The Final Countdown - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[bernard]

The time travel storm is the same special effect as seen in The Lathe of Heaven (1980) during the climatic dream sequence confrontation.

[terry]

The US Navy made a number of filming recommendations which were incorporated into the production shoot with a "B" crew becoming responsible for all the aerial aviation sequences.

[jeffrey]

This was produced by Bryna, Kirk Douglas' own production company.

[ava]

The movie was used as a recruiting drive for the US Navy with the maritime force sponsoring the picture's premiere whilst the film's movie poster was displayed in branch recruitment offices.

[lynn]

There is an 8-ball on the right side of CAG's flight helmet. CAG was previously the acronym for Carrier Air Group, as well as Commander, Air Group. Hence, the air group commander was and is referred to as CAG. Until 1963 the air groups were designated as Carrier Air Group (CAG or CVG being somewhat interchangeable, with CVG being official). In 1963, the designation was changed to CVW, for Carrier Air Wing. However, calling the air group commander "CAW" or "CVW" just wouldn't sound right, so the commander is still called CAG, which is still accurate, since CAG had a double meaning at first, but now just has the single (present) meaning of Commander, Air Group. Further, all air wings are numbered and their aircraft carry a two letter designation.

[albert]

The black/gold paint and the skull and crossbones of the F-14 Tomcats of VF-84 'Jolly Rogers' Would be used in the animated series Robotech. Known as Skull squadron led by Commander Roy Folkker, and later by Captain Rick Hunter.

[addison]

Lead actor Kirk Douglas' son, Peter Douglas, was the film's producer and the main force behind the movie, his first credit as a producer at age 25, he had been working on the film since he was 23.

[camila]

Final theatrical released cinema movie of director Don Taylor.

[frances]

Both the cameraman and his operator were pitched down the USS Nimitz's runway when they first attempted to film an F-14 taking off.

[russell]

The number of planes and personnel that were said to have gone missing were 102 aircraft and 6000 men.

[aaron]

The US Navy aircraft in formation on their way to do battle with the Japanese fleet are flying in a non-combat "diamond of diamonds" formation. The "diamond of diamonds" is typically flown for ceremonial purposes or friendly displays of naval air power, and consists of a diamond of four airplanes in front, two diamonds of four airplanes behind and to the left and right of the lead diamond, and a single diamond of four airplanes at the rear, a total of 16 aircraft flying in formation. As many of the air wing squadrons and aircraft types as possible would be included, but E-2 Hawkeyes and helicopters would be too slow to take part (and would likely require a fifth four-aircraft diamond - no longer a diamond of diamonds).

[ruby]

In the movie, F-14 Tomcats of VF-84 'Jolly Rogers' are shown engaging in a dogfight with Japanese Zeroes. In August 1981, one year after the movie's release, the Nimitz' other F-14 unit at the time, VF-41 'Black Aces' (Which also appears on-screen) engaged in the first actual combat of the F-14 when a pair of VF-41 Tomcats engaged and destroyed two Libyan SU-22 'Fitters' in the Gulf of Sidra.

[wallace]

As with most pre-CG-effects movies about the Pacific War, the planes standing in for the A6M2 Zeroes are actually specially-modified AT-6 Texans mocked up to look like Zeroes (since from the side - but not the wings - the two planes are remarkably similar).

[Brianval]

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[kenneth]

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[lena]

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[iamfaisalkhan_]

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[karinavalereva]

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[JamesNelty]

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