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1941 (1979) -- Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   12,362 votes
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Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis (story) &
Bob Gale (story) ...
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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

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. more

NewsDesk:

Spielberg's Musical Aspirations
 (From WENN. 25 June 2002)

User Comments:

best comedy i've seen in a long time more (179 total)


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
Bobby Di Cicco ... Wally Stephens
Murray Hamilton ... Claude Crumn

Christopher Lee ... Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

Tim Matheson ... Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Toshirô Mifune ... Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
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
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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

Country:

USA

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Filming Locations:

Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Feature film debut for Mickey Rourke. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Angelo pushes the anti-aircraft gun back towards the house with his car; the clutch is easily visible, but he never uses it to put the car into gear. more

Quotes:

Betty Douglas: Wally! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#30.5)" (2005) more

Soundtrack:

Daddy more


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18 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
best comedy i've seen in a long time, 18 January 2003
10/10
Author: lumpynose from near SF, California

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.

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