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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled
Sixteen year old Katy McLaughlin (Alison Lohman) is a headstrong and determined teenager trying to find her way in life. Katy forms a bond with a wild horse she names Flicka. Despite pleas from her father (Tim McGraw) not to ride Flicka, Katy sets out to follow her own path not only with the horse, but with her future to show that she is capable taming Flicka and one day taking over the family ranch.
"It's hard to argue with the movie's big heart, solid craftsmanship, likable characters..." M.E. Russell, Portland Oregonian
"...a well-made family drama...honest, tough and surprisingly engaging." Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
"...a girl-and-her-horse movie that isn't trying to be all things for all audiences." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS OCTOBER 20, 2006A remake of the old stalwart MY FRIEND FLICKA, starring Alison Lohman (BIG FISH) as a feisty young horse wrangler who adopts an ornery pony and makes him a champion.
| Features | A Making-Of Featurette | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Bloopers | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Gag Reel | | Interactive Menus | | Music Promo | | Music Video: My Little Girl By Tim McGraw | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 10/14/2008 |
| Running Time: 94 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2257378 | | UPC: 00024543406655 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen/Standard 2.35:1/1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Alison Lohman | | Maria Bello | | Ryan Kwanten | | Tim McGraw | | Aaron Zigman - Original Music By | | Andrew Marcus - Editor | | J. Michael Muro - Cinematographer | | Kevin Halloran - Producer | | Lawrence Konner - Screenplay | | Mark Rosenthal - Screenplay | | Mary O'Hara - Based On Novel By | | Michael Mayer - Director | | Peter Borck - Art Director | | Rodney Ferrell - Executive Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"[The film is] set on a horse ranch in a spectacularly pristine, mountainous swath of Wyoming..." 10/20/2006 p.E12Entertainment Weekly
"[A] new yet insistently old-fashioned spin on the kid-lit classic MY FRIEND FLICKA....Bighearted and beautifully shot..." 10/27/2006 p.55 Reel.com 7 of 10
A remake of the sentimental 1943 family favorite, My Friend Flicka, there's not enough meat on this old nag's bones to hold the attention of most adults. But this well-meaning fable was not made for grown-ups; it was made for those kids, should they still exist, that adore their four-legged equine friends...Twenty-seven-year-old Alison Lohman, last spotted sleeping with Kevin Bacon in Atom Egoyan's randy Where the Truth Lies, finds a much better fit in Flicka, playing 16-year-old Katy McLaughlin...Again, what Flicka comes down to is kids and animals. Children entranced by ponies and petting zoos will probably adore Katy and her filly, but those more taken with their X-Box games may wonder about this thing called grass and these beings called horses - and nag Mom for quarters to play video games. - Pam Grady
Variety 9 of 10
Updated and overhauled from its 65-year-old source novel to speak to the contemporary American West, "Flicka" is a wonderful film in search of an appropriately sized audience. To call this the best horse-and-kid picture since "The Black Stallion" a quarter century ago is true but misleading; it's not really either an animal or a kids' film but rather a young adult drama that rings emotionally true, with nary a manufactured note struck..."Flicka" could so easily have gone wrong, in one direction, by being cutesy and manipulative, or in another by indulging in rote dysfunctional family posturing. Mayer steers clear of these shoals thanks to good dramatic instincts and perfectly chosen actors. - Todd McCarthy
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