Fluke
Short description
Thomas Johnson is a workaholic who dies in a car accident and is reborn as a puppy named Fluke. Growing up among his littermates, he is troubled by dreams and memories that seem to belong to another life. He comes to understand that he was once a man, and he sets out to find the human family he left behind, hoping to watch over his wife and son. As more of his past returns to him, he begins to see the husband and father he actually was, rather than the one he believed himself to be.
The film is a family adventure directed by Carlo Carlei, who wrote the screenplay with James Carrington. It was Carlei's first feature, followed years later by Ferrari and Romeo & Juliet. Matthew Modine plays Thomas and provides the voice of Fluke, with Nancy Travis as his wife Carol, Max Pomeranc as his son Brian, Eric Stoltz as Jeff Newman, and Ron Perlman and Jon Polito in supporting roles. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Rocket Pictures, it runs 96 minutes.
Released in June 1995, the film cost about 15 million dollars and took in roughly 4 million worldwide, a modest return. On IMDb it holds 6.6/10 from around 8,100 votes, and on TMDB 7/10 from 286 votes, both indicating a generally favourable audience response. The critics' rating stands at 3.6/10 from 13 reviews, well below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The main roles were played by several golden retrievers and Irish setters.
- There are two scenes in the film where Fluke narrowly avoids being hit by a car. In reality, there were no dogs near moving vehicles, and these scenes were filmed in parts. When the script called for the dogs to run aimlessly through streets crowded with people and cars, a trainer was actually nearby, just off-camera, constantly giving the animals commands. All scenes were carefully planned and rehearsed, and traffic was either stopped or, if cars continued to move, the animals were held back by trainers and were kept at least 15 meters away from traffic. The scene where a car almost runs over a puppy was filmed in sections. The car stopped a meter from the puppy, and a trainer was present to immediately pick up the animal and reward it with a treat. In scenes where the dogs are running, animal doubles were consistently used to avoid tiring the dogs out.
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