- HD 1080
- Runtime: 95m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Alan Shapiro
- Stars: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks, Robert Deacon, Chelsea Field
- keywords: florida, dolphin, florida keys, summer
- Production_studio: The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures, American Films
- Slogan: This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
- The Flipper is featured in the top rankings of 1996
- #26 in Top Family Movies of 1996
- #34 in Top Adventure Movies of 1996
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.