The Final Countdown is a classic of good bad cinema, featuring an aircraft carrier that goes through a wormhole and goes back in time to the day before Pearl Harbor was attacked. In this episode I review and analyse the film, which benefited from full DOD support. From the ridiculous script changes requested by the Pentagon, to the fraud over the costs owed to the DOD for their support, this is a silly but very interesting case study of the entertainment liaison office.
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