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Overview

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Director:
Alan Shapiro
Writers (WGA):
Ricou Browning (story) and
Jack Cowden (story) ...
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Release Date:
17 May 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Adventure more
Tagline:
This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water. more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
A good, heart-warming movie more

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS-Stereo (35 mm prints) | DTS (35 mm prints)
Company:
American Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Elijah Wood (Sandy), was scripted to have his first onscreen kiss in the film. They shot the scene, but it was cut out of the final movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Sandy is awaken by Flipper on the dock, by Flipper splashing him, his hair goes from barely wet to soaked. more
Quotes:
Dirk Moran: I ought to teach you a lesson.
Uncle Porter: I'd like that. I have a thirst for knowledge; teach me.
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Movie Connections:
References Jaws (1975) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A good, heart-warming movie, 3 January 2003
Author: Ten13Grl

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.

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