Down Periscope
Directed by David S. Ward
A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Kelsey GrammerLt. Commander Tom Dodge
Lauren HollyLt. Emily Lake
Harry Dean StantonLt. Howard
Bruce DernRear Admiral Yancy Graham
William H. MacyCaptain Knox
Rip TornAdmiral Winslow
Ken Hudson CampbellSeaman Buckman
Toby HussSeaman Nitro
Duane MartinPlanesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson
Jonathan PennerSeaman Stanley 'Spots' Sylvesterson
Bradford TatumEngineman 1st Class Brad StepanakExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Hugh Wilson
- Screenplay
- Andrew Kurtzman
- Screenplay
- Eliot Wald
- Director of Photography
- Victor Hammer
- Editor
- William M. Anderson
- Editor
- Armen Minasian
- Director
- David S. Ward
- Producer
- Robert Lawrence
- Original Music Composer
- Randy Edelman