August 1975
Beta/ G. G. Communications Inc. (for American dubbed version)
Children's, Comedy, Fantasy
DVD
C+
Even as a child, I found this the most forgettable of the four Pippi movies. It has neither the freshness of the first movie nor the adventure of the last two. There's even less of a plot than before, but on the other hand there's too much of the cops (Göthe Grefbo and Ulf G. Johnsson) and robbers (Hans Clarin and Paul Esser). Still, I like that this is where the New York kids started dubbing Pippi, Tommy, and Annika, which added to the fun for this '70s California kid. (Annika's accent is especially strong.) And again, the nature scenes are nice, with the friends this time getting "shipwrecked" for a day or two.
Among the other returning Pippi regulars are Fredrik Ohlsson and Öllegård Wellton as Tommy and Annika's parents, Margot Trooger as Miss Pruselius (the spelling varies), Siv Ericks as the candy shop owner, and Staffan Hallerstam as Benke (but he doesn't bully anyone this time). Beppe Wolgers appears only in the opening flashback, which is the closest Pippi gets to actually going on board.
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