Flipper
“This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.”
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.
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Cast
18 people
Elijah Wood
Sandy Ricks
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Happy Feet
Paul Hogan
Porter Ricks
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
Lightning Jack
Jonathan Banks
Dirk Moran
Known for
Breaking Bad
The Commuter
Robert Deacon
Bounty Fisherman #1
Also in
Wild Things
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Chelsea Field
Cathy
Known for
The Last Boy Scout
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Mary Jo Faraci
Sandy's Mom
Known for
One Small Hitch
Allison Bertolino
Sandy's Sister
Known for
Party of Five
Jessica Wesson
Kim
Known for
Casper
Milk Money
Jason Fuchs
Marvin
Known for
La La Land
Crystal Lake
Mark Casella
Bounty Fisherman #2
Known for
Vacancy
Bulletproof
Luke Halpin
Bounty Fisherman #3
Known for
Flipper
Miami Supercops
Isaac Hayes
Sheriff Buck Cowan
Known for
South Park
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Alan Shapiro Director · Arthur Weiss Screenplay Ricou Browning Story
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $26M · United States release May 17, 1996
Box office
Budget
$25,530,000
Worldwide gross
$20,080,020
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
The Bubble Factory
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
American Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · May 17, 1996
Theatrical
Czechia
March 19, 1997 · Physical
France
August 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
September 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 26, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 11, 1998 · Physical
United Kingdom
August 2, 1996 · Theatrical
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