Slappy and the Stinkers

Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)

Five Kids. One Sea Lion. No Rules.

Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him. On the class visit to an aquarium the Stinkers decide that a sea lion called Slappy doesn't feel too good there, "free" him, and plant him into Brinway's hot-tub.

Date of release
1998-01-23
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (47)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Family, Adventure, Comedy
Director
Barnet Kellman

Casting

Interesting facts

Slappy and the Stinkers is a 1998 American adventure comedy film directed by Barnet Kellman, and written by Robert Wolterstorff and Mike Scott. Starring B. D. Wong and Bronson Pinchot, the plot concerns a group of children who try to save an abused sea lion from a greedy circus owner. The film was released on January, 23, 1998 by TriStar Pictures.

Production

Production of the film was announced by TriStar Pictures and The Bubble Factory alongside The Pest as two projects the companies would produce. Under the terms of a contract between The Bubble Factory and Universal Studios, the production company could automatically greenlight three to four pictures – budgeted at about $8 million to $35 million each – per year for Universal to distribute.

The film was partially shot at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

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