Flipper
This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
1996 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alan Shapiro |
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| Writer: | Alan Shapiro, Jack Cowden, Arthur Weiss, Ricou Browning |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 1996 |
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| Director: | Alan Shapiro |
| Writer: | Alan Shapiro, Jack Cowden, Arthur Weiss, Ricou Browning |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure |
| Keywords | dolphin, florida, florida keys, summer |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, The Bubble Factory, American Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $20,080,020
Budget: $25,530,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elijah Wood | Sandy Ricks |
| Paul Hogan | Porter Ricks |
| Jonathan Banks | Dirk Moran |
| Robert Deacon | Bounty Fisherman #1 |
| Chelsea Field | Cathy |
| Mary Jo Faraci | Sandy's Mom |
| Allison Bertolino | Sandy's Sister |
| Jessica Wesson | Kim |
| Jason Fuchs | Marvin |
| Mark Casella | Bounty Fisherman #2 |
| Luke Halpin | Bounty Fisherman #3 |
| Isaac Hayes | Sheriff Buck Cowan |
| Mal Jones | Russ |
| Louis Seeger Crume | Mr. Dunnahy |
| Ann Carey | Fisherman's Wife |
| Bill Kelley | Tommy |
| Lindsay Treco | Little Girl |
| Bill Nolan | Bartender |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Joel McNeely | Original Music Composer |
| Alan Shapiro | Director, Screenplay |
| Matthew Jacobsen | Costume Design |
| David Schlesinger | Set Decoration |
| Jack Cowden | Story |
| Julie Ashton | Casting |
| Peck Prior | Editor |
| Thomas A. Walsh | Production Designer |
| Fiona McMaster | Casting |
| Arthur Weiss | Screenplay |
| Kim Hix | Art Direction |
| Jeffrey White | Post Production Supervisor |
| Ray Anthony | Stunt Double |
| Denise Hudson | Art Direction |
| Ricou Browning | Story |
| Daniel W. Barringer | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Perry Katz | Producer |
| Lance Hool | Executive Producer |
| Bill Sheinberg | Executive Producer |
| Darlene Spezzi | Co-Producer |
| Douglas C. Merrifield | Associate Producer |
| James J. McNamara | Producer |
| Jonathan Sheinberg | Executive Producer |
| Conrad Hool | Co-Producer |
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