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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988 · 100 min

A bright, silly musical adventure full of slapstick and songs, easy for kids but slight for adults.

Tagline: Come see Pippi as you've never seen her before!
Overview: After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy and his sister Anika, 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 waterfall in barrels, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to an orphanage. Older children will probably get the most out of this movie.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
freedom
identity
found family
Places: small town
home
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: fantasy, adventure, family
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Written by: Ken Annakin
Starring: Tami Erin, David Seaman, Cory Crow, Eileen Brennan, Dennis Dugan, Dianne Hull, George DiCenzo, Dick Van Patten
Music: Misha Segal
Cinematography: Roland "Ozzie" Smith
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Sweden, United States of America
Languages: English

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