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 seal named Andre befriended a little girl and her family, circa 1962.

Plot Keywords:

Seal | Friendship | Small Town Life | Animal | Child's Point Of View

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Keith Carradine	...	Harry Whitney
Chelsea Field	...	Thalice Whitney
Joshua Jackson	...	Mark Baker
Tina Majorino	...	Toni Whitney
Shane Meier	...	Steve Whitney
Aidan Pendleton	...	Paula Whitney
Keith Szarabajka	...	Billy Baker
Shirley Broderick	...	Mrs. McCann
Andrea Libman	...	Mary May
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 File
Douglas Newell	...	Lou
Annette O'Toole	...	Adult Toni Whitney (voice)

Directed by
George Miller

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

Produced by
Sue Baden-Powell	....	co-producer
Dana Baratta	....	co-producer
Annette Handley	....	producer
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

Film Editing by
Harry Hitner
Patrick Kennedy

Casting by
Annette Benson
Lindsay Walker

Production Design by
William A. Elliott

Art Direction by
Sheila Haley

Costume Design by
Maya Mani

Makeup Department
Jacky Wilkinson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sue Baden-Powell	....	production manager
Michael Tinger	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christine Derek	....	trainee assistant director
Brian Giddens	....	assistant director
Sandra Mayo	....	second assistant director
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	assistant director

Art Department
John Dale	....	carpenter
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens
Max Matsuoka	....	assistant property master
Al Rourke	....	lead carpenter
David Paul Hewitt White	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Steve Copley	....	foley supervisor
Michael Dandy	....	sound editor
David C. Eichhorn	....	sound editor
Nelson Ferreira	....	sound effects editor
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Kristi Johns	....	adr supervisor
Darren King	....	sound editor
Michael McGee	....	production sound mixer
Tim O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator
Scott Purdy	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Sievert	....	foley artist (as John 'Woody' Sievert)
Kaitlyn Walker	....	adr artist
Michael Werth	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
David K'shin Gendron	....	special effects assistant
William H. Orr	....	special effects
Jak Osmond	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunt double: Tina Majorino
Danny Virtue	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Derbas	....	camera operator
Francisco Gonzalez	....	camera operator
Pauline Heaton	....	underwater cinematographer
Tim Heller	....	lighting technician
Simon Hunt	....	rigging gaffer
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Brian C. Murphy	....	first assistant camera
Carl Wood	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Bill Molnar	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
James Forsyth	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Jordan Acomba	....	apprentice editor
Carl V. Dupré	....	assistant editor
Regan McGowan	....	lead post-production assistant
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer

Music Department
Robin Gray	....	music scoring engineer
Spencer Proffer	....	supervising music producer
Nerida Tyson-Chew	....	additional orchestrator

Other crew
Kate Axelrod	....	production assistant: second crew Mississippi
Paul Barkin	....	production assistant
Anni Doyle	....	production assistant: second crew Tasmania
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Suzanne Fortier	....	head animal trainer
Mark Hankey	....	production assistant: second crew Boston
Tim Haughian	....	location manager
Paul Lougheed	....	production assistant
John Mavrogeorge	....	location production assistant
Brian McMillan	....	animal coordinator
Yvonne Melville	....	production coordinator
Amy Newman	....	production assistant
Adam D. Wright	....	distribution executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Kushner-Locke Company, The
• Paramount Pictures

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)
• 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

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Milan Records  score album
• Rhino Records  soundtrack

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

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Aquarium, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kushner-Locke Company, The

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: Just before the "Johnny Angel" 45 goes flying out the window, the title on the turntable is actually "Pretty Paula".

Quotes:

[last lines]
Adult Toni Whitney: [voice over narration] Many years ago, a seal named Andre made his first historic swim home and his life became legend. Every winter he lived the life of a gentlemen at the country aquarium. Every Spring my Dad set him free, and every time Andre made the two hundred and fifty mile journey home to spend the Summer with us...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in In the Doghouse (1998) (TV)

Seen once, seen it all!

Based on a true story and from a library book, ANDRE shows viewers the love, triumphs, and companionship animals can bring. It does teach the perfect lesson about wild marine animals, too. A lot of "family" movies express this kind of idea, making this one more of the same like the rest, which was expected for me. They now suffer from a lack of originality and a very simple plot. I also hate the wasteful oldies put into this and I've heard enough of them already! Andre's characterization will charm and delight the young, though. I had a feeling this was going to rip off FREE WILLY at the time of its release. Actually, this is not that kind of movie. Parents and siblings will appreciate this one before the evening supper. Give the kids something else other than cute little old playful animals for a change!