Andre (1994)

Director:

George Miller

Writers (WGA):

Harry Goodridge (book) and
Lew Dietz (book) ...
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Release Date:

17 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

The greatest adventure is finding your way home

Plot:

The true story of how a marine sea lion named Andre befriended a little girl and her family, circa 1962.

Plot Keywords:

Seal | Fisherman | Harbor Master | Girl | Harbor

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Tina Majorino	...	Toni Whitney
Chelsea Field	...	Thalice Whitney
Shane Meier	...	Steve Whitney
Aidan Pendleton	...	Paula Whitney
Shirley Broderick	...	Mrs. McCann
Keith Carradine	...	Harry Whitney
Andrea Libman	...	Mary May
Keith Szarabajka	...	Billy Baker
Joshua Jackson	...	Mark Baker
Jay Brazeau	...	Griff Armstrong
Bill Dow	...	Ellwyn
Joy Coghill	...	Betsy
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Dan Snow
Frank C. Turner	...	John Miller
Kristian Ayre	...	Gerald
Gregory Smith	...	Bobby
Ric Reid	...	Henry White
Duncan Fraser	...	Jack Adams
Gary Jones	...	Lance Tindall
Teryl Rothery	...	Jennifer Fife
Douglas Newell	...	Lou
Annette O'Toole	...	Adult Voice of Toni (voice)
Tory The Sea Lion	...	Andre The Seal

Directed by
George Miller

Writing credits (WGA)
Harry Goodridge		(book "A Seal Called Andre") and
Lew Dietz		(book "A Seal Called Andre") (as Lew Deitz)
Dana Baratta		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sue Baden-Powell	....	co-producer
Dana Baratta	....	co-producer
Annette Handley Chandler	....	producer (as Annette Handley)
Donald Kushner	....	executive producer
Peter Locke	....	executive producer
Lawrence Mortorff	....	co-executive producer
Adam Shapiro	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Rowland

Cinematography by
Thomas Burstyn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Harry Hitner
Patrick Kennedy

Casting by
Annette Benson
Lindsay Walker

Production Design by
William A. Elliott		(as William Elliott)

Art Direction by
Sheila Haley

Set Decoration by
Barry Kemp

Costume Design by
Maya Mani

Makeup Department
Beverley Keigher	....	makeup artist (as Beverly Benjamin)
Sherry Anne Ross	....	hair stylist
Dean Scheck	....	hair stylist
Donna Spahn	....	makeup artist: second unit, Mississippi (as Donna Sphan)
Jacky Wilkinson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sue Baden-Powell	....	unit production manager
Vanessa Hayes	....	post-production supervisor
Brent O'Connor	....	unit production manager
Reid Shane	....	production supervisor
Michael Tinger	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bonnie Benwick	....	third assistant director (as Bonnie R. Benwick)
Christine Derek	....	dgc trainee
Brian Giddens	....	first assistant director
Sandra Mayo	....	second assistant director
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	second unit director (as Ernie Orsatti)

Art Department
Marie Ahle	....	property buyer
Nicole Chorney	....	set buyer
Gordon Clapp	....	set dresser (as Gordon A. Clapp)
Mark Francis	....	property master
Erik Gerlund	....	set buyer
Don Gervais	....	foreperson
Steve Houle	....	assistant decorator
Denise Hutniak	....	set dresser
Max Matsuoka	....	first assistant property master
Roxanne Narver	....	art department coordinator
Nick Rippon	....	art director: second unit, Mississippi
Chuck Robinson	....	set dresser (as H. Chuck Robinson)
Rick Stranan	....	construction coordinator
John Dale	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens (uncredited)
Al Rourke	....	lead carpenter (uncredited)
David Paul Hewitt White	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Appleby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Bell	....	sound editor
Steve Copley	....	foley recordist
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor (as Robert Costanza)
Michael Dandy	....	dialogue editor
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor (as Michael Dickeson)
David C. Eichhorn	....	sound editor (as David Eichhorn)
Mark Friedgen	....	sound editor
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Kristi Johns	....	supervising adr editor
Darren King	....	dialogue editor
Gary Macheel	....	sound editor
Michael McGee	....	sound mixer
Tim O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Tim O' Connell)
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator
Angie Pajek	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Purdy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michelle Schubert	....	foley assistant
John Sievert	....	foley artist (as John 'Woody' Sievert)
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor (as Rick Steele)
Virginia Storey	....	foley assistant
Robert S. Warren	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Frank Welker	....	special vocal sound effects: additional seal sounds
Michael Werth	....	dialogue editor
Brian Wherret	....	assistant sound editor (as Brian Wherrett)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Nelson Ferreira	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Kaitlyn Walker	....	adr artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Allinson	....	special effects
Perry Beckham	....	special effects crew (as Perry Beckam)
Nigel Brackley	....	animatronic engineer
Bob Keen	....	animatronic engineer
Martin L. Mercer	....	animatronic engineer (as Martin Mercer)
William H. Orr	....	special effects coordinator (as Bill Orr)
Jak Osmond	....	special effects crew
Paul Spateri	....	animatronic engineer
Michael Walls	....	assistant special effects coordinator (as Mike Walls)
David K'shin Gendron	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunts
Kirk Jarrett	....	stunts
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adshead	....	rigging grip
Jonathan Bekemeier	....	camera operator: second unit, Boston (as Jon Beckemeier)
Paul F. Birkett	....	camera operator (as Paul Birkett)
Peter Brown	....	underwater camera operator
Buddy Carr	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit, Mississippi
Carlos Catalanotto	....	second assistant photographer: second unit, Mississippi (as Carlo Catalonotto)
Joe Catalanotto	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit, Mississippi (as Joe Catalonotto)
Gilly Charbonnet	....	first company grip: second unit, Mississippi (as Gilley Charbonnet)
David J. Dawson	....	dolly grip (as Dave Dawson)
Cougar Easley	....	second company grip: second unit, Mississippi (as Couger Easley)
Andy Guichon	....	lamp operator
Brenda Haggerty	....	underwater camera operator
Kevin Hall	....	second assistant photographer
Einar Hansen	....	chief lighting technician
Pauline Heaton	....	underwater camera operator
Tim Heller	....	lamp operator
Don Humer	....	first assistant photographer: second unit, Mississippi (as Donald Humer)
Simon Hunt	....	rigging electrician
Jiri Kucera	....	additional first assistant camera
Brian A. Kuchera	....	first company grip (as Brian Kuchera)
John Kuchera	....	second company grip
Shaun Lawless	....	lamp operator
Chip Matheson	....	underwater camera operator
Chris McGuire	....	chief lighting technician: second unit, Mississippi
John McKinney	....	underwater camera operator
Klaus Melchior	....	video playback operator
Chris Morgan	....	camera operator: second unit, Tasmania, Australia
Brian C. Murphy	....	first assistant photographer (as Brian Murphy)
Rod Parkhurst	....	additional camera operator
Guy Paterson	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jack Rowand	....	still photographer
Troy Toebben	....	electrician
Thomas E. Watson	....	generator operator (as Tom Watson)
Carl Wood	....	first assistant photographer: second unit, Tasmania, Australia
Michael Derbas	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Francisco Gonzalez	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)
Bill Molnar	....	grip (uncredited)
Ted Smith	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
James Forsyth	....	extras casting
Rachel Oberstein	....	casting assistant: L.A.

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Bahen	....	assistant costume designer
Susan Canning	....	costumer
Donna Christiano	....	costume supervisor (as Donna Cristiano)
Donna Spahn	....	costume: second unit, Mississippi (as Donna Sphan)

Editorial Department
Jordan Acomba	....	apprentice editor
Dana Baratta	....	montage designer
Matthew Bates	....	second assistant editor (as Matthew O'Reilly Bates)
Joseph Boren	....	first assistant editor (as Joseph Edward Boren)
Charlie Bowyer	....	montage editor (as Charles Boyer)
Carl V. Dupré	....	apprentice editor (as Carl Vincent Dupre)
Gene Kozicki	....	post-production coordinator
Mark Lemmon	....	second assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer
Jason Rosenbaum	....	second assistant editor
Michael Smith	....	first assistant editor
Richard E. Westover	....	additional editor
Regan McGowan	....	lead post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Harold Bronson	....	music co-supervisor
Robin Gray	....	music scoring mixer (as Robin Grey)
Mark Heyes	....	music editor
Stan Jones	....	music editor
Spencer Proffer	....	music supervisor
Bruce Rowland	....	orchestra conductor
Nerida Tyson-Chew	....	additional orchestrator
Carl Zittrer	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gary Chibi	....	transportation captain
Rick Harasyn	....	transportation co-captain
Darla Nathorst	....	transportation coordinator
Chuck Scorgie	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kate Axelrod	....	production associate: second unit, Mississippi
Paul Barkin	....	production assistant
Jana Brainard	....	assistant: A. Handley, L.A.
Morgan Clevinger	....	production coordinator: second unit, Mississippi (as Morgan Clevenger)
Jessica Clothier	....	script supervisor
Scott Edward Collins	....	trainer (as Scott Collins)
Dusty DaSilva	....	production assistant (as Dusty Dasilva)
Anni Doyle	....	production associate: second unit, Tasmania, Australia
Mark Dumas	....	animal coordinator: Canada (as Mark Wiener)
Suzanne Fortier	....	head trainer (as Suzanne M. Fortier)
Leigh French	....	adr group coordinator
Cathy Mickel Gibson	....	production accountant
Jackie Gondrella	....	script supervisor: second unit, Mississippi
John A. Hamby	....	insurance provider: RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance (as John Hamby)
Mark Hankey	....	production associate: second unit, Boston
Tim Haughian	....	location manager (as Timothy Haughian)
Lesley Hurrien	....	trainer (as Lesley Hurren)
Isabel Johnson	....	assistant production coordinator
Patricia Johnson	....	publicist
Eric Korsh	....	location manager: second unit, Boston
Paul Lougheed	....	production assistant
John Mavrogeorge	....	production assistant
Jennifer Mawby	....	assistant: A. Handley & G. Miller
Brian McMillan	....	animal coordinator
Sandra McNeil	....	tutor
Yvonne Melville	....	production coordinator
Michelle Parzentny	....	trainee coordinator
Fiona Pendleton	....	tutor
Moira Perlmutter	....	assistant: A. Handley & G. Miller
Lisa Platt	....	assistant: A. Shapiro
David Ray	....	assistant: sea lion
Kathie Sharpe	....	craft service
Angie Snowie	....	trainer
Don Steele	....	boat coordinator
Anne Margaret Toews	....	assistant accountant
Craig Young	....	assistant location manager
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
John E. Ferraro	....	production executive (uncredited)
Amy Newman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Adam D. Wright	....	distribution executive (uncredited)

Thanks
Paul J. Fournier	....	special thanks: Film Communications, Inc.
The Goodridge Family	....	special thanks
David R. Huff	....	special thanks (as Dr. David Huff DVM)
Peter F. Olesiuk	....	special thanks
Dorothy Sabey	....	special thanks: British Columbia S.P.C.A.
Moby A. Solangi	....	special thanks: Marine Animal Productions, Inc.
Kevin Vaughn	....	special thanks: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Kushner-Locke Company, The (as Kushner-Locke)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Escarlata Films S.A. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (1995) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Rank Film Organization (1995) (UK) (theatrical)
• UGC Distribution (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (video)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Nelonen (2000) (2001) (Finland) (TV)
• Nordisk Film Home Entertainment (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Turner Pictures Worldwide

Special Effects

• Image Animation (animatronic seals)

Other Companies

• Brian McMillan's Animal Rentals Unlimited  trainer
• Good Earth Catering  catering
• Allan Eaton Studios  score recorded at (as Allan Eaton Studios, Melbourne, Australia)
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting (as Magic Film & Video Works)
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• Payments Plus  payroll services
• RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Law Offices of Alan Abrams  production counsel: L.A.
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  production counsel: Vancouver (as Heenan Blaikie)
• Rhino Records  original soundtrack album (as Rhino CDs and Cassettes)
• Milan Records  soundtrack score album (as Milan CDs and Cassettes)
• Marine Animal Productions (MAP)  special thanks
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada  special thanks (as Canadian Fisheries & Oceans)
• Vancouver Public Aquarium  special thanks
• B.C.S.P.C.A.  special thanks (as British Columbia S.P.C.A.)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium  special thanks
• Film Communications Inc.  special thanks
• Cap's Historical Collection  bicycles
• Clairmont Camera  camera rental (as Clairmont)
• Watervisions  underwater camera
• Mirage Illumination  equipment rental
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 891  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E.® 891 Motion Picture Technicians)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring
• B.C.S.P.C.A.  animal action monitoring: on-set supervision (as The British Columbia S.P.C.A.)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for teen mischief, mild violence and language

Runtime:

Germany:90 min | UK:94 min | USA:94 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby SR

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. (w) | Iceland:L | Spain:T | UK:U | Australia:G | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Finland:S | USA:PG (Certificate #33210) | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The "seal" is actually a sea lion, as seals are notoriously difficult to train.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Early in the movie, which takes place in 1962, the song "A Lover's Concerto" by The Toys can be heard playing on the radio. However, this song was not released until 1965.

Quotes:

Griff Armstrong:[hears Steve and Paula arguing] Jeez, Harry. I don't know why you're so interested in critters. You got yourself a whole pack of wild ones at home.

Movie Connections:

Features "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Thanks To You

Film for all to enjoy.

Andre is a seal pup who is orphaned and taken in by a little girl in New England coastal town. The seal become a local celebrity in town. The seal in the film is almost like a dog, but with flippers. It is a light hearten and touching film. A movie I would recommend for the whole family to watch.