Flipper is inoffensive, but it's also asleep in the deep.
Flipper
This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
1996 · 1h 35m · PG
Adventure, Family
Directed by
Alan Shapiro
Overview
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.
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