Down Periscope

Down Periscope

1996 · 92 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.4 (535 votes)
Dir. David S. Ward · Starring Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern, William H. Macy · Music Randy Edelman

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

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.

VIBE

A goofy, lighthearted military farce where a misfit crew and their maverick captain engage in absurd hijinks. Expect slapstick and naval comedy of errors in this 90s classic.

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