Down Periscope
1996 · Movie · PG-13 · 92 min · ★ 6.4 · 25% critics
A rule-bending Navy officer gets one last shot at command, only to be handed a barely functional old submarine and a crew of misfits. With a rival determined to see him fail, he’s forced to rely on quick thinking and teamwork when his underdog sub is chosen to play the “enemy” in a high-stakes war game.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-03-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (533 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, goofy military underdog comedy with colorful characters and a few suspenseful stretches; Not for you if you dislike broad humor, clichés, or low-stakes “turn your brain off” fun like Major Payne.
Pros: lots of laugh-out-loud moments; charming misfit crew; easy, rewatchable fun | Cons: heavy on clichés; inaccurate military details; some crude jokes
Themes
- mutiny
- submarine
- u.s. navy
- misfit
- maverick
- hijinks
- nemesis
- navy lieutenant
- comradeship
- nuclear submarine
- navy officer
- comedy of errors
- +4 more
Cast & crew
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
Directed by David S. Ward