Kelsey Grammer goes down with the ship with this misfire sub-par comedy. WKRP in Cincinnati creator Hugh Wilson co-wrote the script and like his Guarding Tess, this seems like a trial run for a future sitcom. Grammer cannot quite submerge his Frasierisms, but as insubordinate Naval officer Tom Dodge, who is given command of an antiquated ship and a misfit crew, he gets to be more salty than his witty and urbane TV character. Operation Petticoat or even The Wackiest Ship in the Army are more VCR-worthy. Not recommended. (K. Lee Benson)
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Fox, 93 min., PG-13, avail. Aug. 6) Vol. 11, Issue 4
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