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About
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.
Theatrical
May 17, 1996
Box Office
$20.1M
Budget
$25.5M
Return
0.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 20, 2004
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Douglas C. Merrifield, Darlene Spezzi, Jonathan Sheinberg
Music
Studio
The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures, American Films
Keywords
Quotes
See all →Unexpected Summer Adventure Awaits Sandy
Taglines
Sandy thought he was in for another boring summer. Instead, he got the adventure of a lifetime.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Summer Safety in the Water
Taglines
This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →E
Elijah Wood
Sandy Ricks
P
Paul Hogan
Porter Ricks
J
Jonathan Banks
Dirk Moran
R
Robert Deacon
Bounty Fisherman #1
C
Chelsea Field
Cathy
M
Mary Jo Faraci
Sandy's Mom
A
Allison Bertolino
Sandy's Sister
J
Jessica Wesson
Kim
J
Jason Fuchs
Marvin
M
Mark Casella
Bounty Fisherman #2
L
Luke Halpin
Bounty Fisherman #3
I
Isaac Hayes
Sheriff Buck Cowan
M
Mal Jones
Russ
