The Final Countdown (film)

The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction film, directed by Don Taylor. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino and Katharine Ross.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == It is the year 1980. The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is holding a training mission in the Pacific, with the ultimate goal of Hawaii. Warren Lasky, an American citizen, may for the occasion with it. His boss, Mr. Tideman, sees him leave.
 * 2 Cast
 * Background 3
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 5 external link

At sea, the ship in a strange kind of storm. Once the ship again from the storm arrives, shows all the communication with the Mainland to be broken. The ship turns out to be travelling back in time to the year 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The discovery where they are now, the crew for a heavy dilemma. One can with the modern aircraft carrier and the knowledge about the impending Japanese attack, and thus prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor the Americans give a larger lead in World War II. On the other hand will change beyond recognition by altering the future. That their presence has affected the timeline already partly in 1941 becomes clear when the crew of the USS Nimitz is forced to defend itself against two Japanese aircraft. As a result, they prevent that the Japanese an American senator called Chapman shooting down. Originally Chapman during the Japanese attack was reported missing. Now survives the attack and rescued Chapman is referred to by the Nimitz, he threatens to become the successor of president Franklin d. Roosevelt instead of Harry s. Truman.

When the crew of the USS Nimitz Chapman sees and hears about the attack, he demands that Pearl Harbor is directly warned. Captain Yelland pretends to Chapman to Pearl Harbor will let it, but in reality gives the command to put him on a deserted island where he will be safe during the attack. When Chapman discovered that the crew of the USS Nimitz wants to help him, he threatens the crew with a flare gun. Hereby he destroys the helicopter where he's in it. The explosion killed Chapman and crew Richard Owens gets stuck on the island, along with Chapman's Secretary Laurel.

With Chapman's death is the timeline restored to how he must have. Just when the launches to act if Japanese attack starts, turns up the storm back on and the USS Nimitz back to 1980. Only Owens remains in the past behind, along with Laurel. Back in 1980 looking for Lasky Mr. Tideman, and discovered that no one less than the old Tideman Owens. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The shooting of the film took place during a mission of the Nimitz in september 1979 till May 1980. The film was largely shot on the Atlantic Ocean instead of in the Pacific, where the story takes place. The recordings had to be hastily completed when the USS Nimitz was recalled to the home port for Operation Eagle Claw. For the scene in which the USS Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor was in reality the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) used.
 * Kirk Douglas -Capt. Matthew Yelland
 * Martin Sheen Warren Lasky
 * Katharine Ross Laurel Scott
 * James Farentino Wing Commander Richard T. Owens/Richard Tideman
 * Ron O'Neal Cmdr. Dan Thurman
 * Charles Durning Sen. Samuel Chapman
 * Victor Mohica Black Cloud
 * James Coleman Lt. Perry
 * Soon-Tek Oh Simura (as Soon-Teck Oh)
 * Joe Lowry Cmdr. Damon
 * Alvin Ing Lt. Kajima

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Kirk Douglas really wanted that his son Michael would perform the role of Martin Sheen, but this proved impossible because Michael already had a contract for The China Syndrome. ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1981, "The Final Countdown" nominated for a Saturn Award for best science fiction film. Actor Kirk Douglas was for his role in the film was nominated for a Saturn Award for best actor.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1982 won the Golden Screen.