Down Periscope is a 1996 20th Century Fox comedy movie, produced by Robert Lawrence and directed by David S. Ward. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly and Rob Schneider and notable co-stars including Bruce Dern, Harry Dean Stanton, William H. Macy, and Rip Torn. In this screwball comedy, John Dodge (Grammer) is not the typical officer, but a brilliant and unorthodox superior who has always wanted to command a nuclear submarine. His skills are tested when he is given an older submarine with a misfit crew and then tagged as the 'enemy' in a war game. With a total run time of 92 minutes, this is a quick film to see that has guaranteed laugh out loud moments.