The Final Countdown

Summary

The Final Countdown is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Final Countdown's image is recorded as F-14A Tomcats of VF-84 during The Final Countdown filming 1979.jpg^[3].
• The Final Countdown's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Final Countdown's director is recorded as Don Taylor^[5].
• The Final Countdown's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Powell^[6].
• The Final Countdown's screenwriter is recorded as Gerry Davis^[7].
• The Final Countdown's screenwriter is recorded as David Ambrose^[8].
• The Final Countdown's screenwriter is recorded as Thomas Hunter^[9].
• The Final Countdown's composer is recorded as John Scott^[10].
• The Final Countdown's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[11].
• The Final Countdown's genre is recorded as war film^[12].
• The Final Countdown's genre is recorded as mystery film^[13].
• The Final Countdown's genre is recorded as time-travel film^[14].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Kirk Douglas^[15].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Martin Sheen^[16].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Katharine Ross^[17].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as James Farentino^[18].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Ron O'Neal^[19].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Charles Durning^[20].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Harold Bergman^[21].
• The Final Countdown's cast member is recorded as Soon-Tek Oh^[22].
• The Final Countdown's producer is recorded as Peter Douglas^[23].
• The Final Countdown's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98019259^[24].
• The Final Countdown's production company is recorded as Bryna Productions^[25].
• The Final Countdown's production company is recorded as Polyc International^[26].
• The Final Countdown's director of photography is recorded as Victor J. Kemper^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Final Countdown's producer is recorded as Peter Douglas^[23]. Its director is recorded as Don Taylor^[5]. Screenwriters include Peter Powell^[6], Gerry Davis^[7], David Ambrose^[8], and Thomas Hunter^[9]. Cast members include Kirk Douglas^[15], Martin Sheen^[16], Katharine Ross^[17], James Farentino^[18], Ron O'Neal^[19], and Charles Durning^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-08-01T00:00:00Z^[28], +1980-10-30T00:00:00Z^[29], +1980-05-21T00:00:00Z^[30], +1980-05-30T00:00:00Z^[31], +1980-07-05T00:00:00Z^[32], and +1980-07-09T00:00:00Z^[33]. The Final Countdown's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[34]. Genres include science fiction film^[11], war film^[12], mystery film^[13], and time-travel film^[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include time travel^[35], Attack on Pearl Harbor^[36], aviation^[37], World War II^[38], and seamanship^[39].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9/10^[40], 52%^[41], and 51/100^[42].

Why It Matters

The Final Countdown ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]