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**_Spielberg’s wild comedy about the West Coast’s response to Pearl Harbor_** This is basically a melding of "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" with the over-the-top zaniness of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," both of which were made by the same production…
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1941
“Paranoia meets pandemonium.”
58%
Movie
1h 58m
AI Analysis
1941 (1979) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of 1941 (1979) — a movie tagged as Comedy, War, and Action with funny and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~118 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate 1941 58% (683 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1979-12-14
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 11519
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What is 1941 about?
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
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How long is the movie 1941?
The official runtime for 1941 is approximately 118 minutes.
Cast & crew
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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
Toshirō Mifune
Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
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)
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Jordan Brian
Macey Douglas
John Candy
Pvt. Foley
Elisha Cook Jr.
The Patron (Dexter)
Eddie Deezen
Herbie Kazlminsky
Bobby Di Cicco
Wally Stephens
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**_Spielberg’s wild comedy about the West Coast’s response to Pearl Harbor_** This is basically a melding of "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" with the over-the-top zaniness of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," both of which were made by the same production team. Like those flicks, it features an all-star cast with the likes of Robert Stack, Treat Williams, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Warren Oates, Slim Pickens and more. Blondes Nancy Allen and Diane Kay shine on the feminine front. I think it’s all-around more entertaining than those two prior movies. If you’re in the mood for a fun, dynamic flick, you can’t go wrong. Speaking of dynamic, there’s a great Jitterbug sequence. People forget how crazy that dance was back in the day. Contrary to what some believe, “1941” was a moderate hit at the box office, just not a massive hit. Not to mention it has gone on to develop a deserved cult following. It runs 1h 58m and was shot Oct-May 1978-1979 in the greater Los Angeles area with the opening sequence done on the Oregon coast at Cannon Beach and Gold Beach, the latter of which is a six hours’ drive south of the former. GRADE: B
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