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Zeus & Roxanne

1997 · 98 min

A gentle, sunny family film where animal friendship and a sweet romance drift along with easy charm and mild peril.

Directed by
George T. Miller
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Starring
Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Arnold Vosloo
Tagline
A friendship no one ever thought possible. An adventure no one ever will forget.
Overview
Mary Beth is a marine biologist that gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best-friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. She falls in love with Zeus's owner, Terry, a musician who rides a bike.

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Directed by
George T. Miller
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Starring
Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Arnold Vosloo
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • friendship
  • found family
  • healing
Places
  • sea
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, family, romance
Directed by
George T. Miller
Written by
Tom Benedek
Starring
Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Arnold Vosloo, Dawn McMillan, Jessica Howell, Duchess Tomasello, Shannon K. Foley, Jim R. Coleman
Music
Bruce Rowland
Cinematography
David Connell
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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