Day of the Animals

Day of the Animals


Starring:Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, Michael Ansara, Ruth Roman, Jon Cedar, Paul Mantee, Walter Barnes, Andrew Stevens, Susan Backlinie, Kathleen Bracken, Bobby Porter, Michelle Stacy, Michael Andreas, Jan Andrew Scott, Gil Lamb, Garrison True, Gertrude Lee, Walt Gorney
Director: William Girdler
Studio: DVD Ltd
Product Type: DVD
Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald - A Day on the Farm
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald - A Day on the Farm
Director: Jim Janicek
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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ASIN: B0000DJZC9
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Product Description

Baby MacDonald A Day on the Farm DVD introduces your little one to life on a real farm. Through live-action images, traditional nursery rhymes, puppet shows and visuals of happy children, engaging toys and real-world objects, your baby will explore all of the sights and sounds of a farm. Together you will meet the farm animals, plant the crops, ride on a tractor, celebrate the harvest and much more!Baby MacDonald A Day on the Farm DVD contains music by the world's master composers specially re-orchestrated for little ears, including the works of Schubert, Schumann and Strauss. DVD Features:* Repeat Play* Discovery Cards* Old MacDonald Sing-Along* Puppet Shows* Story Time with Baby MacDonald On the Farm* Toy ChestAge: 9 months +Awards:* iParenting Media Award (2004)* National Parenting Center Seal of Approval (2004)

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The beauty of this entry in the Baby Einstein catalog is its integration of puppets, toys, and live farm footage to help babies and toddlers make the connection between their plastic play sets and stuffed animals with images of a real farm. As always, the spoken language is minimal, omitting the pesky verbs and adjectives that would confuse the very young. The 30-minute main program is divided into sections: barns and equipment, animals, planting crops, and harvesting. Background music ranges from "Old MacDonald" to Schumann, and DVD extras include a 6-minute puppet show and visual "discovery cards" identifying animals and farm paraphernalia with a single word. (Ages 6 months to 3 years) --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars My Granddaughter Loves This.......2007-06-27

I purchased this product because my 17 month old granddaughter loves animals. Though a child's attention span is usually short at this age, she is captivated by the varied ways this subject is displayed in this DVD.

5 out of 5 stars Works every time!.......2007-06-09

We use this CD to get our son to play on his tummy. He loves the part where they sing Old McDonald. It works like a charm every time.

5 out of 5 stars Baby MacDonald.......2007-06-04

This is both of my boys favorite Baby Einstein! They love all the animals and the different plants that are grown on the farm. We would still be watching this if the older one hadn't scratched the DVD. This one is HIGHLY recommended by a 2 year old and a 3 year old.

5 out of 5 stars Baby Einstein, Baby MacDonald, Just Divine.......2007-06-03

Baby Einstein is a wonderful line of videos to help aid in your child's development. Get them off to a very good start with these videos, and this special one, Baby MacDonald - a Day on the Farm. Get them well on the way to a successful future now! Don't wait!

5 out of 5 stars My Daughter Loves This Video.......2007-05-17

I don't know if boys like it better like some of the reviews mentioned, but my daughter loves it! She love all animals especially horses and cows. She also loves the puppets. When each animal comes on the screen, we repeat the animal name in english and spanish. She is 17 months old and can already say doggie, horse and cow in both languages. It was a very good buy for us!
National Geographic: Really Wild Animals - Totally Tropical Rain Forest
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Elementary kids will love it
National Geographic: Really Wild Animals - Totally Tropical Rain Forest
Starring: Dudley Moore
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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ASIN: B0009K7R1Q
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Description

Take a totally tropical trip to the rain forest and meet spotted jaguars, colorful poison-arrow frogs, slow-moving sloths, and loud-mouthed howler monkeys - all captured by the world's finest filmmakers.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Elementary kids will love it.......2006-07-26

We rented this during a unit study on rainforests. My 7 year old son really enjoyed it. It's very informative, and has some nice songs. The little "Earth" character who narrates is pretty funny, my son laughed a lot. I don't give a full 5 stars because it has some evolutionary junk on it.
Kidsongs - A Day with the Animals
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Kidsongs - A Day with the Animals
Starring: Alexandra Picatto , Katie Polk , Christian Buenaventura , Aaron Harvey , and Kevin Williamson II
Director: Bruce Gowers
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B0000687DQ
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Description

Dancing dolphins, mighty whales, singing chimpanzees, elegant elephants, wacky walruses, a regal rhinoceros and more animal friends co-star with the Kidsongs Kids in this magical journey through the animal kingdom. You'll love the kids' talented dog Bingo, be amazed by a real Bengal tiger, laugh at a llama, and sing along with delightful songs like "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Rockin' Robin," and more!

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars We like the kidsongs.......2007-04-07

We like the older kidsong tapes/DVD's - this one was ok, not one of our favorites though, could have been more animal oriented!

5 out of 5 stars Your kids will love it.......2006-11-03

If your kid likes any of the Kidsongs DVD your kid will love this as well.

3 out of 5 stars Its pretty good for something from 20 years ago, however..........2006-10-10

Its pretty good for something from 20 years ago, however, I was worried my toddler would get A.D.D. watching it because the scenes are constantly changing and erratic. My toddler enjoys "Toddler Tunes" and "Silly Songs" by cedarmontkids much more, these are modern versions with less flashing between scenes.

1 out of 5 stars Terrible.......2006-09-16

This DVD was the corniest crap I've ever seen. My son told me to turn it off after 2 minutes of viewing it and he's only 2.5 yrs old. It is poor in quality in addition to it being so lame. DO NOT BUY

5 out of 5 stars Kid Songs....The Best.......2006-03-18

It's all the children will watch. I bought it for a set of twins. They WILL NOT watch anything else.
The Day of the Dolphin
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The Day of the Dolphin
Starring: George C. Scott , Trish Van Devere , Paul Sorvino , Fritz Weaver , and Jon Korkes
Director: Mike Nichols
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ASIN: B000C20VO6
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Description

A nostalgic favorite of those who grew up in the '70's, The Day of the Dolphin stars George C Scott as a scientist who trains dolphins to speak, only to find them enmeshed in a government assassination plot. The successful directing and writing duo of Mike Nichols and Buck Henry (The Graduate, Catch-22) team-up again to adapt this adventure fantasy from the popular novel by Roger Merle. Featuring an Academy Award-nominated score by Georges Delerue (Day for Night, Contempt).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Day of the Dolphin.......2007-06-08

This is a great thriller & one of my husband's favorites.

4 out of 5 stars But The Dolphin Seemed So Playful.....Until It Tried To Kill Me!.......2007-04-14

Ever seen a political thriller that employs dolphins as potential assassins? Why the heck not? As a curiosity, it's hard to beat "The Day of the Dolphin." Bringing together a bizarre amalgamation of talent-- this 1973 film stars George C. Scott (a few years after his Oscar for "Patton"), was written by Buck Henry (known mostly for comedy), and was directed by Mike Nichols (yes, that Mike Nichols)! Nichols has done everything from "The Graduate" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" through to the more current "Closer" and "Angels in America"--and this bit of sci-fi seems at odds with most of his resume. Curiously, though, he took "Dolphin" over from Roman Polanski (Polanski dropped out when his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by the Manson family). Heck, the backstory alone is cause enough to check out this picture!

Telling the story of a dolphin research facility, Scott plays its leader. Financed by a large corporation, their work is largely unknown even by their sponsors. They have been working on communication techniques and their unorthodox secrecy starts to raise various suspicions. Paul Sorvino, as a mysterious intruder, starts to poke around menacingly and all that is of value to Scott and his team is threatened. Publicly revealing the truth behind their experiments to their bosses, they now find themselves pawns in a larger scheme. It's hard to determine who to trust as potential allies are shown to be villains and vice versa. And caught in the middle are the dolphins who are to be exploited as bomb carrying assassins.

While, in truth, "The Day of the Dolphin" advertises itself as a political thriller with a sci-fi component--I think you'd be better off going into the film knowing nothing about it. But it seems unlikely that anyone could do that. The film's plot is used to sell the picture, so any potential surprises are given away in its marketing. The assassination scheme doesn't manifest itself until the second half of the film and might have made a great twist, but, as is, it's actually something that the audience is anticipating. While the political element is prominently advertised, it is quite vaguely defined and relatively superfluous. "The Day of the Dolphin" works best as sci-fi. Not sci-fi as in aliens and different worlds--but in its truest sense, Science employed as Fiction. The research done with the dolphins incorporates reality and fantasy in a nice combination, and works because it is understated. "Dolphin" also shows man's influence over nature (both good and bad) and how our need for technological superiority can lead to unforeseen and harmful consequences. The dolphins trust that man is their friend, but that friendship is something that can ultimately be used for evil. This ends up being largely a relationship piece, and as odd as it might sound--the central relationship is between Scott and a dolphin.

Sorvino and Scott are both quite good and carry the weight of the film. And if the idea of seeing George C. Scott running around in very short shorts drives you insane with lust, then that's an added bonus. Overall an interesting film, if not a great one. Recommended because it works--but it's also something of an oddity! Just don't expect the rousing adventure the DVD cover might promise you, this is more quietly intriguing. KGHarris, 04/07.

5 out of 5 stars They have now changed the cover to the one I have.......2007-01-07

When I wrote this review they had a different photo of the DVD depicting a female with her midriff showing but mine was just George and the dolphins on the right and a very slim picture of a private airplane in flight, and guys shooting into the water and a boat explosion below that on the left (hard to really tell what they were unless you saw the movie). Now it is the same one. I had checked by putting in the UPC code and this came up. Mine has a copyright date of 2005 instead of 2006, though, and mine has the extra features: Interviews with screenwriter Buck Henry and co-stars Leslie Charleson and Edward Herrman, The World's Most Amazing Dolphin Trivia Gallery and Dolphin Bios. I think the features are probably in the DVD on this page too - just not listed here. I thought I had to purchase the one with the "sexier" front cover but received the more modest one -- I didn't buy it from Amazon.

I have loved this movie for years. They used to advertise this movie in the 80's on KBHK-TV Ch 44 San Francisco, CA, with the music from Saint-Saens Aquarium but that music is not in the movie / soundtrack.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Film.......2006-04-22

I guess you could say I am a person who likes films that says what if..This one is that a person can teach a dolphin to talk in human language. It is a touching, wonderful, interesting story, about mankind in all its goodness and other full of greed and explotation of anything to make a the almighty buck.

5 out of 5 stars One Of The All Time Best.......2006-02-19

This movie is one of my all time favorites. George C. Scott plays an obsessed director of an aquatic facility which trains dolphins to communicate with humans. It has a good story line and action scenes(for the 70's) right up until the heartwrenching end. This is one of those movies you can't stop thinking about long after you've viewed it.
Day of the Animals
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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Day of the Animals
Starring: Christopher George , Leslie Nielsen , Lynda Day George , Richard Jaeckel , and Michael Ansara
Director: William Girdler
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ASIN: B000CSTKGA
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Description

The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Not bad at all!.......2007-06-20

As far as "when animals attack"-type movies go, this one's actually pretty good. If "Grizzly" was William Girdler's "Jaws", this is probably his "The Birds". There are probably more shots of staring owls and vultures and other birds of prey in this film than any other in memory. But wait, there's more: a generous serving of tarantulas, snakes, big cats, bears, wild dogs, rats ... basically this film is Dr Doolittle's worst nightmare.

The plot (animals driven crazy by cosmic rays attack hikers) may sound simplistic, but at least Girdler cross-cuts between the different disaster-movie-type characters and their various subplots to maintain interest. (There's even a Shelley Winters clone.) He even manages to give a SLIGHTLY post-apocalyptic scope to the film, which is quite cool, with scenes of an abandoned town a la "The Andromeda Strain" and a deserted campsite whose occupants have obviously become lunch.

Media Blasters have done a very nice job with this DVD. While it lacks a commentary, it does at least offer a "making of" doco featuring interviews with surviving cast members (including Susan Backlinie, who became fish food at the start of "Jaws"), an original trailer, and TWO versions of the same film, one a 1.85:1 television master, and the other a 2.35:1 theatrical reissue under the title "Something Is Out There." The latter version is a fairly beaten-up print, but there's a kind of grindhouse beauty to its dust, scratches and splotches, and the aspect ratio is my personal pick over the cleaner, yet cropped 1.85:1 version. Which version you choose to watch comes down to whether you prefer a cleaner print or the proper OAR. However, the 2.35:1 version is missing some snippets of dialogue in which Leslie Nielsen's character insults a Native American character, one of which seems to have been edited out with a chainsaw, so jarring is the jump cut.

William Girdler's composition and widescreen camerawork are excellent, and the editing's pretty good, too, especially in the frenzied animal attack scenes. The wilderness scenery is beautiful, too. Girdler could have gone on to become a solid genre director like Peter Hyams if he'd lived past 30. We can only imagine what he could have done with modern filmmaking equipment and visual effects, but alas, his career was snuffed out just as he was starting to hit his straps.

The acting is adequate for a film like this and while the dialogue is not exactly William Goldman, it's serviceable.

* Spoilers *

There are some pretty wild scenes in this film that you probably wouldn't see if a similar film was made today. Without giving too much away, expect leaping rats, Leslie Nielsen going "Lord of the Flies" and turning into a homicidal rapist/bear wrestler (an UNFORGETTABLE scene), and a scene in which several characters are being attacked by savage German Shepherds WHILST ON A RAFT FLOATING DOWN WHITEWATER RAPIDS. I watched that sequence wondering how on earth they filmed it. One poor character is attacked by wild dogs AND rattlesnakes SIMULTANEOUSLY. When you see stuff like that, you can't quite believe what you're seeing, but it's very entertaining nonetheless.

Gore-wise, this film is nowhere near Eli Roth-level, but it does have some claret splashed around here and there. Young kids probably wouldn't cope with it too well, but anyone over about 13 should be fine.

Overall, a good effort, and a movie worthy of sharing shelf space with other '70s/'80s creature features like "Squirm", "Piranha", "Alligator" and so on.

3 out of 5 stars Yet another 70's late night flashback!.......2007-04-05

The first time I saw this one I was 11 and "The Night Stalker" had just gone off on the C.B.S. late night movie and this was next. At the time, the movie was fresh and seemed like it could happen(the 70's were a very negative time when things like the future were brought up) and I really enjoyed this cheesy film.
Now almost 40(and proud to have made it past the atomic wars, bio-hazards, alien invasions,and the attack of the Bee Gees) I find that this little slice of environmental nightmare still holds a strange hold on me. Christopher George(the poor man's Charlton Heston) never looked tougher than he did here leading hikers down a mountain as the missing ozone(remember that) allowed cosmic rays to fry animals and human brains if you were to high up(talk about a rocky mountain high). Long before his rebirth as everyone's favorite goofy actor Leslie Nielsen gives us his turn as the jerk who wants to take over and becomes power mad(he even fights a bear)and it's so over the top that you can see why they cast him in "Airplane". The movie is like an old friend, it doesn't surprise you,it's not Shakespeare, it's drive-in movie making at it's glory(If you don't know about drive-in's then you have missed a prime piece of Americana). Not for all taste, but if you are over 35 you will feel a little tug at the old memory watching this one.

4 out of 5 stars Lions and Leslies and Bears.....Oh My!.......2007-03-10

The intro to this film says that this is a scenario that COULD happen if we continue to mess with the ozone layer. I'm no man of science, but I seriously doubt this scenario would actually happen regardless of how much we junk the ozone layer. That's not the point though, the point is to make a scare film. A group of hikers in the mountains have to fight to survive against the ozone crazed wildlife. This time it's not just one species of animal that's pissed off(Frogs, The Swarm, Squirm, etc.), all the animals are pissed off! Disney's Animal Kingdom's got nothing on this mountain for the true hardcore animal experience, though to it's credit, Disney does have gorillas and the Dinosaur ride. Unlike most films that feature a cast of annoying folks you'd love to see eaten by animals, there are actually a few characters here you grow to like. Alot of them are familiar faces. Richard Jaeckel from the Dirty Dozen, and of course, The Green Slime, Christopher George(who keeps his brains inside his head this time), Andrew Davis(the guy who's always screwing around with Shannon Tweed in those Night Eyes movies), and Leslie Nielsen. What's cool is that the director gets live animals in the shot with the actors for the attack scenes instead of the old trick of animal stock footage intercut with an actor screaming. One of the highlights is Nielsen. This guy's been typecast since 1988, and it's nearly impossible to picture him as anything but a zany klutz. The man can act when he wants to though. It's a trip to see him as a psychopath and all around jerk. He's actually convincing. Of course anyone who's seen Creepshow knows that Leslie can be serious as a heart attack when he wants to. I actually liked this movie more than I probably should have, so my high rating of the film might be a bit exaggerated. I did find it rather fun, plus I've always had a soft spot for the whole "nature strikes back" thing. If that's also your thing, it wouldn't hurt to check this out.

4 out of 5 stars It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature!.......2006-09-01

If the ozone layer vanished,many scientists have theories about how this would effect life on Earth. I guarantee that none of these theories comes close to the one put forth by this movie. Turns out that when the ozone goes, all the animals on the planet go ICKY-BINGO and band together to wipe humanity off the face of the planet. It's not really dynamic but it is fun watching cougars running through Denver's suburbs scaring crossing guards, mailmen and dogs out of 10 years growth. Pity the poor hikers trapped in the woods when all this goes down.The best part though, is when crazed hiker Leslie Neilsen goes kamikazee against a murderous grizzly bear. He actually tries to bite the beasts ear off! Needless to say this is a very short,but entertaining scene. There is also an attempt at drama and inter-personal tension, but luckily the creators never try too hard with that part of the film. Enjoy the low-budget but earnest goofiness of movies like this one, because Hollywood really doesn't make'em like this anymore.

4 out of 5 stars When Leslie Nielsons Attack!..........2006-05-17

William Girdler's follow-up to GRIZZLY, DAY OF THE ANIMALS (aka: SOMETHING IS OUT THERE) features pack-hunting mountain lions, bone-crushing grizzlies, ravenous wolves, hellish hawks, flesh-plucking buzzards, sinister rattlesnakes, and rats that can leap 10 feet! However, the true star of DOTAs is Leslie Nielson as the odious hiker gone feral! He intimidates, threatens, beats up others, kills a guy, and attempts to rape a gal hiker! You see, the ozone layer's been depleated to such an extent as to cause the animals (including Nielson's character) to attack and kill all humans! Watch this one as part of your next "nature's revenge" film fest!...
The Day of the Dolphin
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The Day of the Dolphin
Starring: George C. Scott , Trish Van Devere , Paul Sorvino , Fritz Weaver , and Jon Korkes
Director: Mike Nichols
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ASIN: B00009P1M0
Release Date: 2003-07-29

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Nominated for an Academy Award™, The Day of the Dolphin stars George C. Scott as a scientist who trains dolphins to speak, only to find them kidnapped for use in a vicious assassination plot. This beautiful production of an exciting adventure was executed by one of the only creative teams that could pull it off: writer Buck Henry and director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Catch-22). Based on the novel by Robert Merle, the film is a nostalgic favorite of the generation who grew up with Flipper. An effective and at times amusing action flick, the film is available for the first time in a special edition DVD featuring an astounding new digital transfer enhanced for 16x9 televisions and a slew of charming supplements.

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5 out of 5 stars The Day of the Dolphin.......2007-06-08

This is a great thriller & one of my husband's favorites.

4 out of 5 stars But The Dolphin Seemed So Playful.....Until It Tried To Kill Me!.......2007-04-14

Ever seen a political thriller that employs dolphins as potential assassins? Why the heck not? As a curiosity, it's hard to beat "The Day of the Dolphin." Bringing together a bizarre amalgamation of talent-- this 1973 film stars George C. Scott (a few years after his Oscar for "Patton"), was written by Buck Henry (known mostly for comedy), and was directed by Mike Nichols (yes, that Mike Nichols)! Nichols has done everything from "The Graduate" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" through to the more current "Closer" and "Angels in America"--and this bit of sci-fi seems at odds with most of his resume. Curiously, though, he took "Dolphin" over from Roman Polanski (Polanski dropped out when his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by the Manson family). Heck, the backstory alone is cause enough to check out this picture!

Telling the story of a dolphin research facility, Scott plays its leader. Financed by a large corporation, their work is largely unknown even by their sponsors. They have been working on communication techniques and their unorthodox secrecy starts to raise various suspicions. Paul Sorvino, as a mysterious intruder, starts to poke around menacingly and all that is of value to Scott and his team is threatened. Publicly revealing the truth behind their experiments to their bosses, they now find themselves pawns in a larger scheme. It's hard to determine who to trust as potential allies are shown to be villains and vice versa. And caught in the middle are the dolphins who are to be exploited as bomb carrying assassins.

While, in truth, "The Day of the Dolphin" advertises itself as a political thriller with a sci-fi component--I think you'd be better off going into the film knowing nothing about it. But it seems unlikely that anyone could do that. The film's plot is used to sell the picture, so any potential surprises are given away in its marketing. The assassination scheme doesn't manifest itself until the second half of the film and might have made a great twist, but, as is, it's actually something that the audience is anticipating. While the political element is prominently advertised, it is quite vaguely defined and relatively superfluous. "The Day of the Dolphin" works best as sci-fi. Not sci-fi as in aliens and different worlds--but in its truest sense, Science employed as Fiction. The research done with the dolphins incorporates reality and fantasy in a nice combination, and works because it is understated. "Dolphin" also shows man's influence over nature (both good and bad) and how our need for technological superiority can lead to unforeseen and harmful consequences. The dolphins trust that man is their friend, but that friendship is something that can ultimately be used for evil. This ends up being largely a relationship piece, and as odd as it might sound--the central relationship is between Scott and a dolphin.

Sorvino and Scott are both quite good and carry the weight of the film. And if the idea of seeing George C. Scott running around in very short shorts drives you insane with lust, then that's an added bonus. Overall an interesting film, if not a great one. Recommended because it works--but it's also something of an oddity! Just don't expect the rousing adventure the DVD cover might promise you, this is more quietly intriguing. KGHarris, 04/07.

5 out of 5 stars They have now changed the cover to the one I have.......2007-01-07

When I wrote this review they had a different photo of the DVD depicting a female with her midriff showing but mine was just George and the dolphins on the right and a very slim picture of a private airplane in flight, and guys shooting into the water and a boat explosion below that on the left (hard to really tell what they were unless you saw the movie). Now it is the same one. I had checked by putting in the UPC code and this came up. Mine has a copyright date of 2005 instead of 2006, though, and mine has the extra features: Interviews with screenwriter Buck Henry and co-stars Leslie Charleson and Edward Herrman, The World's Most Amazing Dolphin Trivia Gallery and Dolphin Bios. I think the features are probably in the DVD on this page too - just not listed here. I thought I had to purchase the one with the "sexier" front cover but received the more modest one -- I didn't buy it from Amazon.

I have loved this movie for years. They used to advertise this movie in the 80's on KBHK-TV Ch 44 San Francisco, CA, with the music from Saint-Saens Aquarium but that music is not in the movie / soundtrack.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Film.......2006-04-22

I guess you could say I am a person who likes films that says what if..This one is that a person can teach a dolphin to talk in human language. It is a touching, wonderful, interesting story, about mankind in all its goodness and other full of greed and explotation of anything to make a the almighty buck.

5 out of 5 stars One Of The All Time Best.......2006-02-19

This movie is one of my all time favorites. George C. Scott plays an obsessed director of an aquatic facility which trains dolphins to communicate with humans. It has a good story line and action scenes(for the 70's) right up until the heartwrenching end. This is one of those movies you can't stop thinking about long after you've viewed it.
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    We invite you to join us and follow-along as we entertain and guide you and your child to use the skills they need in their everyday life such as proper manners, how to prepare nutritious snacks, use their imagination and get their daily exercise through dancing. Each segment has been specifically constructed to stimulate important developmental skills that are critical for preschool and early elementary age groups. Through the use of music, arts, crafts and creative dramatics, Tot-a-Doodle-Do! works to develop fine and gross motor skills, communication, cognitive and socialization skills. Recommended by Child Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Pediatricians, Educators, and Speech & Language specialists, the show includes: ·Crafty Kids Kids can use their creativity to color, paint and glue to follow-along art projects. ·Imagination Station play games, imagine and pretend ·On our Block Meet someone from the neighborhood ·Hop N Bop Sing and dance with us to original songs ·Super Snack - make nutritious snacks ·Molly Manners Our puppet Molly Manners teaches the children to be polite and use their manners. Hosts Alia, Penny, Molly Manners and The Tot Crew -- a diverse group of children -- introduce young viewers to six fun, easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself- at-home segments. The Tot Crew also includes special needs children and Picture Communication Symbols, which encourage non-verbal and special needs children to participate in their own way.
    Buzz E. Bee At the Rainy Day Zoo
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      The Rainy Day Zoo is the perfect medley of narrative Rhyme, visual images and classical music. Combining hese individual elements is very entertaining and greatly enhances child learning.
      Day of the Animals
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • Not bad at all!
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      Day of the Animals
      Starring: Christopher George , Leslie Nielsen , Lynda Day George , Richard Jaeckel , and Michael Ansara
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      4 out of 5 stars Not bad at all!.......2007-06-20

      As far as "when animals attack"-type movies go, this one's actually pretty good. If "Grizzly" was William Girdler's "Jaws", this is probably his "The Birds". There are probably more shots of staring owls and vultures and other birds of prey in this film than any other in memory. But wait, there's more: a generous serving of tarantulas, snakes, big cats, bears, wild dogs, rats ... basically this film is Dr Doolittle's worst nightmare.

      The plot (animals driven crazy by cosmic rays attack hikers) may sound simplistic, but at least Girdler cross-cuts between the different disaster-movie-type characters and their various subplots to maintain interest. (There's even a Shelley Winters clone.) He even manages to give a SLIGHTLY post-apocalyptic scope to the film, which is quite cool, with scenes of an abandoned town a la "The Andromeda Strain" and a deserted campsite whose occupants have obviously become lunch.

      Media Blasters have done a very nice job with this DVD. While it lacks a commentary, it does at least offer a "making of" doco featuring interviews with surviving cast members (including Susan Backlinie, who became fish food at the start of "Jaws"), an original trailer, and TWO versions of the same film, one a 1.85:1 television master, and the other a 2.35:1 theatrical reissue under the title "Something Is Out There." The latter version is a fairly beaten-up print, but there's a kind of grindhouse beauty to its dust, scratches and splotches, and the aspect ratio is my personal pick over the cleaner, yet cropped 1.85:1 version. Which version you choose to watch comes down to whether you prefer a cleaner print or the proper OAR. However, the 2.35:1 version is missing some snippets of dialogue in which Leslie Nielsen's character insults a Native American character, one of which seems to have been edited out with a chainsaw, so jarring is the jump cut.

      William Girdler's composition and widescreen camerawork are excellent, and the editing's pretty good, too, especially in the frenzied animal attack scenes. The wilderness scenery is beautiful, too. Girdler could have gone on to become a solid genre director like Peter Hyams if he'd lived past 30. We can only imagine what he could have done with modern filmmaking equipment and visual effects, but alas, his career was snuffed out just as he was starting to hit his straps.

      The acting is adequate for a film like this and while the dialogue is not exactly William Goldman, it's serviceable.

      * Spoilers *

      There are some pretty wild scenes in this film that you probably wouldn't see if a similar film was made today. Without giving too much away, expect leaping rats, Leslie Nielsen going "Lord of the Flies" and turning into a homicidal rapist/bear wrestler (an UNFORGETTABLE scene), and a scene in which several characters are being attacked by savage German Shepherds WHILST ON A RAFT FLOATING DOWN WHITEWATER RAPIDS. I watched that sequence wondering how on earth they filmed it. One poor character is attacked by wild dogs AND rattlesnakes SIMULTANEOUSLY. When you see stuff like that, you can't quite believe what you're seeing, but it's very entertaining nonetheless.

      Gore-wise, this film is nowhere near Eli Roth-level, but it does have some claret splashed around here and there. Young kids probably wouldn't cope with it too well, but anyone over about 13 should be fine.

      Overall, a good effort, and a movie worthy of sharing shelf space with other '70s/'80s creature features like "Squirm", "Piranha", "Alligator" and so on.

      3 out of 5 stars Yet another 70's late night flashback!.......2007-04-05

      The first time I saw this one I was 11 and "The Night Stalker" had just gone off on the C.B.S. late night movie and this was next. At the time, the movie was fresh and seemed like it could happen(the 70's were a very negative time when things like the future were brought up) and I really enjoyed this cheesy film.
      Now almost 40(and proud to have made it past the atomic wars, bio-hazards, alien invasions,and the attack of the Bee Gees) I find that this little slice of environmental nightmare still holds a strange hold on me. Christopher George(the poor man's Charlton Heston) never looked tougher than he did here leading hikers down a mountain as the missing ozone(remember that) allowed cosmic rays to fry animals and human brains if you were to high up(talk about a rocky mountain high). Long before his rebirth as everyone's favorite goofy actor Leslie Nielsen gives us his turn as the jerk who wants to take over and becomes power mad(he even fights a bear)and it's so over the top that you can see why they cast him in "Airplane". The movie is like an old friend, it doesn't surprise you,it's not Shakespeare, it's drive-in movie making at it's glory(If you don't know about drive-in's then you have missed a prime piece of Americana). Not for all taste, but if you are over 35 you will feel a little tug at the old memory watching this one.

      4 out of 5 stars Lions and Leslies and Bears.....Oh My!.......2007-03-10

      The intro to this film says that this is a scenario that COULD happen if we continue to mess with the ozone layer. I'm no man of science, but I seriously doubt this scenario would actually happen regardless of how much we junk the ozone layer. That's not the point though, the point is to make a scare film. A group of hikers in the mountains have to fight to survive against the ozone crazed wildlife. This time it's not just one species of animal that's pissed off(Frogs, The Swarm, Squirm, etc.), all the animals are pissed off! Disney's Animal Kingdom's got nothing on this mountain for the true hardcore animal experience, though to it's credit, Disney does have gorillas and the Dinosaur ride. Unlike most films that feature a cast of annoying folks you'd love to see eaten by animals, there are actually a few characters here you grow to like. Alot of them are familiar faces. Richard Jaeckel from the Dirty Dozen, and of course, The Green Slime, Christopher George(who keeps his brains inside his head this time), Andrew Davis(the guy who's always screwing around with Shannon Tweed in those Night Eyes movies), and Leslie Nielsen. What's cool is that the director gets live animals in the shot with the actors for the attack scenes instead of the old trick of animal stock footage intercut with an actor screaming. One of the highlights is Nielsen. This guy's been typecast since 1988, and it's nearly impossible to picture him as anything but a zany klutz. The man can act when he wants to though. It's a trip to see him as a psychopath and all around jerk. He's actually convincing. Of course anyone who's seen Creepshow knows that Leslie can be serious as a heart attack when he wants to. I actually liked this movie more than I probably should have, so my high rating of the film might be a bit exaggerated. I did find it rather fun, plus I've always had a soft spot for the whole "nature strikes back" thing. If that's also your thing, it wouldn't hurt to check this out.

      4 out of 5 stars It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature!.......2006-09-01

      If the ozone layer vanished,many scientists have theories about how this would effect life on Earth. I guarantee that none of these theories comes close to the one put forth by this movie. Turns out that when the ozone goes, all the animals on the planet go ICKY-BINGO and band together to wipe humanity off the face of the planet. It's not really dynamic but it is fun watching cougars running through Denver's suburbs scaring crossing guards, mailmen and dogs out of 10 years growth. Pity the poor hikers trapped in the woods when all this goes down.The best part though, is when crazed hiker Leslie Neilsen goes kamikazee against a murderous grizzly bear. He actually tries to bite the beasts ear off! Needless to say this is a very short,but entertaining scene. There is also an attempt at drama and inter-personal tension, but luckily the creators never try too hard with that part of the film. Enjoy the low-budget but earnest goofiness of movies like this one, because Hollywood really doesn't make'em like this anymore.

      4 out of 5 stars When Leslie Nielsons Attack!..........2006-05-17

      William Girdler's follow-up to GRIZZLY, DAY OF THE ANIMALS (aka: SOMETHING IS OUT THERE) features pack-hunting mountain lions, bone-crushing grizzlies, ravenous wolves, hellish hawks, flesh-plucking buzzards, sinister rattlesnakes, and rats that can leap 10 feet! However, the true star of DOTAs is Leslie Nielson as the odious hiker gone feral! He intimidates, threatens, beats up others, kills a guy, and attempts to rape a gal hiker! You see, the ozone layer's been depleated to such an extent as to cause the animals (including Nielson's character) to attack and kill all humans! Watch this one as part of your next "nature's revenge" film fest!...

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