a special camera attached to his head to help them locate the barrels of toxic waste. Flipper also manages to locate the rest of his pod, and reunites with them, in the process, dropping the camera. Porter rushes back to alert the sheriff about the barrels. Sandy, however becomes concerned that something has happened to Flipper, without informing anyone except Kathy's young son, Marvin, who sets off in the dinghy to find him. Sandy barely survives an encounter with Dirk Moran's boat, which dismantles the dinghy. He sees an approaching dorsal fin and thinks it is Flipper, but it is actually Scar, a large great hammerhead shark that has been lurking in the island's waters and is said to have taken out a tourist boat. Sandy swims for his life towards Dirk's boat. As Scar is about to attack Sandy, Flipper appears and starts nose-butting him in the gills. There is a harrowing moment when Scar proves stronger than Flipper, but Flipper's dolphin pod comes to his aid in the nick of time and drive Scar away. Dirk Moran is then arrested by the sheriff for illegally dumping toxic waste and attempting to kill Sandy since he knew that he saw them that night. The next morning, when Sandy's mother and younger sister arrive to pick him up, there is a commotion. It is Flipper, who has come to see Sandy off. Cast Paul Hogan as Porter Ricks Elijah Wood as Sandy Ricks Jessica Wesson as Kim Parker Jonathan Banks as Dirk Moran Bill Kelley as Donald Chelsea Field as Cathy Isaac Hayes as Sheriff Buck Cowan Jason Fuchs as Marvin Robert Deacon as Bounty Fisherman #1 Ann Carey as Fisherman's Friend Mark Casella as Bounty Fisherman #2 Luke Halpin as Bounty Fisherman #3 Production The film was shot in the Bahamas. Animatronic dolphins, designed by Walt Conti and his team, had to be used extensively, such as in scenes where Flipper interacts with the human characters, or is shown swimming along. Conti stated that using real dolphins does not work as well as many might think. Nevertheless, a trio of real dolphins did interact with star Elijah Wood during production, with Wood saying that he enjoyed the opportunity to swim with them. Reception Box office The film debuted at No. 2 behind Twister with $4.5 million. Flipper ultimately grossed $20 million domestically, on a $25 million budget. Critical response