Bo Derek, Charlotte Rampling, Keenan Wynn

Neurotic whaler Nolan (Richard Harris) faces off with an enraged killer whale after he kills the whale's pregnant mate. Attempting to get a message across to Nolan, the whale attacks an innocent woman...( read more  read more... ) named Annie (Bo Derek's), biting off her leg. This prompts Nolan and distressed biologist Rachel (Charlotte Rampling) to track the whale as it heads north, setting the scene for an intense confrontation.

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PG, 92 min.

Directed by: Michael Anderson

Release Date: July 15, 1977

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DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004

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  • November 8, 2008
    One of the better Jaws rip-offs.
  • May 7, 2007
    This utterly absurd Jaws rip off is amusingly laughable (although the scene with the still born whale calf is actually rather grotesque and unsettling), and kept watchable by reliable old veteran Richard Harris' salty sea dog on the run from a killer whale with a grudge. The usua...( read more)l Moby Dick inspired cliches apply, but at least you get to see Bo Derek have her leg bitten off.
  • June 22, 2006
    Having witnessed an Orca whale kill a shark, fisherman Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) spies the chance to make money and sets about catching one - despite the protestations from marine biologist Rachel Bedford (Charlotte Rampling). However, things don't go to plan as he accidentl...( read more)y kills the unborn of a pregnant female (a rather gruesome scene for a PG rating) which results in her "enraged" mate trailing Nolan to port hell-bent on revenge!

    Whilst this is an obvious rip-off of Jaws, it is actually more enjoyable than it had any right to be. This is due mainly to an energetic perfromance from Harris (some may say OTT), several scenes of unintentional humour and an evocative score from Ennio Morricone. The short running time ensures the film moves at a tight, brisk pace and despite the PG rating it contains some fairly bloody "whale-on-human" attacks. So if you are looking for a good B-movie that won't tax the old grey matter this is certainly worth picking up.
  • March 24, 2006
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  • November 24, 2009
    Some parts of this film remind me of the first Alien which was three years later.
  • May 12, 2009
    i never realized they were so specific in this title...i thought it was just "orca".

    i was on the orca's side the whole time.
  • April 11, 2009
    THIS WAS THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!
  • March 13, 2009
    A good & kinda tear jerking nature revenge movie! kind of a modern day Moby Dick!
  • March 10, 2009
    what comes around, goes around! I love the fact that the winner in this case was the animal.
  • February 10, 2009
    La atmósfera de esta película es aterradora

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  • spiralrayonshorts
    August 8, 2006
    How can you not like a movie that has an aborted whale fetus in it!

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