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.
Cast
Elijah Wood
Sandy Ricks
Paul Hogan
Porter Ricks
Jonathan Banks
Dirk Moran
Robert Deacon
Bounty Fisherman #1
Chelsea Field
Cathy
Mary Jo Faraci
Sandy's Mom
Allison Bertolino
Sandy's Sister
Jessica Wesson
Kim
Jason Fuchs
Marvin
Mark Casella
Bounty Fisherman #2
Luke Halpin
Bounty Fisherman #3
Isaac Hayes
Sheriff Buck Cowan
Mal Jones
Russ
Louis Seeger Crume
Mr. Dunnahy
Ann Carey
Fisherman's Wife
Bill Kelley
Tommy
Lindsay Treco
Little Girl
Bill Nolan
Bartender
Crew
Alan Shapiro
Director, Screenplay
Arthur Weiss
Screenplay
Jack Cowden
Story
Ricou Browning
Story
Peck Prior
Editor
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Jonathan Sheinberg
Executive Producer
Lance Hool
Executive Producer
Bill Sheinberg
Executive Producer
James J. McNamara
Producer
Perry Katz
Producer
Douglas C. Merrifield
Associate Producer
Darlene Spezzi
Co-Producer
Conrad Hool
Co-Producer
Thomas A. Walsh
Production Designer
Jeffrey White
Post Production Supervisor
Fiona McMaster
Casting
Julie Ashton
Casting
Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design
Joel McNeely
Original Music Composer
David Schlesinger
Set Decoration
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunts
Doug Coleman
Stunt Coordinator
Ray Anthony
Stunt Double
Kim Hix
Art Direction
Denise Hudson
Art Direction
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