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Release Date:
14 December 1979 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Comedy Spectacular!
Plot:
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. full summary | full synopsis
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California
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Pearl Harbor
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Captain
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Submarine
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Upskirt
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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(3 articles)
Boos! and Whoop-doos!: The Epic Origins of a Future Summer
(From MovieWeb. 1 June 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)
Spielberg's Musical Aspirations
(From WENN. 25 June 2002)
(From MovieWeb. 1 June 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)
Spielberg's Musical Aspirations
(From WENN. 25 June 2002)
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best comedy i've seen in a long time
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Sgt. Frank Tree | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Ward Douglas | |
| John Belushi | ... | Capt. Wild Bill Kelso | |
| Lorraine Gary | ... | Joan Douglas | |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Claude Crumn | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt | |
| Tim Matheson | ... | Capt. Loomis Birkhead | |
| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Warren Oates | ... | Col. 'Madman' Maddox | |
| Robert Stack | ... | Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell | |
| Treat Williams | ... | Cpl. Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski | |
| Nancy Allen | ... | Donna Stratton | |
| Lucille Benson | ... | Gas Mama (Eloise) (as Lucille Bensen) | |
| Jordan Brian | ... | Macey Douglas | |
| John Candy | ... | Pvt. Foley |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Night the Japs Attacked (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min | USA:146 min (director's cut) | West Germany:111 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:12 (original rating) |
Norway:15 |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG (certificate #25726) |
West Germany:12
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Trivia:
The Polar Bear Club woman who was used to spoof Jaws (1975) at the beginning of this film is the same actress (Susan Backlinie) spoofing her own role from the earlier film.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When the tank crashes through the front door of the house, it crashes through the upper middle of the door. When Aykroyd looks through the door a shot later, the upper left of the door is busted, with the upper middle of the door still intact.
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Quotes:
Wally Stephens:
I've learned a very important lesson today; I'll never shop east of Beverly Hills.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)
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Soundtrack:
In the Mood
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I'll keep this short; read msa0510's review for a more in-depth review. The best part in this movie is Slim Pickens. Just thinking about his scenes makes me start laughing again.
It was nice having the "Making of 1941" on the dvd and seeing the remarks by Spielberg; I knew this movie had been panned by the critics but I hadn't known that it was popular in Europe. I can't understand why we Americans don't find it funny; it's hysterically funny to me.
It's a perfect 10 in my book; so few comedies these days are so over-the-top funny as this movie is.