Orca: The Killer Whale (1977)
You never would have expected it, but after a little film called 'Jaws' was a monster success a ton of studios and producers wanted their own slice of the cake and came up with a slew of 'copycat' films; some of them horrendous ('L'Ultimo Squalo', anyone?), some hilariously clever ('Piranha') and some that try but ultimately miss the mark just a bit. Like this one. Some of the things they state about orcas here turned out to be correct, but there is also quite a bit of false information and the irritating thing is that no matter how hard you try, you can't turn an orca into a real monster, as reality has proven time and time again that wild orcas just aren't that. Only orcas in captivity have actually killed people, as they tend to become psychotic. Who wouldn't, being stuck in a minute pool all your life? But back to the story at hand. We're pretty much thrown in right away, with Charlotte Rampling's marine biologist researc...
