Dolphin Tale Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Dolphin Tale.

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  Harry Connick Jr.

  ... Clay Haskett

  Dolphin Tale 2, Find Me Falling

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  Ashley Judd

  ... Lorraine Nelson

  A Dog's Way Home, Divergent

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  Morgan Freeman

  ... Dr. McCarthy

  Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary), Now You See Me 3

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  Nathan Gamble

  ... Sawyer Nelson

  The Dark Knight, Dolphin Tale 2

• 
  Cozi Zuehlsdorff

  ... Hazel

  Dolphin Tale 2

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  Austin Stowell

  ... Kyle

  Whiplash, Fantasy Island

• J
  Juliana Harkavy

  ... Rebecca

  Paymon

• K
  Kim Ostrenko

  ... Alice

• J
  Jim Fitzpatrick

• K
  Kris Kristofferson

  Dolphin Tale 2, The Star

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  Austin Highsmith

  ... Phoebe

  Dolphin Tale 2

Crew Behind the Film

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

Charles Martin Smith

Screenwriters

Charles Martin Smith
Jordan Roberts
Karen Janszen

Producers

Richard Ingber
Broderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove

Production Details

What we know about the Dolphin Tale movie production.

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.

Production Updates for Dolphin Tale

Jul 2011

Completed

Changed Dolphin Tale movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2010

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2010

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jun 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. October 10, 2010 start date

Dec 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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