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A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.
A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called,...
Comedy - 1996
6.2
11%
39
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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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
1 Mar 1996
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$37,553,585
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's good-natured, innocuous frivolity that should raise a few smiles and generate good but not great spring box office.
– Leonard Klady,
Variety,
21 Nov 2008
rotten:
A soggy sub sandwich layered with cheesy action, stale jokes and gung-ho baloney.
– Susan Wloszczyna,
USA Today,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
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.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
More laid-back here than he is on television, Grammer seems to barely break a sweat.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
After that auspicious opening, it sinks.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
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