Down Periscope

Down Periscope is a 1996 20th Century Fox comedy film, produced by Robert Lawrence and directed by David S. Ward, starring Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly and Rob Schneider and costarring Bruce Dern, Harry Dean Stanton, William H. Macy, and Rip Torn.

Lt. Commander Thomas Dodge Kelsey Grammer, a capable yet unconventional US Navy submariner, is about to be passed over a third time for command of his own nuclear submarine because of his unorthodox methods and because of a notorious genital tattoo Welcome Aboard received after getting drunk and passing out while on shoreleave. Failure to secure a command will result in Dodge being dropped from the Navys command program and an assignment to a desk job, and that means he will resign from the Navy. During his career, Dodge has made an enemy of Rear Admiral Yancy Graham Bruce Dern, who strongly speaks out against Dodges command promotion.ViceAdmiral Dean Winslow, ComSubLant Rip Torn, who likes Dodge and his unorthodox methods, finds the perfect use for the Commander Winslow launches a wargame to test the Navys defenses against possible attack by older Soviet dieselpowered submarines in the hands of US enemies. Among those defenses being tested is the Los Angelesclass submarine USS Orlando, commanded by Commander Carl Knox William H. Macy, Dodges former commanding officer. For this purpose, Dodge is selected to captain the World War IIera Balaoclass diesel sub, the USS Stingray, SS161. Winslow tells Dodge to think like a pirate and stick to his unorthodox methods, while promising that if he can win the wargame, including sinking a dummy target ship positioned in Norfolk harbor, Dodge will be considered for command of a nuclear submarine. ........

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