The Final Countdown Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
The USS Nimitz, a modern-day nuclear-powered aircraft carrier captained by Kirk Douglas, passes through a time warp and finds itself at Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941. Douglas is all for preventing the infamous Japanese attack by unleashing the 1980s technology at his disposal. But wait--if history is inviolate, what will happen to future events if the attack doesn't come off? For nearly two hours, pros and cons are volleyed back and forth by Douglas, by ambitious senator Charles Durning, and by concerned observer Martin Sheen. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
DVD Release Date:
08/19/2003
Rating:
PG
Run Time:
92 min.
Production Co.:
Bryna Productions, United Artists
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Time Travel, War At Sea
Tone:
Cerebral, Deliberate, Forceful, Talky, Tense
Keywords:
Pearl-Harbor, aircraft-carrier, nuclear-energy, paradox, politician, stranded, time-warp, war
Setting:
war
Time Period:
World War II
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
