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| Denzel Washington | ... | ||
| Gene Hackman | ... | ||
| Matt Craven | ... | ||
| George Dzundza | ... | ||
| Viggo Mortensen | ... | ||
| James Gandolfini | ... | ||
| Rocky Carroll | ... | ||
| Jaime Gomez | ... |
Ood Mahoney
(as Jaime P. Gomez)
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| Michael Milhoan | ... | ||
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Scott Burkholder | ... | |
| Danny Nucci | ... | ||
| Lillo Brancato | ... |
Russell Vossler
(as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
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| Eric Bruskotter | ... | ||
| Ricky Schroder | ... |
Lt. Paul Hellerman
(as Rick Schroder)
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| Steve Zahn | ... | ||
When some Russian rebels takes control of some ICBM's, the Americans mobilize. Among the vessels sent is the nuclear sub, the Alabama. But before they leave they need a new X.O. and among the choices is Commander Hunter, who hasn't seen much action. But the ship's Captain, Ramsey OK's him. While on the way, there was an incident and Hunter disagreed with how Ramsey handled it, it's evident that Ramsey doesn't think much of Hunter because Hunter was college educated while Ramsey worked his way up. They're given orders to attack but when they were in the process of receiving another order, the ship's communications were damaged, so the entire message was not received. Ramsey decides to continue with their previous order while Hunter wants to reestablish contact first. That's when the two men butt heads that ends with Hunter relieving Ramsey. Later when some men die, some of the officers feel that Hunter is not up to the task so they team up to retake control. But Hunter has taken ... Written by [email protected]
This is the type of movie Tony Scott should have stuck to creating. While most Jerry Bruckheimer films prove to be bad, modern interpretations of old school martial arts movies, this was one of the better films Bruckheimer ever produced. While the story was completely plot-driven and the performances a little over the top, the rivalry between Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman made this film a cut above the rest of the trash Bruckheimer tends to produce. While simple and direct, it proves to be effective in the annals of storytelling, never overindulging the viewer.