Did a porpoise have its own movie?

Answer 1

No, there have been no major motion pictures starring a porpoise. Some do appear in various marine life documentaries, but due to their shy nature and reclusive behavior they are not typically trained to be used for shows.

However; there have been many movies starring dolphins which are often confused with porpoise (though there are distinct differences).

Dolphin have a longer, sleeker body shape (compared to the shorter stubbier porpoise). Dolphin spend much of their time near the surface, they often jump and do tricks out of water. Porpoise spend their time deeper (in comparison) and rarely venture to the surface other than for air, they rarely (if ever) jump out of the water or do tricks.

In comparison, dolphins are simply far friendlier and much more willing to perform.

The most well known (character) is a bottle nosed dolphin named Flipper. Numerous movies have been made starring this character (though a different trained animal was used for each film)

Examples:

Flipper (1963). Stars Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin.

Flipper's New Adventure (1964)

Flipper (1983) Stars Andrea Mingardi, Paola Pitagora

Flipper (1996). Stars Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan.

Flipper and the Milihune (1999)