Blue Underground Preps 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack Edition Of Director Don Taylor's The Final Countdown For Release On Apr. 27

Blue Underground, with sales and distribution support provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has a new 4K film restoration (from the original 35mm camera negative) of director Don Taylor’s 1980 sci-fi thriller, The Final Countdown, ready for a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack rollout on Apr. 27.

This film surprise arrived in theatres in August of 1980 and as with The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) and Night of the Comet (also 1984), the writing team of Thomas Hunter, Peter Powell and David Ambrose exceeded expectations with a clever script that actually overcame some questionable casting decisions (we won’t mention any names).   All three of these “surprises” have aged well.

The U.S.S. Nimitz, yes, the real aircraft carrier, is the centerpiece of the film as it is sent back in time (with its crew and aircraft compliment) to the eve of World War II and the fateful events of Pearl Harbor that are about to unfold.   The paradox that the captain, played by Kirk Douglas, is faced with, does he warn Pearl Harbor and turn the Nimitz loose on the Japanese fleet — he has the power to annihilate the Japanese attack force and change history.   Or, does he try to get back to his proper time period and avoid messing with the established timeline.

He’s got another problem, there are people from the period who have come in contact with the ship and its crew … how does he handle them?   They know a secret that could also change history.   The problem, get back to the present time period and let events unfold, or if that isn’t possible, what actions should be taken!!

Bonus features include commentary featuring the director of photography, Victor J. Kemper, a video session with Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman, who was an associate producer on the film and the featurette titled ‘Starring the Jolly Rogers.”