Down Periscope

Down Periscope (1996)

A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.

Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one last chance to clean up his record. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham, his nemesis, would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So, Graham stacks the deck against him and assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a diesel-powered WW2 submarine that can barely keep afloat. To make matters worse, Dodge's crew is a collection of maladjusted, mistake-prone misfits. Then, he's tagged the "enemy" in a crucial war game, and ordered to take on the U.S. Navy's best.

Date of release
1996-03-01
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (555)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy
Director
David S. Ward

Casting

  • Kelsey Grammer — Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
  • Lauren Holly — Lt. Emily Lake
  • Rob Schneider — Lt. Marty Pascal
  • Harry Dean Stanton — Lt. Howard
  • Bruce Dern — Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
  • William H. Macy — Captain Knox
  • Rip Torn — Admiral Winslow
  • Ken Hudson Campbell — Seaman Buckman
  • Toby Huss — Seaman Nitro
  • Duane Martin — Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson
  • Jonathan Penner — Seaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson
  • Bradford Tatum — Engineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak

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