The Final Countdown
Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.
1980 | 103m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Don Taylor |
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| Writer: | Thomas Hunter, Peter Powell, David Ambrose, Gerry Davis |
| Staring: |
| During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 31, 1980 |
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| Director: | Don Taylor |
| Writer: | Thomas Hunter, Peter Powell, David Ambrose, Gerry Davis |
| Genres: | Action, Science Fiction, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, pearl harbor, airplane, time travel, pacific war, naval warfare, 1940s, 1980s, japanese, uss nimitz |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Bryna Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $16,647,800
Budget: $12,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Thomas Hunter | Screenplay, Story |
| Bob Mills | Makeup Department Head, Makeup Supervisor |
| Pat Kehoe | First Assistant Director |
| Robert K. Lambert | Second Unit Director, Editor |
| J. David Jones | Second Unit Director, Stunts |
| John Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Ray Summers | Costume Design |
| Dennis Peebles | Set Decoration |
| Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Joe Day | Special Effects |
| Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Earl Gilbert | Gaffer |
| Jack Casey | Unit Publicist |
| David L. Butler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Peter Powell | Screenplay, Story |
| Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Fernando Carrere | Production Design |
| William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| Pat Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Jim Coe | Still Photographer |
| Lynn A. Aber | Script Supervisor |
| Stan Lazan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| John W. Hyde | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Dale Koeppe | Assistant Art Director |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | Sound Effects Editor |
| Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Robert C. Thomas | Camera Operator |
| Robert Nichols II | Sound Recordist |
| Ed Milkovich | Second Assistant Director |
| Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Douglas E. Wise | Second Assistant Director |
| Colby Smith | Stunts |
| Don Taylor | Director |
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| David Ambrose | Screenplay, Story |
| Gerry Davis | Screenplay |
| Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mark Mangini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kent H. Johnson | Property Master |
| Lloyd Kaufman | Unit Production Manager |
| Maurice Binder | Visual Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Douglas | Producer |
| Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
| Lloyd Kaufman | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 38 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 49 | 23 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 636 | 766 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 810 | 834 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 773 | 805 |
JPV852
8.0
Pretty fun Twilight Zone-esque movie that was entertaining throughout. Always like the ideas of alternate history and while this doesn't quite change history in the end (and shouldn't given it was Pearl Harbor, not to mention when this movie was released, survivors were only in their early/mid 60s), ... still was a good time. On the downside, the actual travel through the portal was cheesy and cheap even for 1979/80. **3.75/5** As a side, interesting that only 7 years later, the sons of Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen will star in Wall Street...
Jun 23, 2021