Continuity mistake: When they are attempting to get "between the screws" of the tanker, the underwater footage shows twin screws, but the surface footage only shows wake from 1 single mid-ship propeller.
Down Periscope (1996)
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Directed by: David S. Ward
Starring: Bruce Dern, Kelsey Grammer, Rip Torn, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton, Lauren Holly
Genres: Comedy
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Pascal: Jesus, Buckman! This stuff has been on the Stingray since Korea! This can expired in 1966!
Buckman: What's the matter, sir? It still tastes like cream corn.
Pascal: Except it's deviled ham.
Trivia: Tom Arnold turned down the role of Lt. Com. Dodge to play the lead in "McHale's Navy."
Question: Whose picture did Dodge salute in his cabin when he said "live to fight another day"?
Answer: Looks like Mush Morton, but that wasn't his ship. The real name of the submarine used in the movie was the Pampanito (SS-383). Her captain was Charles Jackson. It might be his picture on the wall. I can't find a picture of him.
Answer: Dodge says "We live to fight another day, Captain." suggesting that the photo is of the previous captain of the Stingray.