Eye of the Dolphin

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Eye of the Dolphin
Eye of the dolphin.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael D. Sellers
Written byMichael D. Sellers
Wendell Morris
Produced by Susan Johnson
Starring Carly Schroeder
Adrian Dunbar
George Harris
Katharine Ross
Christine Adams
Andrea Bowen
CinematographyGuy Livneh
Music byAlan Derian
Production
company
Quantum Entertainment
Distributed by Monterey media
Release date
  • August 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eye of the Dolphin is a 2007 American drama film written by Wendell Morris & Michael Sellers. The film starred Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Katharine Ross and Christine Adams. Eye of the Dolphin was directed by Sellers. [1]

Contents

A sequel entitled Beneath the Blue was released on October 24, 2010 starring Paul Wesley and Caitlin Wachs.

Plot

A troubled fourteen-year-old girl named Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) has been living with her grandmother Lucy (Katharine Ross) since the death of her mother a year before. After being suspended from school for smoking, Alyssa is brought to the Bahamas to live with Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), the father she never knew she had. Alyssa's arrival on the island comes at a decisively inconvenient time for Hawk, a dolphin researcher, whose prickly personality puts him at odds with local politicians, who feel that the local economy needs good relations with tourists. It is a difficult relationship at first between Alyssa and her father, but Tamika (Christine Adams), Hawk's girlfriend, and Daniel (George Harris), Tamika's father, smooth the way. Alyssa soon adjusts to island life, and she discovers the gift that she shares with her father for communicating with dolphins, a skill which leads her into a powerful relationship with a wild dolphin which her father, for legitimate scientific reasons, cannot condone. But when the powers-that-be threaten to close down her father's research station, it is Alyssa and her wild friend who hold the key, and they have the power to bring all parties together.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Eye of the Dolphin received generally negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 29% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. [2] Metacritic gives the season a score of 54 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating mixed reviews". [3]

Film critic Joe Layden of Variety wrote in his review: "There’s a pleasantly dreamy quality to much of Eye of the Dolphin, and that goes a long way toward enabling audiences to ignore the formulaic plot and enjoy the laid-back charms of this innocuous indie. Scenario about a troubled Los Angeles adolescent who gains a sense of purpose at her father’s Bahamian research center may have special resonance with tween and teen girls. But it could be difficult to hook that target demographic during the pic’s theatrical run, so Dolphin may not net a profit until it swims into ancillary tributaries." [4]

Release

Eye of the Dolphin premiered at the ArcLight Hollywood on August 21, 2007. The film was released in more than 100 theatres, nationwide on August 24, 2007. Eye of the Dolphin was released on DVD on January 8, 2008, by Monterey media. [5]

Awards

Sequel

A sequel (also produced by Susan Johnson) titled Beneath the Blue was released straight to television in 2010. The film starred Paul Wesley, Caitlin Wachs and David Keith. [7]

Film Festival Showings

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