Fluke (1995)
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30% of critics liked it
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68% of users liked it
(8,820 ratings)
A man learns to be a better person when he turns into a dog in this thoughtful and surprisingly somber drama for the family. Tom (Matthew Modine), a businessman, is so driven to succeed that he all but ignores his wife Carol (Nancy Travis) and their son Brian (Max Pomeranc). Tom's perspective… More A man learns to be a better person when he turns into a dog in this thoughtful and surprisingly somber drama for the family. Tom (Matthew Modine), a businessman, is so driven to succeed that he all but ignores his wife Carol (Nancy Travis) and their son Brian (Max Pomeranc). Tom's perspective changes when he dies in an auto accident and is reincarnated as Fluke, a big brown dog. Fluke wants nothing more than to be with Carol and Brian, but he gets lost as he tries to make his way home. He's adopted by a homeless woman, and with her, Fluke truly learns to give and receive love for the first time, but when she dies, the dog is left with nowhere to go. Fluke is soon befriended by Rumbo (voice of Samuel L. Jackson), a guard dog at a junkyard who teaches him how to survive on the street, but before long, Fluke once again hears the call from his heart to find Carol and Brian. Fluke also stars Eric Stolz, Ron Perlman, and Jon Polito. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carlo Carlei
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 2, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
This strange family fare, about a dog that was once a man, tries unsuccessfully to combine the expected magic of animal adventures with some more serious ideas.
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Mike Clark, USA Today
As if banal platitudes about work-vs. -family aren't insufferable enough, there's a kicker gag involving Jackson that'll even have Mister Rogers begging for Pulp Fiction II.
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John Wirt, Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Touching in a shaggy dog sort of way.
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Fred Topel, About.com
Terrible dog movie. Schmaltzy family crap.
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Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com
It deals with challenging issues for the younger crowd in a sensitive manner and is still able to avoid patronizing the parent viewers.
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Cast
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Matthew Modine
as Tom/Fluke
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Nancy Travis
as Carol Johnson
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Eric Stoltz
as Jeff Newman
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Max Pomeranc
as Brian
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Rumbo
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Ron Perlman
as Sylvester
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Bill Cobbs
as Bert
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Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Bella
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Jon Polito
as Boss
- Clarinda Ross
- Federico Pacifici
