Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/20/06 Home Video 02/06/07 MPAA Rating Rated PG for some mild language Running Time 1 hour 33 minutes Genre Family, Drama Director Michael Mayer Writer Larry Konner, Mark Rosenthal Cast Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Ryan Kwanten, Maria Bello, Danny Pino, Dallas Roberts Studio 20th Century Fox |
FLICKA
SYNOPSIS
In FLICKA, a contemporary motion picture adaptation
of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel My Friend Flicka,
16-year-old Katy McLaughlin (Alison Lohman)
dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on
her father's ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But
Katy's father (Tim McGraw) wants more for her,
insisting that Katy go to college. Katy finds a wild
mustang, which she names Flicka, and sets out to
make her a riding horse. But Flicka and Katy are
more alike than she could have imagined. Like Katy,
Flicka has a disdain for authority and is not about to
give up her freedom without a fight.
The principal character in the book and in its two
motion picture incarnations was an adolescent boy.
But this new version tells the story through the eyes
of headstrong Katy McLaughlin. Katy is enrolled in a
private school on the outskirts of Laramie,
Wyoming, but her heart is with her sprawling family
ranch in the state's remote mountain region. Katy
returns home to the ranch, and soon becomes
enamored of a wild mustang filly she finds in the
mountain woods. She names the long-legged, ebony
horse Flicka, or "beautiful young girl," in Swedish.
But Katy's rancher father, the equally-willful Rob,
sees nothing but trouble coming from the untamed
animal and discourages his daughter from keeping
In FLICKA, a contemporary motion picture adaptation
of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel My Friend Flicka,
16-year-old Katy McLaughlin (Alison Lohman)
dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on
her father's ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But
Katy's father (Tim McGraw) wants more for her,
insisting that Katy go to college. Katy finds a wild
mustang, which she names Flicka, and sets out to
make her a riding horse. But Flicka and Katy are
more alike than she could have imagined. Like Katy,
Flicka has a disdain for authority and is not about to
give up her freedom without a fight.
The principal character in the book and in its two
motion picture incarnations was an adolescent boy.
But this new version tells the story through the eyes
of headstrong Katy McLaughlin. Katy is enrolled in a
private school on the outskirts of Laramie,
Wyoming, but her heart is with her sprawling family
ranch in the state's remote mountain region. Katy
returns home to the ranch, and soon becomes
enamored of a wild mustang filly she finds in the
mountain woods. She names the long-legged, ebony
horse Flicka, or "beautiful young girl," in Swedish.
But Katy's rancher father, the equally-willful Rob,
sees nothing but trouble coming from the untamed
animal and discourages his daughter from keeping
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her. Nonetheless, conflicted by a need to harness her own wild ways yet stay true to a free spirit within,
Katy sets out to break through to Flicka and transform her into a riding horse.
Despite her father's disapproval, Katy goes on and forms an unbreakable bond with the wild horse. Her
relationship with Flicka becomes a catalyst for change for the entire McLaughlin family, which is at a
major crossroads: Katy's dad is considering selling the ailing ranch, brother Howard (RYAN KWANTEN)
wants to leave Wyoming for college in Boston, and her mother Nell (MARIA BELLO) is fighting to keep her
family from falling apart.
Can Katy ultimately tame her beloved Flicka and prove everyone wrong about the wild-hearted mustang?
Will Rob find a way to support his daughter yet still keep her safe through this momentous life passage?
And can the McLaughlins hold onto the ranch that they've worked so hard to maintain throughout a sea of
social and economic change? -- © 20th Century Fox
Katy sets out to break through to Flicka and transform her into a riding horse.
Despite her father's disapproval, Katy goes on and forms an unbreakable bond with the wild horse. Her
relationship with Flicka becomes a catalyst for change for the entire McLaughlin family, which is at a
major crossroads: Katy's dad is considering selling the ailing ranch, brother Howard (RYAN KWANTEN)
wants to leave Wyoming for college in Boston, and her mother Nell (MARIA BELLO) is fighting to keep her
family from falling apart.
Can Katy ultimately tame her beloved Flicka and prove everyone wrong about the wild-hearted mustang?
Will Rob find a way to support his daughter yet still keep her safe through this momentous life passage?
And can the McLaughlins hold onto the ranch that they've worked so hard to maintain throughout a sea of
social and economic change? -- © 20th Century Fox