Английская Википедия:Flipper (franchise)

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The Flipper franchise consists of American family-adventure installments including three theatrical films, and two television shows. Based on original an original story created by Arthur Weiss, Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden, the plot centers around a family who becomes friends with a notably intelligent bottlenose dolphin they rescued from injuries, which they name Flipper. Through the events of the franchise, Flipper regularly gives aid to his human friends and selflessly comes to their rescue to return the favor.

The franchise as a whole was met with mixed critical and financial reception, with each installment faring diversly. The original movie received mild response from critics, with a similar outcome at the box office. Its sequel earned praise from critics and a higher monetary return, with the first television spin-off series receiving warm reception from critics and viewers alike. Though the 1995 continuation show was generally well-received critically, it did not see successful viewership. Conversely, though the 1996 remake film was a financial success, it was poorly received by critics and declared as inferior to the similarly-themed Free Willy franchise.

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter	Story by	Producer(s)
"Flipper"	Шаблон:Start date	James B. Clark	Arthur Weiss	Ricou Browning & Jack Cowden	Ivan Tors
Flipper's New Adventure	Шаблон:Start date	Leon Benson	Art Arthur	Ivan Tors
Flipper	Шаблон:Start date	Alan Shapiro		Ricou Browning & Jack Cowden	James McNamara and Perry Katz

"Flipper" (1963)

Sandy Ricks, a young boy living in the Florida Keys, has his world forever changed one day when he discovers an injured bottlenose dolphin. After rescuing the animal and nursing it back to health, he names the dolphin Flipper. The pair form a friendly bond while exploring various areas, and enjoying their adventures together. When his father Porter instructs him to return Flipper to the wild of open sea, Sandy is disheartened and tries to sneak away with his friend from the ocean.

The importance of the pair's friendship is displayed when an encounter with a shark on the hunt becomes a dangerous situation and Flipper's loyalty is shown when he fights to protect the young boy who saved his life.

Flipper's New Adventure (1964)

Through a number of years, Sandy has formed a meaningful friendship with Flipper and their bond strengthened through their adventures. With his wife since deceased, Porter's primary focus has shifted to providing for his son and continues studying to become a park ranger. When plans for construction in the Florida Keys cause some hardship for his father's job as a fisherman, Sandy learns that the family may be moving. Determined to remain close to his animal friend, Sandy leaves for the Bahama Islands with the dolphin.

Before he can make it to his destination, he is forced to stop at a nearby deserted island when he runs out of resources. There he discovers a British family who is being held for ransom. As he tries to devise a plan to help them escape, he secretly befriends their daughter Penny. Becoming romantically interested in her, he finds himself worrying about whether he will see her once they escape their captors. While Sandy works with Flipper to help their new friends, Porter begins a search in all the nearby islands for his lost son.

Flipper (1996)

When Sandy Ricks, a teenager from Chicago who is struggling with adjusting to the divorce of his parents, his mother decides that a vacation may be therapeutic for him. Sending him to the Florida Keys for the summer to stay with his uncle Porter, Sandy becomes resentful for the situation and his uncle.

Though his poor attitude towards the big game fishing proves to be a struggle for Uncle Porter, Sandy's life is changed when he encounters a young bottlenose dolphin who recently escaped the slaughter of his familial pod, which was killed by Porter's rival and enemy named Dirk Moran. Befriending and caring for the orphaned animal and experiencing adventures together, he also becomes familiar with a local girl named Kim Parker and gains romantic interests in her. As Sandy begins to feel like his life is improving, he and Kim find that Flipper has beached himself and is gravely sick. After nurturing him back to health, the friends become aware that toxic waste is being dumped into the ocean by Moran and his crew. Determined to confront the criminal, situations become dire when Sandy finds himself in open water being pursued by a large and predatory hammerhead referred to by locals as "Scar". Just when his parents nor uncle are too far from him to come to the rescue, the bond he has formed with Flipper may save his life.

Television

Series	Season(s)	Episode(s)	Originally released			Showrunners	Executive producer(s)	Status
			First released	Last released	Network(s)
Flipper	3	88	Шаблон:Start date	Шаблон:End date	NBC	Ricou Browning & Jack Cowden	Ivan Tors and Ricou Browning	Ended
Flipper: The New Adventures	4	84	Шаблон:Start date	Шаблон:End date	Syndication Шаблон:Small Pax TV Шаблон:Small	E.F. Wallengren, Michael Nankin & Reuben Leder	Jeffrey M. Hayes, E.F., Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Reuben Leder, and Greg Coote

Flipper (1964–1967)

Continuing the plot from the first two films, the series details the continued adventures of the Ricks family and their friend Flipper the bottlenose dolphin. Porter continues his role as a widower father over his two sons Sandy and Keith "Bud" Ricks, while also working as the chief warden and park ranger over the Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in Florida. Sandy continues to grow in his teenage years, while Bud grows a closer friendship with Flipper. Sandy, Budd, and Flipper work together, to confound the conniving plans of criminals in the area.

Flipper: The New Adventures (1995–1997)

Years chronologically after the previous television series, Keith "Budd" Ricks now leads dolphin research Bal Harbour Research Institute in the Florida Keys. Having earned his doctorate in animal science, he works with various others to preserve the natural resources of the area. Through the series, various other main characters also work in the establishment including but not limited to Dr. Pam Blondell, Maya Graham, Dr. Jennifer Daulton, Edward "Cap" Daulton, Dep. Tom Hampton, Lt. Alex Parker, and Courtney Gordon. With the aid of the exceptionally intelligent bottlenose dolphin Flipper, the crew regularly discovers the nefarious plans of local criminals and reports them to local authorities.

Main cast and characters

Character	Film			Television
	"Flipper"	Flipper's New Adventure	Flipper	Flipper Шаблон:Small			Flipper: The New Adventures Шаблон:Small
				Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4
Шаблон:Small
Flipper	colspan="11" Шаблон:CGuest
Sandy Ricks	Luke Halpin		Elijah Wood	Luke Halpin			Шаблон:N/A	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty
Porter Ricks	Chuck Connors	Brian Kelly	Шаблон:CEmpty	Brian Kelly			Шаблон:N/A	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty
Uncle Porter Ricks	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty	Paul Hogan	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty
Martha Ricks	Kathleen Maguire	Шаблон:N/A	Mary Jo Faraci	colspan="4" Шаблон:N/A	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty
Dr. Keith "Bud" Ricks	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty	Tommy Norden			Brian Wimmer	Шаблон:N/A	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty
Dr. Pam Blondell-Ricks	colspan="6" Шаблон:CEmpty	Colleen Flynn	Шаблон:N/A	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty
Mike Blondell	colspan="6" Шаблон:CEmpty	Payton Haas	Шаблон:N/A	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty
Maya Graham	colspan="6" Шаблон:CEmpty	Jessica Alba		Шаблон:N/A	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty
Dr. Jennifer Daulton	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty	Elizabeth Morehead	Шаблон:N/A	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty
Dep. Tom Hampton	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty	Whip Hubley
Lt. Alex Parker-Hampton	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty	Tiffany Lamb
Chris Parker	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty	Craig Marriott
Jackie Parker	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty	Laura Donaldson
Courtney Gordon	colspan="9" Шаблон:CEmpty	Skye Patch
Шаблон:Small
Sandy's sister named Bua Ricks	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty	Allison Bertolino	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty
Sheriff Rogers	George Applewhite	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty	Eric Applewhite			colspan="4" Шаблон:CEmpty
Sheriff Buck Cowan	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty	Isaac Hayes	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty
Penny Hopewell	Шаблон:CEmpty	Pamela Franklin	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Sir Halsey Hopewell	Шаблон:CEmpty	Tom Helmore	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Julia Hopewell	Шаблон:CEmpty	Helen Cherry	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Gwen Hopewell	Шаблон:CEmpty	Francesca Annis	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Gil Bates	Шаблон:CEmpty	Lloyd Battista	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Convict	Шаблон:CEmpty	Courtney Brown	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Convict 2	Шаблон:CEmpty	William Cooley	colspan="8" Шаблон:CEmpty
Ulla Norstrand	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty	Ulla Strömstedt			colspan="4" Шаблон:CEmpty
Ed Dennis	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty	Dan Chandler			colspan="4" Шаблон:CEmpty
Hap Gorman	colspan="3" Шаблон:CEmpty	Andy Devine			colspan="4" Шаблон:CEmpty
Cpt. Edward "Cap" Daulton	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty	Gus Mercurio
Dean Gregson	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty	Scott Michaelson	Шаблон:N/A	colspan="2" Шаблон:CEmpty
Holly Myers	colspan="7" Шаблон:CEmpty	Anja Coleby

Additional crew and production details

Title	Crew/Detail
	Composer(s)	Cinematographer(s)	Editor	Production companies	Distributing company	Running time
"Flipper"	Henry Vars	Lamar Boren & Joseph C. Brun	Warren Brown	Ivan Tors Productions	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	1 hr 30 mins
Flipper's New Adventure		Lamar Boren	Warren Adams & Charles Craft			1 hr 34 mins
Flipper Шаблон:Small	Henry Vars, Samuel Matlovsky, and Ruby Raksin	Lamar Boren, Howard Winner, Clifford H. Poland Jr., and Edmund Gibson	Charles Craft, Stan Gilbert, Erwin Dumbrille, John B. Woelz, Warren Adams, Harold V. McKenzie, John A. Martinelli, and Robert Paltz	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, Ivan Tors Productions, Miami Seaquarium	National Broadcasting Company (NBC)	44 hrs Шаблон:Small
Flipper: The New Adventures	John D'Andrea, Cory Lerios, Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone, and Tom Harriman	John Fleckenstein, John Stokes, Brandon Apps, Gene Moller, and Geoff Cox	David Codron, Regis Kimble, Dennis C. Vejar, Michael J. Hagan, Robert Florio, Chip Masamitsu, Rick Tuber, Mark Sadusky, Suzanne Hines, Suzanne Angel, and Paul Booth	The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Universal Television, Tribune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures Television	Syndication Pax TV	54 hrs 20 mins Шаблон:Small
Flipper	Joel McNeely	Bill Butler	Peck Prior	The Bubble Factory, American Films	Universal Pictures	1 hr 35 mins

Reception

Box office and financial performance

Film	Box office gross			Box office ranking		Total home video sales	Budget	Worldwide Net Income/Loss	Шаблон:Nowrap
	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	All time North America	All time worldwide
"Flipper"	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	$2,500,000	$500,000	≥$2,000,000
Flipper's New Adventure	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	$1,600,000	Шаблон:N/A	≤$1,600,000
Flipper	$20,080,020	$10,513,293	$30,593,313	#3,793	#4,629	Шаблон:N/A	$25,530,000	$5,063,313
Totals	>$20,080,020	>$10,513,293	>$30,593,313	x̅ #1,264	x̅ #1,543	$4,100,000	>$26,030,000	≤$8,663,313	Шаблон:N/A

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
"Flipper"	50% (6 reviews)	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
Flipper's New Adventure	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
Flipper Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
Flipper: The New Adventures	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
Flipper	30% (20 reviews)	43/100 (19 reviews)	A−