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Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Robert Zemeckis (screenplay) &
Bob Gale (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
14 December 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | War more
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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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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Spielberg's Musical Aspirations
 (From WENN. 25 June 2002)
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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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Night the Japs Attacked (USA) (working title)
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
118 min | USA:146 min (director's cut) | West Germany:111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese | German
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 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
Filming Locations:
Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA more
Company:
Universal Pictures more

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Trivia:
Steven Spielberg has said that the march John Williams composed for 1941 (1979) is his favorite of all of the marches Williams has written. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kelso crashes the plane, he knocks over the traffic signal pole. After he gets out of the plane, the pole is intact and upright again. more
Quotes:
Hollis P. Wood: How can a man take a bowel movement with a hundred buffalo rifles a-pointin' at him? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) more
Soundtrack:
In the Mood more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Watch it, 11 May 2001
Author: moviemik-3 (moviemike3@yahoo.com) from New York

Any movie that features the following....:

1. The Geek from "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" torturing The Mayor from "Jaws" 2. A bunch of Japanese soldiers disguised as walking Christmas Trees 3. A hilarious USO dance sequence that boils over into an inter-service street fight 4. the film debut of Mickey Rourke and the big film debut of John Candy

and last but not least

5. Tough guy Robert Stack crying and singing along to songs from the Disney classic "Dumbo".....

CANNOT BE ALL BAD!!!!!

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