Editing Down Periscope (section)

==Production==
The name of the film is a play on the title of the [[1959 in film|1959]] [[World War II]] drama ''[[Up Periscope]]'' and [[Parody|spoofs]] several titles in the [[Submarine films|submarine film subgenre]], including the [[Cold War]] drama ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''.<ref>Chapman, James. ''War and Film''. Reaktion Books, 2008, p. 229.</ref>

''Down Periscope'' began shooting on May 6, 1995, and finished on July 27.<ref name=tcmmisc>TCM [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/443012/down-periscope Notes Misc. Notes]</ref>

{{USS|Pampanito|SS-383|6}}, a ''Balao''-class submarine from World War II, now a [[museum ship]] and memorial in San Francisco, played the part of USS ''Stingray''. The nearby [[Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet]] stood in for [[Naval Station Norfolk]].

The film makes use of both standard US Navy stock footage and scenes shot specifically for the film. The target ship that is torpedoed and sunk, ending the film's war game, is both naval stock footage of the {{USS|Fletcher|DD-445|6}} and a prop shooting miniature. ''Fletcher'' was one of the most decorated ships in US Navy history. Over the [[closing credits]], a [[music video]] is shown of the [[Village People]] and the film's cast performing "[[In the Navy]]" aboard ''Stingray''.