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Orca: The Killer Whale (1977)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:2

Rotten:10

Average Rating:3.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Like a reverse MOBY DICK, ORCA: THE KILLER WHALE stars Richard Harris as a fisherman who kills a male orca's pregnant mate, bringing the whale's vengeance upon a small coastal village and setting... Like a reverse MOBY DICK, ORCA: THE KILLER WHALE stars Richard Harris as a fisherman who kills a male orca's pregnant mate, bringing the whale's vengeance upon a small coastal village and setting the stage for a final nautical showdown between man and beast. This suspenseful thriller co-stars Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, and Bo Derek in her feature film debut. [More]

Starring: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek

Starring: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine, Scott Walker, Peter Hooten

Director: Michael Anderson

Director: Michael Anderson
Screenwriter: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati
Story: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati
Producer: Luciano Vincenzoni
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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Corny, derivative, and frequently quite silly ... and yet I've always liked it. Weird.

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12/31/04
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

dodgy but great fun

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Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

A bald rehash of Jaws, only with the Moby Dick elements played up even further.

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09/14/04
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

The whale should have sunk every reel of this silliness in the deepest part of the ocean.

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11/29/03
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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11/13/03
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Brian J. Arthurs
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One of the first and worst of the Jaws rip-offs.

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