CRIMSON TIDE (1995)

 

Directed by: Tony Scott
Produced by: Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer
Starring: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, George Dzundza, Matt Craven, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, Rocky Carroll, Jaime P. Gomez, Michael Milhoan, Scott Burkholder, Danny Nucci, Lillo Brancato Jr, Rick Schroder, Steve Zahn, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan Phillippe, Eric Bruskotter, Daniel von Bargen, Jason Robards, Jim Reid Boyce

116 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
When some Russian rebels take control of some ICBM's, the Americans mobilize. Among the vessels sent is the nuclear sub, USS 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 precautions.

CLIP: