This comedy is set in Los Angeles days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when the fear of a Japanese invasion hung over the city.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Special features: restored footage not included in the original theatrical release; an original documentary on The making of 1941, including new video interviews with Steven Spielberg, Bob Gale, John Milius, Robert Zemeckis and others involved in the film; Steven Spielberg's home movies and behind-the-scenes footage; theatrical trailers, outtakes from the film; storyboards and production photographs.