Directed by George Miller, this family drama features the riotous exploits of a lovable seal who befriends a family of animal lovers living in Rockport Maine. The father in this family is Harry Whitney, the harbor master with a great love of animals. His wife Thalice, teenagers Steve and Paula also adore wild critters. But the one who loves them most of all is Toni, a grade-schooler. Every corner of their seaside home is filled with small animals. At work Harry battles the fishermen who hate the seals because they interfere ...
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Directed by George Miller, this family drama features the riotous exploits of a lovable seal who befriends a family of animal lovers living in Rockport Maine. The father in this family is Harry Whitney, the harbor master with a great love of animals. His wife Thalice, teenagers Steve and Paula also adore wild critters. But the one who loves them most of all is Toni, a grade-schooler. Every corner of their seaside home is filled with small animals. At work Harry battles the fishermen who hate the seals because they interfere with their catch. Their leader is Billy Baker who drinks too much. At school Toni is persecuted by her schoolmates, the sons and daughters of fishermen. Andre, the seal, has been separated from his clan and is sick. He is rescued by Harry, who brings him home. With Toni's special help, Andre returns to health and becomes a real handful by getting into innocent trouble at every turn. Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Keith Carradine, Tina Majorino, Chelsea Field, Aidan Pendleton, Shane Meier. Run time: 94 mins. Aspect ratio: 2.40.1. Originally released: 1994. Language: English. Toni Whitney and her family adopt a baby seal named Andre. When he grows up and starts getting into mischief, he antagonizes some of the fisherman in town. One of them, Billy Baker, is upset with the Whitneys because Toni's father, Harry, was appointed Harbor Master instead of him, partially because of Andre. But when Andre's humorous antics attracts media attention, further squeezing out Billy, and running down his business, he gets even more upset. [NOTE: A sea lion plays Andre. Seals are notoriously difficult to train. Home movies of the real Andre are shown while the credits are rolling. They are intercut with key scenes from the film. ]
