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Kelsey Grammer stars as the captain of a rust-bucket submarine who is fighting for his career by proving his skills in a contest against far more sophisticated ships. Rob Schneider provides comic support as an uptight ensign, and Lauren Holly plays an officer who has to fight her own will-they-accept-me-because-I'm-a-woman anxieties. The film didn't do well at the box office, but it is actually pretty funny, Grammer is enjoyable, and the above-the-water/below-the-water action sequences are as good as any in most submarine films. --Tom Keogh
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Kelsey Grammer sails from TV's "Frasier" to the big screen in this screwball comedy co-starring Lauren Holly and Rip Torn. Veteran skipper John Dodge (Grammer) will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham (Bruce Dern) would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So Dodge is given the helm of a diesel-powered WW2 sub crewed by 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. Batten down the hatches for unstoppable hilarity that takes 200 years of naval tradition¿and throws it all overboard!
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Down Periscope DVD
May 1 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I received two DVD's of Down Periscope as one was a gift and the other for me. Neither of them work. so I am not impressed.
How do I return them and get my money back OR another DVD?????
How do I return them and get my money back OR another DVD?????
Steamy Comedy
Oct 20 2011
Format:DVD
Some of the "realities" of navy "games". Who been there, knows why. A nice funny navy story about team spirit. Enjoy
much better than McHale's navy
May 29 2009
Format:DVD
i bought both this movie and McHale's Navy cheap at the same time.i
thought McHale's navy was pretty much a disaster.it's supposed to be
funny,but i didn't think so.Down Periscope is in a similar vein,but is
actually fairly funny at times.it's not great,but i did laugh on
occasion.Kelsey Grammar is the main star.Lauren Holly,Bruce
Dern,William H.Macy,Harland Williams,and Rip Torn also star,among
others.even Rob Schneider has a role,but he is actually funny here.of
course,he isn't the main character so that helps.along with some
laughs,there's also a bit of action and excitement.in the end the movie
turns out pretty decent.my vote for Down Periscope is a 3/5
thought McHale's navy was pretty much a disaster.it's supposed to be
funny,but i didn't think so.Down Periscope is in a similar vein,but is
actually fairly funny at times.it's not great,but i did laugh on
occasion.Kelsey Grammar is the main star.Lauren Holly,Bruce
Dern,William H.Macy,Harland Williams,and Rip Torn also star,among
others.even Rob Schneider has a role,but he is actually funny here.of
course,he isn't the main character so that helps.along with some
laughs,there's also a bit of action and excitement.in the end the movie
turns out pretty decent.my vote for Down Periscope is a 3/5
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Still like this movie
This is still one of my family's favourite movies. Like many of the other reviewers, our VHS copy was worn out, and we got the DVD a couple of years ago... Read more
Published on Nov 30 2008 by sou
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Hilariously funny, crazy, educational - that's the best way I can describe the movie "Down Periscope". Read more
Hilariously funny, crazy, educational - that's the best way I can describe the movie "Down Periscope". Read more
Published on Jun 30 2007 by Sara
a unique comedy
Down Periscope is hilarious from beginning to end. It is one of those movies that has a serious plot invaded by superb humor. Read more
Published on July 12 2004 by Movie Dude
IT ***IS*** IN WIDESCREEN!!!!
I really hope the last reviewer comes back to see what else has been said. This is one of my favorite movies and I was a bit dissapointed that I wasn't going to be upgrading my... Read more
Published on April 23 2004 by Derek
I Think It's Funny!
I watched Down Periscope when I ordered it from Direct TV on the Satellite and I thought it was a good movie. Read more
Published on April 20 2004
Stink Bomb
I saw this in the theater when it came out, and had to leave halfway through. That was the first and only time I have left before a movie concluded... Read more
Published on Feb 19 2004
Love the movie...hate the DVD
Finally got my DVD copy of Down Periscope...my favorite movie starring Kelsey Grammer. I opened it immediately and put it in my DVD player, saying to myself, NOW I will see the... Read more
Published on Feb 13 2004 by D. Najarian
Tollerable DVD, Fun Movie
If you're reading this, you likely already know how much fun this movie is. One of the few I'll watch many times. But the DVD job here is mediocre at best. Read more
Published on Feb 13 2004 by S. Strasser
fun, but it didn't have to be a submarine sitcom
Kelsey Grammer is Tom Dodge, the sit-com producer's idea of nuclear submarine commander. Passed over for promotion repeatedly in the past, he has languished as the executive... Read more
Published on Feb 8 2004 by Rottenberg's rotten book review
The Studio Must Think We're Idiots
I love this movie. I've seen it 20 times on tape at least. So when the DVD arrived this morning I couldn't wait to put it in the player. Read more
Published on Feb 7 2004 by Eric B. Norris
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