| Flicka | |
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| Directed by | Michael Mayer |
| Written by | Mark Rosenthal Lawrence Konner |
| Based on | My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara |
| Produced by | Kevin Halloran Gil Netter |
| Starring | Alison Lohman Tim McGraw Maria Bello |
| Cinematography | J. Michael Muro |
| Edited by | Andrew Marcus |
| Music by | Aaron Zigman |
Production companies | Fox 2000 Pictures Zucker-Netter Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $21.9 million |
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,[1] 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[2] and more than $19 million on DVD/Home Video rental.[3]
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.
- ^ Flicka at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Flickas DVD sales". The-numbers.com. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ Flickas home video sales at Box Office Mojo