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Flicka
Sign in to saveFlicka is a 2006 American family adventure drama film loosely based on the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer and written by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner. The novel had previously been made into a film by 20th Century Fox in 1943, and served as the inspiration for My Friend Flicka, a 39-episode TV series in 1956–1957. In this version, set in the 21st century, the protagonist is a girl, played by Alison Lohman. The film also features Maria Bello, Ryan Kwanten and country singer Tim McGraw, who also served as executive producer of t
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6.9Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Cast
- Alison Lohman as Katherine "Katy" McLaughlin
- Tim McGraw as Rob McLaughlin
- Maria Bello as Nell McLaughlin
- Ryan Kwanten as Howard McLaughlin
- Danny Pino as Jack
- Dallas Roberts as Gus
Themes
- horse
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Flicka
- Film.image
- Flicka.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Michael Mayer
- Film.producer
- Kevin HalloranGil Netter
- Film.writer
- Mark RosenthalLawrence Konner
- Film.starring
- Alison LohmanTim McGrawMaria Bello
- Film.music
- Aaron Zigman
- Film.cinematography
- J. Michael Muro
- Film.editing
- Andrew Marcus
- Film.studio
- Fox 2000 PicturesZucker-Netter Productions
- Film.distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- Film.runtime
- 95 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $15 million
- Film.gross
- $21.9 million
- Album.name
- Flicka
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 656990
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- publication date
- 2006-10-20
- title
- Flicka
- review score
- 57/100
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- Sequels
- Soundtrack
- Chart performance
- Awards
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- References
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Flicka is a 2006 American family adventure drama film loosely based on the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer and written by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner. The novel had previously been made into a film by 20th Century Fox in 1943, and served as the inspiration for My Friend Flicka, a 39-episode TV series in 1956–1957. In this version, set in the 21st century, the protagonist is a girl, played by Alison Lohman. The film also features Maria Bello, Ryan Kwanten and country singer Tim McGraw, who also served as executive producer of the soundtrack album. This USD15 million-budgeted film grossed $21 million in the United States theaters, and then it went on to become a surprise hit in DVD market in the United States; it made more than $48 million on DVD sales and more than $19 million on DVD/Home Video rental.
A sequel, Flicka 2, was released direct to DVD on May 4, 2010, and another sequel, Flicka: Country Pride, was released on May 1, 2012.