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Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series. Pippi was named by Lindgren's then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her mother one day when she was home sick from school.
Nine-year-old Pippi is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed without difficulty. She frequently mocks and dupes adults she encounters, an attitude likely to appeal to young readers; however, Pippi usually reserves her worst behavior for the most pompous and condescending of adults. Pippi's anger is reserved for the most extreme cases, such as when a man ill-treats her horse. Like Peter Pan, Pippi does not want to grow up. She is the daughter of a buccaneer captain and as such has adventurous stories to tell. She has four best friends, two animals (her horse and a monkey) and two humans, the neighbor's children Tommy and Annika.
Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later Shirley Temple Black, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence, and she left the film industry at the age of 12 to attend high school[clarification needed]. She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw four years in a row (1935–38) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.
Actors: Michael Hirsh (producer), Clive A. Smith (director), Clive A. Smith (producer), Börje Ahlstedt (actor), Catherine O'Hara (actress), Astrid Lindgren (writer), Waldemar Bergendahl (producer), Gordon Pinsent (actor), Wayne Robson (actor), Andrew Jackson (actor), Dave Thomas (actor), Andrew Jackson (actor), Patrick Loubert (producer), Tomas Bolme (actor), Marika Lindström (actress),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical,Actors: Michael Hirsh (producer), Clive A. Smith (director), Clive A. Smith (producer), Börje Ahlstedt (actor), Catherine O'Hara (actress), Astrid Lindgren (writer), Waldemar Bergendahl (producer), Gordon Pinsent (actor), Wayne Robson (actor), Andrew Jackson (actor), Dave Thomas (actor), Andrew Jackson (actor), Patrick Loubert (producer), Tomas Bolme (actor), Marika Lindström (actress),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical,Actors: Ken Annakin (director), Michael Bell (actor), Misha Segal (composer), Ken Annakin (producer), Astrid Lindgren (writer), Jacqueline Saint Anne (costume designer), Ken Annakin (writer), Frank Welker (actor), George DiCenzo (actor), Dick Van Patten (actor), Branscombe Richmond (actor), Eileen Brennan (actress), Dennis Dugan (actor), Melissa J.L. Smith (miscellaneous crew), Marilyn Giardino (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso, and monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy and Annika, venture into the house only to meet up with Pippi. The three soon become friends and get into various adventures together, including cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, dodging the "splunks", going down a river in barrels, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to a children's home. Older children will probably get the most out of this movie.
Keywords: 11-year-old, barefoot, barrel, based-on-children's-book, based-on-novel, boat, braided-hair, character-name-in-title, child's-point-of-view, child-heroineActors: Hans Clarin (actor), Paul Esser (actor), Göthe Grefbo (actor), Lissi Alandh (actress), Siv Ericks (actress), Margot Trooger (actress), Astrid Lindgren (writer), Astrid Lindgren (writer), Jan Persson (editor), Olle Hellbom (director), Olle Nordemar (producer), Fredrik Ohlsson (actor), Meta Velander (actress), Bengt Schöldström (miscellaneous crew), Öllegård Wellton (actress),
Plot: Pippi Longstocking, a child of incredible strength, moves by herself to a Swedish town with her monkey, horse, and a bag full of gold coins. She befriends two children, Annika and Tommy, shocks the adults of the town, defends herself from bandits, and has a reunion with her seafaring father.
Keywords: bareback-riding, based-on-novel, boy-girl-relationship, boy-horse-relationship, brother-sister-relationship, character-name-in-title, child-protagonist, children, father-daughter-relationship, female-protagonist