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The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
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29 March 1974 (Denmark)
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Unwittingly He Trained a Dolphin to Kill the President of the United States more
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Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He...
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 nominations
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Highly improbable but not bad
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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104 min
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Referenced in "Good Times: Black Jesus (#1.2)" (1974)
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George C. Scott stars as a scientist who has trained dolphins to speak and understand English. Naturally some bad guys find out and want to use the dolphins in an assassination attempt.
One of the many ecological "message" films of the 1970s. The plot is, technically, pretty silly but they pull it off. It has a great director (Mike Nichols) and Scott and Trish Van Devere are very good--but this just misses the mark. It's not a BAD movie just not a great one and I personally had some trouble taking it seriously. It was supposed to be a big hit and cost quite a bit to make. Unfortunately it was a HUGE bomb and disappeared quickly. That's too bad because it's actually pretty good. It's well done and the voices of the dolphins are (at first) frightening but you get used to them. Also it does have an ending which had me crying. I defy anyone to sit through that and not be moved.
So, despite the scientific improbabilities, a pretty good movie that deserves a wider recognition.