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Dolphin With Prosthetic Tail Goes Hollywood

'Winter' stars in soon-to-be-released film with Morgan Freeman

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2011 1:58 PM CDT

(Newser) – If you've never heard of Winter the dolphin, get ready. She's about to be a movie star, reports the Huffington Post. Dolphin Tale, with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, tells the true-life story of how Winter lost her tail in a crab trap at age 3 months. Doctors fitted her with a prosthetic tail so she could swim properly and, voila, a star was born. Winter now performs at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which has already seen a big jump in visitors and expects even more when the movie comes out in September. Click for more on Winter, including video of her at the aquarium.

A YouTube screen grab of Winter the dolphin.
A YouTube screen grab of Winter the dolphin.   (YouTubeA)
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The trailer for 'Dolphin Tale.'   (YouTube)

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Mad
Aug 20, 2011 6:54 PM CDT
Awwwww.  We save one dolphin, and that makes up for the millions we killed catching tuna.  >snif<
crafter67
Aug 20, 2011 2:18 PM CDT
STOP WITH THE 3D ALREADY!  okay I feel better now.  *ahem* Looks interesting but I have to wonder if she could survive in the wild with the prosthetic...might go see it as a matinee.
finkster
Aug 20, 2011 2:10 PM CDT
That kind of trailer makes me what to take my girlfriend to see the movie carrying a "big" box of tissues.
 

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