tek Oh Simura Alvin Ing Lt. Kajima Lloyd Kaufman LCdr. Kaufman Dan Fitzgerald Navy Doctor Peter Douglas Quartermaster Joe Lowry Cdr. Damon Ted Richert Tideman's Assistant Mark Thomas Marine Cpl. Kullman Harold Bergman Bellman George Warren Tideman's Bodyguard Richard Liberty LCdr. Moss Gary Morgan Helicopter Crewman Phil Philbin Admiral Robert Goodman Enlisted Man Neil Ronco Harvey		Bill Couch Durrell (as William Couch) Jack McDermott Wynn Masayuki Yamazuki Togawa George H. Strohsahl Jr. Air Boss Ronald R. Stoops Navigator Kenneth J. Jaskolski Assistant Air Boss Sergei M. Kowalchik Crewman Jake Dennis Helicopter Pilot Jim Toone Helicopter Co-Pilot Edward J. Deats Chief Robert L. Huffman Radio Officer James R. Augustus Jr. Officer Of The Deck Sam P. Baldwin Lee Helmsman Ronnie J. Ellis Captain's Aide Timothy W. Gersbacher Enlisted Man Wayne L. Flesher Enlisted Man William S. Frost Enlisted Man David H. Signor Enlisted Man Tommy Abel USS Nimitz Crew Andrew Akerson USS Nimitz Crew Nick L. Anelli USS Nimitz Crew Frank R. Arko USS Nimitz Crew Edward Andrews USS Nimitz Crew Doctor

Stunt Crew:

Bill Couch Stunt Coordinator Orwin C. Harvey Stunts		J. David Jones Stunts Colby Smith Stunts

Sound Crew:

Richard L. Anderson Sound Effects Editor Bruce Bisenz Sound Mixer Warren Hamilton Jr. Sound Effects Editor		Mark Mangini Sound Effects Editor Robert Nichols II Sound Recordist

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Maurice Binder Visual Effects Joe Day Special Effects		Garry Elmendorf Special Effects Pat Elmendorf Special Effects

Art Department:

Kent H. Johnson Property Master Dale Koeppe Assistant Art Director		William Maldonado Construction Coordinator Dennis Peebles Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

J. David Jones Second Unit Director Pat Kehoe First Assistant Director Robert K. Lambert Second Unit Director		Ed Milkovich Second Assistant Director Douglas E. Wise Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

David L. Butler Second Unit Director of Photography Jim Coe Still Photographer Earl Gilbert Gaffer		Stan Lazan Second Unit Director of Photography Robert C. Thomas Camera Operator

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