During the chaos from the Japanese attacks, a group of vigilant Californians defend the coastline in hopes of avoiding another incident. All this is being watched by a Japanese commander in a submarine.
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Lorraine Gary
Crew: Steven Spielberg (Director), William A Fraker (Director of Photography), John Williams (Music Director)
Genres: Comedy
Release Dates: 14 Dec 1979 (India)
Did you know? The Japanese submarine crew were extras hired because they were Asian. Most were typical laid-back Southern Californians, and none had any acting training. Toshirô Mifune (an actual Japanese World War II veteran) was so outraged at their attitudes, that he asked Steven Spielberg if he could deal with them. He then started yelling at them to get in line, and slapped one of them, saying, "This is how Japanese men are trained!" Mifune worked with them from that point on. Read More
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as Motor Sergeant Frank Tree
as Joan Douglas
as Wally Stephens
as Captain Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
as Herbie Kazlminsky
as Claude Crumn
as Donna Stratton
as Ward Douglas
as Major General Joseph W. Stilwell
as Captain Loomis Birkhead
as Commander Akiro Mitamura
as Corporal Chuck Sitarski
as Colonel "Madman" Maddox
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
The Japanese submarine crew were extras hired because they were Asian. Most were typical laid-back Southern Californians, and none had any acting training. Toshirô Mifune (an actual Japanese World War II veteran) was so outraged at their attitudes, that he asked Steven Spielberg if he could deal with them. He then started yelling at them to get in line, and slapped one of them, saying, "This is how Japanese men are trained!" Mifune worked with them from that point on.
It took so long to set up the final shot of the film, that cast and crew members started a betting pool on what day and time the shot would begin filming. Dan Aykroyd won the bet.
It took so long to set up the final shot of the film, that cast and crew members started a betting pool on what day and time the shot would begin filming. Dan Aykroyd won the bet.
