The final countdown 1980 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 movie was released august 1, 1980. The final countdown is a 1980 science fiction film starring kirk douglas, martin sheen, and james farentino. With kirk douglas, martin sheen, katharine ross etc a modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near hawaii, just hours before the. The final countdown 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The book is clever in all its details of naval operations. The angry birds movie 2 final trailer has birds and pigs uniting to save the world. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. However, if history is inviolate, what will happen to future events if the attack doesnt come off. I also remember thinking at the time that the movie was actually pretty good. A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near hawaii, just hours before the japanese attack on pearl harbor.
I just watched the final countdown with a friend and it failed to impress. I remember thinking so the first time i watched it on tv many years ago. Thats the premise of the final countdown, a 1980 science fiction film starring kirk douglas, martin sheen, james farentino, charles durning, and katharine ross. It matters even less, id say, in the final countdown, in which the aircraft carrier nimitz sails through a whirlpool in time and is thrown back 40 years to the day before pearl harbor. Watch the final countdown online stream full movie directv.
The following is the filmography of american film and stage actor, film producer and author. All actors kirk douglas, martin sheen, katharine ross, james farentino, ron oneal, charles durning. The paradox is the ethical dilemma faced by captain yelland. The ships captain sends out a patrol and the f14 pilots are shocked to encounter vintage japanese warplanes. The final countdown 1980 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When an aircraft carrier near hawaii is transported back in time, a captain discovers that only hours remain until the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. The final countdown by don taylor don taylor, kirk. S nimitz when they find themselves and their state of the art battleship, being thrown back in time. A tiny compound all seems in the works to acclaimed, but no one knows what actually happened. The final countdown is a 1980 science fiction film starring kirk douglas and martin sheen. Watch the final countdown 1980 full movie free online. Jun 30, 2016 kirk douglas as captain yelland in the final countdown. The movie should be watched for the footage of launches and recoveries of aircraft alone. July 1, 2019 by jessie mendoza the final countdown is a 1980 alternate history science fiction film about a modern aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the 1941 attack on pearl harbor.
The feature attraction is presented letterboxed at 2. Kirk douglas, martin sheen, katharine ross, don taylor. Kirk douglas played the commander of the nuclearpowered aircraft carrier uss nimitz, which inexplicably passes through a time portal, landing off pearl harbor just one day before the japanese. Nimitz, in final countdown, a united artists release. Jan 21, 2020 the final countdown movie pictures and artwork. The uss nimitz, the ultratackle looking american blimp carrier, is in a obscure storm during a routine exploration muggy pearl pearl harbor. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The movie is about a an aircraft carrier that travels through a time portal and exits on dec.
Watch the final countdown starring kirk douglas in this science fiction on directv. Cleftchinned, steelyeyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being the ragmans son the name of his bestselling 1988 autobiography to become a bona fide superstar, kirk douglas, also known as issur danielovitch demsky, was born on december 9, 1916 in amsterdam, new york. With kirk douglas, martin sheen, katharine ross, james farentino. A nuclearpowered carrier with a full complement of jet warplanes, right off pearl and knowing the japanese attack plans.
The final countdown movie tiein novelization 1980, pb. Watch the final countdown 1980 online free full movie hd. Watch the final countdown 1980 online for free on 123movies. A highflying, time travel adventure that gets an a for originality, the final countdown arrives on dvd in fine form with this featurepacked blue underground release. With his explosive acting style, he became a lead boxoffice star, acting in successful films like champion 1949, young man with a horn 1950. The iconic 1980 movie starred kirk douglas and martin sheen. Kirk douglas is an american actor, producer, director, and author from the film industrys golden age, who debuted opposite barbara stanwyck in the film the strange love of martha ivers 1946. The final countdown 1980 trailer starring kirk douglas, martin sheen. But it is one of those movies that is so bad, its undeniably entertaining in its terribleness.
Kirk douglas as captain yelland in the final countdown. A time warp takes the aircraft carrier uss nimitz and its captain kirk douglas back to pearl harbor, dec. The ships captain kirk douglas sends out a patrol and the f14 pilots are shocked to encounter vintage japanese warplanes. That makes the final countdown a better navy film than a fullfledged timetravel fantasy, but theres a nice little. For those of you that want to delve even deeper into the film i just might have 10 things you didnt know about the final countdown. Through a weather problem kirk douglass ship goes back in time to 1945 i think it is. That makes the final countdown a better navy film than a fullfledged timetravel fantasy, but theres a nice little twist at the end, and the plot holes are easy to ignore. See more ideas about the final countdown movie, the final countdown and finals. Classic scifi with kirk douglas and martin sheen with a superb supporting cast including kathrine ross and charles durning. Enveloped by a strange green light, the ship passes through a vortex and when they emerge, their communications have been cut off. The final countdown is a 1980 alternate history science fiction war film about a modern nuclearpowered super aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the infamous december 7, 1941 attack on pearl harbor. Its set on board the aircraft carrier uss nimitz, then steaming out of pearl harbor. The 3d conversion is surprisingly good with a great. In 1980, the us navys most powerful warship, the uss nimitz, is caught in a storm during routine maneuvers in the pacific.
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