Flipper 1963  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: James B. Clark
Cast: Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Connie Scott, Jane Rose, Joe Higgins, Robertson White, George Applewhite, Kathleen Maguire
This is the family film that was the precursor to the "Flipper" series on TV. It is the story of a dolphin, Flipper, that is saved by young Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin). When Sandy's father, Porter (Chuck Connors), insists that Flipper be set free, the friendship between boy and pet remains, and eventually Flipper gets a chance to return the favor of being saved.
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Flipper's New Adventure 1964  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
aka: Flipper and the Pirates
Director: Leon Benson
Cast: Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin, Helen Cherry, Tom Helmore, Francesca Annis, Brian Kelly, Joe Higgins, Lloyd Battista, Gordon Dilworth, Ricou Browning, Courtney Brown, William Cooley, Dan Chandler, Richard O'Barry, Robert Baldwin
Sandy (Luke Halpin) and his dolphin friend, Flipper, avoid separation when plans are made to demolish Sandy's home and send Flipper to a Miami aquarium. Sandy and Flipper escape to an island where all goes well–until hijackers dump a family on the island and then return for their kidnapping. You guessed it, Sandy and Flipper save the day. 1 User Review
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| | very touching | jojo 10/26/2009 | | Worth a million movies |
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The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd 1980 TV, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Richard Dysart, Michael McGuire, Nigel Davenport, Arthur Hill, Mary Nell Santacroce, Larry Larson, Teddy Milford, Clarence Thomas, Luke Halpin, Bill Gribble
After assassinating Abraham Lincoln, an injured John Wilkes Booth (Bill Gribble) arrived at the farm of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd (Dennis Weaver) where the doctor set his broken leg. As a result, Mudd was falsely accused and sentenced to life in a penal colony for being part of a conspiracy to kill the President. His wife, Frances (Susan Sullivan), maintained his innocence, but it would be many years before President Andrew Jackson pardoned him.
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Shock Waves 1977  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Almost Human
Death Corps
Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Cast: Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams, Fred Buch, Jack Davidson, Luke Halpin, D.J. Sidney, Don Stout, Tony Moskal, Gary Levinson
During a storm, a cruise ship collides with an unusual ship, and the passengers are stranded on an island. They encounter a squadron of zombies that had been a part of the Nazi army 35 years before and had subsequently been sunk in Caribbean waters. What is a poor tourist to do? Cheap but fun, with cool zombies.
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| 1. Flipper (1963)
2. Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
aka: Flipper and the Pirates
3. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
4. Shock Waves (1977)
aka: Almost Human
aka: Death Corps
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