Down Periscope

Visible crew/equipment: When Dodge Say's "Good ole Graham" you can see the mic on top of the screen. (00:14:50)

Visible crew/equipment: When Captain Dodge is sitting down to talk to Lake, you see the boom mic follow him down. (00:56:10)

Visible crew/equipment: When Stapanak is running to the engine room, the camera equipment at the bottom of the screen is visible. (01:11:45)

Visible crew/equipment: When the Stingray is shown going out of the harbor, the blades of the chopper shooting the aerial shots can be seen in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Mistakes

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.

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Quotes

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.

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Trivia

Trivia: In the scene when Lauren Holly, gives Kelsey Grammer, a kiss, her hitting her elbow was not in the original script. She really did hit her "funny bone" before walking off camera. The director had decided to keep it in the movie so they had to film an alternate shot of Grammer, laughing when it happened.

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Questions

Question: Whose picture did Dodge salute in his cabin when he said "live to fight another day"?

Answer: Dodge says "We live to fight another day, Captain." suggesting that the photo is of the previous captain of the Stingray.

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