Pippi Longstocking is a 1997 animated film from AB Svensk Filmindustri and Nelvana, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren. It was distributed theatrically by Legacy Releasing and on DVD by Warner Bros., and was served as a pilot of a spin-off television series on HBO in addition to another animated film, "Pippi Longstocking's Adventures on the South Seas". Pippi Longstocking is Nelvana's first feature film since Babar: The Mo...
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Pippi Longstocking is a 1997 animated film from AB Svensk Filmindustri and Nelvana, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren. It was distributed theatrically by Legacy Releasing and on DVD by Warner Bros., and was served as a pilot of a spin-off television series on HBO in addition to another animated film, "Pippi Longstocking's Adventures on the South Seas". Pippi Longstocking is Nelvana's first feature film since Babar: The Movie.
The movie begins with Pippi sailing around the world with her father (Captain Efraim Longstocking), her pet horse (Horse), her pet monkey (Mr. Nilsson), and various members of the ship's crew. One night during a hurricane, the captain is washed over board into the sea. As he drifts off, he calls to Pippi that he will "meet her in Villa Villakulla". To that effect, Pippi and her pet animals make their way home to await his return. Not long after arriving at Villa Villakulla, she makes friends with the two children across the street—Tommy...
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