Orca (1977 film)

Orca: The Killer Whale
Orca: The Killer Whale
	Theatrical release poster by John Berkey
Directed by	Michael Anderson
Written by	Luciano Vincenzoni; Sergio Donati;
Produced by	Luciano Vincenzoni
Starring	Richard Harris; Charlotte Rampling; Will Sampson; Bo Derek; Keenan Wynn; Robert Carradine;
Cinematography	J. Barry Herron; Ted Moore;
Edited by	John Bloom; Marion Rothman; Ralph E. Winters;
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production; company	Famous Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 22, 1977;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million or $17.5 million
Box office	$14.7 million

Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 American horror thriller film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling and Will Sampson. The film follows a male orca tracking down and getting revenge on a fishing boat and its captain for killing the whale's pregnant mate and their unborn calf.

Upon release, the film was a minor box office success,^[6] but received mostly unfavorable reception from critics and audiences alike due to its similarities to the film Jaws, released two years prior.

In 2004, Paramount Home Entertainment released Orca on Region A DVD. In 2017, Umbrella Entertainment released Orca on Region B Blu-ray with a new 4-minute interview with Martha De Laurentiis.^[7] On June 30, 2020, Scream Factory released Orca on Region A Blu-ray with an improved video transfer.^[8]

^ "Orca Movie Poster". IMP Awards. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Orca (1977)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference harris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ De Laurentiis Producer's Picture Darkens: [Home Edition] Knoedelseder, William K, Jr. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1.
^ "Orca". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^ Dornellas, Jonathan (March 9, 2010). "Remembering the Horror of Orca, The Killer Whale!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^ read, Michael Tatlock·Blu-Ray ReviewHorrorMovie ReviewUmbrella Entertainment ReviewWhen Nature Attacks·4 min (January 18, 2018). "Orca Blu-ray Review (Umbrella Entertainment)". Cultsploitation. Retrieved July 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ read, Ryne Barber·HorrorScreenshot Comparisons·1 min (July 4, 2020). "Screenshot Comparisons: Orca Blu-ray | Umbrella Entertainment vs Scream Factory". Cultsploitation. Retrieved July 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] "Orca Movie Poster". IMP Awards. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

[afi-2] "Orca (1977)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[harris-3] Cite error: The named reference harris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[dino-4] De Laurentiis Producer's Picture Darkens: [Home Edition] Knoedelseder, William K, Jr. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1.

[mojo-5] "Orca". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[6] Dornellas, Jonathan (March 9, 2010). "Remembering the Horror of Orca, The Killer Whale!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[7] read, Michael Tatlock·Blu-Ray ReviewHorrorMovie ReviewUmbrella Entertainment ReviewWhen Nature Attacks·4 min (January 18, 2018). "Orca Blu-ray Review (Umbrella Entertainment)". Cultsploitation. Retrieved July 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] read, Ryne Barber·HorrorScreenshot Comparisons·1 min (July 4, 2020). "Screenshot Comparisons: Orca Blu-ray | Umbrella Entertainment vs Scream Factory". Cultsploitation. Retrieved July 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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