Nolan denies responsibility, but Swain and the villagers eventually find out his involvement. Al Swain, representative of the local fishermen's union, berates Nolan for his actions after finding the dead whale. The following day, the orca pushes his now-dead mate onto the shore. One of Nolan's crew members, Novak, cuts the female off the ship, but the male leaps up and drags him into the sea. Seeking release for his near-dead mate, the male orca tries to sink the ship.

The captain hoses the dead fetus overboard as her mate looks on, screaming in anguish. Nolan and his crew get the orca on board, where she subsequently miscarries. Later while hunting with his crew, Nolan tries to capture what he believes to be a male orca, but mistakenly harpoons a pregnant female. This switches Nolan's target to the orca. An orca intervenes and kills the shark, saving Ken's life. Nolan's crew is currently looking for a great white shark for a local aquarium, but a marine biologist named Ken is targeted by the shark. Plot Ĭaptain Nolan is an Irish Canadian living in South Harbour, Nova Scotia who catches marine animals in order to pay off the mortgage on his boat and eventually return to Ireland. On June 30, 2020, Scream Factory released Orca on Region A Blu-ray with an improved video transfer. In 2017, Umbrella Entertainment released Orca on Region B Blu-ray with a new 4-minute interview with Martha De Laurentiis. In 2004, Paramount Home Entertainment released Orca on Region A DVD. Upon release, the film was a minor box office success, but received mostly unfavorable reception from critics and audiences alike due to its similarities to the film Jaws, released two years prior. The film follows a male orca tracking down and getting revenge on a boat captain for killing the whale's pregnant mate and their unborn calf. Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 American thriller film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling and Will Sampson.

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