The Final Countdown
1980 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 28,258 VOTES · DIR. Don Taylor
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 967 lines
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00:01:33 Mr. Tideman.
00:08:49 In the port, Cat 1. Get below. We still have aircraft to land.
00:11:52 Your luggage has been delivered, sir.
00:15:28 Take a look at the scope, sir.
00:19:56 Go up and forward on your starboard side, down and aft on your port side.
00:23:29 meet me at C.V.I.C. immediately after the launch.
00:26:20 Flight level 250. Camera rolling.
00:29:56 that I am fully aware of those qualities in him
00:32:34 We've overflown the craft, sir.
00:35:02 these aerial reconnaissance photographs of Pearl Harbor.
00:38:03 Vector 210 for the bogeys. Bogeys low and slow.
00:40:13 Nothing like any of us have ever seen.
00:43:34 - For God sakes, Skipper... - Negative.
00:51:40 We got two survivors and now we're waiting to pick up Kag.
00:56:24 long before he got married, before he had children.
00:58:40 First, a vitamin shot. Now, if you'll both roll up your sleeves.
01:02:01 Yeah, Roosevelt. He owns the military.
01:06:00 There's no chance if things remain the way they are.
01:10:43 - Senator, calm down. - The hell with you.
01:13:39 It's quite an accomplishment for a woman in your day...
01:16:28 Hell, no. They'll be a whole lot safer there.
01:21:14 Eagle Control, 736.
01:28:11 Sir, when we changed course, the storm changed course.
01:33:38 Thank you.
Cast & Characters
Kirk Douglas
Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen
Warren Lasky
Katharine Ross
Laurel Scott
James Farentino
Cdr. Richard Owens
James Farentino
Mr.Tideman
Ron O'Neal
Cdr. Dan Thurman
Charles Durning
Sen. Samuel Chapman
Victor Mohica
Black Cloud
James Coleman
Lt. Perry
Soon-Tek Oh
Simura
Joe Lowry
Cdr. Damon
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed967
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:01:33
Final line01:33:38
Production Record
DirectorDon Taylor
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$16,647,800
IMDb votes28,258