The Final Countdown (1980)
The Final Countdown (1980)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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 / Associate Producer / Unit Production Manager
Dan Fitzgerald
Navy Doctor
Peter Douglas
Quartermaster / Producer
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) / Stunt Coordinator
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
Edward Andrews
USS Nimitz Crew
Nick L. Anelli
USS Nimitz Crew
Frank R. Arko
USS Nimitz Crew
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
John Scott
Original Music Composer
Richard R. St. Johns
Executive Producer
David Ambrose
Screenplay / Story
Don Taylor
Director
Gerry Davis
Screenplay
Thomas Hunter
Screenplay / Story
Peter Powell
Screenplay / Story
Robert K. Lambert
Editor / Second Unit Director
Maurice Binder
Visual Effects
Ray Summers
Costume Design
Fernando Carrere
Production Design
Romaine Greene
Hairstylist
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
Richard L. Anderson
Sound Effects Editor
Milton Lustig
Music Editor
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Mark A. Mangini
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Mills
Makeup Department Head / Makeup Supervisor
Robert C. Thomas
Camera Operator
William Maldonado
Construction Coordinator
Garry Elmendorf
Special Effects
Jack Casey
Unit Publicist
Dale Koeppe
Assistant Art Director
Lynn A. Aber
Script Supervisor
Pat Elmendorf
Special Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 31, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingPG
Budget$12,000,000
Box Office$16,647,800
Genres
Wiki.
The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction war film about a modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Produced by Peter Douglas and Lloyd Kaufman (founder of Troma Entertainment) and directed by Don Taylor, the film contains an ensemble cast starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross and Charles Durning.
This was the final film by Don Taylor. Kaufman also served as an associate producer and had a minor acting role.
The film was produced with the cooperation of the United States Navy's naval aviation branch and the United States Department of Defense. It was set and filmed on board USS Nimitz (CVN-68), filming operations of the modern nuclear warship, which had been launched in the early 1970s. The Final Countdown was a moderate success at the box office.