ORCA!

[charp13]

                           I just watched this movie for the first time....and I am stunned!

[long live kong]

I had completely forgotten about this film Charpie! I remember enjoying it as a kid.

[charp13]

WOW!!  I absolutely loved this movie! I can't believe I've never seen it before. 
llk- It came out in 1977, so I bet it was as shocking to kids as JAWS was.  Richard Harris puzzles me. I remember seeing" A Man Called Horse" when I was a kid, and I was certain that it was real! He looks so gritty and not at all like a "movie star".

[marsattacks666]

WOW!!  I absolutely loved this movie! I can't believe I've never seen it before. 
llk- It came out in 1977, so I bet it was as shocking to kids as JAWS was.  Richard Harris puzzles me. I remember seeing" A Man Called Horse" when I was a kid, and I was certain that it was real! He looks so gritty and not at all like a "movie star".

So.....I guess the film was really good?

[charp13]

mars- If you love each & every JAWS movie, (Including the one where Michael Caine romanced Mrs. Brody), and you don't question animal behavior....then you would like this movie- a lot!   
It had a distinct non-CGI 70s feel, and it had a mechanical killer whale, so I was enamored by it. I'm going to watch it again tonight with my husband. I know he's never seen it before- he was sheltered as a child- hahahaha!

[long live kong]

A proper actor from the days when movie stars had a beer gut rather than a six pack! I remember feeling a little sick when Gene Hackman beats him up in 'Unforgiven', he plays a horrid character but i was like "hey, you can't treat Richard Harris that way!" 

I can't recall too much about Orca other than I enjoyed it, so I'll have to revisit it. I have a friend who is mad about 'nature gone bad' movies, I bet he has a copy 

[charp13]

I've never seen Unforgiven...hmmm- What have I been watching?? I guess I was wrapped up in made for SyFy channel movies for far too long!
Without spoiling it-  I will say that Orca is a cool revenge movie (a little far-fetched, but that's the stuff we monster lovers enjoy) and it moves along pretty well. The only semi-weak performance in the movie is Bo Derek, and I'm not being mean because I'm jealous- hahahaha! She kind of whispers out her lines.

[Haunted hearse]

I had completely forgotten Honey BooBoo's mother had a film career, prior to "Here comes Honey BooBoo".

[McDougals House of Horror]

Bo Derek about to be eaten (before her fame in "10")

[Bonomo]

                           I just watched this movie for the first time....and I am stunned!

That ad was on the back of a lot of '70's comic books

[Scatter]

Saw this in the theaters when it came out and LOVED it!! And I haven't seen it since............so thanks Char!! I'm one of those who loves "Nature Gone Mad" movies from the 70s!!

[charp13]

Bonomo- I remember seeing it somewhere, but that's cool that you remembered the comic posters! I wonder who the target audience was for the movie? It was pretty depressing at first, and was about as violent as JAWS- scene for scene. I guess I was 15 when it came out at the theater, but I was probably saving up to see the blockbusters that year! 
1977 had some big ol' movies at the theater! It was a great year!
Poor Bo Derek......that cast didn't help her! hahahaha!

[Unknown Primate]

Yeah - I remember ORCA!  I enjoyed it, too.  I think it's on Netflix or Hulu (or both).  Might have to watch it again - it's been years!

I might listen to "Macarthur Park" while I'm at it!

[charp13]

When I was investigating the making of Orca, I read that a King Kong Vs. Orca movie was rumored! That would have been straaaange!

[zombiehorror]

Don't recall much about it but I know that I saw it in the theater....I was 5 years old at the time!