Going Under (1991)

Name: Going Under
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 1991-08-23
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 3.9
Cast: Bill Pullman, Ned Beatty, Wendy Schaal, Robert Vaughn, Roddy McDowall

Going Under (1991), directed by Mark W. Travis, starring Bill Pullman and Ned Beatty.

08/23/1991 BR Action, Adventure and Comedy 1h 20m

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Synopsis

An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine.

Victor HammerCinematography
Mark W. TravisDirector
Paul SeydorEditing
Fred T. GalloProducer

About the film

Going Under (also known as Dive!) is a 1991 American comedy film starring Bill Pullman, Wendy Schaal, Chris Demetral, Tyrone Granderson Jones, Dennis Redfield, Lou Richards, Ernie Sabella, Elmarie Wendel, Ned Beatty, Robert Vaughn, and Roddy McDowall. The film was directed by Mark W. Travis and written by Randolph Davis and Darryl Zarubica.

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Plot

An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine.

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Production

Going Under was filmed in 1990 as Dive!.

Release

Although never released in theaters, Going Under was released on VHS on August 23, 1991. The film can be streamed online by Amazon Video via Warner Home Video.

Reception

TV Guide gave Going Under 2 stars out of 5 stars. In Hal Erickson's book Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918, he writes: "Unlike A Man Called Sarge, Going Under actually indicates that some thought and money went into its preparation. While the production values are not lavish, they are at least up to 1990s theatrical feature standards."

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Bibliography

Erikson, Hal (2012). Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918. New York City: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786462902.

Fowler, Stacy; Deacon, Deborah A. (2019). A Century in Uniform: Military Women in American. New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 111. ISBN 978-1476677132.

Willis, John (2000). Screen World 1992 Vol. 43. Milwaukee: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-1557831354.

External links

Going Under at IMDb

Text from Going Under (1991 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Under_(1991_film)

Trivia

It premiered on August 23, 1991, a Friday.
It runs 1h20 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.