The film is directed by michael mayer and written by mark rosenthal and lawrence konner. It was followed by two sequels based on oharas subsequent novels, thunderhead, son of flicka 1945 and green grass of wyoming 1948. Fox also created a successful television series from the franchise called my friend flicka that ran 195658, and in 2006 the studio introduced a whole new generation to the story with an updated feature film reboot called flicka starring tim mcgraw, maria bello and alison lohman. Twentieth centuryfox film corporation fox video firm. My hope is that this series inspires a deeper appreciation and respect regarding the humanequine bond in the younger and future generations as it did in me. My friend flicka full episodes western tv series youtube. Kens father purchases a prize bull and a young girl visits the ranch. My friend flicka 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
There is a facebook page and web site that provides excellent resource information on this tv series just do a web search. Thunderhead, son of flicka, released in march 15, 1945, was the sequel to my friend flicka. My friend flicka is a 1943 comingofage technicolor film about a young boy, played by roddy mcdowall, who is given a young horse to raise. It was a midseason replacement for gene autrys the adventures of champion. To see her is to love her, and love her forever, for nature made her what she is. Flicka runs away from the ranch to join rebel, robs magnificent halfwild stallion, who has been mistaken for an albino killer horse. My friend flicka tv series 19551960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The series was based on mary oharas bestselling books, as was the motion picture of the same name starring roddy mcdowall that preceded it. Mary oharas novel my friend flicka is the basis for this wonderful family oriented movie.
Thunderhead son of flicka western family film 1945 full. The novel had previously been made into a film in 1943, and served as the inspiration for a 39episode tv series in 19561957. Son of flicka as a child and looked forward to watching them as an adult. Flicka was a chestnut purebred arabian mare arabian horse association registered name wahana ahr65 that starred in the tv series my friend flicka. My friend flicka is a 39episode western television series set at the fictitious goose bar ranch in wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. Kens mother, nell, manages to persuade his father rob to let him choose a colt from the herd for. Uploading the series to youtube is my attempt to pay homage to the beautiful soul and teacher that flicka was. She wrote for more than 70 films and tv shows including the disney film the shaggy dog and television series the mickey mouse club and walt disneys wonderful world of color. Kens parents want to put flicka down, but ken desperately requests assistance from a famous veterinarian to restore his horses sight. Watch my friend flicka season 1, episode 37 growing pains. It may take a moment for fans of mary oharas enduring childrens classic my friend flicka, first filmed in 1943 with. Considered immature and irresponsible by his rancher father, young ken dreams of having his own a horse. An utterly enchanting technicolor filmization of mary oharas novel, my friend flicka is the story of a beautiful colt and the boy roddy mcdowell who loves her. Schuster and starring roddy mcdowall as kenneth mclaughlin.
He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay. Ken picks a beautiful filly whom he names flicka, but the highspirited animal comes from a bad bloodline thats considered to be hopelessly wild. He is ultimately entrusted with a chestnut filly he names flicka, but his new duties put ken to the test, especially when flicka is gravely injured. Ken mclaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. Also, the copy i received was very musty, even moldy and smelled bad. The special bond between a boy and his faithful horse forms the core of my friend flicka. Mary oharas story of a boy and his horse takes place at the turn of the 19th century on the goose bar ranch in montana. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. It concerns a boy named ken mclaughlin played by johnny washbrook who lives on a ranch the goose bar ranch, near mythical coulee springs, wyoming with. The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. Skippy the bush kangaroo 1968 1970 opening and closing theme with snippet duration.
It is based on mary oharas popular 1941 childrens novel. Flicka is a 2006 britishamerican family adventure drama film loosely based on the 1941 childrens novel my friend flicka by mary ohara. Directed by michael mayer, a man whose work we had admired before, offers a positive view of a wyoming family that is struggling to make a living out the ranch where they raise horses and the changes that are happening around them. My friend flicka 1943, a 20th century fox film directed by harold d. I did get my money refunded but we were unable to figure out how i could return the book. I ordered thunderhead but received my friend flicka instead. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on cbs at 7. Ken follows rebel to a hidden valley in the hope that he will find flicka not only does he find flicka, but a herd of about sixty mares the wild stallion lured from neighboring ranches. I have searched for this series on dvd for a long time and finally found it.
Fridays from february 10, 1956, to february 1, 1957. To this end, the movie lines up a series of beloved conventions. The series was the very first tv series ever filmed in color 19551956 as well as the first television series produced by. To prove flicka is worth keeping, and prove himself as a person, ken sets his heart on winning the horses confidence and ultimately taming her. I am looking forward to sharing my friend flicka with my grandkids. The quality of the recording is better than i expected and after 50 years i can once again enjoy my favorite childhood show. Watch my friend flicka episodes online season 1 tv guide.
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