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The number of planes and personnel that were said to have gone missing were 102 aircraft and 60 [...]	D
The US Navy made a number of filming recommendations which were incorporated into the productio [...]	D
Independently made but distributed theatrically in 1980 by United Artists, this film was given [...]	D
The grand finale, where Lasky is invited into the limo and drives away from the ship, was filme [...]	D
Charles Durning's character, Senator Samuel Chapman, is fictitious, as is the "Senate Defense C [...]	D
Both Soon-Tek Oh (Simura) and Alvin Ing (Lt. Kajima) co-starred on Broadway together in the ori [...]	D
Scenes featuring Pearl Harbor and its attack utilized mostly stock footage and material from th [...]	D
There is an 8-ball on the right side of CAG's flight helmet. CAG was previously the acronym for [...]	D
Kirk Douglas initially wanted his son Michael Douglas to play the Martin Sheen role - but this [...]	D
The captured Japanese pilot is showing the sleeve rank insignia for a Lieutenant, which would m [...]	D
The captured Japanese pilot is played by Korean-born actor Soon-Tek Oh. While some critics asse [...]	D
Don Taylor previously directed Fuga dal pianeta delle scimmie (1971), another science fiction f [...]	D
The island where Senator Chapman and Laurel Scott are flown to by helicopter, to be dropped off [...]	D
When an F-14 does a steep dive and pulls out just before crashing into the ocean while "playing [...]	D
As with most pre-CG-effects movies about the Pacific War, the planes standing in for the A6M2 Z [...]	D
The time travel storm is the same special effect as seen in The Lathe of Heaven (1980) during t [...]	D
The date that the aircraft carrier went missing was 7th December 1980. The date that it materia [...]	D
Filmed in the Atlantic, not the Pacific Ocean (where it takes place). The USS Nimitz was an Atl [...]	D
Lead actor Kirk Douglas' son, Peter Douglas, was the film's producer and the main force behind [...]	D
Final theatrical released cinema movie of director Don Taylor.	D
The film takes place in 1980 and from December 6 to December 7, 1941.	D
The movie's title inspired Swedish rock band Europe to write the song "The Final Countdown" in [...]	D
Despite being set in the Pacific, all the location filming on-board and around the USS Nimitz w [...]	D
Many of the interior shots were filmed aboard the actual USS Nimitz (not Hollywood sets)	D
First theatrical trailer from the Blue Underground DVD includes more dialogue between Yelland a [...]	D
Charles Durning (who plays Senator Chapman) played Marine Corporal Ernie Yost in the NCIS episo [...]	D
The untranslated Japanese dialogue, just after the Japanese pilot grabs a weapon but before Lie [...]	D
The script called for the Japanese pilot to try to force the F-14 into the water. The pilot who [...]	D
Body Count - 13. Three people on the yacht, the two Japanese pilots, three Marines, Chapman, an [...]	D
The name of the leisure yacht was "Gatsby" of the Port of Honolulu.	D
Captain Yelland's top two awards, as shown in some of the final scenes, include the Navy Cross [...]	D
The special effect of the storm that transports the USS Nimitz through time was accomplished wi [...]	D
As of 2020 all of the aircraft types featured in the movie have been retired by the United Stat [...]	D
Both the cameraman and his operator were pitched down the USS Nimitz's runway when they first a [...]	D
Having been out of shape for his prior military role in Apocalypse Now, Martin Sheen did 500 pu [...]	D
The movie was used as a recruiting drive for the US Navy with the maritime force sponsoring the [...]	D
Virtually unknown outside Naval Ranks, there is something known as "breakaway music." Breakaway [...]	D
The SH-3 Sea King helicopters used in this film are of the same type used to ferry the Presiden [...]	D
The picture was made with the full co-operation of the US Navy.	D
The Zeros and black-and-white Pearl Harbor attack footage were reused from Tora, Tora, Tora.	D
The sailors on the carrier are playing a board war game by Avalon Hill called "Squad Leader".	D
At the time of filming, The Nimitz's air wing was CVW-8 and the tail code was AJ. All Atlantic [...]	D
Reportedly, unrest and dissent amongst the film crew on location resulted in a number of dismis [...]	D
During shooting of the opening shot where the CAG's Tomcat is taking off from Pearl Harbor, the [...]	D
A total of forty-eight real life US Navy personnel from the USS Nimitz were credited in the clo [...]	D
In the scene where the sailors were listening to the boxing fight on the radio, one of them was [...]	D
The US Navy aircraft in formation on their way to do battle with the Japanese fleet are flying [...]	D
In the movie, F-14 Tomcats of VF-84 'Jolly Rogers' are shown engaging in a dogfight with Japane [...]	D
This was produced by Bryna, Kirk Douglas' own production company.	D
In the mid 1980s the communist government banned the movie in Hungary, claiming it glorified th [...]	D
The call sign (like "Maverick" in Top Gun) for the pilot who is flying the recon mission over P [...]	D
Reportedly, the filming wrapped early on the U.S.S. Nimitz as it was recalled to its home base [...]	D
Released in France under the title "Nimitz: Return to Hell".	D
Filmed during the Nimitz' Sep 1979-May 1980 cruise. Squadrons aboard the Nimitz at the time inc [...]	D
The black/gold paint and the skull and crossbones of the F-14 Tomcats of VF-84 'Jolly Rogers' W [...]	D
The production company was conned out of several hundred thousand dollars by a bogus company just be [...]	D
The working title for the film was "The Last Countdown".	D

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In the shots of the yacht floating in the water, not only can taut anchor lines be seen securing th [...]	D
In the 85th minute it is unclear why the senator and his assistant are provided headphones for thei [...]	D
In the 6th minute, none of the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier have identification numbers.. [...]	D
In the 6th minute, the aircraft carrier has no visible ID number on it.	D
After 'transiting' the second time, all aircraft returning from aborted strike mission landed with [...]	D
When the A-6 tanker is launched to refuel the alert Tomcats, the color of the nose changes between [...]	D
When Commander Owen's F-14 is lining up to land on the carrier in the beginning of the movie, there [...]	D
At one point while the Nimitz is at sea, a 1MC announcement is heard to say "Sweepers, Sweepers, ma [...]	D
The senator takes a flare gun from its container and uses it to force the pilot to take off the hel [...]	D
After the second transit, the fact that CDR Owens had no family or relatives is mentioned, thus the [...]	D
Throughtout the movie, ship's clocks vary by hours in scenes where closeups are interspersed with w [...]	D
The Colt .45 sidearm seized by the Japanese airman was clearly not the military spec sidearm. It ha [...]	D
Mr Lasky's helicopter taking off from Pearl Harbor has the number 9010 under the 733 on the side of [...]	D
The barricade is rigged and raised before the Nimitz goes through the time storm for the first time [...]	D
When the Senator and Laurel are being held in sick bay the senator demands dry clothes (he is in a [...]	D
Everyone has to jump into the water because the Zeros strafe the yacht until it blows up, yet when [...]	D
The missile loadout on the F-14s change during the dogfight with the Zeros, with missiles disappear [...]	D
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat has a combat range of 500 nautical miles, the distance to the radar contact [...]	D
The strike force Tomcats are shown being loaded with the AIM-54A Phoenix air to air missile. The ph [...]	D
During the dogfight battle between the Zeros & the F14s,the Tomcat's wings are continuously swingin [...]	D
In the shot just before the yacht is blown up you can see the boat is anchored/tethered at both end [...]	D
When the survivors are picked up out of the water, it is clear that helicopter 736 rescues Senator [...]	D
When the XO is talking with the Chief about 'breaking the code', the unit the Chief is sitting in f [...]	D
The Radio Operator at Pearl Harbor, while speaking to Senator Chapman, says "As we have no aircraft [...]	D
After the Japanese planes attacked the yacht, USN protocol would be to fire on them so as to preven [...]	D
When the Japanese pilot takes Laurel hostage and points the M1911 at her, he's holding it in his le [...]	D
When the A-7 that followed the U.S.S. Nimitz through the storm landed, it appeared that the pilot d [...]	D
On a carrier the XO and Cag would have the rank of Captain not Commander.	D
F-14 Tomcats make quite a bit of noise when in flight. In fact, the people on board the yacht could [...]	D
When the Communications Officer is explaining that all circuits are down, just to the left of him i [...]	D
During the siege, every rifle is an M-16 and several crew are holding them within clear sight of th [...]	D
Commander Owens, at Lasky's insistence, tells the Japanese pilot what is going to happen. He refere [...]	D
When Mr. Lasky's helicopter lands, Corsair 412 (the one that later lands in the barricade) can be s [...]	D
When the department heads are reporting the status of the ship after the storm, the Reactor Officer [...]	D
At the end of the movie, as the Navy Admirals are coming aboard, Commander, Carrier Air Group 8 is [...]	D
In the 46th minute the two Japanese Zeros attacking the boat are no more than two feet apart in the [...]	D
The two F-14s dispatched to take an ID pass on the Zeros have side numbers 202 and 203. After being [...]	D
The pictures of Pearl Harbor supposedly taken by the Nimitz's reconnaissance aircraft are identical [...]	D
When the Zeros strafe the yacht, the captain who is standing on the bow of the boat, gets hit with [...]	D
Sunrise on December 7, 1941 in Hawaii was about 0630 and when the planes are being loaded with thei [...]	D
When the Nimitz air strike force is sent after the Japanese aircraft headed to attack Pearl Harbor, [...]	D
CAG's helicopter, taking himself and the two survivors to the desert island, takes off from the air [...]	D
Cmdr. Owen jumps from the helicopter and rescues Charley the dog. Seconds later, as he and Charley [...]	D
In the 62nd minute when the aircraft carrier's doctor exits the room with the senator, the door is [...]	D
It should have been very obvious to Senator Chapman that something was out of place once he met the [...]	D
In the 65th minute a navy man is killed his blood smears on the metal cabinet. Two minutes late the [...]	D
As the E2 is preparing for takeoff the plane director gives the pilot the hand signal to extend fla [...]	D
After the time storm, the ship's radios are tuned to receive commercial radio broadcasts. One of th [...]	D
When the Aerographer's Mate (weather guesser) is talking with Black Cloud, the crow (rate badge) is [...]	D
Radar shows one contact at 130 miles which turns out to be the yacht. However, on the first view of [...]	D
(At about 1:30): When the "storm" appears for the second time and the captain argues with his offic [...]	D
In the 60th minute Cdr. Thurman's uniform is different from his rank equals, with less insignia. [...]	D
When Mr. Lasky first arrives on board the Nimitz, he is met at the hatch into the island by the XO, [...]	D
When the E-2 Hawkeye is preparing to take off after the first Storm, a plane captain is shown givin [...]	D
An A-6 tanker is shown as one of the first planes to land after the strike was canceled. In fact, t [...]	D
When Commander Owen climbs out of his aircraft after landing on the carrier near the beginning of t [...]	D
When we first see the yacht that the Zeros later destroy, there are two bow ropes attached to it, a [...]	D
The man wearing the hat on the Gatsby boat has a pen protruding from his shirt pocket when the Japa [...]	D
The DVD-edition's English subtitles incorrectly refer to CDR Owens as "Kag" (he is the "CAG", Comma [...]	D
At about 1:22 in the movie there are scenes in the ready room for the pilots getting briefed on the [...]	D
One of the jets takes off to fight for Pearl Harbor, taking off from the right hand side, whilst a [...]	D
When the CAG's F-14 lands on the Nimitz at the beginning of the movie, there's a couple of shots wh [...]	D
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero is equipped with 2Ã— 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99-1 Mk.3 cannon in the wings [...]	D
Senator Chapman knocks out the helicopter crewman, who was wearing a helmet. Since the helmet prote [...]	D
During the assault on sick bay, the first Marine bumps into a medicine cabinet and falls out of sho [...]	D
The Corsair returning to the ship without a tail hook is stopped by a fouled deck (nets). The pilot [...]	D
F-14s destroying zeros would change history and create a paradox if you went back on time the sligh [...]	D
In the 75th minute when the senator radios someone in the military, the (presumably at Pearl Harbor [...]	D
In the 19th minute when Tomcat 200 is cleared to land on the aircraft carrier, in the next scene on [...]	D
Just after the Captain orders the Destroyers to turn around, there is a shot of the USS Biddle CG34 [...]	D
As the Japanese prisoner takes control of sick bay, Charlie the dog goes running out of the medical [...]	D
Martin Sheen's hair changes appearance in a rapid sequence of different shots. Since it's obviously [...]	D
When the Captain says, "I need to get a clearer picture on this. Let's go to CIC". The Nerve Center [...]	D
The Sea King helicopter taking Laskey from Pearl Harbor to the Nimitz changes side-numbers as it pa [...]	D
When the helicopter that brings Mr. Lasky aboard circles the ship, there are aircraft parked at the [...]	D
(at around 1h 28 mins) Corsair #411 takes off. It can be seen on deck 4 seconds later, and then twi [...]	D
In all scenes where someone enters the ocean then appears in the next scene, their clothes appear d [...]	D
When Captain Yelland is in his tropical white uniform at the very end of the movie on the bridge, a [...]	D
During aircraft operations with fixed wing aircraft the ship would be at or near its top speed to g [...]	D
As the second "Timestorm" approaches, the ship's meteorologist (nicknamed "Black Cloud") is called [...]	D
As Lasky is being flown out to the carrier, the crew member standing in the door pulls down his mic [...]	D
Once the ship returns to port at the end, there is one dead Japanese and casualties from the on-boa [...]	D
Senator Chapman had never HEARD of a helicopter in 1941, even though they had been in development i [...]	D
After the C.O. looks through the captured pilot's items, the scene shifts to the ship's bridge. It' [...]	D
Both US jet fighters and both Zero WWII planes have the same ID numbers, 202 and 203.	D
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, in the 75th minute when the senator radios someone in the mili [...]	D
When the helicopter lands on the island, a crewman hops out and immediately places wheel chocks aro [...]	D
In the beginning of the film when Warren boards the helicopter, a number '3' is seen on the nose of [...]	D
As the Japanese pilot takes rounds from the Marines M16s, a brown wire or thin cable bundle (for th [...]	D
In the background of the shot just before the yacht explodes - you can see a marker pole/triangle i [...]	D
When Captain Yelland tells Commander Owen to drop Senator Chapman and Laurel off on "this deserted [...]	D
When the OOD tells the escorts to turn back, he says, "this is Kilo Bravo." All ships have a call s [...]	D
When some of the planes are landing just before the first time storm, the shadows under the planes [...]	D
During the first discussion after the transit, with department heads, the small compartment for the [...]	D
The name of the US ship is Nimitz, the first of the Nimitz-class US aircraft carriers. In the 13th [...]	D
When the movie was made, the Nimitz was based in Norfolk, Virginia - it did not make it into the Pa [...]	D
Before the storm, the carrier captain orders the destroyer escorts back to Pearl because "there's n [...]	D
Commander Owens gets onboard the helicopter to take Senator Chapman to the deserted island. The nex [...]	D
The Nimitz was between the Japanese fleet and Pearl Harbor, and had launched an Alpha strike to att [...]	D
In the 74th minute the senator demands of the captain to speak with Pearl Harbor control. The capta [...]	D
After the "transit," the executive officer calls the commanding officer "Skipper," a major Navy fau [...]	D
It is unclear why Cdr. Owens, aboard the helicopter which just rescued the senator, knows his name, [...]	D
During the end of the movie, Kirk Douglas is seen wearing 4 rows of ribbons (12 total) on his unifo [...]	D
There would never have been two Zeros in the air the day before the attack. Any such "scouting" cou [...]	D
When the Japanese pilot seizes the M-16 of the nearest Marine, he hits the man in the chest with it [...]	D
"The Jack Benny Program", to which the crew listens on Saturday, 6 December 1941, did not air on Sa [...]	D
After the storm, a Hawkeye is launched, followed by a Crusader. The camera cuts to the stern of the [...]	D
When the carrier is returning to Pearl, it's actually an older carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV63), as e [...]	D
The side number of the helicopter that brings the Japanese pilot aboard the Nimitz changes from 733 [...]	D

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