Flipper

Flipper (1963)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (25,794 ratings)

The surprise hit of the summer of 1963, Flipper is a thoroughly captivating outdoor adventure from the Ivan Tors factory. Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin), the young son of Florida fisherman Porter Ricks (Chuck Connors), nurses a wounded dolphin back to health. His father would prefer that Sandy allow the… More

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G, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
James B. Clark
Written By
Arthur Weiss
Genres
Action & Adventure, Television, Kids & Family, Classics
In Theaters
Aug 14, 1963 Wide
On DVD
Aug 24, 2004
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Good family movie is not just another fish story...or maybe it is.

  • Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

    a sunny windswept antidote to endless helpings of frantic Japanimation

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jason O


    What can I say? Love Flipper, watched reruns of the show religiously for years, and will watch any Flipper movies. I grew up watching the Flipper TV series and it was always one of my favorites, so I couldn't wait to see the original movie that's humbly called… More

  • Film C


    ive seen a flipper starring elijah wood and i thought it was a very warm hearted and interesting film very good

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