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  • 1996
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 1996
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Sandy Ricks is sent by his mother 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 lifet...

Directed By: Alan Shapiro

Written By: Ricou Browning, Jack Cowden, Arthur Weiss, Alan Shapiro

  • 1996
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 1996
  • PG
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m

Flipper

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Summary Sandy Ricks is sent by his mother 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 lifet...

Directed By: Alan Shapiro

Written By: Ricou Browning, Jack Cowden, Arthur Weiss, Alan Shapiro

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
43
5% Positive
1 Review
84% Mixed
16 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
43
5% Positive
1 Review
84% Mixed
16 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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63
Flipper, the latest incarnation of everybody's favorite dolphin, doesn't exactly make waves, but it's easy to take, especially when the underwater cameras are working. [17 May 1996, p.56]
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
50
Young kids will like this movie but pre-teens and older will recognize it as a Free Willy ripoff. [17 May 1996, p.3E]
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50
Kids will probably be entranced by Flipper's antics, even if he is played by three dolphins and an animatronic robo- Flipper. But for baby boomers who remember the squeaky clean, black-and-white TV series, the new Flipper will seem like a farce. [17 May 1996, p.5G]
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50
The premise has been updated as a passable bit of family entertainment with essentially the same modus operandi but with a gentle pro-environmental message: Don't mess with Mother Nature.
By Hal Hinson FULL REVIEW
50
Like the original 1963 movie and the TV series, it expects us to be endlessly amused by a dolphin that does things that are endless but not amusing.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
40
Ought to please an undemanding kiddie audience, but Flipper offers little else in the way of excitement or plot.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
30
Flipper's story is a tired fish tale.
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Production Company Universal Pictures, American Films, The Bubble Factory
Release Date May 17, 1996
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating PG
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Tagline This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
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Awards

Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
YoungStar Awards
• 1 Nomination
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination

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