Orca (1977)
- Directed by
- Michael Anderson
- Genre
- adventure film, horror film, independent film, disaster film, thriller film, natural horror film
- Country
- Netherlands, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 472 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A male orca hunts a fishing boat captain after the captain's crew accidentally kills the whale's pregnant mate and unborn calf. The captain must face the animal's deliberate attacks and his own guilt.
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What happens
Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 thriller film directed by Michael Anderson, from a screenplay by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Donati based on a novel by Arthur Herzog, and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn and Robert Carradine. The film follows a male orca tracking down and getting revenge on a fishing boat and its captain for unintentionally killing the whale's pregnant mate and their unborn calf. Executive producer Dino De Laurentiis commissioned the project to cash in on the blockbuster success of Jaws. Filming took place in Newfoundland and Labrador and Malta, with many of the orca scenes shot at the Marineland of the Pacific and the Marine World theme parks. Upon release, the film was a minor box office success, but received mostly unfavorable reception from critics and audiences alike due to its similarities to Jaws, which released two years prior. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Spell – Dolce mattatoio (1977)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.