Flipper (1963 film)

Flipper is an American feature film released on August 14, 1963 written by Arthur Weiss based upon a story by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark, it portrays a 12yearold boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys, who befriends an injured wild dolphin. The lad and his pet become inseparable, eventually overcoming the misgivings of his fisherman father.

Cocreator Ricou Browning said that he originally conceived the story after seeing his children intently watching the TV series Lassie, which inspired Browning to create a similar story with a dolphin in place of the dog. After he sent the story to his friend, producer Ivan Tors, Tors expressed interest in making it into a movie.Browning notably portrayed the original Creature from the Black Lagoon in the film of the same name, as well as two sequels. In Brownings second portrayal, Revenge of the Creature, a scene showcases one of the films shooting locations, Marineland of Florida depicted with a fictionalized name, presenting several stunts performed by Flippy, the Intelligent Porpoise, in a form of product placement. ........

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