Day Of, TheDolphin, The (DVD)

From Mike Nichols, the legendary director of Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, Catch-22, Carnal Knowledge and Silkwood, comes this nostalgic favorite of those who grew up in the 70s. The Day of the Dolphin stars George C. Scott (They Might Be Giants) as a scientist who trains dolphins to speak, only to find them enmeshed in a government assassination plot. Acclaimed screenwriter Buck Henry (Whats Up, Doc?, Candy, The Owl and the Pussycat) adapted this fantasy-adventure from the popular novel by Robert Merle (Weekend at Dunkirk). Two of the films best features are the terrific cinematography by the great William A. Fraker (Bullitt, Rosemarys Baby) and the Oscar-nominated score by Georges Delerue (Platoon, True Confessions). Trish Van Devere (Wheres Poppa?), Paul Sorvino (The Brinks Job), John Dehner (Support Your Local Gunfighter), Phyllis Davis (TVs Vega$), Elizabeth Wilson (9 to 5), Edward Herrmann (The Lost Boys) and Fritz Weaver (Nightkill) co-star in one-of-a-kind sci-f