Sandy Ricks is sent off for the summer to stay with his Uncle Porter in the seaside town of Coral Key. Initially, Sandy is unenthusiastic and disappointed that he is not going to a Red Hot Chili … 展开

• Paul Hogan as Porter Ricks
• Elijah Wood as Sandy Ricks, Porter's nephew
• Chelsea Field as Cathy, Porter's love interest
• Isaac Hayes as … 展开

Alan Shapiro had initially been working on a Archie adaptation for Universal Pictures until management changed their minds and asked Shapiro to write and direct an adaptation of Flipper instead. Shapiro had no interest in Flipper and initially rejected the idea but took on the … 展开

Box office
The film debuted at number 2 at the US box office behind Twister with $4.5 million. Flipper ultimately grossed $20.1 million in the United States and Canada and $35.5 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. 展开

Flipper was first released on VHS on October 8, 1996. The film was then released on DVD in 2003 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, available in both 16x9 anamorphic widescreen and 4x3 fullscreen editions. In 2007, a widescreen-only print of … 展开

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