The Final Countdown

Directed by Don Taylor
PG
1980    1h 43mWar, Action,
6.752%60%
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.

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Cast of The Final Countdown

  • Kirk DouglasCapt. Matthew Yelland
  • Martin SheenWarren Lasky
  • Katharine RossLaurel Scott
  • James FarentinoWing Commander Richard T. Owens
  • Ron O'NealCommander Dan Thurman
  • Charles DurningSenator Samuel Chapman
  • Victor MohicaBlack Cloud
  • James ColemanLt. Perry
  • Soon-Tek OhSimura
  • Alvin IngLt. Kajima
  • Lloyd KaufmanLCdr. Kaufman
  • Dan FitzgeraldNavy Doctor
  • Peter DouglasQuartermaster / Producer
  • Joe LowryCdr. Damon
  • Ted RichertTideman's Assistant
  • Mark ThomasMarine Cpl. Kullman
  • Harold BergmanBellman
  • George WarrenTideman's Bodyguard
  • Richard LibertyLCdr. Moss
  • Gary MorganHelicopter Crewman
  • Phil PhilbinAdmiral
  • Robert GoodmanEnlisted Man
  • Neil RoncoHarvey
  • Bill CouchDurrell (as William Couch)
  • Jack McDermottWynn
  • Masayuki YamazukiTogawa
  • George H. Strohsahl Jr.Air Boss
  • Ronald R. StoopsNavigator
  • Kenneth J. JaskolskiAssistant Air Boss
  • Sergei M. KowalchikCrewman
  • Jake DennisHelicopter Pilot
  • Jim TooneHelicopter Co-Pilot
  • Edward J. DeatsChief
  • Robert L. HuffmanRadio Officer
  • James R. AugustusJr. Officer Of The Deck
  • Sam P. BaldwinLee Helmsman
  • Ronnie J. EllisCaptain's Aide
  • Timothy W. GersbacherEnlisted Man
  • Wayne L. FlesherEnlisted Man
  • William S. FrostEnlisted Man
  • David H. SignorEnlisted Man
  • Tommy AbelUSS Nimitz Crew
  • Andrew AkersonUSS Nimitz Crew
  • Nick L. AnelliUSS Nimitz Crew
  • Frank R. ArkoUSS Nimitz Crew
  • Edward AndrewsUSS Nimitz Crew Doctor
  • Don TaylorDirector
  • William WalesWriter
  • Gerry DavisWriter
  • Thomas HunterWriter
  • Peter PowellWriter

The Final Countdown Ratings & Reviews

  • Das_LamaJuly 4, 2025
    As another reviewer mentioned, this movie has a Top Gun vibe to it. The special effects are definitely dated. Kirk Douglas played an excellent captain. This movie is worth the watch. I thought the ending was good.
  • Mister ArnMay 20, 2025
    This film poses a lot of questions about time travel and changing the past, then answers them with its ending.

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