Sub Down (1997) (V)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Directors:

Gregg Champion
Alan Smithee

Writers (WGA):

Silvio Muraglia (story) &
Daniel Sladek (story) ...

Release Date:

19 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, without a paddle. A pair of civilians are the only hope for a nuclear submarine stuck thousands of feet beneath the polar ice cap.

Plot Keywords:

Navy | Whale | Submarine | U Boat | Independent Film

Cast

Stephen Baldwin	...	Rick Postley
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Laura Dyson
Tom Conti	...	Harry Rheinhartdt
Chris Mulkey	...	Commander Kirsch
Tony Plana	...	Lt.Commander Melges
Joe Dain	...	Sonar Chief Fleck
Chris Taaffe	...	Lieutenant Hayes
Kevin Connolly	...	Petty Officer Holliday
Eugene Williams	...	Lieutenant Weston
Matt Kennedy	...	Navigation
Paul Abbott	...	Ballast
Joel Traywick	...	Dive
Michael Caradonna	...	Miller
Doug McKeon	...	Chief of the Boat
Twirlee DeLite Dollison	...	Francis

Also Known As:

Crush Depth (USA) (working title)
Sub Down: Take the Dive (video box title)

Runtime:

Argentina:93 min

Country:

Luxembourg | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bertrange, Luxembourg

Company:

Carousel Picture Company, The

Quotes:

Laura Dyson: What was that about the soul travelling that you were mumbling when we were sitting in the dark?
Rick Postley: Nothing.
Laura Dyson: And you did it when we first went under water.
Rick Postley: Forget it.
Laura Dyson: Do you quote any poet, or just Walt Whitman when you're nervous?
Rick Postley: Just Whitman. Okay?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV)

My son's a bubblehead...

So my home-on-leave-from-his-submarine son and I sat down to enjoy a nice submarine movie directed by that fine technician, Alan Smithee. Seeing the apartment sized submersable that not only had plenty of room for the three civilians, but a hot tub and sauna.

OK, OK, not the hot tub. My son quickly asked for a piece of paper to list the technical errors he noticed. Soon he asked for another piece of paper, then another. Starting with the incorrect hull numbers on the boat, to the CO's tee shirt (with writing on it), to the showers -- the woman used enough water for ten men to shower for a week, not to mention the green coolant and the reacter starting like an old flathead Ford, my kid stopped counting at 65 errors.

Fo me, I like to kick back and enjoy movies without nitpicking. I can overlook minor mistakes. I know reality when I see it. My favorite part is when Stephen Baldwin finds and repairs the cause of the boat's crash dive to the bottom. A loose battery cable! One touch and everything works! Thank goodness for Diehard!