

Down Periscope
1996-03-01 · 92 min · ★ 6.4
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.
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- Directors
- David S. Ward
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 37,553,585
Top Cast
Kelsey GrammerLt. Commander Tom Dodge
Lauren HollyLt. Emily Lake
Rob SchneiderLt. Marty Pascal
Harry Dean StantonLt. Howard
Bruce DernRear Admiral Yancy Graham
William H. MacyCaptain Knox
Rip TornAdmiral Winslow
Ken Hudson CampbellSeaman Buckman
Toby HussSeaman Nitro
Duane MartinPlanesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson
Jonathan PennerSeaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson
Bradford TatumEngineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak
Harland WilliamsSeaman 2nd Class E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli
Jordan MarderOrlando Ensign
Matt LandersOrlando XO
Joseph LatimoreOrlando Sonarman
Patton OswaltStingray Radioman
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