<p>Jacques Costeau tried.</p> <p>Pioneer dolphin researcher John Lilly said it couldn&#8217;t be done.</p> <p>But in 1978 a ship of fools set out to swim in the open oceans with wild dolphins. Taking a cue from Aristotle, who said, <em>&#8221;dolphins care for man and enjoy his music&#8221;</em>, the filmmakers played an &#8216;underwater piano&#8221; and for three days interacted with a school of wild dolphins.</p> <p>A <em>&#8221;close encounters of the aquatic kind&#8221;</em>, this classic film documents the first recorded human-wild dolphin encounter in modern times.</p> <p>Featuring an appearance by Buckminister Fuller</p> <p><strong>Awards</strong><br />Winner of the Cup of the Prime Minister (1979), The Milan Film Festival, &#8220;Golden Eagle&#8221; award <span class="caps">CINE </span>(1979)</p> <p><strong>Film Festivals</strong><br />Mill Valley Film Festival, Sacramento Film Festival (opening night), Milan Film Festival</p> <h2>What People Say</h2> <p>&#8220;Exciting&#8230;an underwater sequence of breathtaking beauty&#8230;&#8221; <strong>Greenpeace Chronicles</strong></p> <p>&#8220;Excellent&#8221; <strong>Los Angeles Weekly</strong></p> <p>Plus special feature short: <em>The Wonder of Dolphins</em></p> <p><strong>Total Running Time: 72 minutes<br /><span class="caps">DVD </span>- NTSC only</strong></p> 2009-04-28T05:04:19-07:00 dolphin-adventures 6327022 DVD 2009-04-28T05:04:19-07:00 2009-04-30T03:30:48-07:00 MWP Jacques Costeau tried. Pioneer dolphin researcher John Lilly said it couldn't be done. But in 1978 a ship of fools set out to swim in the open oceans with wild dolphins. Taking a cue from Aristotle, who said, _"dolphins care for man and enjoy his music"_, the filmmakers played an 'underwater piano" and for three days interacted with a school of wild dolphins. A _"close encounters of the aquatic kind"_, this classic film documents the first recorded human-wild dolphin encounter in modern times. Featuring an appearance by Buckminister Fuller *Awards* Winner of the Cup of the Prime Minister (1979), The Milan Film Festival, "Golden Eagle" award CINE (1979) *Film Festivals* Mill Valley Film Festival, Sacramento Film Festival (opening night), Milan Film Festival h2. What People Say "Exciting...an underwater sequence of breathtaking beauty..." *Greenpeace Chronicles* "Excellent" *Los Angeles Weekly* Plus special feature short: _The Wonder of Dolphins_ *Total Running Time: 72 minutes DVD - NTSC only* 24.95 2008-02-27T12:55:50-08:00 manual 136 18315972 deny 1 Dolphin Adventures 1 24.95 6327022 true dvd-dolphin true 2009-04-30T03:26:27-07:00 2008-02-27T12:55:50-08:00 manual 136 18315982 deny 1 Director 2 0.01 6327022 true Michael Wiese & Hardy Jones true 2009-04-28T05:10:18-07:00 2008-02-27T12:55:50-08:00 manual 136 18315992 deny 1 Producer 3 0.01 6327022 true Michael Wiese true 2008-10-28T08:52:14-07:00 2008-02-27T12:55:50-08:00 manual 136 18316002 deny 1 Release Date 4 0.01 6327022 true 1 May 2009 true 2009-04-28T05:09:51-07:00 2009-04-30T03:27:23-07:00 manual 136 18409462 deny 1 Total Running Time 5 0.01 6327022 true 72 minutes true 2009-04-30T03:27:23-07:00 2009-04-28T05:15:37-07:00 12502342 1 6327022 2009-04-28T05:15:37-07:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/products/DolphinAdventuresT.jpg?1268275977 Title