The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Dr. Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out.
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The Day of the Dolphin is about talking dolphins that are trained to kill and yes, it's as dumb as it sounds. This movie is slow, poorly written and the acting is ridiculous. Plus, the dolphin voice sounds like a demented Furby. Don't watch this movie unless you're with a large group of funny friends that have an hour and a half to kill.
This is just a whole lot of nothing. When you see the title and the premise you think this is going to be the typical so bad it's good movie but then you look at the talent involved and you think this might be a pretty decent cheesy movie. But it's neither of those, it's one of the most dull films I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing, the plot moves along without any excitement whatsoever and the whole thing feels like it's 2 and a half hours long. The acting is ok, the camerawork is fine but that's about it. The characters, plot and premise are so awful and boring you won't care about anything that happens in this movie. It just makes me think that everyone involved gave up making this anything more than passable. Can't recommend this to anyone, it's the worst kind of film there is - neither good nor truly bad, it just exists.
And given the quality of this movie, no, I don't feel guilty about that joke. Apparently Roman Polanski had been working on this project years before, if only the studios had just let it die. It's terrible and tough to sit through, but interesting as a major car wreck. Mike Nichols seemed to be attempting a more simple and direct approach than in his flashy, counter culture hits- but the film is flat, the timing is off on just about everything. The music is terrible. It's just a wildly misguided project. Mike Nichols would have hits, but his days as an interesting director (and counter culture hero) were over. Scott would never give a great performance (as in "The Hospital") again and basically returned to TV.
I think I was six when I first saw it. I might have been five. It's always been my favorite movie.All I can remember, and I don't know how many times I've seen it since, is that I cry when I do. I wouldn't have known who George C. Scott was, then, but he certainly adds to the drama.This is a classic. This is about the United States, about the people of the world. This movie is a classic - eternal.I don't know that I understood, then, what was truly going on - that scientific discovery, technology - as precious and valuable as it is, was going to be corrupted to carry out an assassination plot.It's almost eerily reminiscent of 9/11. But we didn't stop 9/11.Maybe what needs to change is the way we see the world, whether we're 6, or 86. This is a movie for all to see, especially children. This is a movie that will bring us together, and instruct us about the dangers of not only technology, but also the sometimes destructiveness of human nature.