When they were growing up, my kids latched onto this film. They probably watched it thirty times. I could hear it in the background until the tunes were stuck in my head. It is a musical with songs that are not all that sophisticated. The story is simplistic. But it is for kids. Pippi is played by a young lady named Tami Erin. She does a decent job as the weird daughter of a sea captain that has arrived at an old house, along with a horse and a monkey. Of course, she gravitates toward the neighbor kids whose parents immediately see her as a bad influence. She is a child, living a world of rules and regulations. Soon the cold blooded authorities swoop in. It's all pretty formula but there are nice scenes and she does kind of sparkle.
