Counter Measures (Video 1998)

US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is detailed for a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the ... See full summary »

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writer:

Steve Latshaw (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Dudikoff, James Horan, Alexander Keith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Dudikoff	...	Capt. Jake Fuller
James Horan	...	Capt. Petrov
Alexander Keith	...	Lt. Swain
Scott Marlowe	...	Ambassador Silver
Lada Boder	...	Nishka
Robert Donavan	...	Commander Gregori
Rick Cramer	...	Lt. Slavin
Tracy Brooks Swope	...	Capt. Blake
Francine York	...	Pamela Silver
Cliff Potts	...	Admiral Harrison
Robert F. Lyons	...	Commander Larkin (as Robert Lyons)
Victor Raider-Wexler	...	Minister Shikov
Eric Lawson	...	Capt. Donner
Alex Veadov	...	Lt. Daninski
R. Lewis Brahtz	...	David Fuller

Storyline

US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is detailed for a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the submarine and threaten to fire its nuclear weapons.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | russian | medical officer | terrorist | u.s. navy | 

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Taglines:

Search, Rescue And...Destroy

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and a scene of sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crash Dive 2

Filming Locations:

USS Nimitz, Atlantic Ocean

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Royal Oaks Entertainment Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Steel Sharks (1997)

User Reviews

Silly

I don't know if there's an aphorism to put to this type of movie, but there should be, because this flick reminds me a lot of Steel Sharks. And the similarities are unexpected. Both movies are set on subs, both movies involve terrorists (of a sort), both movies are very cheaply done, and critically unrealistic. What've those links got to do with each other?

You've got underwater listening devices that can identify screws among wreckage, an American submarine commander who has way less battle-sense than his Russian counterpart, and bad guys with ridiculously unrealistic, paranoid objectives. Anyone in any military service anywhere in the world could probably expand vastly on that list. They'd probably start with: instruments that do not register with military accuracy, but icons and labels that are marketed to American civilians.