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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ken Annakin
Produced by Gary Mehlman
Walter Moshay
Screenplay by Ken Annakin
Starring
Music by Misha Segal
Cinematography Roland Smith
Editing by Ken Zemke
Studio Columbia Pictures
Longstocking Productions
Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08) (Tokyo)
July 29, 1988 (1988-07-29) (United States)
September 9, 1988 (1988-09-09) (Sweden)
Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Sweden
Language English
Budget $8–10 million
Money made $3.6 million

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 musical adventure film written and directed by Ken Annakin, based on the Pippi Longstocking book series by Astrid Lindgren. It is a Swedish-American joint venture produced by Columbia Pictures, Longstocking Productions, and Svensk Filmindustri. While the title suggests a continuation of previous entries, it is in fact a remake of the original story.

Filmed in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island and at soundstages in Jacksonville, Florida, the film premiered on March 8, 1988 in Tokyo, before it was released on July 29 in the United States and September 9 in Sweden. It received mixed reviews upon release and became a financial failure. It was Annakin's final completed film before his death on April 22, 2009.

Plot

Pippi Longstocking, who travels on the ship Hoptoad with her sailor father, Efraim, encounters a sudden storm caused by a volcanic eruption. After Efraim disappears into the sea, Pippi travels to the small coastal town of Rocksby, accompanied by her horse, Alfonso, and monkey, Mr. Nilsson. She takes up residence in her father's home, Villa Villekulla, which the neighborhood children believe is haunted.

Soon Tommy and Annika Settigren venture into it after seeing lights in the windows. Looking for ghosts, they meet Pippi, Mr. Nilsson, and Alfonso instead. They become friends and get into various adventures together such as making pancakes, cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, serving ice cream to residents of the local children's home, riding a motorcycle, and dodging "splunks". Pippi must also fight off Mr. Blackhart and his henchmen, Rype and Rancid, who want to demolish her house and sell the property, as well as avoid being legally taken to the children's home by the owner, Miss Bannister. She agrees to escape and flee with Tommy and Annika in a homemade autogyro to avoid this fate. However, they are rescued after nearly going over a waterfall while riding in barrels down a river.

Thinking that Pippi will hurt Tommy and Annika, Mr. and Mrs. Settigren refuse to let them play with her anymore. She believes that they would be better off without her and goes to the children's home. As a result, she is forced to leave Mr. Nilsson and Alfonso behind. She is unable to fit in with the other orphans due to her lack of discipline and education. However, after she rescues the children's home from a fire inadvertently started by the janitor and is lauded by the townsfolk as a heroine, she is allowed to return home and play with Tommy and Annika again.

She is reunited with Efraim on Christmas Day, and he offers her the chance to become a cannibal princess of the uncharted island he had washed ashore on and was crowned king. She agrees and everyone comes out to bid her a tearful farewell. Just as they prepare to sail off, she decides to stay after seeing that everyone is sad to see her go. She explains to Efraim that she can't leave Tommy and Annika. He understands and tells her that he loves her. They say goodbye and she goes home with Tommy, Annika, Mr. Nilsson, and Alfonso.

Cast

  • Tami Erin as Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter "Pippi" Longstocking, a spunky eleven-year-old girl who arrives on land after her father is lost at sea.
  • David Seaman, Jr. as Tommy Settigren, Annika's brother who becomes friends with Pippi.
  • Cory Crow as Annika Settigren, Tommy's sister who becomes friends with Pippi.
  • Eileen Brennan as Miss Bannister, the well-meaning no-nonsense owner of the children's home who believes that Pippi will be safer under her care.
  • Dennis Dugan as Mr. Settigren, Tommy and Annika's father, and a local government employee; he finds Pippi's influence on his children disruptive.
  • Dianne Hull as Mrs. Settigren, Tommy and Annika's mother, and a housewife; while initially fond of Pippi, she becomes increasingly concerned with her children's well-being.
  • George DiCenzo as Mr. Blackhart, a local, shady businessman who wants to acquire Villa Villekulla in order to raise real estate.
  • Dick Van Patten as Gregory, a strange inventor of glue that enables people to walk up and down walls.
  • John Schuck as Efraim Longstocking, Pippi's widowed father and captain of the ship Hoptoad.
    • Michael Mendelson as Efraim's singing voice.
  • Branscombe Richmond as Fridolf, Efraim's cabin boy and best friend.
  • Fay Masterson as the Head Girl, an otherwise unnamed bossy older girl at the children's home.
  • Carole Kean as Miss Messerschmidt, a strict teacher at the children's home.
  • Frank Welker and Michael Bell as Mr. Nilsson and Alfonso, Pippi's pet monkey and horse respectively.
  • Clark Niederjohn as Jake, the town pilot who befriends Pippi and invents an autogyro.

Songs

  1. "Pippi Longstocking is Coming into Your Town!" – Margie Nelson and the International Children's Choir
  2. "We Live on the Seas" – Michael Mendelson and the Hoptoad Crew
  3. "Scrubbing Day" – Marlene Ricci, Tami Erin, David Seaman, Jr., Cory Crow, and the International Children's Choir
  4. "Runnin' Away" – Margie Nelson, Tami Erin, Cory Crow, and the International Children's Choir
  5. "Runnin' Away (Reprise)" – Tami Erin, David Seaman, Jr., and Cory Crow
  6. "Sticky Situation" – Sandra Simmons
  7. "Merry Christmas Tree" – Gail Lopata Lennon
  8. "We Live on the Seas (Reprise)" – Tami Erin, Michael Mendelson, and the Hoptoad Crew
  9. "Pippi Longstocking is Coming into Your Town! (Reprise)" – Margie Nelson and the International Children's Choir

Soundtrack

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). The Atlantic LP and CD had 22 tracks, with the score by Misha Segal, and all of the songs. Garrison True provided narration for some of the tracks.

  1. Pippi Longstocking is Coming into Your Town
  2. The Storm (Lyrics)
  3. The Gulf Stream
  4. Ghost of Villa Villekula
  5. Pippi March
  6. Scrubbing Day
  7. War of the Ice Cream
  8. Beautiful Day at the Villa
  9. Pastorale
  10. Runnin' Away
  11. Runnin' Away (Reprise)
  12. The Rescue (Lyrics)
  13. Mama (Lyrics)
  14. Sticky Situation
  15. Pippi Saves the Day
  16. Merry Christmas Tree
  17. Father's Return
  18. Kurre Kurre Islands
  19. Goodbye Papa
  20. We Live on the Seas
  21. If You Ever Need Me
  22. Pippi Longstocking is Coming into Your Town (Reprise)

See also

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