Submersion

In Episode LII the crew continues on their journey of films in which we find our crew Trapped! The second film we cover is Morning Departure, originally a stage play it was turned into a film and stars Johns Mills and Richard Attenborough. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Royal Navy’s T Class submarine, and Zac Facts. All of this in the 52nd installment of Submersion!

In Episode LI the crew starts a new series of films, Trapped! All submarines/crew are trapped on the ocean floor and it’ll be up to some real heroes to save the day. The cycle kicks off with the 1978 drama Gray Lady Down, starring Charlton Heston and karate legend, David Carradine. When the sub that Heston is in command of is struck by a surface ship the only hope for survival is Carradine’s experimental submersible the Snark, to go in and save the day. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the US Navy’s Skate Class Submarine, Mustard Man brings in some sub news, Brom counts down the top five alternative sub facts, and Zac Facts. All of this in the 51st installment of Submersion!

In Episode L the crew celebrates the gold anniversary of episodes with Goldmember! The movie in the Austin Powers franchise features a submarine base created by Dr. Evil. The 2002 comedy was directed by Jay Roach and stars Mike Meyers, Beyonce, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, Michael Caine, and Fred Savage. Austin will need to travel back to the 70s to save his father from the gold obsessed Goldmember. Meanwhile, Dr. Evil has a plan to use Goldmember to pull a golden asteroid into the Earth destroying the polar ice caps. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Royal Navy’s Churchill class submarine, Mustard Man brings in some sub news, Brom counts down the top five Golden Fun Facts and Zac has a special Gold Edition Zac Facts. All of this in the 50th installment of Submersion!

In Episode XLIX the crew continues into the fourth week of 2018 In Review with the spring release, Submergence. Directed by Wim Wenders, this artistic film stars James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander. Our leading actress and actor meet on vacation and begin to fall in love. Work will take them their separate ways. Danielle (Vikander) must head north of Iceland to make a scientific discovery aboard a submersible while James (McAvoy) heads to Somalia to stop the flow of bombs into Europe. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Swedish Gotland Class submarine, and Brom counts down the five best movies to fall asleep to. All of this in the 49th installment of Submersion!

In Episode XLVIII the crew continues into the third week of 2018 In Review with the Christmas superhero movie, Aquaman. Directed by James Wan, this huge blockbuster stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Temuera Morrison. A lighthouse keeper falls in love with the queen of Atlantis and they have a half blood son, Arthur. It’ll be up to Arthur to claim his rightful place as king of Atlantis and stop his younger brother Orm from waging war on the surface dwellers #us. There are also submarines involved in this. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Russian Husky Class submarine, and Brom takes one look at Jason Momoa’s abs and knows there are many leading actresses to rival this beast as he counts down the best leading lady’s abs in Hollywood. All of this in the 48th installment of Submersion!

In Episode XLVII the crew continues into the second week of 2018 in review with the summertime giant shark movie, The Meg. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, this summer blockbuster stars Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Ruby Rose, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, and Shuya Sophia Cai. A billionaire comes aboard his marine biology research base to witness the discovery of a new deepest point on the oceans floor. Things are going well until The Meg decides it’s time to eat the new invaders. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide, News with the Mustard Man, Brom has us guess who’s who, and Zac Facts. All of this in the 47th installment of Submersion!

In Episode XLVI the crew sails on into the sunset after what is commonly referred to as one of the greatest sub movies. What now? Will they stop, nay… They must go on. Time to begin 2018 in Review month! The crew dive deeper into the submarine movie Black Water starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. When Wheeler(Van Damme) is taken aboard a CIA black site submarine prison it’ll be up to Marco(Lundgren) to step in and help JCVD escape his captors. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Netherlands’ Walrus Class, News with the Mustard Man, and Brom gives us 13 sexy old guys. All of this in the 46th installment of Submersion!

In Episode XLV the crew continues closes out Cold War Movie Month with the most popular sub movie of them all. We dive deeper into the 1990 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt For Red October. The Academy Award winning film was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry, Courtney B. Vance, and Stellan Skarsgård. Captain Marko Ramius is given command of the Red October, a new submarine with a silent propulsion system. He plans to take his boat and defect to the United States. He lets his superiors know of his intentions after his journey is underway and the chase is on. The Americans believe that the Red October is a first strike weapon and headed straight for the United States. CIA analyst Jack Ryan lays it all on the line because he knows that Ramius is going to Defect. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Russian Typhoon Class, News with the Mustard Man, Brom gives us 5 surprising facts about Russia, & Zac Facts. Also on this episode Kyle interviews Ian Sanders of Cold War Conversations to learn more about the Cold War and discuss the greatest Cold War movie of them all. All of this in the 45th installment of Submersion!

In Episode XLIV the crew continues into the third episode of Cold War Movie Month and dive deeper into the 1977 submarine centralized James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me. The Academy Award Nominated film was directed by Lewis Gilbert and stars Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jurgens, Richard Kiel, & Caroline Munro. During the Cold War, a madman is stealing submarines with nuclear missiles on board in an attempt to end the world. It’ll be up to James Bond and his new Russian counterpart XXX to put an end to the madness. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom and Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the British Amphion Class in the 44th installment of Submersion.

In Episode XLIII the crew continues into it’s second episode of Cold War Movie Month and dive deeper into the 1966 submarine comedy The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! The Academy Award nominated film was directed by Norman Jewison and stars Carl Reiner, Evan Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, and Jonathan Winters. During the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground on a sandbar near an island off the New England coast. Locals quickly believe that the Russian invasion has begun and start to take up arms in attempts to stop the hostile takeover. Hop on board the USS Wetfloater as we discuss the movie, trivia, The Phantom Zone where Jamie connects the movie back to Ed Harris’ Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Soviet Oscar Class Submarine, Mustard Man lets us know what’s going on with the news, Brom counts down the best islands in the United States, Zac Facts, and an interview with submariner veteran Eric Moreno about the movie Hunter Killer, his upcoming A&E interview and all things subs in the 43rd installment of Submersion.