A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.
Acting
Morgan Freeman doing Morgan Freeman things in a tank top.
Practical Effects
Real Winter the dolphin playing herself — method acting legend.
Production
Clearwater Marine Aquarium as itself, tourism bureau must've wept.
Director
Charles Martin Smith
Nathan Gamble
Sawyer Nelson
Cozi Zuehlsdorff
Hazel Haskett
Harry Connick Jr.
Dr. Clay Haskett
Austin Stowell
Kyle Connellan
Morgan Freeman
Dr. McCarthy
Ashley Judd
Lorraine Nelson
Kris Kristofferson
Reed Haskett
Ray McKinnon
Mr. Doyle
Frances Sternhagen
Gloria Forrest
Carlos Jorge Guerrero
Bully #2
Austin Highsmith Garces
Phoebe
Betzaida Landín
Kat
Juliana Harkavy
Rebecca
Megan Lozicki
Brittany
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Winter's real-life rescue in 2005 made her Clearwater's celebrity; she died in 2021 with global obituaries.
The 'hanger' prosthetic design was adapted from human amputee tech, making this oddly influential for actual prosthetics research.
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