Rotten
A rare and regrettably uneven combination of ideas and action.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Day of the Dolphin
Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.
1973 · 1h 44m · PG
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Overview
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
Director and cast
- Mike Nichols Director
- George C. Scott as Dr. Jake Terrell
- Trish Van Devere as Maggie Terrell
- Paul Sorvino as Curtis Mahoney
- Fritz Weaver as Harold DeMilo
- Jon Korkes as David
- Edward Herrmann as Mike
- Leslie Charleson as Maryanne
- John David Carson as Larry
- Victoria Racimo as Lana
- John Dehner as Wallingford
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A bizarre and often ridiculous attempt to merge documentary, suspense and comedy.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Some of the cloak-and-dagger stuff that follows is so awkwardly staged that it's difficult to know whether the simplicity was designed for youngsters or as parody.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
Tries so hard not to be a conventional science-fiction thriller that it fails, alas, to be anything.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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