Orca
1977 · 95 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 13,918 VOTES · DIR. Michael Anderson
Overview
After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.
Dialogue Timeline — 730 lines
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00:00:06 They are powerful and intelligent predators
00:02:58 so that the realm of the killer whale
00:06:04 The wolf-eel pair pay Pitcairn little notice
00:08:47 The basket star, an animal that
00:10:57 like an anthropologist studying an ocean tribe.
00:13:27 kind of behaviours because it depends on the context and
00:15:37 they often like to be near boats
00:18:04 The ocean itself is the womb.
00:20:48 a thousand weightless creatures
00:24:22 into the milt deposited by
00:26:33 from the bottom of the sea.
00:28:06 catch schools of herring
00:30:20 herring make up less than 5% of their diet.
00:32:15 then draw the net tight
00:34:54 captains can imperil both their boats
00:37:15 Having survived killer whales
00:39:21 to get a scale sample from that kill.
00:41:22 these mammal eaters don't seem
00:43:05 them to learn the name and family
00:45:52 In hopes of capturing a few moments of
00:48:17 On only the second day
00:50:32 seven year old Fife.
00:52:55 they have passed on this little tradition
00:55:17 the diversions of a summer afternoon.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed730
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line00:55:17
Production Record
DirectorMichael Anderson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17,500,000
Revenue$14,717,854
IMDb votes13,918