My Friend Flicka

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Summary: A Wonderful Movie For The Whole Family!
Review: A very heart warming story of a boy who makes friends with a wild horse. Roddy McDowall is great in this movie and children will love to watch this. A family movie.

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Summary: Childhood dreams and responsibilities
Review: I have not yet seen the movie but have read this book so many times i have lost count. This is my favourite story and Ken's feelings were close to what I felt growing up. Lots of kids day dream and such was Ken's dream to own his own horse one day. When dream becomes reality, Ken deals with all the ups and downs that must come with responsibility of ownership. I fell in love with Wyoming in my own mind and I am hoping that the movie will live up to my image of Wyoming and Goose Bar Ranch.
A truly heart warming story...

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Summary: A great classic
Review: I loved this movie when I was a child. I had not yet read the book. Certain changes were made in the transition from book to film, but I can live with these. Ken's older brother, Howard, was eliminated, and his place was taken by an annoying child-brat named "Hildy," but this is the only complaint I have. This is a beautiful, spiritual film, and can be watched from both a child's and an adult's point of view. The scene where the hero stallion, Banner, saves the mares and foals from running over the cliff, and the scene where Rocket's speed is tested before she is sold, are extremely exciting. The horses are gorgeous and a treat for any horse lover. Preston Foster as Rob and Roddy McDowell as Ken are wonderfully cast. An all-time classic.

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Summary: A great classic
Review: I loved this movie when I was a child. I had not yet read the book. Certain changes were made in the transition from book to film, but I can live with these. Ken's older brother, Howard, was eliminated, and his place was taken by an annoying child-brat named "Hildy," but this is the only complaint I have. This is a beautiful, spiritual film, and can be watched from both a child's and an adult's point of view. The scene where the hero stallion, Banner, saves the mares and foals from running over the cliff, and the scene where Rocket's speed is tested before she is sold, are extremely exciting. The horses are gorgeous and a treat for any horse lover. Preston Foster as Rob and Roddy McDowell as Ken are wonderfully cast. An all-time classic.

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Summary: Please call the vet
Review: In 1943, when I was seven years old, my grandmother took me to see this wonderful movie. Wyoming was a distant place, but it was beautiful! Roddy McDowell became my same-age hero. The movie holds up well with time. I'm 63 and I still love it. Great family story! I recommend it highly.

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Summary: The first movie I ever saw on the big screen
Review: In 1943, when I was seven years old, my grandmother took me to see this wonderful movie. Wyoming was a distant place, but it was beautiful! Roddy McDowell became my same-age hero. The movie holds up well with time. I'm 63 and I still love it. Great family story! I recommend it highly.

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Summary: A classic for all ages
Review: Ken McLaughlin (Roddy McDowell) is a dreamy, soft-hearted rancher's son who just can't seem to please his gruff, practical-minded father (Preston Foster), no matter what he does. Ken's dilemma deepens when he rescues a sickly, semi-feral filly, Flicka (played as an adult by an American Saddlebred named Country Encino). Flicka is the offspring of a wild stallion called The Albino (played by Chuck) and certifiably insane mare, and Ken's father is afraid that the filly will follow in her parent's hoof-prints. But Ken is determined to nurse Flicka back to health, to train her - and, most importantly to Ken - to win her affection. High drama, but in a compelling setting.

Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies


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Summary: Please call the vet
Review: The horse gets sick, the kid gets sick. Not much before or after. It's fun to see a young Roddy McDowall as the kid, but his character is a limp noodle. If you are looking for a family alternative to the action, shoot-'em-up movies, forget this one and try My Neighbor Totoro.

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Summary: My Friend Flicka
Review: This is an all-time classic horse movie. Along with the others in the series which I am trying to get such as"Green Grass of Wyoming" and "Thunderbolt;Son of Flicka" but unfortunately not having much luck. They are all excellent movies not only do I expereince laughter but also a few tears to a not so emotional person. I think it is movies like this one that will never cease their popularity, it would just be nice if they were played more often then what they are. I am in my 20s and I love many of the new movies, but My Friend Flicka will always be a childhood fav.

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Summary: My Friend Flicka
Review: This is an all-time classic horse movie. Along with the others in the series which I am trying to get such as"Green Grass of Wyoming" and "Thunderbolt;Son of Flicka" but unfortunately not having much luck. They are all excellent movies not only do I expereince laughter but also a few tears to a not so emotional person. I think it is movies like this one that will never cease their popularity, it would just be nice if they were played more often then what they are. I am in my 20s and I love many of the new movies, but My Friend Flicka will always be a childhood fav.