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1 March 1996 (USA)
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A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.
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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...
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Formulaic Comedy Still Has Its Moments
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kelsey Grammer | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Thomas 'Tom' Dodge |
 | Lauren Holly | ... | Lt. Emily Lake, Diving Officer |
 | Rob Schneider | ... | Executive Officer Martin T. 'Marty' Pascoe |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | CPO Howard, Chief Engineer |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | RAdm. Yancy Graham |
 | William H. Macy | ... | Cmdr. Carl Knox (Orlando) |
 | Ken Hudson Campbell | ... | Seaman Buckman |
| Toby Huss | ... | Seaman Nitro 'Mike' |
| Duane Martin | ... | Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson |
| Jonathan Penner | ... | Seaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson |
| Bradford Tatum | ... | Engineman 1st Class Brad Stepanak (Winslow) |
 | Harland Williams | ... | Seaman 2nd Class E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Vice Adm. Dean Winslow |
| James Martin Jr. | ... | Orlando Radioman |
 | Jordan Marder | ... | Orlando Ensign |
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Rated PG-13 for some crude language.
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92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #34116) |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Canada:PG |
Denmark:12 |
Finland:S |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:12
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In the scene towards the end where Lt. Lake enters LC Dodge's cabin and kisses him, Lauren Holly hits her elbow backing out the doorway. This was unintentional and Kelsey Grammer's reaction almost ruined the take. As a noticeable bruise developed during later takes and they (Grammer and Holly) couldn't stop laughing, this was the take used.
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Continuity: During the chase at the end of the movie, people and flags in the deck of the Orlando disappear and reappear between shots.
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Lt. Cmdr Dodge:
Men, at ease. I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our crew, Lt. Emily Lake. Emily is part of a pilot program to test the feasibility of women serving on submarines. She's going to be our diving officer.
Stepanek: Can she do a one-and-a-half inward back in the layout position?
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Lt. Cmdr Dodge: All right, look, gentlemen! I know this is an unusual situation. Can't be easy for Lt. Lake here to be thrown into a jungle such as this, and I know it will make things hard on all of us...
[laughter]
Lt. Cmdr Dodge: Let me re-phrase that. It's going to make things *difficult* on all of us as well. But if we just work together as a team, I'm sure we can handle ourselves...
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Stepanek: Can she do a one-and-a-half inward back in the layout position?
[laughter]
Lt. Cmdr Dodge: All right, look, gentlemen! I know this is an unusual situation. Can't be easy for Lt. Lake here to be thrown into a jungle such as this, and I know it will make things hard on all of us...
[laughter]
Lt. Cmdr Dodge: Let me re-phrase that. It's going to make things *difficult* on all of us as well. But if we just work together as a team, I'm sure we can handle ourselves...
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Edited into Stealth Fighter (1999)
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In the Navy
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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.