Down Periscope (1996)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Kelsey Grammer

Lt. Commander Tom Dodge

Lauren Holly

Lt. Emily Lake

Rob Schneider

Lt. Marty Pascal

Harry Dean Stanton

Lt. Howard

Bruce Dern

Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

William H. Macy

Captain Knox

Rip Torn

Admiral Winslow

Ken Hudson Campbell

Seaman Buckman

Toby Huss

Seaman Nitro

Duane Martin

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

Jonathan Penner

Seaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson

Bradford Tatum

Engineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak

Director & Crew

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