The Final Countdown

In 'The Final Countdown' (1980), the USS Nimitz, a modern-day aircraft carrier, gets caught in a bizarre storm and is transported back in time to December 6, 1941, a day before the Pearl Harbor attack. The crew must wrestle with the moral and ethical dilemmas of interfering with historical events.

• Filmed on the USS Nimitz with the ship's real crew.
• Martin Sheen took the role to help fund 'Apocalypse Now'.
• Charles Durning's character was inspired by Admiral Bull Halsey.
• The film inspired a same-named album by Europe rock band.
• Reportedly, the F-14 dogfight scene cost over $1 million.

• Lasky: 'Mr. Owens, you are talking about changing the course of history.'
• Owens: 'Yes...History that involves the lives of 3,000 men.'
• Captain Yelland: 'In another hour, I'll be able to launch my aircraft.'
• Commander Owens: 'Well, we got a bird down in the drink.'
• Lasky: 'This is Pearl Harbor. We are on the eve of war.'