The Final Countdown (1980)
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.
Director:
Don Taylor
Writers:
David Ambrose, Thomas Hunter, Gerry Davis, Peter Powell.
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Kirk Douglas as Capt. Matthew Yelland |
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Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky |
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Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott |
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James Farentino as Wing Commander Richard T. Owens |
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Ron O'Neal as Commander Dan Thurman |
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Charles Durning as Senator Samuel Chapman |
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Victor Mohica as Black Cloud |
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James Coleman as Lt. Perry |
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Soon-Tek Oh as Simura |
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Alvin Ing as Lt. Kajima |
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Lloyd Kaufman as LCdr. Kaufman |
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Dan Fitzgerald as Navy Doctor |
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Peter Douglas as Quartermaster |
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Joe Lowry as Cdr. Damon |
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Ted Richert as Tideman's Assistant |
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Mark Thomas as Marine Cpl. Kullman |
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Harold Bergman as Bellman |
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George Warren as Tideman's Bodyguard |
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Richard Liberty as LCdr. Moss |
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Gary Morgan as Helicopter Crewman |
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Phil Philbin as Admiral |
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Robert Goodman as Enlisted Man |
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Neil Ronco as Harvey |
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Bill Couch as Durrell (as William Couch) |
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Jack McDermott as Wynn |
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Masayuki Yamazuki as Togawa |
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George H. Strohsahl Jr. as Air Boss |
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Ronald R. Stoops as Navigator |
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Kenneth J. Jaskolski as Assistant Air Boss |
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Sergei M. Kowalchik as Crewman |
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Jake Dennis as Helicopter Pilot |
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Jim Toone as Helicopter Co-Pilot |
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Edward J. Deats as Chief |
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Robert L. Huffman as Radio Officer |
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James R. Augustus as Jr. Officer Of The Deck |
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Sam P. Baldwin as Lee Helmsman |
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Ronnie J. Ellis as Captain's Aide |
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Timothy W. Gersbacher as Enlisted Man |
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Wayne L. Flesher as Enlisted Man |
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William S. Frost as Enlisted Man |
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David H. Signor as Enlisted Man |
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Tommy Abel as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Andrew Akerson as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Nick L. Anelli as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Frank R. Arko as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Edward Andrews as USS Nimitz Crew Doctor |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Screenplay |
| Production | Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Don Taylor | Director |
| Camera | Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Thomas Hunter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gerry Davis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Powell | Screenplay |
| Sound | John Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Peter Douglas | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Summers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Maurice Binder | Visual Effects |
| Production | Lloyd Kaufman | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Warren Hamilton Jr. | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mark Mangini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Dennis Peebles | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Pat Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Robert C. Thomas | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Fernando Carrere | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Joe Day | Special Effects |
| Art | William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Lighting | Earl Gilbert | Gaffer |
| Crew | Jack Casey | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Dale Koeppe | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jim Coe | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Lynn A. Aber | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Kent H. Johnson | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Nichols II | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Stan Lazan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Lloyd Kaufman | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | J. David Jones | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Ed Milkovich | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pat Kehoe | First Assistant Director |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Directing | Robert K. Lambert | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Colby Smith | Stunts |
| Crew | J. David Jones | Stunts |
| Directing | Douglas E. Wise | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Peter Powell | Story |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Story |
| Writing | Thomas Hunter | Story |
