Orca

Name: Orca
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror
Released: July 22, 1977
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Bo Derek, Charlotte Rampling, Keenan Wynn, Peter Hooten, Richard Harris

1977

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 22, 1977 | PG

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

Summary: A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.

Director: Michael Anderson

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Horror

Rating: PG

Runtime: 92 min

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Eric Henderson

A bald rehash of Jaws, only with the Moby Dick elements played up even further, Orca isn’t a cheap thrill (producer Dino Di Laurentiis was also the man behind the idiotic-but-exhilarating King Kong remake), but it sure does seem like it’s in a rush to finish. Read full review

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Orca is man-vs-beast nonsense. Some fine special effects and underwater camera work are plowed under in dumb story-telling. Read full review

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There is some startling footage, but Anderson's direction dithers perceptibly, and finally opts for an unpleasant mish-mash of phony ecological concern and meretricious sensationalism. The ultimate indignity the beast suffers is to become a simple extension of Harris' threadbare macho image. Read full review

Lawrence Van Gelder

If it were medically possible to overdose on claptrap, Orca would be compelled to carry a warning from the Surgeon General. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

Jaws but bigger, more mammal, and just plain bad. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Dino De Laurentiis' attempt to cash in on the popularity of JAWS is a total failure. Read full review

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Computey18

Dec 24, 2022

One of the better attempts at ripping off Jaws, in fact they try to do something different, which I love.

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