Flipper (1996)

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Shapiro

Writers:

Ricou Browning (story), Jack Cowden (story),

Stars:

Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elijah Wood	...	Sandy Ricks
Paul Hogan	...	Porter Ricks
Jonathan Banks	...	Dirk Moran
Robert Deacon	...	Bounty Fisherman #1
Ann Carey	...	Fisherman's Wife
Mark Casella	...	Bounty Fisherman #2
Luke Halpin	...	Bounty Fisherman #3
Bill Kelley	...	Tommy
Chelsea Field	...	Cathy
Jason Fuchs	...	Marvin
Lindsay Treco	...	Little Girl
Jessica Wesson	...	Kim
Mal Jones	...	Russ
Louis Seeger Crume	...	Mr. Dunnahy
Bill Nolan	...	Bartender

Storyline

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | florida keys | florida | dolphin | ferry | 

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Taglines:

This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.

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Genres:

Family | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and menacing action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flipper, to delfini

Filming Locations:

Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas

Box Office

Budget:

$25,530,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$213,370 (USA) (26 July 1996)

Gross:

£1,405,349 (UK) (16 August 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, American Films, Bubble Factory, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) DTS-Stereo (35 mm prints) DTS (35 mm prints) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Alan Shapiro originally wanted 'an entirely unknown' for the role of 'Kim'. However, felt that most of the girls that screen tested with Elijah Wood were too 'giggly'. He decided to cast someone with more experience.

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Goofs

When Sandy first sees Flipper in the water and follows him along the dock, he walks on the same section of dock twice.

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Quotes

Uncle Porter: People who don't care wind up in a home drooling cream spinach

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Connections

Referenced in Caroline in the City: Caroline and the Cold Sesame Noodles (1997)

User Reviews

A good, heart-warming movie

Flipper is a good movie that you can just sit down and watch with the little ones without having to worry about shielding their eyes at any point during it. Sure it's a bit cheesey at times and the writing is not on scale with an actor of Elijah Wood's caliber, but it is an entertaining film to watch and it's nice to see him playing a somewhat normal teenager. His character Sandy does lean towards the overly obnoxious side of things in the beginning though. So much so that you know if you were in the uncle's place, you'd take him out for a midnight ocean ride and not return with him.