- The thoroughbred horse that plays an important role in the film suddenly dies in a strange accident, so that the filming has been interrupted. After a series of investigations by the Los Angeles animal protection organization, it was determined that it was an accident, and the film was allowed to continue shooting.
- Singer Tim McGraw's song "My Little Girl" for the film is his first lyricist.
- Alison Lohman, who played Katie, was 27 years old when the film was filmed, and she is only 16 years old in the film.
- The protagonist in the original novel is a 16-year-old boy "Ken", but the screenwriter thought that the interaction between father and daughter would be more interesting, so he changed the protagonist to a girl .
- All the cast and crew involved in the film were required to learn how to deal with the various habits of horses, and the crew also set up a "cowboy training camp" for this purpose .
Flicka behind the scenes gags
2022-07-12 09:15
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Katherine "Katie" McLoughlin: [narration] I live on top of the world... in the Never Summer Mountains of Wyoming, 8,000 feet closer to the sky. In my mountains when spring finally comes to save me from a perpetual winter, the world comes to life again and I remember what it is I'm here for. I'm the only daughter in a long line of ranchers and when we let our horses out for the first time every spring, I love to watch them rediscover the world. I can see in them an expression of my own restless spirit. Charged with an appetite for adventure, they take to the land without hesitation. They are pure power. When I see them running wild and free, I often think of the first horses and how they were the true pioneers of America.
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[last lines]
Katherine "Katie" McLoughlin: [narration] I believe there is a force in this world that lives beneath the surface, something primitive and wild that awakens when you need an extra push just to survive, like wildflowers that bloom after a fire turns the forest black. Most people are afraid of it and keep it buried deep inside themselves. But there will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father. There was once a time when Americans came west to discover their destiny. Today, they seem to move around every which way, restless and unsettled. But I think they're still looking for the same thing - a place where they can be optimistic about the future, a place that helps them to be who they really want to be, where they can feel that this life makes sense, a place where they can feel what I feel when I'm riding Flicka - because when we're riding, all I feel... is free.