EASY MOVIES on Instagram: "Down Periscope 1996 ‧ Comedy/Slapstick ‧ 1h 33m Down Periscope (1996) is a hilarious military comedy starring Kelsey Grammer as Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge, an unconventional Navy officer with a rebellious streak. When the Navy brass doubts his leadership skills, Dodge is assigned to command a rusty old diesel submarine, the USS Stingray, for a war game exercise against the modern fleet. His crew is a ragtag bunch of misfits and oddballs, including a loudmouthed coo