The Final Countdown (film)

The Final Countdown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Taylor
Screenplay by	David Ambrose Gerry Davis Thomas Hunter Peter Powell
Story by	Thomas Hunter Peter Powell David Ambrose
Produced by	Peter Vincent Douglas Lloyd Kaufman
Starring	Kirk Douglas Martin Sheen Katharine Ross James Farentino Ron O'Neal Charles Durning
Cinematography	Victor J. Kemper
Edited by	Robert K. Lambert
Music by	John Scott
Production company	The Bryna Company
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 1, 1980 (1980-08-01)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Japanese
Budget	$12.5 million[1]
Box office	$16.6 million[2]

The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction war film about a modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Produced by Peter Douglas and Lloyd Kaufman (founder of Troma Entertainment) and directed by Don Taylor (his final directing role), while Kaufman also served as an associate producer and had a minor acting role. The film contains an ensemble cast starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross, Ron O'Neal and Charles Durning.

The film was produced with the cooperation of the United States Navy's naval aviation branch and the United States Department of Defense. It was set and filmed on board USS Nimitz (CVN-68), filming operations of the modern nuclear warship, which had been launched in the early 1970s. The Final Countdown was a moderate success at the box office. The film has later developed a cult following over the years.^[3]