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Release Date:
Friday, September 23, 2011 Nationwide
some violent content
Plot: What's the story about?
A young boy befriends Winter, an injured dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap, and motivates everyone around him to help save the dolphin by creating a prosthetic appendage to replace the dolphin's missing tail. Harry Connick Jr. plays a vet who rescues the mammal and brings her to runs the marine hospital he runs. Ashley Judd plays the boy's mother while Morgan Freeman is a doctor who creates a prosthetic limb for Winter.
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Who stars in Dolphin Tale: Cast List
Harry Connick Jr. ... Clay Haskett
Find Me Falling, Fear of Rain
Ashley Judd ... Lorraine Nelson
Lazareth , Olympus Has Fallen
Morgan Freeman ... Dr. McCarthy
Fast Charlie, A Good Person
Nathan Gamble ... Sawyer Nelson
The Dark Knight, Dolphin Tale 2
Cozi Zuehlsdorff ... Hazel
Dolphin Tale 2
Austin Stowell ... Kyle
12 Strong, The Hating Game
Juliana Harkavy ... Rebecca
Paymon
Kim Ostrenko ... Alice
Bloodworth, Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Austin Highsmith ... Phoebe
Dolphin Tale 2
Who's making Dolphin Tale: Crew List
A look at the Dolphin Tale behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Charles Martin Smith last directed A Gift From Bob and A Dog's Way Home. The film's writer Charles Martin Smith last wrote Dolphin Tale 2.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Richard IngberBroderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove
Companies
Production Company
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Production: What we know about Dolphin Tale?
Key Facts
- Inspired by the true story of a dolphin named Winter who was rescued off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Filming Timeline
- 2011 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2010 - December: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Production status.
- 2010 - June: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
October 10, 2010 start date
- 2009 - December: The film was set to Development status.
Dolphin Tale Release Date: When was the film released?
Dolphin Tale was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, September 23, 2011 in around 3,507 theaters. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Moneyball, Abduction and Killer Elite.
Dolphin Tale DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Dolphin Tale was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 .