Flicka

Flicka
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Mayer
Produced by	Kevin Halloran Gil Netter
Written by	Mark Rosenthal Lawrence Konner
Based on	My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Starring	Alison Lohman Tim McGraw Maria Bello
Music by	Aaron Zigman
Cinematography	J. Michael Muro
Edited by	Andrew Marcus
Production company	Fox 2000 Pictures Zucker-Netter Productions Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$21,893,591

Flicka is a 2006 British-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 has previously been made into a film in 1943, and served as the inspiration for a 39-episode TV series in 1956–1957. In this version, set in the 21st century, the protagonist 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. The film was theatrically released on October 20, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. 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.

Katherine "Katy" McLaughlin has dreams of running her father's Wyoming horse ranch, but her father, Rob, has other plans. He is grooming her older brother, Howard, to take over the ranch and sends Katy away to a private school where she feels like a misfit. Rob is having trouble understanding his daughter as she continually defies his authority to follow her own path. When she comes home for the summer, Katy is met with her father's disapproval because she did not finish a writing assignment at school, but is greeted by her mother, Nell, and Howard. Howard wants to attend college. While out riding, Katy finds a wild mustang , and feels a connection with the horse. She sets off to tame "" (Swedish for little girl), despite her father's protests.