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Writers:
Robert Merle (novel)
Buck Henry (writer)
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Release Date:
29 March 1974 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Unwittingly He Trained a Dolphin to Kill the President of the United States more
Plot:
Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
User Reviews:
Matinée Movie Time from the Team of Mike Nichols and Buck Henry more (16 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

George C. Scott ... Dr. Jake Terrell
Trish Van Devere ... Maggie Terrell

Paul Sorvino ... Curtis Mahoney
Fritz Weaver ... Harold DeMilo
Jon Korkes ... David

Edward Herrmann ... Mike
Leslie Charleson ... Maryanne
John David Carson ... Larry

Victoria Racimo ... Lana
John Dehner ... Wallingford
Severn Darden ... Schwinn
William Roerick ... Dunhill
Elizabeth Wilson ... Mrs. Rome
Phyllis Davis ... Receptionist
Pat Zurica ... First Mate
Willie Myers ... Stone
Julie Follansbee ... Woman at Club
Florence Stanley ... Woman at Club
Brooke Hayward ... Woman at Club
Pat Englund ... Woman at Club
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buck Henry ... Man standing outside ladies club (uncredited)
Robert Lydiard ... Fa the Dolphin (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mike Nichols 
 
Writing credits
Robert Merle (novel "Un Animal doue de raison")

Buck Henry (writer)

Produced by
Dick Birkmayer .... associate producer
Joseph E. Levine .... executive producer
Robert E. Relyea .... producer
 
Original Music by
Georges Delerue 
 
Cinematography by
William A. Fraker 
 
Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen 
 
Casting by
Alan Shayne 
 
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert 
 
Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham  (as Angelo Graham)
 
Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson 
 
Costume Design by
Anthea Sylbert 
 
Makeup Department
Del Acevedo .... makeup artist
Edwin Butterworth .... makeup artist
Dorothy Byrne .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Tim Zinnemann .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Haley .... second assistant director
Al McCabe .... second unit director
Alan McCabe .... second unit director
Thomas J. Schmidt .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Matty Azzarone .... leadman
Alan Levine .... property master (as Allan Levine)
 
Sound Department
Larry Jost .... sound recordist (as Lawrence O. Jost)
Richard Portman .... sound re-recordist
Greg Dillon .... sound editor (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers .... technical director of sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jim White .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... special photographic effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Blymyer .... gaffer (as Pat Blymer)
Lamar Boren .... underwater director of photography: second unit
Bobby Byrne .... camera operator (as Bob Byrne)
Dick Colean .... first assistant camera
David Garfath .... photography: second unit
Jordan Klein Sr. .... camera operator: underwater scenes
Richard Moran .... key grip
Al Reiners .... gaffer: Miami
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
G. Tony Scarano .... wardrobe (as Tony Scarano)
 
Editorial Department
Stu Linder .... editorial assistant
 
Transportation Department
Paul Casella Jr. .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Erica Abt .... assistant trainer
Wayne Fitzgerald .... titles
Peter Moss .... trainer: dolphins
Kathy Troutt .... assistant trainer
Jesse White .... veterinary supervisor
Meta Wilde .... script supervisor
John Cunningham Lilly .... scientific researcher (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Roman Polanski was originally supposed to direct the movie. He was in England scouting locations for the movie when his wife Sharon Tate was killed by the Manson Family. more
Quotes:
Alpha: Fa!
Dr. Jake Terrell: Well fa... you've had quite a day haven't you?
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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Matinée Movie Time from the Team of Mike Nichols and Buck Henry, 1 March 2006
5/10
Author: GaryVidmar from United States

You may think that the best-loved, most memorable thing about this minor effort are the dolphin protagonists, but it's the lovely music score by Georges Delerue owning up in that category. This is actually quite a decent cinematic version of a really stupid bestseller of the times, so if you think this film is ludicrous, don't even bother with the book. Maudlin is the term I'd use to describe those moved by the dolphin antics in this lackluster thriller, because the minute they start "Fa La La'ing", keeping a straight face becomes quite difficult; my praise to George C. Scott for managing that so well! This one is now available on DVD from Image Entertainment and they've delivered a wonderful anamorphic widescreen print, which wisely delivers the original 3-track stereophonic sound of the original theatrical prints and beautifully preserves composer Delerue's work.

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