Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy).
Action, Comedy, War
Theatrical Release
December 14, 1979
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writers
Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Bob Gale (screenplay), Robert Zemeckis (story), Bob Gale (story), John Milius (story)
Actors
Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary