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Flipper

Flipper

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 1996

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Adventure, Family

User Score

55%

Original Title

Flipper

Production Companies

The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures, American Films

Director

Alan Shapiro

Budget

$25,530,000

Revenue

$20,080,020

Description

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.