Down Periscope (1996)

03/01/1996 (US) • 1h 32m

Comedy

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kelsey Grammer

Lt. Commander Tom Dodge

Lauren Holly

Lt. Emily Lake

Rob Schneider

Lt. Marty Pascal

Bruce Dern

Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

William H. Macy

Captain Knox

Rip Torn

Admiral Winslow

Ken Hudson Campbell

Seaman Buckman

Toby Huss

Seaman Nitro


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$37,553,585.00

Keywords

mutiny

submarine

u.s. navy

misfit

maverick

hijinks

nemesis

navy lieutenant

comradeship

nuclear submarine

navy officer

comedy of errors

navy admiral

band of misfits

war games

naval command

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