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1941

"Paranoia meets pandemonium."

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Top Cast

  • Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    Sgt. Frank Tree

  • Ned Beatty

    Ned Beatty

    Ward Douglas

  • John Belushi

    John Belushi

    Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

  • Lorraine Gary

    Lorraine Gary

    Joan Douglas

  • Murray Hamilton

    Murray Hamilton

    Claude Crumn

  • Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

  • Tim Matheson

    Tim Matheson

    Capt. Loomis Birkhead

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

  • Warren Oates

    Warren Oates

    Col. 'Madman' Maddox

Overview

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Rating

5.8 / 10
689 Reviews
3 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    7 May 9, 2026

    **_Spielberg’s wild comedy about the West Coast’s response to Pearl Harbor_** This is basically a melding of "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" with the over-the-top zaniness of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," both of which were made by the same production team. Like those flicks, it features an all-star cast with the likes of Robert Stack, Treat Williams, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Warren Oates, Slim Pickens and more. Blondes Nancy Allen and Diane Kay shine on the feminine front. I think it’s all-around more entertaining than those two prior movies. If you’re in the mood for a fun, dynamic flick, you can’t go wrong. Speaking of dynamic, there’s a great Jitterbug sequence. People forget how crazy that dance was back in the day. Contrary to what some believe, “1941” was a moderate hit at the box office, just not a massive hit. Not to mention it has gone on to develop a deserved cult following. It runs 1h 58m and was shot Oct-May 1978-1979 in the greater Los Angeles area with the opening sequence done on the Oregon coast at Cannon Beach and Gold Beach, the latter of which is a six hours’ drive south of the former. GRADE: B

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