1941
Paranoia meets pandemonium.
1979 | 118m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Steven Spielberg |
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| Writer: | Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis, John Milius |
| Staring: |
| In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 1979 |
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| Director: | Steven Spielberg |
| Writer: | Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis, John Milius |
| Genres: | Comedy, War |
| Keywords | submarine, california, world war ii, war ship, pearl harbor, panic, satire, los angeles, california, 1940s, anarchic comedy |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, A-Team |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $94,900,000
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Toshirō 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) |
| Jordan Brian | Macey Douglas |
| John Candy | Pvt. Foley |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | The Patron (Dexter) |
| Eddie Deezen | Herbie Kazlminsky |
| Bobby Di Cicco | Wally Stephens |
| Dianne Kay | Betty Douglas |
| Perry Lang | Dennis DeSoto |
| Patti LuPone | Lydia Hedberg |
| J. Patrick McNamara | Pvt. DuBois |
| Frank McRae | Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones |
| Steven Mond | Gus Douglas |
| Slim Pickens | Hollis P. Wood |
| Wendie Jo Sperber | Maxine Dexheimer |
| Lionel Stander | Angelo Scioli |
| Dub Taylor | Mr. Malcomb |
| Iggie Wolfington | Meyer Mishkin |
| Christian Brackett-Zika | Stevie Douglas |
| Joe Flaherty | Raoul Lipschitz |
| David L. Lander | Joe |
| Michael McKean | Willy |
| Susan Backlinie | Polar Bear Woman |
| E. Hampton Beagle | Phone Man |
| Deborah Benson | USO Girl |
| Don Calfa | Telephone Operator |
| Dave Cameron | Reporter |
| Vito Carenzo | Vito, Shore Patrol |
| Mark Carlton | Stilwell Aide |
| Gary Carlos Cervantes | Zoot Suiter |
| Paul Cloud | Stilwell Aide |
| Luis Contreras | Zoot Suiter |
| Carol Culver | Anderson Sister |
| Lucinda Dooling | Lucinda |
| Gray Frederickson | Lt. Bressler |
| Brian Frishman | USO Goon |
| Samuel Fuller | Interceptor Commander |
| Marjorie Gaines | Anderson Sister |
| Dian Gallup | Twin |
| Denise Gallup | Twin |
| Trish Garland | Anderson Sister |
| Barbara Gannen | Interceptor Assistant |
| Brad Gorman | USO Nerd |
| Jerry Hardin | Map Man |
| Diane Hardin | Interceptor Assistant |
| Robert Houston | Maddox's Soldier |
| Audrey Landers | USO Girl |
| John Landis | Mizerany |
| Mark Marias | Dept. Store Kid |
| John McKee | Reporter |
| Ronnie McMillan | Winowski |
| Dan McNally | Reporter |
| Dick Miller | Officer Miller |
| Akio Mitamura | Ashimoto |
| Antoinette Molinari | Mrs. Scioli |
| Walter Olkewicz | Hinshaw |
| Mickey Rourke | Reese |
| Whitney Rydbeck | Daffy |
| Donovan Scott | Kid Sailor |
| Kerry Sherman | USO Girl |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | Ito |
| Geno Silva | Martinez |
| Rita Taggart | Reporter |
| Maureen Teefy | USO Girl |
| Andy Tennant | Babyface |
| Jack Thibeau | Stilwell Aide |
| Galen Thompson | Stilwell Aide |
| Frankie Verroca | USO Nerd |
| John Voldstad | USO Nerd |
| Carol Ann Williams | USO Girl |
| Jenny Williams | USO Girl |
| James Caan | Sailor in Fight (uncredited) |
| Penny Marshall | Miss Fitzroy (uncredited) |
| Denise Cheshire | Swimming Girl (at U-boat periscope) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Director |
| William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Jack Gill | Stunts |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Jerry Ziesmer | First Assistant Director |
| Frank Stanley | Additional Director of Photography |
| Sally Dennison | Casting |
| William F. O'Brien | Art Direction |
| James Hassinger | Additional Set Dresser |
| Dean Mitzner | Production Design |
| Deborah Nadoolman Landis | Costume Design |
| Larry Holt | Stunts |
| John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Bob Westmoreland | Makeup Supervisor |
| Jack Obringer | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dorothy J. Pearl | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Ellen Powell | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Steve Perry | First Assistant Director |
| Chris Soldo | Second Assistant Director |
| Fred J. Brown | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ed Golya | ADR Mixer |
| Brian L. McCarty | Boom Operator |
| Jim Moore | ADR Recordist |
| Lee Strosnider | Sound Mixer |
| Arthur Arp | Special Effects Technician |
| Thomas Arp | Special Effects Technician |
| Wilbur Arp | Special Effects Technician |
| Eugene Crum | Special Effects Technician |
| Ken Estes | Special Effects Technician |
| Logan Frazee | Special Effects Technician |
| Terry D. Frazee | Special Effects Technician |
| Steve Galich | Special Effects Technician |
| Marlin Jones | Special Effects Technician |
| Steve Lombardi | Special Effects Technician |
| Gary Monak | Special Effects Technician |
| Billy Myatt | Special Effects Technician |
| Donald Myers | Special Effects Technician |
| Joe Zomar | Special Effects Technician |
| Ted Koerner | Special Effects |
| Kevin Pike | Special Effects Technician |
| Larry Robinson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Matthew Yuricich | Matte Painter |
| Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| Gary R. Dodd | Key Grip |
| Doug Pentek | Gaffer |
| Robert D. McBride | Camera Operator |
| Robert Seaman | Camera Operator |
| Adrienne Childers | Costumer |
| Daniel Grant North | Costumer |
| Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Bob Gale | Screenplay, Story |
| Robert Zemeckis | Screenplay, Story |
| John Milius | Story |
| Mary Peters | Stunts |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Terry Leonard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Eurlyne Epper | Stunts |
| Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Buzz Feitshans | Producer |
| John Milius | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 37 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 59 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 994 | 994 |