Flicka

Flicka
Theatrical release poster
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
Release date	October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20)
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.