Down Periscope

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

Down Periscope — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 1, 1996
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• David S. Ward

Down Periscope — Cast

Kelsey Grammer Lt. Commander Tom Dodge Lauren Holly Lt. Emily Lake Rob Schneider Lt. Marty Pascal Harry Dean Stanton Lt. Howard Bruce Dern Rear Admiral Yancy Graham William H. Macy Captain Knox Rip Torn Admiral Winslow Ken Hudson Campbell Seaman Buckman