The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) on Netflix
G19881h 40mAdventureFamilyFantasy
After a storm carries off her father's ship, Pippi Longstocking moves into the family house at Villa Villekulla with her horse, Alfonso, and her monkey, Mr. Nilsson. Tommy and Annika venture in.
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Plot summary
Pippi Longstocking sails the world on the Hoptoad with her father, Captain Efraim Longstocking, until a storm at sea takes the ship and leaves her to make her own way to the coastal town of Rocksby, with her horse, Alfonso, and her monkey, Mr. Nilsson, for company. She moves into Villa Villekulla, her father's house, which the local children believe is haunted. Tommy and Annika Settigren slip in after spotting lights in the windows and find Pippi there. The three become friends and fill their days with pancakes, scrubbing shoes, a motorcycle ride and dodging splunks. Miss Bannister, who runs the children's home, wants Pippi in her care, and the businessman Mr. Blackhart and his henchmen, Rype and Rancid, want the house and the land under it.
Cast
- Cory Crowas Annika Settigren
- Carole Keanas Miss Messerschmidt
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The American adaptation began when producer Gary Mehlman's daughters convinced him to try to secure the rights from Astrid Lindgren; when he wrote to her in November 1983 she declined, as she regarded the character as "her own daughter".
- Creator Astrid Lindgren admitted her disappointment in the film and its production in a 1995 interview, calling it "so so terrible" upon watching it.
- Over 8,000 actresses from United States, Canada and the United Kingdom participated in the auditions, and after two callbacks and a screen test Tami Erin was selected for the title role on February 21, 1986.
- The film was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst New Star for Tami Erin and Worst Supporting Actress for Eileen Brennan, but lost to Ronald McDonald in Mac and Me and Kristy McNichol in Two Moon Junction.
- It was Annakin's last finished feature film before he died on April 22, 2009, closing out a directing career that had run for decades.
