The Final Countdown (1980)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Capt. Matthew Yelland

      Kirk Douglas

    • Warren Lasky

      Martin Sheen

    • Laurel Scott

      Katharine Ross

    • Cdr. Richard Owens/Mr. Tideman

      James Farentino

    • Cdr. Dan Thurman

      Ron O'Neal

    • Senator Samuel Chapman

      Charles Durning

    • Black Cloud

      Vic Mohica

    • Lt. Perry

      James C. Lawrence

    • Simura

      Soon-Teck Oh

    • Cdr. Damon

      Joe Lowry

    • Kajima

      Alvin Ing

    • Cpl. Kullman

      Mark Thomas

    • Bellman

      Harold Bergman

    • Navy Doctor

      Dan Fitzgerald

    • Lt. Cdr. Kaufman

      Lloyd Kaufman

    • Quartermaster

      Peter Douglas

    • Tideman's Assistant

      Ted Richert

    • Tideman's Bodyguard

      George Warren

    • Helicopter Crewman

      Gary Morgan

    • Admiral

      Phil Philbin

    • Lt. Cdr. Moss

      Richard Liberty

    • Harvey

      Neil Ronco

    • Durrell

      Bill Couch

    • Wynn

      Jack Mcdermott

    • Togawa

      Masayuki Yamazuki

    • Air Boss

      George H. Strohsahl Jr.

    • Navigator

      Ronald R. Stoops

    • Assistant Air Boss

      Kenneth J. Jaskolski

    • Crewman

      Sergei M. Kowalchik

    • Helicopter Pilot

      Jake Dennis

    • Helicopter Co-Pilot

      Jim Toone

    • Chief

      Edward J. Deats

    • Radio Officer

      Robert L. Huffman

    • Junior Officer of the Deck

      James R. Augustus

    • Lee, Helmsman

      Sam P. Baldwin

    • Captain's Aide

      Ronnie J. Ellis

    • Enlisted Man

      Robert Goodman

    • Enlisted Man

      Timothy W. Gersbacher

    • Enlisted Man

      Wayne L. Flesher

    • Enlisted Man

      William S. Frost

    • Enlisted Man

      David H. Signor

    • Crew

      Tommy Abel

    • Crew

      Andrew Akerson

    • Crew

      Edward Andrews

    • Crew

      Nick L. Anelli

    • Crew

      Frank R. Arko

    • Crew

      Emory W. Brown

    • Crew

      Michael R. Balint

    • Crew

      James Bulick

    • Crew

      Andris Damberkaln

    • Crew

      John T. Davis

    • Crew

      Michael A. Davis

    • Crew

      James A. Dennis Jr.

    • Crew

      Frank Diramio

    • Crew

      Jerry D. Elliott

    • Crew

      Richard Farrell

    • Crew

      James W. Houston

    • Crew

      Richard M. Johnson

    • Crew

      Ronald Kissel

    • Crew

      Michael J. Kubat

    • Crew

      Raymond R. Langley

    • Crew

      Eric Lofquist

    • Crew

      Kermit L. McCorble

    • Crew

      Robert K. Miller

    • Crew

      William H. Miller

    • Crew

      Gerry Mountcastle

    • Crew

      William McCluskey

    • Crew

      Alan Mullen

    • Crew

      Charles F. Myers

    • Crew

      Jeffrey L. Myers

    • Crew

      Randy M. Olin

    • Crew

      David F. Person

    • Crew

      Raymond M. Reynaud

    • Crew

      Daniel C. Rockwell

    • Crew

      Francis Ross

    • Crew

      Trevor R. Sandison

    • Crew

      Greory T. Swarney

    • Crew

      Andrey Swystun

    • Crew

      Christopher V. Totis

    • Crew

      Mark Trenor

    • Crew

      Brian Tyndall

    • Crew

      Peter D. Vogt

    • Crew

      David Wanamaker

    • Crew

      Stephen G. Weaver

    • Crew

      Jan P. Werson

    • Crew

      Stephen G. Williams

    • Crew

      Aaron B. Wilson

    • Crew

      Michael Wilson

    • Crew

      David F. Young

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Don Taylor

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Robert K. Lambert

    • Assistant Director

      Pat Kehoe

    • Assistant Director

      Doug Wise

    • Assistant Director

      Ed Milkovich

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Bryna Productions

    • Executive Producer

      Richard R. St. Johns

    • Producer

      Peter Douglas

    • Associate producer/production manager

      Lloyd Kaufman

    • Production Executive

      John W. Hyde

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Florence Nerlinger

    • Production co-ordinator (2nd Unit)

      Judi Bunn

    • Location co-ordinator

      Gittelson, Tony

    • Location co-ordinator

      B.J. Johnson

    • Location co-ordinator

      Benjamin Bruce

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Robert K. Lambert

    • Production Assistant

      Fred Baillie

    • Production Assistant

      Mike Batzler

    • Production Assistant

      Steven Bridges

    • Production Assistant

      Rob Mays

    • Production Assistant

      Michael Durant

    • Production Assistant

      Clair Ward

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      David Ambrose

    • Screenplay

      Gerry Davis

    • Screenplay

      Thomas Hunter

    • Screenplay

      Peter Powell

    • Original story

      Thomas Hunter

    • Original story

      Peter Powell

    • Original story

      David Ambrose

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Victor J. Kemper

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      David Butler

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      Stan Lazan

    • Camera Operator

      Thomas, Bob

    Special Effects:

    • Special visual effects/storm sequence

      Maurice Binder

    • Special Effects

      Pat Elmendorf

    • Special Effects

      Gary J. Elmendorf

    • Special Effects

      Joe Day

    • Special effects (time lapse)

      Louis Schwartzberg

    • Special effects (lasers)

      Holoco

    • Grumman Aerospace technical unit

      Bruce Montgomery

    • Grumman Aerospace technical unit

      Gerry Costello

    • Grumman Aerospace technical unit

      Richard Milligan

    • Grumman Aerospace technical unit

      Tony Tenreiro

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Robert K. Lambert

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Fernando Carrere

    • Set Decorator

      Dennis Peebles

    • Production Illustrator

      Nikita Knatz

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Ray Summers

    Make-up:

    • Make-sup supervisor/special makeup

      Bob Mills

    • Make-up

      Irving Buchman

    Film processing:

    • Opticals

      The Optical House

    • Opticals

      National Screen Service Ltd.

    • Optical editor

      Tom Pullinger

    Music:

    • Music

      John Scott

    • Music Supervisor

      George Craig

    Sound:

    • Sound Recording

      Bruce Bisenz

    • Sound Re-recording

      Robert J. Litt

    • Sound Re-recording

      David J. Kimball

    • Sound Re-recording

      Wollman, Howard S.

    • Special sound effects

      Alan Howarth

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Richard L. Anderson

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Stephen Flick

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Warren Hamilton Jr

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Mark Mangini

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Bill Couch

    • Stunts

      Orwin Harvey

    • Stunts

      Colby Smith

    Consultant:

    • U.S. Navy technical adviser

      William S. Graves

    • Dog fight Zeros

      Confederate Airforce

    • B-25 camera plane

      Tallmantz Aviation

    • Animal Trainer

      Gary Gero