orca start a crusty irish sea captain nolan ( richard harris ) and his crew be try to capture a great white shark so they can sell it for big buck and unfortunately when a hapless marine biologist call ken ( robert carradine ) come under attack from it the shark be kill by a killer whale and this raise nolan interest in killer whale and decides he want to catch one of them instead . however while try to do so he catch a pregnant female and injury it to the extent she abort her unborn foetus on deck which make a mess and enrage her mate and nolan order the whale be dump back in the sea which be what happen . the male killer whale be annoy to say the least and kill one of nolan crew before they reach the dry land of newfoundland in canada and once there the killer whale conduct a series of attack on the town and it people in an effort to lure nolan back out to sea for a fight to the death . direct by michael anderson i think this blatant rip off be terrible and i be sorry but i think it be just plain ridiculous and utterly dull even at a modest 90 odd minute . the script by producer luciano vincenzoni and sergio donati be so stupid i be lose for word and the fact that it seem to take itself very seriously doesn not help and if i have to listen to charlotte rampling go on about how intelligent killer whale be just one more time i will scream . i be sorry but i simply do not believe a killer whale be intelligent enough to know who any particular boat belongs to and sink it and i do not believe a killer whale can cause a huge explosion include knock an oil lantern from a wall on the opposite side it hit a there be no way on earth it could know it be there and i do not believe a killer whale can identify someone house and know someone be in there and then wreck it on purpose and i do not believe a killer whale can move iceberg around in order to trap a boat and i do not believe killer whale can physically recognise people and i do not believe it have any revenge instinct or at least none that be as strong a this dumb film make out . maybe i be be a bit harsh and i mean it only a film after all but it a film which be try to be serious and thing just get so ridiculous that i be half expect the killer whale to write a letter to nolan to tell him his plan and hand ( or should that be fin . ) deliver it and the thing seem intelligent enough to do just about anything else . they should have ask it to come up with a cure for the common cold . seriously and that a statement that no more far fetch than anything else in this film . i find the film very boring and totally dull and have awful character with no on screen presence at all . it go without say this be a jaw ( 1975 ) rip off which doesn not even come close to spielberg classic . director anderson be no spielberg that for sure and this rubbishy film have absolutely no suspense and scare and tension or atmosphere at all . all the attack scene be as dull a dishwater and totally forgettable and there no build up to them and virtually no pay off either a orca doesn not get to eat a single person . then there the scene which literally have me laugh and the shot of the killer whale appear to cry be pure comedy and the opening scene of the two killer whale i suspect try to show them a a loving and care couple but i couldn not help but think that this be the close we will ever get to killer whale porn and hilarious stuff . the footage of the killer whale themselves be bland and boring and instead of footage which match and enhance the scene around it it just look like dreary wildlife documentary footage that have little connection to anything else . do you get the impression that i do not like this film . good . forget about any gore or decent death either and there a brief scene when bo derek have her leg bite off but blink and you will miss it . this probably have quite a big budget and it still suck and there nothing outstanding about orca and it well make i suppose but flat and bland and totally forgettable . the cinematography be quite nice though . the acting be bad and rampling be awful and the late harris irish accent be embarrass . orca be a lame jaw rip off which completely ignore or mess up everything that make spielberg film so good and this be one for bad movie lover everywhere . definitely not recommend although not quite as bad a jaws represent the revenge ( 1987 ) .