Flipper's New Adventure
| Flipper's New Adventure | |
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1964 movie poster
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| Directed by | Leon Benson |
| Produced by | Ivan Tors |
| Written by | Art Arthur Ivan Tors Jack Cowden Art Arthur |
| Starring | Luke Halpin Pamela Franklin Tom Hellmore Brian Kelly |
| Music by | Henry Vars |
| Cinematography | Lamar Boren |
| Edited by | Warren Adams Charles Craft |
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Production
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Ivan Tors Productions
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release dates
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June 24, 1964 |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,600,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
Flipper's New Adventure (known in some countries as Flipper and the Pirates) is an American feature film released on June 24, 1964 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, written by Art Arthur, and directed by Leon Benson. It was a sequel to the 1963 film, Flipper and was based on characters created by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden.
The film received good reviews and outdid the first film by more attendances from the audiences.
Story
Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin) is asked to vacate his home to make way for a new highway but runs away from home to keep his pet dolphin Flipper from being taken away. His Dad Porter (Brian Kelly) returns from Park Ranger school to search for Sandy but doesn't realize his son has fled in their skiff motorboat to the Bahamas. On the way, Sandy runs out of food, water and gas and only makes it to a seemingly deserted island when Flipper tows the skiff. Just as Sandy is establishing himself with food and fresh water sources on the island and has found a cave to hide from aerial search patrols, he witnesses a vacationing British family of Sir Halsey Hopewell (Tom Helmore), being taken hostage by some recently escaped convicts. The mother Julia (Helen Cherry) and two daughters Gwen (Francesca Annis) and Penny (Pamela Franklin) are forced into a small boat and told to row to the nearby island Sandy is hiding on.
Mrs. Hopewell, Gwen and Penny struggle to find food to survive so Sandy finds ways (with the help of Flipper) to get fish, matches and other food items to the Hopewells without him being discovered. This lasts until Sandy accidentally meets and then befriends the youngest of the two daughters, Penny. Sandy and Penny form an innocent romantic attachment as Sandy shows her around his new island paradise and secretly helps her behind her sister's and mother's backs. Sandy shows Penny how to cut down and husk coconuts, light fires, and weave fish nets. The happy friendship seemingly comes to an end when Sandy, afraid of rescuers of the Hopewells discovering him and Flipper and making them return to the Keys and be separated, sends Flipper to douse the rescue fire that the Hopewells light. Penny is angry and tells Sandy to stay away. Sandy tries to make things up by placing fish, cans of food, a can opener, and a flashlight into their nets.
Soon after, the convicts come back for the mother and 2 daughters and Mr. Hopewell is made to radio the nearest Coastguard station in Puerto Rico that he and his family are hostages. Sandy and Flipper make a plan to rescue them from the convicts. Sandy distracts the convicts by releasing much needed cans luring one of the convicts into a row boat to retrieve the extra food while Flipper tips the boat over, rams the convict in the stomach knocking him out underwater after which Sandy grabs him and Flipper tows them to the hidden cave where Sandy leaves him. Through various ruses Sandy manages to get the remaining two convicts into the water and the second one is captured in the same way as the first one and the leader fights hard with a knife to fend off Flipper. Whilst he is overcome and Sandy is able to tie him to the boat hull, he manages to stab Flipper near the area of his tail in his frantic attempts to escape and Flipper is washed up bleeding and injured on the beach where Sandy sobs as he holds his injured friend. Sir Halsey radios that they are safe and for a vet and Flipper is nursed to health at the Miami Seaquarium where Porter has returned to announce his assignment as Park Ranger to the Coral Key Marine Preserve.
Main cast
- Luke Halpin as Sandy Ricks
- Pamela Franklin as Penny Hopewell
- Tom Helmore as Sir Halsey Hopewell
- Brian Kelly as Porter Ricks
- Helen Cherry as Julia Hopewell
- Francesca Annis as Gwen Hopewell
- Lloyd Battista as Gil Bates (outlaw)
- Joe Higgins as L.C. Porett
Soundtrack
References
- ↑ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures 0520209702 1997 FLIPPER'S NEW ADVENTURE ... Songs: "Flipper," "Imagine" Sung by Chris Crosby. Song: "It's a Cotton Candy World" Sung by Jerry Wallace. Sd Rec Howard Warren.
- ↑ Cinema sheet music: a comprehensive listing Donald J. Stubblebine - 1991 Page 112 Flipper- By Dunham (w), Henry Vars (m), Feist. COVER: Boy and Dolphin. 1499 Flipper's New Adventure (MGM, 1964, Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin). Flipper/Imagine/It's a Cotton Candy World-By Dunham (w), Henry Vars (m), Feist. "
