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Uss Nimitz | World War Ii
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1982
Budget 12,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 16,647,800 USD
In the mid 1980s the communist government banned the movie in Hungary, claiming it glorified the United States Armed Forces. However, some illegal copies were circulated on VHS with parts about the Russian trawler spying on the USS Nimitz edited out.
The picture was made with the full co-operation of the US Navy.
A total of forty-eight real life US Navy personnel from the USS Nimitz were credited in the closing credits for their performances as extras, background artists, or actors, with some having speaking parts.
The script called for the Japanese pilot to try to force the F-14 into the water. The pilot who basically did a hammerhead and pulled out real close to the water was Richard "Fox" Farrell (VF-84 XO), now retired. He did kick up quite a bit of seawater and was really pushing the envelope with the Tomcat. WWII ace-in-a-day Archie Donahue was one of the Zero pilots. The Zeroes (converted AT-6 Texans) were flying with the throttle to the stops and the F-14s were flying at stall speed (note wings fully extended in most scenes). That was so they could get both aircraft in the same shot at the same time (remember, no CGI stuff back then!).
Scenes featuring Pearl Harbor and its attack utilized mostly stock footage and material from the 20th Century-Fox studio's earlier picture Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970).
"[an F-14 pilot is reporting the identity of a pair of enemy planes to Captain Yelland over the radio] Captain Yelland: Alert 1 this is Eagle 1, what've you got? Pilot: Two Japanese Zeroes, sir. Captain Yelland: Two what? Pilot: Two Trophy Class Mitsubishi A6Ms in original condition, complete with all markings. I mean, they look brand new sir! Captain Yelland: Have you been spotted? Pilot: Negative, we're right in the sun at their 6 o'clock high. Captain Yelland: Stay in visual contact, take no action without clearance. Pilot: Wilco Eagle 1, out."
"Captain Yelland: If the United States falls under attack our job is to defend her in the past, present and future. Lasky: And after that? Captain Yelland: After that, we take our orders from the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces. Lasky: Franklin Delano Roosevelt?"
