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Flipper (VHS, 1996)

 
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Leading Role: Elijah Wood,Paul Hogan
Director: Alan Shapiro
Rating: Rated PG
Release Date: Oct 1996
Format: VHS
UPC: 096898282536
Product ID: EPID3256219
Description: A 14-year-old boy consigned against his will to spend the summer on a remote island with his fisherman uncle has the adventure of his life after being befriended by an orphaned dolphin. Based on the long-running television series.
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Movie Description
A 14-year-old boy consigned against his will to spend the summer on a remote island with his fisherman uncle has the adventure of his life after being befriended by an orphaned dolphin. Based on the long-running television series.

Credits
Cast:Elijah Wood, Isaac Hayes, Jessica Wesson, Jonathan Banks, Paul Hogan

Details
Sound:HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound

Notes
Released theatrically in the USA May 17, 1996. The film grossed $18 million at the box office.

Co-produced by The Bubble Factory and American Film.

In DTS sound.

Shot on location in the Bahamas.

Additional cast: Jason Fuchs (Marvin); Robert Deacon (Bounty Fisherman No. 1); Mark Casella (Bounty Fisherman No. 2).

Additional credits: Matthew Jacobsen (costumes); Danny Sams (animal coordinator); Scott Sharpe, Paka Nishimura (dolphin trainers); Walt Conti (animatronics effects supervisor);
Philip A. Patterson (assistant director).

Luke Halpin, who starred in all three "Flipper" TV shows, makes a cameo here, playing Bounty Fisherman No. 3.

A total of 4 dolphins played Flipper. Three were real, and one was an animatronic "robo-Flipper."

Bill Butler, the cinematographer, had prior experience film sea creatures, having also shot Steven Spielberg's shark hit "Jaws."

Songs:
    "Flipper" performed by Matthew Sweet
    "In the Summertime" performed by Shaggy

Rated BBFC PG by the British Board of Film Classification.

Copyright 1996 Universal City Studios, Inc. and The Bubble Factory LLC.

Editorial Reviews
"...[The] underwater photography by Pete Romano is beautifully sharp....Hogan takes a dry-witted and refreshingly eccentric approach to [his role]..."
Variety - Joe Leydon (05/13/1996)

"...Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood make a personable team..."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (05/17/1996)

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