
Nim's Island(2008)
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.


“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.

Jennifer Coolidge
Harriet

BD Wong
Morgan Brinway

Bronson Pinchot
Roy
Joseph Ashton
Sonny

Gary LeRoi Gray
Domino
Carl Michael Lindner
Witz

Scarlett Pomers
Lucy

Travis Tedford
Loaf

Sam McMurray
Broccoli

Bodhi Elfman
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Slappy and the Stinkers is a family, adventure, comedy film released in 1998 exploring themes of sea lion. Directed by Barnet Kellman, it stars Jennifer Coolidge, BD Wong, Bronson Pinchot. 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.
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