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 was released on May 1, 2012.