Synopsis
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.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Richard HarrisCaptain Nolan
- Charlotte RamplingRachel Bedford
- Will SampsonUmilak
- Bo DerekAnnie
- Keenan WynnNovak
- Robert CarradineKen
- Scott WalkerAl Swain
- Peter HootenPaul
- Wayne HeffleyPriester
- Vincent GentileGas Station Attendant
Recommandations
- 50
Slant Magazine
A bald rehash of Jaws, only with the Moby Dick elements played up even further, Orca isn’t a cheap thrill (producer Dino Di Laurentiis was also the man behind the idiotic-but-exhilarating King Kong remake), but it sure does seem like it’s in a rush to finish. - 30
The New York Times
If it were medically possible to overdose on claptrap, Orca would be compelled to carry a warning from the Surgeon General. - 30
Time Out
There is some startling footage, but Anderson's direction dithers perceptibly, and finally opts for an unpleasant mish-mash of phony ecological concern and meretricious sensationalism. The ultimate indignity the beast suffers is to become a simple extension of Harris' threadbare macho image. - 30
Variety
Orca is man-vs-beast nonsense. Some fine special effects and underwater camera work are plowed under in dumb story-telling. - 20
TV Guide Magazine
Dino De Laurentiis' attempt to cash in on the popularity of JAWS is a total failure. - 20
Empire
Jaws but bigger, more mammal, and just plain bad.
