The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014)

ALL 06/17/2014 (en) Documentary 60 Min
  • Release
    06/17/2014
  • Production
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    55%
  • Original title
    The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

This is the story of the most extraordinary and audacious experiment in the history of animal science. It was carried out by visionary 1960s neuroscientist John Lilly, who had a remarkable ambition; to communicate with dolphins by teaching them to speak English. The experiment was seized upon by NASA, who were embarking on the first serious search for extra-terrestrial intelligence beyond the Earth. When they detected a signal from ET, they would need to understand how to communicate with a species other than humans. Here, without leaving the planet, was the opportunity to practice such inter-species communication. But what started with ‘60s idealism would spiral into the darkness of the decade, and end in tragedy, with rumours and scandal about drug abuse and a sexual relationship between Peter and Margaret. Fifty years on, this film tells the real story of just what happened at the Dolphin House.

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Casts

  1. Jeff Bridges

    Self

  2. Frank Drake

    Self - Astronomer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 2 , Crews : 1

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The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014) 60 Min

ALL 06/17/2014 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 06/17/2014
  • Production
  • Original title The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This is the story of the most extraordinary and audacious experiment in the history of animal science. It was carried out by visionary 1960s neuroscientist John Lilly, who had a remarkable ambition; to communicate with dolphins by teaching them to speak English. The experiment was seized upon by NASA, who were embarking on the first serious search for extra-terrestrial intelligence beyond the Earth. When they detected a signal from ET, they would need to understand how to communicate with a species other than humans. Here, without leaving the planet, was the opportunity to practice such inter-species communication. But what started with ‘60s idealism would spiral into the darkness of the decade, and end in tragedy, with rumours and scandal about drug abuse and a sexual relationship between Peter and Margaret. Fifty years on, this film tells the real story of just what happened at the Dolphin House.

  1. Christopher Riley

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer