The Day Of The Dolphin (1973)

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Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out. Movie Tagline: Unwittingly He Trained a Dolphin to Kill the President of the United States Title: Day Of The Dolphin, The Release Date: December 19, 1973 Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama All Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color Sound: 4-Track Stereo IMDB Rating: 5.8 Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.8 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With D MPAA Rating: PG Director(s): Mike Nichols Cast: George C. Scott ...Dr. Jake Terrell Trish Van Devere ...Maggie Terrell Paul Sorvino ...Curtis Mahoney Fritz Weaver ...Harold DeMilo Jon Korkes ...David Edward Herrmann ...Mike Leslie Charleson ...Maryanne John David Carson ...Larry Victoria Racimo ...Lana John Dehner ...Wallingford Severn Darden ...Schwinn William Roerick ...Dunhill Elizabeth Wilson ...Mrs. Rome Phyllis Davis ...Receptionist Pat Zurica ...First Mate Willie Myers ...Stone Julie Follansbee ...Woman at Club Florence Stanley ...Woman at Club Brooke Hayward ...Woman at Club Pat Englund ...Woman at Club Buck Henry ...Man standing outside ladies club Robert Lydiard ...Fa the Dolphin (voice) Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Dick Birkmayer Joseph E. Levine Robert E. Relyea Writer(s): Robert Merle Buck Henry Composer(s): Georges Delerue More Photos from The Day Of The Dolphin More Movie Taglines: Unwittingly He Trained a Dolphin to Kill the President of the United States The most amazing outdoor adventure ever filmed! Movie Quote(s): Woman in audience: What about their speaking in English? Dr. Jake Terrell: I'm sorry? Woman in audience: I saw this dolphin on television and he could count from 1 to 10 in English. Dr. Jake Terrell: Really? I must have missed that. Woman in audience: Do you think its some kind of trick or something? Dr. Jake Terrell: Yes... yes its just a trick. Harold DeMilo: Are you blackmailing me Mr Mahoney? Curtis Mahoney: Goodness no... I'm just an average person with an above average curiosity... and of course I don't make make friends easy Alpha: Fa! Dr. Jake Terrell: Well fa... you've had quite a day haven't you? Movie Trivia: Roman Polanski was originally supposed to direct the movie. He was in England scouting locations for the movie when his wife Sharon Tate was killed by the Manson Family. Screenwriter Buck Henry provides the voices of the dolphins when they speak human words. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Dolphin, Assassination, Exploding Boat, Scientist, Talking Animal  ...[more] Keywords All: Animal In Title, Foreign Language Adaptation, Based On Novel, Independent Film Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.80/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.8 out of 10.0 - 70 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST