
Down Periscope
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: 1996-03-01
Comedy
★★★★★★★★★★ (461 votes)
Casts

Kelsey Grammer
as Lt. Commander Tom Dodge

Lauren Holly
as Lt. Emily Lake

Rob Schneider
as Lt. Marty Pascal

Harry Dean Stanton
as Lt. Howard

Bruce Dern
as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

William H. Macy
as Captain Knox

Rip Torn
as Admiral Winslow

Ken Hudson Campbell
as Seaman Buckman

Toby Huss
as Seaman Nitro

Duane Martin
as Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson