Down Periscope (1996)
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13% of critics liked it
(31 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(39,451 ratings)
Vulgar, slapstick comedy abounds in this feature film debut for television sitcom star Kelsey Grammer. Almost everyone else thinks of Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge is a class "A" goof who messes up every task he is assigned, but Adm. Dean Winslow thinks otherwise and decides to give Dodge… More Vulgar, slapstick comedy abounds in this feature film debut for television sitcom star Kelsey Grammer. Almost everyone else thinks of Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge is a class "A" goof who messes up every task he is assigned, but Adm. Dean Winslow thinks otherwise and decides to give Dodge one last chance by assigning him to helm an outmoded, diesel powered, rusty in a series of wargames. Dodge's sub is to be the enemy and must somehow outsmart their high tech opponents. Though ostensibly only games, Admiral Yancy Graham, who considers Dodge an embarrassment to the Navy, decides to do everything he can to scuttle Dodge and his ragtag crew's mission. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- David S. Ward
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Leonard Klady, Variety
It's good-natured, innocuous frivolity that should raise a few smiles and generate good but not great spring box office.
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, Time Out
he construction is so ramshackle (or the mood so PC) that the film-makers put a woman (Holly) on board, then can't find a thing to do with her.
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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
A soggy sub sandwich layered with cheesy action, stale jokes and gung-ho baloney.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
The tone of the acting, which is set by Mr. Grammer's blandly laid-back performance, is all wrong for a genre that demands over-the-top hamming.
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Hal Hinson, Washington Post
More laid-back here than he is on television, Grammer seems to barely break a sweat.
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Cast
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Kelsey Grammer
as Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge
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Lauren Holly
as Lt. Emily Lake
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Bruce Dern
as Adm. Yancy Graham
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Rob Schneider
as Lt. Martin Pascal
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Rip Torn
as Adm. Dean Winslow
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Howard
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Kenneth Hudson Campbell
as Buckman
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Elliot Easton
as Secretary
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Dennis Fimple
as Fisherman
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James Harper
as Supportive Admiral
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Matt Landers
as Orlando XO
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William H. Macy
as Capt. Carl Knox
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Jordan Marder
as Orlando Ensign
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Duane Martin
as Jefferso Jackson
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Pierrino Mascarino
as Trawler Captain
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Jonathan Penner
as Stanley "Spots" Sylversters
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John Shepherd
as Young Sailor
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Jamie James
as Singing Sailor
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Jackson Sleet
as Torpedo Man
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Toby Huss
as Nitro
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Bradford Tatum
as Engineman FC Brad Stepanak
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Ancel Cook
as Fisherman
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James Martin Jr.
as Orlando Radioman
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Joseph Latimore
as Orlando Sonarman
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Harland Williams
as Seaman 2nd Class E.T. "Sonar" Lovacelli
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Patton Oswalt
as Stingray Radioman
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Annie Talbot
as Singing Waitress
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Rudy Hornish
as Admiral
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Michael William Connors
as Orlando Young Sailor
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Eugene Daniel
as Singing Sailor
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Mitch Danton
as Conn Tower Officer
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Bob Dini
as Singing Sailor
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Andrew English
as Singing Sailor
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Steve Giralo
as Singing Sailor
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Robert Grochau
as Singing Sailor
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Joseph Keawkalaya
as Singing Sailor
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Todd Odom
as Singing Sailor
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Soto Joe Hugh
as Helmsman
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Tommy Terrell
as Admiral
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Paul Tranghese
as Sailor 2
