Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them. Now the wettest celeb this side of Esther Williams is out to hook fresh movie fans. Chances are the eco-aware generation that took Free Willy's orca to heart won't be able to resist this frolicsome hero. The Flipper cast includes Elijah Wood as the ocean mammal's best pal and Paul Hogan as Wood's beach-bum uncle. But the humans are just so much flotsam.
Any kid knows who the real attraction is.
So does Flipper's director. Next to dinosaurs, dolphins are the most beloved and magnetic creatures on Earth. The hard thing is not the sensational, acrobatic moves but getting them to stay in one place. They just want to keep exploring. The man who invented Flipper took his inspiration from Lassie .