1941

In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, panic grips California as a Japanese submarine surfaces off the coast. The submarine's commander, eager to destroy something "honorable" in Los Angeles, targets Hollywood. Meanwhile, a tank crew and a group of civilians, including a dishwasher and his girlfriend, become embroiled in a series of misadventures as they try to defend their country. Amidst the chaos, a United States Army Air Forces captain wildly cruises his Curtiss P-40 Warhawk around the western states in search of Japanese forces. As the public's fear and paranoia reach a fever pitch, Major General Joseph W. Stilwell attempts to calm the population, but his efforts may be too little, too late.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as 1941 include Beverly Hills Cop, The Hunter, Smokey and the Bandit, Ghostbusters, Things Are Tough All Over, Stroker Ace.

1941 was released in theaters on December 14, 1979.