Down Periscope (1996)

03/01/1996 1h 32m

A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.

How old is the movie?

29 years 3 months 10 days

Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Kelsey Grammer

as Lt. Commander Tom Dodge

Born 02/21/1955, age 70

Lauren Holly

as Lt. Emily Lake

Born 10/28/1963, age 61

Rob Schneider

as Lt. Marty Pascal

Born 10/31/1963, age 61

Harry Dean Stanton

as Lt. Howard

Born 07/14/1926

Died 09/15/2017, age 91

Bruce Dern

as Rear Admiral Yancy Graham

Born 06/04/1936, age 89

William H. Macy

as Captain Knox

Born 03/13/1950, age 75

Rip Torn

as Admiral Winslow

Born 02/06/1931

Died 07/09/2019, age 88

Toby Huss

as Seaman Nitro

Born 12/09/1966, age 58

Duane Martin

as Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson

Born 08/11/1965, age 59

Harland Williams

as Seaman 2nd Class E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli

Born 11/14/1962, age 62

Patton Oswalt

as Stingray Radioman

Born 01/27/1969, age 56

John Shepherd

as Young Sailor

Born 11/18/1960, age 64