Orca: Killer Whale

ORCA: KILLER WHALE (15)

D: Michael Anderson
Famous Films/Dino de Laurentiis (Luciano Vincenzoni)
US 1977
92 mins
 
Horror/Thriller
 
W: Luciano Vincenzoni & Sergio Donati
DP: Ted Moore & J. Barry Herron
Ed: John Bloom, Marion Rothman & Ralph E. Winters
Mus: Ennio Morricone
 
Richard Harris (Capt. Nolan), Charlotte Rampling (Rachel Bedford), Will Sampson (Umilak), Keenan Wynn (Novak), Bo Derek (Annie)
 

One of umpteen attempts to cash-in on the success of Jaws (qv), mixing horror and thrills with an ecological theme as a killer whale takes revenge for its mate's death off the Newfoundland Coast.

All the performances are incredibly ropey, particularly Richard Harris who appears to ape Long John Silver with his role as a marine expert, although considering how bad the script is, it's a surprise any of the actors managed to deliver their lines with a straight face.

2/10

Charlotte Rampling & Richard Harris in Orca: Killer Whale
Charlotte Rampling & Richard Harris in Orca: Killer Whale