1941
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Critics Sentiment
Wally and Betty win the jitterbug contest at Crystal Ballroom
Wally commandeers tank and heads for Santa Monica Pier
The film peaks with the beloved jitterbug sequence then crashes during the chaotic final act as critics found the relentless noise and destruction overwhelming.
Critics found 1941 to be a wildly uneven spectacle that starts promisingly but becomes increasingly chaotic and exhausting. While individual moments like Stilwell watching Dumbo and the jitterbug contest earned praise, many reviewers felt Spielberg's ambitious comedy collapsed under its own excessive energy and noise. The film divides audiences between those who appreciate its audacious destruction and those who find it a stupefying waste of talent and money.
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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)
Jordan Brian
Macey Douglas
John Candy
Pvt. Foley
Elisha Cook Jr.
The Patron (Dexter)
Eddie Deezen
Herbie Kazlminsky
Bobby Di Cicco
Wally Stephens
Dianne Kay
Betty Douglas
Perry Lang
Dennis DeSoto
Crew
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