The Final Countdown (1980)
103 min - Action | Sci-Fi - 1 August 1980 (USA)
Director:
Don Taylor
Writers:
Thomas Hunter (story), Peter Powell (story),
Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross
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A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Final Countdown is a 1980 alternate history science fiction film about a modern aircraft carrier that travels through time to a day before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Produced by Peter Vincent Douglas and directed by Don Taylor, the film stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross and Charles Durning. This was Taylor's final film.
Produced with the full cooperation of the U.S. Navy and filmed on board the USS Nimitz supercarrier, The Final Countdown was a moderate success at the box office. In the years that followed, the film has developed a cult status among science fiction and military aviation fans.
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Thanks Rick...you know...I have attempted to watch this movie in it's entirety several times but have always been interrupted and missed seeing parts of the movie. Looking forward to finally seeing it all.
THANK YOU!!
one of my FAVE MOVIES of ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!