Tides of War (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writers:

Stephen P. Jarchow (story)
Mark Sanderson (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

In the cold, dark waters off North Korea a U.S. Navy fast attack submarine meets with a mysterious disaster...

Plot Keywords:

Submarine | Hawaii | Swimming Pool | Nuclear War | Gay Interest

Cast

Adrian Paul	...	Commander Frank Habley
Catherine Dent	...	Lieutenant Claire Trifoli
Kent McCord	...	Vice Admiral Sommerville
Mike Doyle	...	Lieutenant Commander Tom Palatonio
Matt Battaglia	...	Chief of the Boat Dizzy Malone
Mark Deklin	...	Captain Galasso
Eitan Kramer	...	Petty Officer Buckley
Eyal Podell	...	Petty Officer Murray
Todd Babcock	...	NSA Agent Winters
Larry Wegger	...	Rear Admiral Merritt (as Larry Weggerzz)
Gene DeFrancis	...	Petty Officer Savage
Eileen Grubba	...	Rebecca Malone
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Lieutenant Commander Steven Barker
Steve Boatright	...	Weapons Officer
Mark Sanderson	...	Lieutenant Roperto

Also Known As:

The Phantom Below (UK) (DVD title)
USS Poseidon: Phantom Below (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some war violence.

Runtime:

USA:95 min (edited version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:15 | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Pacific Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: Captain Galasso is seen at the briefing assigning the mission to Commander Habley wearing the collar birds and chevron of a 3rd Class Petty Officer. Later, in the submarine wear the collar sewed-on tabs are the proper eagles.

Realism

From the plot to the props, to the horribly tasteless computer generated graphics, right down to the acting, this movie was really flawed. On a positive note, I will give credit to the writers/directors/producers of this film who attempted to tell the story of our Navy's submariners. However, next time, please take some additional time to conduct the proper research on proper wear of Navy uniforms. In this age of Google and many other search engines, this information could have been easily obtained, and the realism truly brought out in your art. Instead, the uniforms created numerous distractions from the plot. If all else, U.S. Navy Sailors, like myself who wear the cloth of the nation, when viewing a portrayal of our duties, deserve to see them portrayed correctly. Anything else, my friends, border heavily on disrespect.