Funny / The Final Countdown

• As the storm picks up without warning, Captain Yelland asks his meteorology officer (who is Native American) if he’s been doing any any unauthorized rain dances.
• The conversation between F-14 pilots and a tanker aircraft, acting as if they're just visiting an ordinary gas station, rather than partaking in difficult and potentially dangerous procedure of aerial refueling...
  F-14 pilot: Tanker, this is Alert One. You got two thirsty Tomcats on your tail. What do you got?
  KA-6D pilot: I've got the hot stuff! Pull right in!
  F-14 pilot: [connecting to the fueling hose] Mmmm, contact! We've got a green light! Go ahead and check the oil and clean the windshield, over.
• Captain Yelland's reaction to news on the identity of the bogeys the F-14s were dispatched to identify... followed by a calm, matter-of-fact report from one of the pilots.
  Yelland: Alert One, this is Eagle One, what do you got?
  F-14 pilot: Two Japanese Zeroes, sir.
  Yelland: Two WHAT?!
  F-14 pilot: Two trophy-class, Mitsubishi A6Ms in original condition. Complete with all markings. I mean, they look brand new, sir.
• After giving the order to 'splash the Zeroes', Yelland delivers this beautiful line:
  Yelland: This has got to be a dream.
  • This eventually leads to the following exchange:
    Lasky: Still think it's a dream?
    Yelland: It's a nightmare.
• Senator Chapman tries to contact Pearl Harbor to warn them of the impending attack. It doesn't go well and apparently Chapman's reputation has preceded him.
  Pearl Harbor Operator: I suggest, asshole, that you stop impersonating some other asshole and get off the air!
• At the very end, as the Nimitz is returning to the (present day) Pearl Harbor, a gaggle of Admirals storms aboard. Also serves as a Lampshade Hanging of the craziness of the entire plot.
  Admiral: "An aircraft carrier getting lost in the Pacific Ocean - what the hell kind of Navy is this?"
  Yelland: (To his XO) "They're never gonna believe it."
  • One would also wonder how Captain Yelland is going to explain in his official debrief why he’s missing a helo and crew, why two of his Tomcats are missing a Sidewinder and a couple hundred rounds of ammo, why two Marines are dead, and why his CAG is missing.
    • Or for that matter the shot dead Japanese pilot. Never mind the American Navy, the Japanese government is going to be wondering where that guy went and how he came back.