Down Periscope poster
Director David S. Ward
Screenplay Hugh Wilson, Eliot Wald, Andrew Kurtzman

Down Periscope

Comedy1996

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

Release Date: 1996-03-01

Duration: 92 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Lauren Holly
    Lt. Emily Lake
  • Rob Schneider
    Lt. Marty Pascal
  • Bruce Dern
    Rear Admiral Yancy Graham
  • Kelsey Grammer
    Lt. Commander Tom Dodge
  • William H. Macy
    Captain Knox
  • Duane Martin
    Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson
  • Harry Dean Stanton
    Lt. Howard
  • Rip Torn
    Admiral Winslow
  • Toby Huss
    Seaman Nitro
  • Harland Williams
    Seaman 2nd Class E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli