Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days. With a crew that consists only of weird guys (and a gal), he's headed against the atomic powered USS Orlando, with the mission to destroy a dummy battleship.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days. With a crew that consists only of weird guys (and a gal), he's headed against the atomic powered USS Orlando, with the mission to destroy a dummy battleship.
Leave your thoughts about Down Periscope.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe makers of Police Academy and Major League team up to take on the submarine corps in Down Periscope, and the result is a testosterone comedy that's crude fun, with a pinch of corn-pone morality. It's good-natured, innocuous frivolity that should raise a few smiles and generate good but not great spring box office. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksSome of this is silly and dumb as jokes fall flat. But there are also some laughs to be had. |
| SPLICEDWireRob BlackwelderThis maritime comedy is not worth watching without something else to do. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThis is amiable enough and perhaps one shouldn’t expect anything more from the team that brought you Police Academy (writer Hugh Wilson) and Major League (director Ward). What really lets this down, though, is the uninspired plot and one-dimensional characters. While it’s true that this was never going to be a high-brow evening at the pictures, the air of familiarity it leaves behind proves to be a major disappointment. |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaA soggy sub sandwich layered with cheesy action, stale jokes and gung-ho baloney. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannDown Periscope makes a surprisingly successful launch, with plenty of brisk one-liners and a promising set-up. But after that auspicious opening, it sinks. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullYes, I think I can hear you not laughing, right now. |
| Caution SpoilersSarah CartlandFar from feminist, though I enjoyed seeing so many men doing the cleaning. There are fun moments and Kelsey Grammer as the hapless new sub captain is rather good if not hapless enough. Bruce Dern and Rip Torn spar enjoyably, but it lacks actual jokes. |
| Empire MagazineBob McCabeKelsey Grammar's transition to the big screen is far from seamless. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonIt's not exactly a bad movie, but it's so forgettable that it's almost exhausting. |
