The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980 · 1h 43m · PG

Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.

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

Full synopsis

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 Nimitz commanded by Capt. Matthew Yelland as an observer of the routines. Lasky learns that Commander Air Group (CAG) Richard T. Owens has a great knowledge of history. Out of the blue, the vessel faces a weird storm and they find 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 Lasky soon learns the senator had disappeared on that day and Capt. Matthew Yelland is planning to attack the Japanese. Will these actions create a time paradox?

Crew

Cast (25)

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Capt. Matthew Yelland Martin Sheen Martin Sheen Warren Lasky Katharine Ross Katharine Ross Laurel Scott James Farentino James Farentino Wing Commander Richard T. Owens Ron O'Neal Ron O'Neal Commander Dan Thurman Charles Durning Charles Durning Senator Samuel Chapman Victor Mohica Victor Mohica Black Cloud James Coleman Lt. Perry Soon-Tek Oh Soon-Tek Oh Simura Alvin Ing Alvin Ing Lt. Kajima Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman LCdr. Kaufman Dan Fitzgerald Dan Fitzgerald Navy Doctor Peter Douglas Quartermaster Joe Lowry Cdr. Damon Ted Richert Tideman's Assistant Mark Thomas Marine Cpl. Kullman Harold Bergman Harold Bergman Bellman Richard Liberty LCdr. Moss Gary Morgan Gary Morgan Helicopter Crewman Phil Philbin Admiral Robert Goodman Robert Goodman Enlisted Man Neil Ronco Harvey Bill Couch Durrell (as William Couch) Jack McDermott Wynn Edward Andrews Edward Andrews USS Nimitz Crew Doctor