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Orca (also called Orca: The Killer Whale) is an American 1977 supernatural horror drama film director by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, and Will Sampson. It is based on Arthur Herzog's novel of the same name. The film was poorly received by critics and audiences alike due in part to its similarities to the film Jaws released two years prior. Upon release the film received only minor theatrical success, but in recent years the film has achieved a cult following among fans of the natural horror subgenre.
The movie revolves around the exploits of Captain Nolan (Harris), an Irish Canadian who catches marine animals to pay off the mortgage of his boat, and return to Ireland. Nolan's crew is looking for a great white shark for a local aquarium, but a scientist named Ken (Carradine) is being targeted by the shark. An orca comes and kills the shark, saving Ken. This switches Nolan's target to the orca. While Nolan is on the journey with his crew, he tries to capture what he believes to be a bull orca, but mistakenly harpoons a pregnant female. Nolan and his crew get the orca on board, where she subsequently miscarries. The captain hoses the dead fetus overboard as the male orca looks on screaming.
Actionabenteuer um einen rachsüchtigen Killerwal. Ein schlauer Killerwal will Rache. Er jagt den Schurken, der sein trächtiges Weibchen auf dem Gewissen hat - und findet ihn...
A collection of, um, classic scenes from the 1979 Dino deLaurentis 'Jaws' ripoff, including the orca's fatal attack on a shark, its outraged roar after bonehead Richard Harris kills its wife and unborn child, and its attack on a hapless Bo Derek.
The natural beauty of Bo Derek in her screen debut and the supernatural spectacle of Dino De Laurentiis' (King Kong) masterful use of special effects on a gigantic scale highlights this rousing adventure story. It's the epic tale of one powerful being against another, a strong, determined fisherman (Richard Harris) versus an equally determined whale. When the giant whale's pregnant mate is maimed and killed by Harris, in a variation on Moby Dick, the whale seeks revenge on the man. Orca smashes boats, collapses buildings, and even manages to cause enormous destruction by fire. A suspenseful action drama.
Orca the killer whale Sleek intelligent and bent on revenge determined to kill fisherman Richard Harris when the giant whales pregnant mate is maimed and needlessly killed. Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek
Descrizione GENERE: Drammatico ANNO: 1977 REGIA: Eriprando Visconti ATTORI: Rena Niehaus, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michele Placido, Carmen Scarpitta, Miguel Bosé, Piero Faggioni
An orca sets a village ablaze while he does victory flips. Podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/dead-last-podcast/01-aquatic-horrororca
Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) finally faces off against the orca one on one. From the 1977 film Orca Podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/dead-last-podcast/01-aquatic-horrororca
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