Flipper (1996 film)
- Paul Hogan (Eng. Frank Glaubrecht ): Porter Ricks
- Elijah Wood ( german Timm New): Sandy Ricks
- Jonathan Banks: Dirk Moran
- Robert Deacon: Fischer 1
- Mark Casella: Fisherman 2
- Luke Halpin: Fischer 3
- Bill Kelley: Tommy
- Chelsea Field: Cathy
- Jason Fuchs: Marvin
- Jessica Wesson: Kim
- Time Jones: Russ
- Louis Seeger Crume: Mr. Dunnahy
- Isaac Hayes: Sheriff Buck Cowan
- Dolphins Jake, Fatman and McGyver: Flipper
Flipper is an American comedy film directed by 1996. Produced by UIP / Universal Studios film is about the bottlenose dolphin flipper and is essentially a remake of the old movie from 1963, which took up contemporary current environmental and animal welfare issues among others.
Action
The 14 -year-old city boy Sandy travels to his uncle Porter in a fishing village on the coast of Florida. Uncle steals Sandy 's nerves. Sandy saves a dolphin 's life. The dolphin is docile, even feats he can perform and Sandy will be the talk of the village. The fishermen, however, claim that Flipper would eat the bait and scare away the fish, so Porter and Sandy Flipper must expose in the sea. However, this returns ill because of toxic waste was dumped into the sea. See for an adventure polluters.
Awards
Reviews
" A naive, but exquisitely photographed family film that makes use of of a television series and an earlier movie known (1962 ) Animal figure; attractive by its underwater shots. "
Series and more movies
- The original Flipper movie dates back to 1963; In 1964, the sequel was shot Flippers new adventures.
- The series Flipper consists of two seasons (the first ran from 1964 to 1967, the second from 1995 to 2000 ).
Publication
After his release on May 17 1996 played pinball, with a production budget of 25 million U.S. dollars, about 20 million U.S. dollars again in Germany, the film was seen after its release on 25 July 1996 of 258 260 moviegoers.