Down Periscope

Overview

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.

Trailer

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Cast and crew

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  Kelsey GrammerLt. Commander Tom Dodge

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  Lauren HollyLt. Emily Lake

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  Rob SchneiderLt. Marty Pascal

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  Harry Dean StantonLt. Howard

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  Bruce DernRear Admiral Yancy Graham

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  William H. MacyCaptain Knox

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  Rip TornAdmiral Winslow

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  Ken Hudson CampbellSeaman Buckman

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  Toby HussSeaman Nitro

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  Duane MartinPlanesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson

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  Jonathan PennerSeaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson

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  Bradford TatumEngineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak

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  Harland WilliamsSeaman 2nd Class E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli

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  James Martin Jr.Orlando Radioman

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  Jordan MarderOrlando Ensign

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  Matt LandersOrlando XO

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  Joseph LatimoreOrlando Sonarman

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  Patton OswaltStingray Radioman

Director

David S. Ward

Writer

Eliot Wald, Andrew Kurtzman and Hugh Wilson

Music

Randy Edelman

Cinematography

Victor Hammer