The Day of the Dolphin Page #2

Synopsis: Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out.
Director(s): Mike Nichols
Production: AVCO Embassy Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
PG
Year:
1973
104 min
454 Views


Anything for the Franklin foundation.

It's all in neighborhood public relations.

Yeah, now you owe me a favor.

Name it.

Pay those bills.

Lets get out of here!

That's what I had in mind.

What happened, do you know?

No I was picking up the new equipment at Key Largo.

David called me, ...

... told me to come over and get you

and bring you back.

- Damn.

Oh, don't worry, Maggie's tough.

- What? - I said, Margret is tough, she

can take it.

Oh, I know, I was, I was worried about

alpha. Oh, yeah.

- Wake me up before

we get there. Right.

What did he say about her?

About who?

Maggie?

He said she was alright.

She's fine Jake, Mary Ann is up at the house.

whos in there, Larry?

No, Larry is up at the house too.

Who's with Alpha? No one right now.

Well we thought that... thought what?

Everything stops just because someone has a little

accident? Whats the matter with you.

Well I thought, under the

circumstances...

There are no circumstance, there's to

be someone with him always. Always.

Whether he's in the tank, or the dry room, or

the control room. Continuous monitoring...

... no exceptions!

OK?

Jake ...

Jake ... you coming?

Ah ha. I go away for one lousy afternoon

the whole place falls apart.

Doesn't anybody have anything to do?

Come on Larry.

Don't blame Maggie, Jake, it

wasn't her fault. I didn't say it was.

I'll be down at the tank if you need me.

Jake I'm really sorry. I panicked,

I was so scared I just forgot everything.

He wasn't trying to hurt me. He just

wanted me to stay in the water with him.

Was he excited?

That's what, the third time this week, huh?

Getting jealous?

Don't be a wise guy,

I'll bite your other leg.

Go on Jake,

go ahead. I'll be alright.

He's growing up Jake.

- Yeah.

I think maybe his,

"Ma and Pa" aren't enough for him anymore.

Listen, I want you guys to put an intercom

between here and my house, okay? Sure.

You all eaten?

Go ahead I'll stay.

There's some terrible calking down

in tank three. That must be cracking...

Pa-a-a-a.

Well, Fa.

You've had quite a day

haven't you. Pa-a-a-a.

You seem to have some very impressive

credentials here Mr. Mahoney. Yes I seem to.

I don't quite understand what it is

you want of me?

I want to visit Jacob Terrell's

marine biology center. Why?

I'm interested in the work he's doing.

As you see I am a writer ...

I'm thinking of doing a series of articles

on marine research.

For whom? Oh, that's not established.

There are a number markets.

Why don't you contact Dr. Terrell himself?

You know that I already have.

What do you mean?

And that he said "no" ...

...and that it's taken me several weeks

to push my way into your office

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