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VHS Flipper 1996
The 1963 film that inspired a popular television series about a chatty,
lovable dolphin gets a sunny makeover in this 1996 update. Elijah Wood plays Sandy,
a bleak adolescent from Chicago struggling with the recent divorce of his parents and wanting
only to immerse himself in familiar comforts. Instead, Sandy is sent to Coral Key, an island off Australia,
to spend a summer with his Uncle Porter (Paul Hogan), a benevolent old fisherman. The sights and pleasures of
the island, including a pretty neighbor named Kim (Jessica Wesson), aren’t enough to shake off Sandy’s gloomy
outlook. But when he meets Flipper while boating with Porter, his morale improves considerably, then gets another
boost when Flipper develops a loyal attachment to him. A subplot about a crooked charter-boat company dumping
toxic waste off the coast feels like a necessary evil, just to give the screenwriter something to do. Other than that,
the film is quite fun and charming, and Hogan is a pleasure to see with his cracker-barrel wisdom. Great fun all around
for ages 6 and up. Color-36 mins-The case show wear–
The 1963 film that inspired a popular television series about a chatty,
lovable dolphin gets a sunny makeover in this 1996 update. Elijah Wood plays Sandy,
a bleak adolescent from Chicago struggling with the recent divorce of his parents and wanting
only to immerse himself in familiar comforts. Instead, Sandy is sent to Coral Key, an island off Australia,
to spend a summer with his Uncle Porter (Paul Hogan), a benevolent old fisherman. The sights and pleasures of
the island, including a pretty neighbor named Kim (Jessica Wesson), aren’t enough to shake off Sandy’s gloomy
outlook. But when he meets Flipper while boating with Porter, his morale improves considerably, then gets another
boost when Flipper develops a loyal attachment to him. A subplot about a crooked charter-boat company dumping
toxic waste off the coast feels like a necessary evil, just to give the screenwriter something to do. Other than that,
the film is quite fun and charming, and Hogan is a pleasure to see with his cracker-barrel wisdom. Great fun all around
for ages 6 and up. Color-36 mins-The case show wear–
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