Flipper (1996)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Alan Shapiro

Writers (WGA):

Ricou Browning (story) and
Jack Cowden (story) ...

Release Date:

17 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure

Tagline:

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

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...

Plot Keywords:

Uncle | Summer | Florida Keys | Dolphin | Florida

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS-Stereo (35 mm prints) | DTS (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34460) | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | Finland:S | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas

Company:

American Films

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sandy is awaken by Flipper on the dock, by Flipper splashing him, his hair goes from barely wet to soaked.

Quotes:

Dirk Moran: I ought to teach you a lesson.
Uncle Porter: I'd like that. I have a thirst for knowledge; teach me.

Movie Connections:

References Jaws (1975)

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.