1941

Name: 1941
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Released: December 14, 1979
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Nancy Allen, Tim Matheson, Treat Williams

1979

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 14, 1979 | PG

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Nancy Allen, Tim Matheson, Treat Williams

Summary: Pandemonium erupts in Los Angeles after the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor in the wartime spoof, 1941. This epic comedy soufflé features lavish special effects and screwball characters in an all-star extravaganza set on the streets of Hollywood. As hysterical Californians prepare for an imagined Japanese invasion, a motley crew of defendersPandemonium erupts in Los Angeles after the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor in the wartime spoof, 1941. This epic comedy soufflé features lavish special effects and screwball characters in an all-star extravaganza set on the streets of Hollywood. As hysterical Californians prepare for an imagined Japanese invasion, a motley crew of defenders attempt to guard their beloved palm-tree-lined coast. [Universal Pictures]… Expand

Director: Steven Spielberg

Genre(s): Action, Comedy, War

Rating: PG

Runtime: 118 min

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Billed as a comedy spectacle, Steven Spielberg’s 1941 is long on spectacle, but short on comedy. The Universal-Columbia Pictures co-production is an exceedingly entertaining, fast-moving revision of 1940s war hysteria in Los Angeles spawned by the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and boasts Hollywood’s finest miniature and special effects work seen to date. Read full review

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1941 is loaded with slam-bang sight gags and action, but comedy isn't director Steven Spielberg's forte and the movie isn't nearly as funny as it might have been. Read full review

Vincent Canby

1941 is less comic than cumbersome, as much fun as a 40-pound wrist-watch. Read full review

David Ansen

Spielberg has brought forth a farce that is both relentlessly spectacular and spectacularly unfunny. [17 Dec 1979, p.111]

Roger Ebert

It's not fair to say Steven Spielberg's 1941 lacks "pacing." It's got it, all right, but all at the same pace: The movie relentlessly throws gags at us until we're dizzy. It's an attempt at that most tricky of genres, the blockbuster comedy, and it tries so hard to dazzle us that we want a break. Read full review

Gary Arnold

1941 represents an appalling waste of filmmaking and performing resources. As one would expect, Spielberg, who directed "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," sustains a high energy level. But the energy is expended on material that is pointless at best and occasionally hateful. [15 Dec 1979, p.C1]

Jay Scott

Not only is it mindless, it is also racist. Not only is it racist, it is also incompetent. Not only is it incompetent, it is also unfunny. [17 Dec 1979]

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Toasty87

Jul 15, 2020

Not terrible but the plot and script are very questionable I enjoyed it still.

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