Flipper Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 14284

Average Rating: 2.3/4

# of Ratings: 33

Theatrical Release Date: 05/17/1996

Language: English

Genre: Family, Adventure

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Alan Shapiro

Actors: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks, Jason Fuchs, Isaac Hayes, Chelsea Field

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1.5/4

Unknown - wrote on 03/03/2013

Movie versions of old television shows ran rampant in the early-mid 90's. Almost all were the same; cliche, predictable and boring. This one is no different. Just another forgettable flick, in a long line of cash-grab ideas.

Rating of
2.5/4

mitchellyoung - wrote on 08/03/2011

Some of the dolphin swimming sequences are beautiful, but the film is hampered by silly/cliche dialogue and some contrivances in the plot and characters, which make you roll your eyes at times.

Rating of
1.5/4

Ghost Seed - wrote on 07/05/2008

If you can manage to completely ignore all the humans in this it's actually watchable.

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2/4

Cute Dolphin Story!

MovieAddict - wrote on 03/03/2013

Sandy (Elijah Wood) is sent to his Uncle Porter (played by Paul Hogan) seaside home for a summer. Sandy isn’t too excited to go because he really wanted to go to a Red Hot Chilly Peppers concert. He is expecting to have another boring Summer with Uncle Porter who enjoys fishing for a living but when he encounters an orphaned dolphin suddenly the holidays begins looking up for him. Along the way Sandy discovers a baddie Jonathan (Dirk Moran) dumping toxic waste in the sparkling waters of the Florida Keys. With the help of his Uncle’s friend Sandy tries to gather enough evidence so that Sherif Buck (Isaac Haynes) will put the bad guy behind bars. Not a bad watch…the kids would love it although they might be scared of the brutal dolphin shooting at the beginning of the film and the …

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