My Friend Flicka-43/Flicka-06 (1943)

Editor's Note MY FRIEND FLICKA: A young boy is determined to befriend and tame a wild horse in this screen version of Mary O'Hara's novel. Despite the fact that his chosen horse comes from "bad blood," 10-year old Ken decides he must tame it, to prove himself as a person. MY FRIEND FLICKA is a family classic for all ages. FLICKA: Based on Mary O'Hara's classic coming-of-age novel, MY FRIEND FLICKA, this 2006 drama follows Katy (Alison Lohman), a rebellious Wyoming teen, as she contends with her parents (country singer Tim McGraw and lauded actress Maria Bello) and struggles to tame the willful and wild horse of the title. When her frustrated father opts to sells the rambunctious Flicka (whose Swedish name roughly translates as "beautiful girl"), Katy must take drastic action for the sake of both herself and her equine companion. Initially filmed in the 1940s under its original name, the story switches the lead character from a boy to a girl, allowing the always-compelling Lohman to add depth to her restless character. With its old-fashioned, straightforward cinematic storytelling and topnotch cast, FLICKA breaks to the front of the family-film herd, and stands out as one of the finest horse-themed movies of the early 21st century.

	Preston Foster
	Roddy McDowall
	Alison Lohman
	Maria Bello
	Tim McGraw
	Mary O'Hara - Source Writer
	Harold Schuster - Director
	Michael Mayer - Director