| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | |
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Produced by | Ken Annakin |
| Screenplay by | Ken Annakin |
| Based on | Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren |
| Starring | Tami Erin David Seaman Jr. Cory Crow Eileen Brennan Dennis Dugan |
| Music by | Misha Segal |
| Cinematography | Roland Smith |
| Editing by | Ken Zemke |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 29, 1988 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Sweden United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 Swedish/American 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 and Director of over 50 films. The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking' was released worldwide on DVD in 2000 and re-released as a double feature with the movie Matilda starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman in 2007.
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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, Villa Villekulla, 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, keeping the house from being demolished by crooks, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to an orphanage. Pippi eventually chooses to go after she and Tommy and Annika almost fall down a waterfall, and their parents refuse to let her play with them anymore. Pippi does not fit in with the other children and misses her parents. That night, however, she saves the orphanage from a fire and becomes the town heroine. Pippi decides that the orphanage is not for her and is allowed to return back to Villa Villekulla and befriend Tommy and Annika once more. She is reunited with her father on Christmas Day and he offers her the chance to become a cannibal princess, since he was washed ashore of an uncharted island where he was crowned king. At the last minute Pippi decides to stay because she cannot leave Tommy and Annika.
Atlantic Records issued the film's motion picture soundtrack upon its release, in both LP and CD formats (LP: 91016-1, CD: 91016-2). It was also issued in Japan by Polydor Records (CD: P32P-20156).[1] The Atlantic LP & CD had 22 tracks, with the score by Misha Segal, and all of the songs.[2] The soundtrack is out of print, and hard to find.
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