TMDb6.4 / 10

Down Periscope (1996)

Name: Down Periscope
Director: David S. Ward
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996-03-01
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern

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

92 min · United States of America · Dir. David S. Ward

Comedy

1996 movies

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.