1941 (1979)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

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

Release Date:

14 December 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Tagline:

A Comedy Spectacular!

Plot:

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.

Plot Keywords:

California | Pearl Harbor | Captain | Submarine | Upskirt

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars.

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Night the Japs Attacked (USA) (working title)
1941 (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
1941 (France) [fr]
1941 (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
1941 (Finland) [fi]
1941 (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
1941 - Uma Guerra Muito Louca (Brazil) [pt]
1941 - Ursäkta, var är Hollywood? (Sweden) [sv]
1941 - Wo bitte geht's nach Hollywood (West Germany) [de]
1941 - Wo, bitte, geht's nach Hollywood? (Austria) [de]
1941 - anteeksi, missä on Hollywood? (Finland) [fi]
1941: allarme a Hollywood (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

118 min | USA:146 min (director's cut) | West Germany:111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | German

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

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

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [James Caan]seen in the USO fight scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Wally rescues Betty from the clutches of Sgt. Sitarski, she gets up from the street and runs away (her skirt is very dirty), when we see her walking away from the incident in tears, her skirt is completely clean. Then Wally scoops her up onto the tank, her skirt is dirty again.

Quotes:

Major General Joseph W. Stillwell: Bombs! I don't hear any bombs! Now they're up there. They came all the way from Asia. Don't you think they'd bring a few bombs along?

Movie Connections:

References "The Little Rascals" (1955)

Soundtrack:

Daddy

Watch it

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!!!!!