- 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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Katherine "Katie" McLoughlin: He doesn't listen when he's this mad!
Nell McLaughlin: You know what they say: "Anger is just fear on the way out."
Katherine "Katie" McLoughlin: Nice try. He's not afraid of anything.
Nell McLaughlin: I don't know, you could scare the heck out of anybody.
Katherine "Katie" McLoughlin: Yeah, right.
Nell McLaughlin: When you were three, you climbed out of bed, unlatched the kitchen door, and walked outside. He found you in Lightning's stall. That horse was crazy, he could've killed you and you were laughing.
Katherine "Katie" McLoughlin: I don't remember that.
Nell McLaughlin: Yeah, well he does. Parents have this kind of... selective memory. Sometimes I think I can't remember what I did yesterday and then I swear I can remember every injury, every close-call, every 'another inch and they could've been killed' that ever happened to my children. Try and understand what it feels like to be responsible for something you love so much.
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Miranda Koop: [to the horse that Howard is bringing to the stall] Hey, handsome.
Howard McLaughlin: [jokes that she was calling him that] Oh, thanks. What do you think about the horse?
[laughs]