Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Martin Smith
Written by	Karen Janszen; Noam Dromi;
Produced by	Richard Ingber; Broderick Johnson; Andrew A. Kosove;
Starring	Harry Connick Jr.; Ashley Judd; Nathan Gamble; Kris Kristofferson; Cozi Zuehlsdorff; Morgan Freeman;
Cinematography	Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by	Harvey Rosenstock
Music by	Mark Isham
Production; company	Alcon Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	September 21, 2011 (Clearwater, Florida); September 23, 2011 (US);
Running time	113 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$37 million
Box office	$95.9 million

Dolphin Tale is a 2011 American 3D family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith and written by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff in her film debut, and Morgan Freeman. The book and film are inspired by the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in December 2005 off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. In the film, Winter loses her tail after becoming entangled with a rope attached to a crab trap, and must be fitted with a prosthetic one in order to swim naturally again.^[5]

The film was released on September 23, 2011, by Warner Bros. Pictures; Dolphin Tale received positive reviews from critics and earned $95.9 million^[4] on a $37 million^[3] budget. A sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, was released on September 12, 2014.^[6]

^ "Dolphin Tale". American Film Institute. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
^ "Dolphin Tale (U)". British Board of Film Classification. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Kaufman, Amy (September 22, 2011). "Movie Projector: Brad Pitt vs. 'Lion King,' 'Dolphin Tale' for No.1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Dolphin Tale". Box Office Mojo.
^ "Dolphin Tale". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011.
^ Persall, Steve (June 18, 2013). "'Dolphin Tale 2' to focus on rescued baby dolphin". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, FL. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

[1] "Dolphin Tale". American Film Institute. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

[2] "Dolphin Tale (U)". British Board of Film Classification. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

[LAbox-3] Kaufman, Amy (September 22, 2011). "Movie Projector: Brad Pitt vs. 'Lion King,' 'Dolphin Tale' for No.1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2011.

[box_office-4] "Dolphin Tale". Box Office Mojo.

[5] "Dolphin Tale". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011.

[dolphin_tale_2-6] Persall, Steve (June 18, 2013). "'Dolphin Tale 2' to focus on rescued baby dolphin". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, FL. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

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