Down Periscope (1996)

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Down Periscope on IMDb 6.0/10 18,469 votes

Released:
1996-03-01

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.

Director:
David S. Ward

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Kelsey Grammer
    as
    Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
  • Lauren Holly
    as
    Lt. Emily Lake
  • Rob Schneider
    as
    Lt. Marty Pascal
  • Harry Dean Stanton
    as
    Lt. Howard
  • Bruce Dern
    as
    Rear Admiral Yancy Graham