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Tides of War
- Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Writer: Stephen P. Jarchow; Mark Sanderson
- Producer: Paul Colichman; Stephen P. Jarchow
CGiii Comment
This is the epitome of TV tripe.
A classic case of...throw in a bit of homosexuality (in the Navy, how original) to spice up a dreary (almost dead) script.
The acting is laughably BAD - in fact, this fodder is enough to put you into a lethal convulsion.
There is not a shard of perceivable talent here.
Trenchard-Smith's directing catalogue reveals that he's toot much good at his chosen career - but...well done for having such a long career at producing pooh.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In the cold, dark waters off North Korea a U.S. Navy fast attack submarine meets with a mysterious disaster - it's attacked and nearly sunk by an ominous stealth submarine resulting in the deaths of the Executive Officer and the Engineering Officer. The sub's captain, Commander Burt Habley, faces a court-martial by a Naval Board of Inquiry. He's rescued from this fate when he's chosen to lead a top secret mission back to tap a North Korean underwater communications cable. Habley must protect his boat and crew from this phantom submarine while completing a successful mission. His instincts tell him they're being followed and he begins to navigate the sub away from the original mission and into open waters drawing the phantom sub away from the U.S. fleet. This puts him at odds with his new by-the-book Executive Officer who eventually, with the help of the special missions team, takes command of the submarine and navigates back on course just as they are attacked again.
Cast & Characters
Adrian Paul as Commander Frank Habley;
Catherine Dent as Lieutenant Claire Trifoli;
Kent McCord as Vice Admiral Sommerville;
Mike Doyle as Lieutenant Commander Tom Palatonio;
Matt Battaglia as Chief of the Boat Dizzy Malone;
Mark Deklin as Captain Galasso;
Eitan Kramer as Petty Officer Buckley;
Eyal Podell as Petty Officer Murray;
Todd Babcock as NSA Agent Winters;
Larry Wegger as Rear Admiral Merritt;
Gene DeFrancis as Petty Officer Savage;
Eileen Grubba as Rebecca Malone;
Mathew St. Patrick as Lieutenant Commander Steven Barker;
Steve Boatright as Weapons Officer;
Mark Sanderson as Lieutenant Roperto