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.
Directed by Alan Shapiro
florida
dolphin
florida keys
summer
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Cast
Elijah Wood
Sandy Ricks
Paul Hogan
Porter Ricks
Jonathan Banks
Dirk Moran
Robert Deacon
Bounty Fisherman #1
Chelsea Field
Cathy
Mary Jo Faraci
Sandy's Mom
Jason Fuchs
Marvin
Luke Halpin
Bounty Fisherman #3
Isaac Hayes
Sheriff Buck Cowan
Mal Jones
Russ
Crew
Joel McNeely
Original Music Composer
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Doug Coleman
Stunt Coordinator
Ricou Browning
Story
Popular Reviews
50 reviews
autumn
4.0★ · 02/06/26
best big blue eyed acting ever
best big blue eyed acting ever
Ve
6.0★ · 01/28/26
This one’s for lil me who watched this religiously fully convinced I’d grow up to be a marine biologist one day. Basically my childhoods version of Jaws.
I remember thinking Sandy was the coolest and most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. Even as an adult I need those sunnies and T-shirt collection.
This one’s for lil me who watched this religiously fully convinced I’d grow up to be a marine biologist one day. Basically my childhoods version of Jaws.
I remember thinking Sandy was the coolest and most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. Even as an adult I need those sunnies and T-shirt collection.
