Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale
Directed byCharles Martin Smith
Written by
  • Karen Janszen
  • Noam Dromi
Produced by
  • Richard Ingber
  • Broderick Johnson
  • Andrew Kosove
Starring
CinematographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited byHarvey Rosenstock
Music byMark Isham
Production
company
Alcon Entertainment[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) (Clearwater, Florida)
  • September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) (US)
Running time
113 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$37 million[3]
Box office$95.9 million[4]

Dolphin Tale is a 2011 American 3D family drama movie directed by Charles Martin Smith. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Morgan Freeman.[5] The book and movie are inspired by the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin who lost her tail in 2005 and uses a prosthetic one.[6]

The movie was released on September 23, 2011, by Warner Bros. Pictures to positive reviews. A sequel, Dolphin Tale 2, was released on September 12, 2014.[7]

References

  1. "Dolphin Tale". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  2. "Dolphin Tale (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  3. Kaufman, Amy (September 22, 2011). "Movie Projector: Brad Pitt vs. 'Lion King,' 'Dolphin Tale' for No.1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  4. "Dolphin Tale". Box Office Mojo.
  5. "Dolphin Tale (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. "Dolphin Tale: about". 3 September 2011.
  7. Persall, Steve (2013-06-18). "'Dolphin Tale 2' to focus on rescued baby dolphin". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, FL. Retrieved 2013-06-18.