Down Periscope (1996)

  • PG-13
  • 03/01/1996 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 32m

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.

Hugh Wilson

Screenplay, Story

Andrew Kurtzman

Screenplay

Eliot Wald

Screenplay

David S. Ward

Director

Cast

Kelsey Grammer's headshot

Kelsey Grammer

Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
Lauren Holly's headshot

Lauren Holly

Lt. Emily Lake
Rob Schneider's headshot

Rob Schneider

Lt. Marty Pascal
Harry Dean Stanton's headshot

Harry Dean Stanton

Lt. Howard
Bruce Dern's headshot

Bruce Dern

Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
William H. Macy's headshot

William H. Macy

Captain Knox
Rip Torn's headshot

Rip Torn

Admiral Winslow
Ken Hudson Campbell's headshot

Ken Hudson Campbell

Seaman Buckman

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