On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.

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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]

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12 May 1995 (USA)  »

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$53,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,902,929 (UK) (17 November 1995)

Gross:

$91,400,000 (USA)
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Trivia

Matt Craven (Lt. Zimmer) and Rocky Carroll (Lt. Westerguard) went on to act together on NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003) as Secretary of the Navy Jarvis (Craven) and NCIS Director Vance (Carroll) See more »

Goofs

When Hunter and Ramsey are on the bridge of the sail, the sub is rolling significantly with the swell. The next shot is of a relatively calm sea with the sub ploughing through it with no roll. See more »

Quotes

Peter "Weps" Ince: You're missin' your daughter's levitation.
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Featured in Century of Black Cinema (2003) See more »

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DANCING IN THE STREET
Written by Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye
Performed by Martha & The Vandellas (as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas)
Courtesy of Motown Records Company, L.P.
by arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets
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Tension and suspense achieved
1 June 2002 | by (Tucson, AZ) – See all my reviews

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.


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