Flipper (1996)


Flipper
Release Date17 May 1996
Budget$26,000,000
US Box Office$20,000,000
TaglineThis summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
GenreFamily, Adventure
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsNassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix70 mm 6-Track, DTS-Stereo, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAnimal Picture
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
TonesWarm, Earnest, Sweet, Rousing
TagsDolphin, Fisherman, Marine Biology, Sheriff, Summer, Toxic Waste, Uncle

Flipper is a 1996 remake of the 1963 film of the same name, starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood. The movie is about a boy who has to spend the summer with his uncle Porter (Paul Hogan), who lives in the Florida Keys. Although he expects to have another boring summer, he encounters an orphaned dolphin which he names Flipper and with whom he forms a friendship.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Sandy Ricks

Porter Ricks

Dirk Moran

Robert Deacon
Bounty Fisherman #1

Ann Carey
Fisherman's Wife

Mark Casella
Bounty Fisherman #2

Bounty Fisherman #3

Bill Kelley
Tommy

Jason Fuchs
Marvin

Lindsay Treco
Little Girl

Mal Jones
Russ

Louis Seeger Crume
Mr. Dunnahy

Bill Nolan
Bartender

Sheriff Buck Cowan

Mary Jo Faraci
Sandy's Mom

Allison Bertolino
Sandy's Sister

Bryon Williams
Band Leader

Director

Alan Shapiro
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Jack Cowden

Arthur Weiss

Alan Shapiro

Producer

Robert Florio
producer

Conrad Hool
co-producer

Lance Hool
executive producer

Perry Katz
producer

James J. McNamara
producer

Douglas C. Merrifield
associate producer

Bill Sheinberg
executive producer

Jonathan Sheinberg
executive producer

Darlene Spezzi
co-producer

Original Music

Joel McNeely
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Cinematographer

Bill Butler
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Editor

Peck Prior
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Casting Director

Julie Ashton

Fiona McMaster
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Production Designer

Thomas A. Walsh
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Art Director

Kim Hix
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Denise Hudson
-

Set Decorator

David Schlesinger
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Costume Designer

Matthew Jacobsen
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Makeup Department

Kris Evans
hair stylist, makeup artist

Gina Homan
key makeup artist

David B. Miller
makeup supervisor

Karla O'Keefe
makeup artist

Production Manager

Conrad Hool
unit production manager

Jeffrey White
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andrew Bernstein
second assistant director

Philip A. Patterson
second assistant director

Joel Segal
first assistant director

Art Department

Dwight Benjamin-Creel
property master

Joe Del Monte
construction coordinator

Megan Graham
assistant props master

Jason Perlander
set dresser

Robin Richesson
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Steve C. Aaron
sound mixer

Charlie Ajar Jr.
sound recordist

Michael C. Casper
sound re-recording mixer

Robert Guastini
dialogue editor

Jeff Hook
adr recordist

William Hooper
sound editor

William Jacobs
sound effects editor

J. Stanley Johnston
sound recordist: Crosby, Stills and Nash

Randy Kiss
adr mixer

Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer

Andy Kopetzky
sound effects editor

Daniel J. Leahy
sound re-recording mixer

Richard LeGrand Jr.
sound supervisor

Chris Main
cable person

Bob McNabb
adr editor

Jon Michaels
apprentice sound editor

James Moriana
foley artist

Troy Porter
foley mixer

Catherine Rowe
foley artist

Harry E. Snodgrass
sound designer

Walter Spencer
sound effects editor

Robert Ulrich
adr supervisor

Samuel Webb
sound assistant

Bill Meadows
dubbing recordist

Special Effects

Chris Brenczewski
special effects technician

Frank M. Fleming
special effects

Pieter Folkens
dolphin designer/sculptor/consultant

Peter Knowlton
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Carol Ashley
visual effects compositing supervisor

Fernando Benítez
visual effects cgi artist

Ken Dackermann
digital artist

Aaron Dem
visual effects producer

Joe Dubs
visual effects digital artist

C.W. Fallin
cinematographer: special photographic effects

Mike Frevert
visual effects digital artist

Gil Gagnon
production manager: Cinesite

Brian Gee
digital tape operations supervisor

Abra Grupp
visual effects digital artist

Laura Hanigan
visual effects digital artist

Chris Holmes
digital compositor

Carole A. Kenneally
visual effects editor

Karen Klein
visual effects digital artist

Brad Kuehn
visual effects supervisor

Dan Levitan
digital artist

Gregory D. Liegey
visual effects digital compositor

David Lingenfelser
visual effects digital artist

Kevin Lingenfelser
digital paint supervisor: Cinesite

Bob Lyss
visual effects digital compositor

Julie Magodo
visual effects digital artist

Mark Michaels
visual effects digital artist

Derrick Mitchell
visual effects editor

Karen M. Murphy
visual effects coordinator

Sean O'Connor
visual effects digital artist

Cristin Pescosolido
visual effects digital compositor

Lisa L. Pollaro
digital artist: Cinesite, visual effects digital artist

Jerry Pooler
visual effects digital compositor

Pat Repola
visual effects digital imaging supervisor

Dylan Robinson
visual effects cgi artist

Nelson Sepulveda
visual effects digital compositor

Cybele Sierra
visual effects digital artist

Thomas J. Smith
visual effects digital compositor

Rich Suchevits
visual effects digital artist

Lisa M. Tse
compositor, visual effects digital artist

Doug Tubach
digital compositor

James Valentine
visual effects rotoscope supervisor

Matt Wilson
visual effects digital artist

Tim Ketzer
computer graphics modeler: Cinesite

Dale Stelly
visual effects production assistant: Cinesite

Stunts

Daniel W. Barringer
stunts

Doug Coleman
stunt coordinator

Danny Downey
stunt double: Elijah Wood

Mike Kent
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Mitchell Amundsen
camera operator

John Bramley
still photographer

Art Brown
first assistant camera

Eric Dyson
assistant camera

Walt Fraser
camera operator

Brian C. Glover
camera operator

Robert Heine
assistant camera

Stephan Lloyd Jones
grip

David Norris
camera operator: Wescam camera

Earl Perque
electrician

Cynthia Pusheck
assistant camera

Paul Reinhardt
tracking vehicle grip

Pete Romano
underwater director of photography

Pierre Roseman
gaffer

camera operator

Bob Talbot
wildlife director of photography

Animation Department

Walt Conti
animatronic designer

Casting Department

Ellen Jacoby
casting: Miami

Liz Roberts
casting: Nassau

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sister A. Daniels
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

master colorist

Paul Petschek
additional editor

Gregory Plotkin
first assistant editor

Music Department

Crosby Stills & Nash
music performers: main title theme

Shawn Murphy
score mixer

Craig Pettigrew
music editor

song producer

Timothy R. Sexton
music supervisor

David Slonaker
orchestrator

Transportation Department

William Bradford Swanson
driver: camera truck

Steve Symmonett
driver

Other Crew

Joan Carroll
location manager

Marty Elfalan
assistant accountant

Kathryn Loraine Hibbs
production accountant

Jason Hool
assistant marine coordinator

Ken Levine
environmental production advisor

Christopher A.R. Lowe
marine crew

Gavin McKinney
marine coordinator

Fred Moyse
key paramedic

Stephanie Murray
production secretary

Paka Nishimura
dolphin trainer

Randa Rai Slack
script supervisor

Deborah Ross
title designer

Danny Sams
animal coordinator

Scott Sharpe
dolphin trainer

Ginny Warner
production coordinator

Netta Bank
representative: American Humane Association

Cristian YoungMiller
underwater production coordinator

Production Company

American Films
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Bubble Factory, The
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Universal Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

CIC-Taft Home Video
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United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

Cinesite (Hollywood)
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Edge Innovations
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Photon Stockman
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Miscellaneous

Track Factory, The
soundtrack published by






Navigation Boxes
The Flipper franchise
Flipper (1963)
Flipper
Flipper (1964)
Flipper (1995)