The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 fantasy-adventure-musical film based on the books of the fictional character Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002). While the title suggests the movie is a continuation, it is in fact a remake of the original story. It was released in movie theaters worldwide in wide release in 13 languages by Columbia Pictures, and was directed by Ken Annakin, a Disney legend and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. It was a box-office failure, holding the distinction of having the 59th-lowest per-screen revenues of a wide-release movie in history as of April 2009. It grossed $3.6 million during its domestic release in the U.S., with a per-screen average on opening weekend of only $1,105. It was released on DVD in 2001.
Plot
After her father's ship 'Hoptoad' is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking (Tami Erin) is stranded with her horse, Alfonso, and her pet monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy (David Seaman Jr.) and his sister Annika (Cory Crow), venture into the house only to meet up with Pippi. The three soon become friends and get into various adventures together, including cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, dodging the "splunks", going down a river in barrels, running away in a homemade autogyro and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to an orphanage.
Cast
- Tami Erin as Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade "Pippi" Longstocking
- David Seaman Jr. as Tommy Settegren
- Cory Crow as Annika Settegren
- Eileen Brennan as Miss Bannister
- Dennis Dugan as Mr. Settegren
- Dianne Hull as Mrs. Settegren
- George DiCenzo as Mr. Dan Blackheart
- Dick Van Patten as Greg the Glue Man
- John Schuck as Capt. Efraim Longstocking
- Branscombe Richmond as Fridolf
- Fay Masterson as Head girl
- Carole Kean as Miss Messerschmidt
- Frank Welker as Voice of Alfonso and Mr. Nilsson
- Mary Scheer as American Dubbing Team
Songs
- "Pippi Longstocking is Coming Into Your Town!" - Margie Nelson and the International Children's Choir
- "We Live on the Seas" - Michael Mendelson
- "Scrubbing Day" - Marlene Ricci
- "Runnin' Away" - Margie Nelson
- "Runnin' Away (Reprise)" - Tami Erin, David Seaman Jr., and Cory Crow
- "Sticky Situation" - Sandra Simmons
- "Merry Christmas Tree" - Gail Lopata Lennon
- "We Live on the Seas (Reprise)" - Tami Erin and the Hoptoad Crew
- "Pippi Longstocking is Coming Into Your Town! (Reprise)" - Margie Nelson and the International Children's Choir
