The Final Countdown (1980)
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" The USS Nimitz, a modern-day nuclear aircraft carrier, is drawn through a time warp from 1980 to a couple days before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor. The crew must decide whether to launch a preemptive strike against the incoming Japanese carrier fleet with their more advanced air wing, or allow history to take its course. Which might not happen since they had rescued Senator Chapman, who disappeared shortly before the attack, from his death. The Final Countdown was released to theat"

" The USS Nimitz, a modern-day nuclear aircraft carrier, is drawn through a time warp from 1980 to a couple days before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor. The crew must decide whether to launch a preemptive strike against the incoming Japanese carrier fleet with their more advanced air wing, or allow history to take its course. Which might not happen since they had rescued Senator Chapman, who disappeared shortly before the attack, from his death. The Final Countdown was released to theat"

"Rated: PG Why itโs rated: Violence and moderate coarse language "

"Critics, thought it was not bad, but the effects and premise was too silly to be taken seriously. My thoughts: It was not all that bad, but itโs decidedly very dated."

" Directed by: Don Taylor Produced by: Peter Douglas, Lloyd Kaufman, and Kirk Douglas Written by: Thomas Hunter, David Ambrose, Peter Powell, and Garry Davis Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper Edited by: Robert K. Lambert Music by: John Scott Distributed by: United Artist"

"A cheap, yet big budget, gimmicky war film that has its charm and moments but I doubt this is on anyone's mid when thinking of great war films."

"James Farentino, Charles Durning and Katharine Ross Charles Durning as Senator Samuel Chapman"

" Directed by: Don Taylor Produced by: Peter Douglas, Lloyd Kaufman, and Kirk Douglas Written by: Thomas Hunter, David Ambrose, Peter Powell, and Garry Davis Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper Edited by: Robert K. Lambert Music by: John Scott Distributed by: United Artist"