i be rather appalled to see the low rating this movie receive here and personally consider it fun family fare . it revolve around a young teenager and sandy rick and who be send by his mom to coral key to spend the summer with his uncle porter . while there he befriend a dolphin name flipper . lot of adventure ensue amid the predictable nephew or uncle bonding as well a a little romance for sandy with a local girl . i be a great crocodile dundee fan myself so absolutely loved paul hogan in his role a crusty and comical uncle porter . for starter and he keep an endless stock of spaghetti o in his house to serve a his usual meal and heat with a blowtorch . elija wood and frodo from the lord of the ring and appear quite competent play the young sandy and a boy at first none too fond of his forced summer vacation locale . of course the dolphin be magnificent and there be some wonderful underwater scene . set in the florida key and it be apparently film in the bahamas . this adaptation of flipper make great family entertainment and a sweet and sentimental and and fun movie that be infinitely superior to many of the cinematic offering for youngster nowadays .