Flipper
Sandy Ricks is sent off for the summer in the Coral Key island to stay with his Uncle Porter. He doesn't like it because it makes him miss a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert which he already bought tickets for. Then a dolphin named Flipper comes into his life and changes his mind.
27 May 1957, Glendale, California, USA
8 October 1939, Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
4 September 1953, Yonkers, New York, USA
20 August 1942, Covington, Tennessee, USA
5 March 1986, New York City, New York, USA
9 February 1984, Miami, Florida, USA
4 April 1947, New York City, New York, USA
2 February 1991, Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
28 January 1981, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
31 January 1947, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
24 May 1945, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
17 May 1927, USA
April 24, 2012
Warmhearted remake of TV classic has some scary moments.August 26, 2002
Affirms the ties that bind us with animals.January 01, 2000
Flipper is inoffensive, but it's also asleep in the deep.February 07, 2011
...an inoffensive yet utterly forgettable endeavor.September 08, 2002
Paul Hogan, Elijah Wood, and a dolphin. There, I just saved you 97 minutes.March 06, 2005
Formulaic kid-gets-whipped-into-shape by his ne'er-do-well uncle flick with Wood and Hogan offering likable enough performances to offset the charm of that wonderful dolphin.