104 mins |
Rated
G
Directed by Mike Nichols
Starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Fritz Weaver, Paul Sorvino
Playing as part of Academy's Wet Hot Academy Summer programme of sexy Summer classics Jan 13 - Feb 05 2023!
The third and final collaboration between director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry, following THE GRADUATE and CATCH-22, THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN, is a true one-off. A science-fiction thriller filmed in the Bahamas, and adapted from Robert Merle’s best-selling novel, the film concerns a scientist (George C Scott, HARDCORE) who is teaching dolphins to speak but finds himself embroiled in a shadowy government plot to assassinate the US president.
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Playing as part of Academy's Wet Hot Academy Summer programme of sexy Summer classics Jan 13 - Feb 05 2023!
The third and final collaboration between director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry, following THE GRADUATE and CATCH-22, THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN, is a true one-off. A science-fiction thriller filmed in the Bahamas, and adapted from Robert Merle’s best-selling novel, the film concerns a scientist (George C Scott, HARDCORE) who is teaching dolphins to speak but finds himself embroiled in a shadowy government plot to assassinate the US president.