1941
– It's been six days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panic grips California, supposedly the next tar..
It's been six days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panic grips California, supposedly the next target of the Japanese forces. Everywhere in California, people are suffering from war nerves. Chaos erupts all over the state. An Army Air Corps Captain, a civilian with a deranged sense of Nationalism, civilian defenders, and a Motor Pool crew all end up chasing a Japanese sub planning to attack LA.
14 Dec 1979
English, Japanese, German, Spanish
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
Steven Spielberg
Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Bob Gale (screenplay), Robert Zemeckis (story), Bob Gale (story), John Milius (story)
Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary
Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy).
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 nominations.
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