Zeus and Roxanne (1997)

A touching friendship story between a dog and a dolphin.

Director:

George Miller

Writer:

Tom Benedek

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Arnold Vosloo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Terry Barnett
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Mary Beth Dunhill
Arnold Vosloo	...	Claude Carver
Dawn McMillan	...	Becky
Miko Hughes	...	Jordan Barnett
Majandra Delfino	...	Judith Dunhill
Jessica Howell	...	Nora Dunhill
Duchess Tomasello	...	Mrs. Rice
Shannon K. Foley	...	Linda, Claude's Assistant
Jim R. Coleman	...	Phil, Claude's Assistant
Alvin Farmer	...	Floyd
Harri James	...	Airline Attendant
Justin Humphrey	...	Craig
James Stone	...	Security Guard
Maury Covington	...	Reverend

Storyline

Mary Beth is a marine biologist that gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. She falls in love with Zeus' owner, Terry, a musician who rides a bike.

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Plot Keywords:

animal character names as title | dolphin | dog | single parent | love | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kathleen Quinlan and Miko Hughes also played mother and son in Apollo 13 (1995).

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Goofs

Almost at the end of the movie when Terry and Mary Beth are talking on the phone, the ceiling fan is visible and is on. It's on for four scenes, off for two and then goes on again.

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Quotes

[after realizing that Jordan has left their apartment]
Jordan Barnett: [over the answering machine] Hi, dad. It's me. I've gone to look for Zeus.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: Double Team (2011)

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Soundtracks

YOU NEVER CAN TELL
a/k/a "C'EST LA VIE"
Written by Chuck Berry
Performed by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (as Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band)
Courtesy of Capitol Records
By Special Arrangement with EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

A waste of blank tapes

This is the worst movie I have seen starring Steve Guttenberg. It was released in early 1997, The Spice Girls had just made their first American hit, Hanson was months away and this film was all that was salvaged from the horrible over teenie bopping that year. It has Marilyn Manson goth wannabes written all over it. Steve dresses fully in black through most of the movie, the adolescent girl wears black lipstick and only uses her soon to be stepfather for his DBBS satellite dish. The dog does that stupid growl thing every five minutes and the dolphin deserved better.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zeus and Roxanne

Filming Locations:

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,755,382, 26 January 1997

Gross USA:

$7,233,324

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,233,324

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Rysher Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital DTS (Digital DTS Sound) (1999 Re-Release) SDDS (1999 Re-Release) Dolby Digital (1999 Re-Release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1