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Zeus and Roxanne [VHS]

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I know the general consensus is that the movie is a little too "dear", but I rather enjoyed it,--So did my Great Dane Courageous, who watched it entranced. Perhaps the Dog-Dolphin connection is real!--but then what I do for a living (surgical intensive care) is so intense and so often lacking in happy endings that I take whatever opportunities arise for an emotional vacation. This was certainly that. Steve Guttenberg was his usual Mister Nice Guy--he's done that same roll several times (Three men and a Baby, Cocoon, etc.); he just says different things each time, but he along with the tropical setting were nice to look at anyway. I'm less familiar with Ms Quinlin's vita, but I thought she was quite creditable as a dedicated bio-oceanographer/dolphin specialist. Certainly the quest for the elusive grant is a theme with which I am familiar, working as I do at a university hospital. I especially enjoyed seeing veteran bad-guy Arnold Vosloo in a wonderfully comedic roll as the villianous foil of dog and dolphin. Some of the expressions on his face when dealing with the assorted animals in the film were worthy of Cary Grant in his comedy hay-day (Bringing up Baby and I Was a Male War Bride). Probably the very best performances however were given by Zeus (the dog) and Roxanne (the dolphin) who were some of the best trained animals I've ever seen. (I do hope Courageous was taking note, as he is often not the paragon of polished canine behavior!) My favorite scene was the "escape of Zeus" by means of the balcony. Definitely worth a replay.

While this movie certainly isn't Accademy Award Winning material, it is a very intertaining, good-valued, family movie - and my children (4 and 6) loved it! Both wanting to be "dolphin trainers" when they grow up, we had exhausted the Flipper movies and this was a fresh dolphin adventure for them. The dog (Zeus) just added to the excitement and fun. He is a wonderfully trained animal. We just had to buy it for our collection.

This movie is the best movie ever!! Since dolphins are my favorite animals, the movie is already high up. It has the perfect blend of romance, animals, story, and suspence. I loved it!

I live part-time in the Bahamas on the Grand Bahama Island where this movie was filmed. I rent my condo when I am not there and keep a copy of the movie there for my guests to watch. I always recommend they do The Dolphin Experience (at Sanctuary Bay where many of the scenes were filmed) and actually get to pet Roxanne (real name is Kaylah). Then I suggest lunch at Banana Bay Restaurant where the wedding and limbo scenes were filmed. I know the limbo guy (King Barry) who performs at Port Lucaya (scenes from the movie were filed here as well) at night still. This movie always has a more special meaning after experiencing all this. If you plan a trip to Grand Bahama Island, by all means watch the movie, do the Dolphin Experience and have lunch at Banana Bay. Any questions, please email me.

What a great family movie! The story is based on a relationship between a dog and a dolphin. A scientist is trying to re-introduce a dolphin into the wild and until Zeus showed up was having no luck. My little girl has watched it numerous times and loves it. There is comedy, romance and suspense. For Vosloo fans he is very good in this movie. He plays a scientist who doesn't have the dolphins best interest in mind, but as usual he is the perfect villian and does a great job!

"Zeus and Roxanne" had quite a simple concept to it but it was the story that held its audience. A dog capable of inter-species communication, in this case, it was a dolphin. The dolphin, Roxanne, was equally as pleased to see Zeus. Their owners fall in love, only to separate. They are brought together by the team of Zeus and Roxanne.

Terry Barnett (Steve Guttenberg) is a widower with a young son, 10-year-old Jordan (Miko Hughes), a rock opera trying to get written, and a scruffy sandy-colored dog illogically named Zeus. Mary Beth Dunhill (Kathleen Quinlan) is a marine biologist working for a small oceanographic institute on the Florida Gulf Coast, struggling to get grant funding, working to return a formerly captive dolphin named Roxanne to the wild, and trying to raise two daughters, 15-year-old Judith (Majandra Delfino) and 12-year-old Nora (Jessica Howell). When the Barnetts rent a cottage just across from the one the Dunhills are occupying and Zeus becomes fascinated with Roxanne on seeing her leaping and playing in the bay, it changes everyone's lives. Terry is immediately attracted to Mary Beth, but the crazy circumstances of their meeting seem to mitigate against anything serious. Then Zeus stows away abord Mary Beth's research boat and, to her astonishment, seems to initiate real interchange with Roxanne. With some manipulation by the kids, Terry and Mary Beth begin to date--but Terry isn't sure he's over his wife's death. It takes Zeus, once again, to bring things to their rightful conclusion. Humor, animals, beautiful scenery, and a nasty-nice villain (Arnold Vosloo as Mary Beth's former supervisor Claude Carver)--what more do you need? Kids will like them all, and adults will enjoy following the budding (but never overemphasized) romance. In a way, it isn't just a dog and a dolphin who are learning to communicate: it's animals and humans, a man and a woman, a boy and two girls. And, after all, communication is something everybody has to master.

I had this movie as tween and loved it. My daughter is almost three and we had been making do with my old VHS version until I thought to look for it on Amazon. I didn't get my hopes up because let's face it, it was .05 cents. But it was delivered in about a week in perfect condition and the DVD is good quality. I am so happy and now my daughter can enjoy this movie for years to come.

This is one of the best movies. We've watched it dozens of times, and we don't have children. Everything about it is wonderful entertainment. The kids are excellent in their roles, especially the sibling "rivalry" of the 2 girls...sure brought back my childhood! For a movie that will just make you happy, buy it and enjoy!

Maybe because I love dogs and dophins and the beach and romance, this movie is a "feel good" always laugh and cry kind of thing for me. Yes it is corny, and yes it is formulaic, but I really enjoy watching it after a stressful day or when I need a complete detach from reality. Besides, the dog and the boy are too cute for words!