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Synopsis: The Florida Keys have been hit by hard times of late. First, a red plague kills off much of the fish in the area. And second, Hurricane Hazel unexpectedly changes course to hit the Keys. Regardless, the Ricks family - fisherman father Po (short for Porter), wife Martha, their preteen son Sandy, and Sandy's pet pelican Pete - live in all its aspects by the sea, even during these hard times. When Sandy witnesses the accidental spearing of a dolphin, he, on his own, decides to find the dolphin to put it out of its misery. Upon finding the injured dolphin, Sandy, not having the heart to shoot him, decides instead to tow the dolphin home. With some care and love, Sandy and Martha nurse the dolphin back to health. Sandy wants to keep the dolphin, who he's named Flipper, but Po ultimately releases Flipper, who he sees as "the enemy": a creature who is on the hunt for whatever short supply of fish there are around the Keys. But Po learns that friends - what Flipper and Sandy are to each other
Director(s): James B. Clark
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
G
Year:
1963
87 min
237 Views


we've still got the radio.

Yes, well, we're

fairly comfortable here.

If the water level

don't rise,

think we'll

make it all right.

[Baby whimpering]

Nick must have run

with the wind,

put in at one

of the other keys.

He would have called me.

The phone lines

might be down.

When he's safe,

I feel it.

Stella, he has to

be all right.

Nobody knows the sea

like Nick.

The sea,

it kills even those

who know it.

[Thunder]

I'm not worried

about myself.

I just hope

my father and cousin

aren't trying to come

out from the mainland.

The state police don't let

anybody on the causeway

once the hurricane

warning goes up.

Well, I bet he's

sure worried about me.

What? With you

staying with hettie?

You know what she says.

Uh-uh.

No hurricane

would dare blow down

a U.S. post office.

[Pounding on door]

Miss hettie?

[Pounding]

Miss hettie?

Miss hettie?

It's still no,

Mr. l.C. Porett.

Don't make no difference,

miss hettie.

Mirabel just blew away.

Oh, Mr. porett,

come in.

Oh, Mr. l.C. Porett,

you poor, dear man!

[Ring]

Post office.

Who's calling?

Who? Parker?

Oh. He wants you.

Miss hettie white speaking.

Yes, Mr. Parker.

I'm looking at her

this very moment,

safe, high and dry.

Aren't you, Kim?

Now, don't you worry,

Mr. Parker.

As soon as hazel leaves,

you come right on out.

Of course,

we'll take good care--

hello. Hello?

Hello!

Well, line's down.

[Crash]

That means the water's

over the causeway.

Yeah, we could have water

in here, like in '58.

Winds to 12o.

Gusts to 16o.

Barometer is still falling.

Waterspouts reported

in the area.

Full Gale warnings

have been posted.

[Baby whimpering]

Pa, what about Pete?

[Thunderclap]

My fish house!

It's on fire!

My fish house is on fire!

Mr. Abrams!

If it's not there,

what do we do?

Build it again.

That's right, son.

Let's find out.

It's still there!

Pete?

Pete?

Isn't it beautiful?

You sure are.

Thanks for not crying.

Pa, taken him

with us,

pa, we should have.

You haven't even

looked for him.

Maybe he's

under the house.

Let's go see.

Oh!

[Squawking]

Well, let's

take a look.

Old hurricane Pete.

You get him

untangled, son,

he'll be all right.

Maybe we'd better

look inside.

Pete, you old...

You gave me all

that trouble last night,

and you're gone, you old...

Sandy,

your house is ok!

I thought

I'd come and see.

Yeah,

but this bird isn't.

Hey, it's Pete!

Yeah, and just as big

a pest as ever.

Hi, Mr. ricks.

It's kind

of damp inside,

but it's

not too bad.

You going to see

about the boat?

Right now. Want

to come along?

Yeah.

Sure.

Come on.

Pa, she's wrecked.

No, not wrecked,

just swamped,

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Ricou Browning

Ricou Browning (born November 23, 1930) is an American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman. He is best known for his underwater stunt work, playing the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us. Other actors portrayed the creature on land. He is also the only actor to have portrayed the creature more than once. He is the only surviving Gill-man actor, and the last surviving original Universal Monster.Browning worked at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s and learned to perform in underwater newsreels conceived by Newton Perry, who later took Browning along when he opened Weeki Wachee.Browning directed the underwater scenes in Thunderball (1966 Academy Award winner for special visual effects), underwater scenes in Caddyshack (1980) and coordinated marine stunts in an episode of Boardwalk Empire (2010). A Florida native, Browning was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2012. more…

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