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Down Periscope (1996) 5.5
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days. With a crew that consists only of weird guys (and a gal), he's ... See full summary » Director:David S. Ward |
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Cast
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| Kelsey Grammer | ... | ||
| Lauren Holly | ... |
Lt. Emily Lake, Diving Officer
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| Rob Schneider | ... | ||
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... |
CPO Howard, Chief Engineer
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| Bruce Dern | ... | ||
| William H. Macy | ... |
Cmdr. Carl Knox (Orlando)
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Ken Hudson Campbell | ... | |
| Toby Huss | ... | ||
| Duane Martin | ... | ||
| Jonathan Penner | ... | ||
| Bradford Tatum | ... |
Engineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak (Winslow)
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| Harland Williams | ... | ||
| Rip Torn | ... | ||
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James Martin Jr. | ... | |
| Jordan Marder | ... | ||
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Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days. With a crew that consists only of weird guys (and a gal), he's headed against the atomic powered USS Orlando, with the mission to destroy a dummy battleship. Written by Thomas Meyer <i03a@zfn.uni-bremen.de>
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A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.Genres:
ComedyParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 March 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Touche pas à mon periscope See more »Box Office
Gross:
$25,800,000 (USA)Company Credits
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[Stepanek shakes his head no]
Seaman Nitro 'Mike': Uh... no, we didn't use clothes lines. We had those dryer things with the window in front.
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The diesel submarine used in the movie is the USS Pampanito (SS 383), a WWII submarine currently (2000) on display to the public at Pier 45 in San Francisco, California. See more »Goofs
The sonar screen shown as the Stingray begins its torpedo run shows the same 'picture' as it does when the blockading vessels begin pinging before the Stingray hides under the Denali, even though the Dodge states that they are past all the ships and only the Orlando was near. See more »Quotes
Lt,. Howard, Chief Engineer: [the string he placed across the hull goes slack] Bet you never see somethin' like this on one of them big nukes.[Stepanek shakes his head no]
Seaman Nitro 'Mike': Uh... no, we didn't use clothes lines. We had those dryer things with the window in front.
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Sometimes juvenile, sometimes stupid and sometimes very predictable.....but yet this was a fun movie that is charming at times, too. It wasn't good enough to be a "keeper," but I did enjoy watching this.
The humor is a little sleazy at times but the language wasn't too bad. Kelsey Grammar plays a likable role in the Navy comedy. Most of his crew are somewhat stupid characters but I did like the sonar man with the great hearing. Lauren Holy was okay as the female interest but Rob Schneider was just plain annoying and tended to overact. He's either very funny or very stupid in his films. Bruce Dern, as always, was an effective "bad guy."
The story is a favorite of the film industry: a bunch of rag-tag misfits and rebels somehow outwit and outmaneuver the larger Establishment experts with their high-tech machinery. No matter how improbable or ridiculous, Hollywood will not stop that formula Nonetheless, it's decent lightweight entertainment with a nice, sentimental ending.
Odd, though: what I remember most is the guys stuffing cotton swabs up their nose! If you've seen the film, you know what I'm talking about.