After recently watching Orca, I quickly have come to the conclusion that this is one that I have grown out of and probably enjoyed it more as a kid. Watching this growing up I guess I didn’t care or notice all of the obvious trained killer whale footage superimposed over scenic sea shots, and the shots that were shot directly in a tank something like that of sea world. The story is about a killer whale taking revenge on the fisherman that killed his mate, and the lengths the whale goes through to torment and hunt down Captain Nolan, played by Richard Harris. (Gladiator, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)
There are some other nice actors in the film, not that they are in top form or anything like that. Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool) plays the over concerned marine biologist, Will Sampson (Chief in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) as the local native american and Bo Derek (10) as the Captain Nolan’s girlfriend.
If this one came on TV when I was in junior high, you could probably find me watching it. Now I would probably say skip this one. It can be an entertaining late night popcorn movie, but don’t expect to be wowed by special effects, pretty cheesy compared to movies these days.
