1941
A determined army captain rallies a frantic Los Angeles militia to hunt down a lurking Japanese submarine before wartime panic turns the city into chaos.
“Paranoia meets pandemonium.”
Synopsis
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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A crew of 101+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Michael KahnShot by William A FrakerScored by John WilliamsDesigned by Dean Edward Mitzner
Box Office
1979 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$94.9M
US & Canada: $31.8M — 33% of worldwide · International: $63.1M (67%)
Opening weekend: $2.7M — 9% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 325 theaters
Also known as
- 1941 - Wo bitte geht's nach Hollywoodde
- 1941 - Allarme a Hollywoodit
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Cast & Crew
101 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Belushi
as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Dan Aykroyd
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Ned Beatty
as Ward Douglas
Treat Williams
as Cpl. Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski
Nancy Allen
as Donna Stratton
Lorraine Gary
as Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton
as Claude Crumn
Christopher Lee
as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Tim Matheson
as Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Toshiro Mifune
as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Warren Oates
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Robert Stack
as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Supporting cast
77Lucille Benson
as Gas Mama (Eloise)
Jordan Brian
as Macey Douglas
John Candy
as Pvt. Foley
Elisha Cook Jr
as The Patron (Dexter)
Eddie Deezen
as Herbie Kazlminsky
Bobby Di Cicco
as Wally Stephens
Dianne Kay
as Betty Douglas
Perry Lang
as Dennis DeSoto
Patti Lupone
as Lydia Hedberg
J Patrick Mcnamara
as Pvt. DuBois
Frank Mcrae
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Steven Mond
as Gus Douglas
Slim Pickens
as Hollis P. Wood
Wendie Jo Sperber
as Maxine Dexheimer
Lionel Stander
as Angelo Scioli
Dub Taylor
as Mr. Malcomb
Iggie Wolfington
as Meyer Mishkin
Christian Brackett Zika
as Stevie Douglas
Joe Flaherty
as Raoul Lipschitz
David L Lander
as Joe
Michael Mckean
as Willy
Susan Backlinie
as Polar Bear Woman
E Hampton Beagle
as Phone Man
Deborah Benson
as USO Girl
Don Calfa
as Telephone Operator
Dave Cameron
as Reporter
Vito Carenzo
as Vito, Shore Patrol
Mark Carlton
as Stilwell Aide
Gary Carlos Cervantes
as Zoot Suiter
Paul Cloud
as Stilwell Aide
Luis Contreras
as Zoot Suiter
Carol Culver
as Anderson Sister
Lucinda Dooling
as Lucinda
Gray Frederickson
as Lt. Bressler
Brian Frishman
as USO Goon
Samuel Fuller
as Interceptor Commander
Marjorie Gaines
as Anderson Sister
Dian Gallup
as Twin
Denise Gallup
as Twin
Trish Garland
as Anderson Sister
Barbara Gannen
as Interceptor Assistant
Brad Gorman
as USO Nerd
Jerry Hardin
as Map Man
Diane Hardin
as Interceptor Assistant
Robert Houston
as Maddox's Soldier
Audrey Landers
as USO Girl
John Landis
as Mizerany
Mark Marias
as Dept. Store Kid
John Mckee
as Reporter
Ronnie Mcmillan
as Winowski
Dan Mcnally
as Reporter
Dick Miller
as Officer Miller
Akio Mitamura
as Ashimoto
Antoinette Molinari
as Mrs. Scioli
Walter Olkewicz
as Hinshaw
Mickey Rourke
as Reese
Whitney Rydbeck
as Daffy
Donovan Scott
as Kid Sailor
Kerry Sherman
as USO Girl
Hiroshi Shimizu
as Ito
Geno Silva
as Martinez
Rita Taggart
as Reporter
Maureen Teefy
as USO Girl
Andy Tennant
as Babyface
Jack Thibeau
as Stilwell Aide
Galen Thompson
as Stilwell Aide
Frankie Verroca
as USO Nerd
John Voldstad
as USO Nerd
Carol Ann Williams
as USO Girl
Jenny Williams
as USO Girl
James Caan
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Penny Marshall
as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)
Denise Cheshire
as Swimming Girl (at U-boat periscope) (uncredited)
Sydney Lassick
as Salesman (uncredited)
Jerry Layne
as The Dummy (uncredited)
Leslie Hoffman
as Party Goer (uncredited)
Hank Robinson
as Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
7Awards & Nominations
11 nominationsAcademy Award
- Nom1980Best Visual Effects
- Nom1980Best Cinematography
- Nom1980Best Sound
- Nom1980Best Sound — Robert Knudson
- Nom1980Best Visual Effects — A. D. Flowers
- Nom1980Best Visual Effects — William A. Fraker
- Nom1980Best Cinematography — William A. Fraker
- Nom1980Best Sound — Don MacDougall
- Nom1980Best Visual Effects — Greg Jein
- Nom1980Best Sound — Robert Glass
- Nom1980Best Sound — Gene Cantamessa
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