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[TRAILER] After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington) to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsay insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 8, 2023 - 11 comments

Merry Christmas Denzealots! W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery are in the studio together for the first time to discuss the 1995 submarine film Crimson Tide, and to celebrate Denzel's (and Kevin's) birthday! They'll talk about Kevin's love affair with submarine movies, the non-stop gun cocking in this film, Denzel going full blerd during a Silver Surfer argument, and Denzel going toe to toe with America's Michael Caine, the legendary Gene Hackman. [more inside]
posted by Gin and Broadband on Jan 10, 2015 - 1 comment