Overview
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film (2006)
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Box office
Grossed $21M worldwide, about 1.4 times its $15M budget
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Based on
Based on My Friend Flicka
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in Wyoming
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Sequels
Followed by Flicka 2
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Collection
Part of Flicka Collection
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Music
Music by Aaron Zigman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lawrence KonnerScreenplay
- Mark RosenthalScreenplay
- Mary O'HaraNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 20, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Revenue
- $21M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Flicka Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Alison LohmanKatherine "Katy" McLaughlin
Tim McGrawRob McLaughlin
Maria BelloNell McLaughlin
Ryan KwantenHoward McLaughlin
Danny PinoJack
Dallas RobertsGus
Kaylee DeFerMiranda Koop
Jeffrey NordlingRick Koop
Dey YoungEsther Koop
Nick SearcyNorbert Rye
Buck TaylorWagner
Wade WilliamsMan with Clipboard
John O'BrienMr. Masterson
Armie HammerMale Prefect- David BurtonRider
- Bob TallmanRodeo Announcer
- Angel SantanaRodeo Worker
- Gene McLaughlinTrick Roper
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