Fresh off lovable, grade-A Velveeta like The Swarm, Holocaust 2000, and The Legacy, Douglas and Ross probably didn't have a problem with the script's drive-in aspirations likewise, Sheen (still mostly likely exhausted after Apocalypse Now) carries his role with his usual professionalism. True, the film could have probably done more with its concept, but the result is still enjoyable popcorn fare and the supporting cast alone is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
and Japanese planes for the dogfight sequences, The Final Countdown has become a notable cult favorite over the years despite its middling critical reception. Using the real Nimitz (with Navy approval, more or less) and a variety of actual U.S.
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Now the men face a dilemma: should they use their modern weaponry to change the course of history or allow world events to proceed as intended? An intriguing time travel yarn initially lost in the early '80s glut of sci-fi and disaster productions, The Final Countdown features a great story hook straight out of the Twilight Zone manual and a staggering cast for an independent feature, ranging from top-A Hollywood talent to Superfly himself. Soon they're picking up Japanese communication signals and rescuing Senator Chapman (Durning) and his aide, Laurel (Ross), from a boating accident - both opportunities to alter history, since the Japanese are about to attack nearby Pearl Harbor and Chapman was lost at sea during the attack. Nimitz for an efficiency inspection in Hawaii, Captain Yelland (Douglas) steers the vessel through the ocean only to encounter a freak storm, complete with a swirling blue vortex that carries the ship and its crew back in time to 1941. When systems analyst Warren Lasky (Sheen) arrives aboard the atomic-powered aircraft carrier U.S.S.
Starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, Charles Durning, James Farentino, Ron O'Nealīlue Underground (UHD, Blu-Ray & DVD) (US R0 4K/HD/NTSC), EMS (Germany R2 PAL) / WS (2.35:1) (16:9), Indies (Holland R2 PAL) / WS (2.35:1) / DD5.1, Hollywood (UK/France R0 PAL) / WS (1.66:1)
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