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Whale (origin Old English hwæl) is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales). This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga whale. The other Cetacean suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales) are filter feeders that eat small organisms caught by straining seawater through a comblike structure found in the mouth called baleen. This suborder includes the blue whale, the humpback whale, the bowhead whale and the minke whale. All Cetacea have forelimbs modified as fins, a tail with horizontal flukes, and nasal openings (blowholes) on top of the head.
Whales range in size from the blue whale, the largest animal known ever to have existed at 30 m (98 ft) and 180 tonnes (180 long tons; 200 short tons), to various pygmy species, such as the pygmy sperm whale at 3.5 m (11 ft).
Whales collectively inhabit all the world's oceans and number in the millions, with annual population growth rate estimates for various species ranging from 3% to 13%. For centuries, whales have been hunted for meat and as a source of raw materials. By the middle of the 20th century, however, industrial whaling had left many species seriously endangered, leading to the end of whaling in all but a few countries.
Actors: Amy Arter (miscellaneous crew), Tom Shell (producer), Tippi Hedren (actress), Jaime Zevallos (actor), Jonathan Pryce (actor), Monica Keena (actress), Timothy Brennen (actor), Anthony Gaudioso (director), Anthony Gaudioso (producer), Anthony Gaudioso (actor), Anthony Gaudioso (writer), Micah Brandt (miscellaneous crew), Micah Brandt (producer), Dominic Bogart (actor), Maurice Benard (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Robert Blythe (actor), Julia Pott (editor), Julia Pott (writer), Julia Pott (director), Cornelius Clarke (actor), Joseph Tate (composer), Joseph Tate (actor), Laurence Weedy (actor), Olivia Gurney Randall (actor),
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Plot: THE SHOP is in financial trouble what with the recession and all and the Quiet Man has just gone and made things a whole lot worse. Railway Dave faces a race against time to get the owings in if he is to have any chance of honouring the bet. Debt collectors Mad Ray and Big Joe are dispatched to rattle a few cages. They may both be disabled but they form a formidable team. Maybe if Tina hadn't been trying so hard to sell her dodgy goods then she wouldn't have taken the bet. The regulars don't care, they just want to know what The Quiet Man backed so they can have some for themselves. Just how to get Tina to talk..... Porno Roy and Dai are pitted against their old adversaries Chris the Greek and Tony the Tap. Who will save face, whose lunch will arrive first? Will Scobie's scam succeed? Richard the lawyer seems like such a nice man, maybe too nice. Where did that money come from and will the hapless detectives find what they are looking for?
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Plot: When Seymour the stork delivers a baby to the wrong family yet again, he finds himself on the verge of being fired from the Baby Factory by his boss, Rhino, and his ever scheming side-kick stork, Stanley. In an effort to save his career and avoid ending up as a disgraced Fed-Ups truck driver, Seymour is given one last chance to deliver a baby to the correct family, only to discover the parents-to-be are unfit for a child. Torn between his job at stake and his good conscious, Seymour simply cannot leave the baby there. He instead drops Baby Seal off to loving lioness, Lark, and her stubborn yet proud husband, Louie. All was fine, until Stanley, hungry to kick Rhino out and become head honcho of the Baby Factory, discovers Seymour's intentional mistake, and makes it his mission to destroy him. Desperate to keep Lark, Louie, and the Baby Seal a family- Seymour, his loyal stork partner, Sonja, and his friends the Gorilla family, must fight against the evil Stanley and his cohort of Possums before they destroy the Baby Factory and take it over forever.
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Plot: The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss is found dead and a young fish named Oscar is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. Oscar soon comes to realize that his claim may have serious consequences.
Keywords: accidental-death, anchor, best-friend, blockbuster, bondage, brother-brother-relationship, car-wash, celebrity, cgi-film, chaseActors: Dan Green (actor), Ellen Hillingsø (actress), Lisbet Dahl (actress), Jimmy Zoppi (actor), Tommy Kenter (actor), Jesper Klein (actor), Jesper Klein (actor), Thomas Bo Larsen (actor), Otto Brandenburg (actor), Tom Wayland (actor), Claus Ryskjær (actor), Claus Ryskjær (actor), Sean Schemmel (actor), Sean Schemmel (actor), Ellen Hillingsø (actress),
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Keywords: 1950s, bottle, burlesque, ceremony, champagne, christening, community-singing, cowboy, cowboy-hat, dedication