DVD 146 mins IMDB
NR (Not Rated)
1941
Universal Studios (1979)
In Collection
#237

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, War
USA  /  English

John Belushi Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Tim Matheson Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Dan Aykroyd Sgt. Frank Tree
Ned Beatty Ward Douglas
Lorraine Gary Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton Claude Crumn
Christopher Lee Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Toshirô Mifune Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Warren Oates Col. Maddox
Robert Stack Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Director Steven Spielberg
Producer John Milius; Janet Healy
Writer Robert Zemeckis; John Milius
Cinematography Michael A. Fraker
Musician John Williams

Set in California during the tense days that followed that Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, we are introduced to an array characters and witness their reactions to the seismic event. Believing that California is the next target for the Japanese forces, some people respond in blind panic while others are driven by a desire to defend their state, and country, against impending attack. Military men like fighter pilot Wild Bill Kelso (John Belushi) and Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd) join forces with civilians on the the look-out for a Japanese submarine which has made it all the way to California with the intention of destroying an 'honorable target', which, it turns out, is Hollywood.

Edition Details
Distributor Universal Studios
Edition Collector's Edition
Barcode 025192055027
Region Region 1
Release Date 3/11/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Interactive Menus An Original Documentary on The Making Of: including new video interviews with Steven Spielberg, Bob Gale, John Milius, Robert Zemeckis and others Trailers Steven Spielberg's home movies and Behind-the-Scene Footage 28 Restored Minutes Deleted Scenes Storyboards and Production Photographs Original Advertising, Marketing and Publicity Materials