The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Annakin
Screenplay byKen Annakin
Based onPippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Produced byGary Mehlman
Walter Moshay
Starring
CinematographyRoland Smith
Edited byKen Zemke
Music byMisha Segal
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08) (Tokyo[1])
  • July 29, 1988 (1988-07-29) (United States)
  • September 9, 1988 (1988-09-09) (Sweden)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesUnited States[2][1]
Sweden[2][1]
West Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8–10 million[1]
Box office$3.6 million

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 musical adventure film[1] written and directed by Ken Annakin, based on the Pippi Longstocking book series by Astrid Lindgren. It is a Swedish-German-American[2] 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[3] and became a financial failure. It was Annakin's last finished feature film before he died on April 22, 2009.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jacksonville was invoked but never defined (see the help page).