Andre (film)
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| Andre | |
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| Directed by | George Miller |
| Produced by | Donald Kushner, Peter Locke |
| Written by | Harry Goodridge |
| Starring | Tina Majorino Keith Carradine Joshua Jackson |
| Music by | Spencer Proffer, Bruce Rowland |
| Cinematography | Thomas Burstyn |
| Editing by | Harry Hitner |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 17, 1994 |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Andre is a 1994 feature film starring Tina Majorino and is about a child's encounter with a seal. The film is an adaptation of the book A Seal Called Andre which was based on a true story.
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[edit] Plot
Toni Whitney, a nine-year-old girl, and her Rockport, Maine family adopt an orphaned baby seal, naming it Andre. Andre is manageable when he is young but as Andre gets older and and starts getting into mischief, he antagonizes some of the local fishermen. Toni forms an inseparable bond with Andre and their relationship becomes threatened when the fishermen do not want to deal with Andre's antics any longer.
[edit] Cast
- Keith Carradine as Harry Whitney
- Chelsea Field as Thalice Whitney
- Joshua Jackson as Mark Baker
- Tina Majorino as Toni Whitney
- Keith Szarabajka as Billy Baker
- Shirley Broderick as Mrs. McCann
- Andrea Libman as Mary May
- Joy Coghill as Betsy
- Torey (from Dolphin Encounters, Nassau, Bahamas) as Andre the Seal. There were two other sea lions that had parts, named Kalika and PJ
Trivia
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- During the credits, shots from original 16mm films of the real Andre are shown. Andre, who resided in later years at the New England Aquarium in Boston, entertained tourists at Rockport, Maine every summer until his death on July 19, 1986 [1]
- The book A Seal Called Andre (1975), co-written by the seal's owner, Harry Goodridge, describes the true story of Andre.
- The theme song from the movie, sung by Tyler Collins, was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts upon its release.
[edit] References
- ^ "Andre the celebrity seal dies," The New Mexican (Santa Fe), July 21, 1986, pA-3
