Down Periscope

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

Mar 1 1996 PG-13 1h 32m
Comedy

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.

Plot

Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days. With a crew that consists only of weird guys (and a gal), he's headed against the atomic powered USS Orlando, with the mission to destroy a dummy battleship.

Written by

Hugh Wilson, Andrew Kurtzman, Eliot Wald

Directed by

David S. Ward

Cast

Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Down Periscope (1996) Trailer
Down Periscope 1996 Trailer HD | Kelsey Grammer | Lauren Holly
Scores
# of Votes
28,162
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
39
Popularity
NA