Pinball machine (1996)

Movie
German title	Pinball machine
Original title	Pinball machine
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	96 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Alan Shapiro
script	Alan Shapiro
production	James J. McNamara , Robert Florio , Perry Katz
music	Joel McNeely
camera	Bill Butler
cut	Peck Prior
occupation
Paul Hogan : Porter Ricks Elijah Wood : Sandy Ricks Jonathan Banks : Dirk Moran Robert Deacon : Fischer 1 Mark Casella : Fischer 2 Luke Halpin : Fisherman 3 Bill Kelley : Tommy Chelsea Field : Cathy Jason Fuchs : Marvin Jessica Wesson : Kim Mal Jones : Russ Louis Seeger Crume : Mr. Dunnahy Isaac Hayes : Sheriff Buck Cowan Dolphins Jake, Fatman and McGyver: Pinball

Flipper is an American comedy film of 1996 . The film produced by UIP / Universal Studios is about the bottlenose dolphin pinball machine and is essentially a remake of the old feature film from 1963 , which, among other things, addressed contemporary environmental and animal welfare issues.

action

The 14-year-old city boy Sandy drives to his uncle Porter in a fishing village on the Florida coast. Sandy robs Uncle's nerves. Sandy saves the life of a dolphin. The dolphin is docile, he can even perform tricks and Sandy is the talk of the village. However, the fishermen claim Flipper eats the bait and scares away the fish, so Porter and Sandy have to launch Flipper into the sea. However, this returns sick because toxic waste was dumped into the sea. You find the polluters after an adventure.

Awards

• In 1997 there was a nomination for the Blimp Award in the Favorite Animal Star category .
• Also in 1997 the film was nominated for the Young Artist Award in the category Best Family Drama and Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Wesson) .
• In the same year there was a nomination for the YoungStar Award in the category of best young actor (Elijah Wood).

Reviews

“A naive but exquisitely photographed family film that makes use of the animal figure known from a television series and an earlier movie (1962); attractive because of its underwater shots. "

- Lexicon of international film

Series and other movies

• The original pinball movie is from 1963; The sequel New Adventure with Flipper followed in 1964 .
• The series Flipper consists of three seasons and ran from 1964 to 1967, 1995-2000 followed the series Flippers new adventure with four seasons.

publication

After its theatrical release on May 17, 1996, Flipper grossed about $ 20 million on a production budget of over $ 25 million. In Germany, the film was seen by 258,260 moviegoers after its theatrical release on July 25, 1996.

Web links

• Flipper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Flipper at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Flipper in the German dubbing file
• Lyrics ( Memento from August 16, 2002 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Flipper in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed December 13, 2011
2. ↑ Jud Brennan: 'Twister' Sustains Box Office Momentum in 2nd Week on latimes.com, May 20, 1996 (English), accessed December 13, 2011
3. ↑ Flipper at boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed December 13, 2011
4. ↑ TOP 100 DEUTSCHLAND 1996 on insidekino.de , accessed on December 13, 2011