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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.

1996 |1h 32m |  Comedy

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Cast

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Kelsey Grammer

Lt. Commander Tom Dodge

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Lauren Holly

Lt. Emily Lake

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Rob Schneider

Lt. Marty Pascal

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Harry Dean Stanton

Lt. Howard

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Bruce Dern

Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

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William H. Macy

Captain Knox

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Rip Torn

Admiral Winslow

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Ken Hudson Campbell

Seaman Buckman

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Toby Huss

Seaman Nitro

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Duane Martin

Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson

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Jonathan Penner

Seaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson

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Bradford Tatum

Engineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak

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Harland Williams

Seaman 2nd Class E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli

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Jordan Marder

Orlando Ensign

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Matt Landers

Orlando XO

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Joseph Latimore

Orlando Sonarman

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Patton Oswalt

Stingray Radioman

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John Shepherd

Young Sailor

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Pierrino Mascarino

Trawler Captain

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Dennis Fimple

Fisherman

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James Harper

Supportive Admiral

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Bruce Holman

Selection Board Officer (uncredited)

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Theodore Carl Soderberg

Sailor (uncredited)

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Gabrielle Wagner

Sailor's Wife (uncredited)

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Felipe Rose

Village People Indian (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$37,553,585.00