Fluke (1995)

Fantastic!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

I love it! The best dog movie ever!it's gave us a tears!,And it's about the love of a dog!And about a lovely family!,it's giving a advise,it's saying about the life!,and about the love.And i like this dog character 'Comet' playing as 'Fluke',Also i have a quection what is the "Rumbo's" real name ?Is it "barney"? I didn't found him on "google" or something,i wanna know about his informations!,Also i love those musics on this movie,they are very sad musics. Really this is the best movie i have seen ever,also i love it,And i heard 'comet'was dead, 'rest in peace! 'Comet','Fluke'.I love this movie because it's not about only a dog,it' s mean,It's not a normal Dog movie,it's have a special big thing than a dog movie, Really It's very nice!.Also it's showing a heart and a love of a father! In this movie, "A man was dead by a car crash,and he born as a Dog,and he was catched by animal controls,and he came from there and met a old women name'Bella',she pet him,and he helped her to earn money!,then she name him with a tag name 'Fluke',after a small time she was dead,and he met a nice dog name 'Rumbo' they was best friends!,rumbo diead by a gunshot,and he went to his family ,and tries to tell who was he,and he tought,there was his old friend 'jeff' murded him,And he tries to kill him when he drives the car,he bit him and he was crashed,'Fluke' also damaged and he remeberd really what happend,he saw all the things from his mind,every thing done by his fault 'Jeff' was a good friend.Then fluke helped him,And he went to his tomb to protect his Son 'Brian' 'Carol' his mom came there and got him back,and 'Brian' said ' he was dreaming,Fluke said him to don't cry he want to go away,'Ad 'Carol went to tomb to see Fluke and told him to come back with them,But he Didn't came back,'He cleaned his Tomb and shows who was he on another life, the carols knew he was 'Tom',and 'Fluke' went away.Jeff take care of the family.All in all he met 'rambo' back as a squirrel.That's all.It's the best movie ever!

Fluke is directed by Carlo Carlei who also co-adapts the screenplay with James Carrington from the novel written by James Herbert. It stars Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Nancy Travis, Ron Perlman, Bill Cobbs, Jon Polito and Samuel L. Jackson. Music is scored by Carlo Siliotto and cinematography by Raffaele Mertes.Workaholic Thomas Johnson is killed in an auto accident and is reincarnated as a dog. As he grows from pup to adult dog he starts to remembering things from his human life and sets about piecing together exactly who he was and what happened to him.It was a box office flop, a hard sell anyway with its cross genre themes, but MGM didn't know how to market it. Was it an animal adventure for the kids? A family drama message movie? Or a metaphysical bit of dalliance? Truth is is that it is all three, an engagingly thoughtful movie that is flavoured by fantastical whimsy whilst also beating a poetic heart. There's humour in here, too, especially when Fluke teams up with the wise and shaggy Rumbo (Jackson). But predominantly picture is about emotional beats, sitting in that void between genuine warmth and tragedy. It's unashamedly sentimental, but that's a good thing, and it's not just confined to the animal aspects of the story, this is still a very real human drama. The messages within are handled with care, there's no beating us over the head here.Director Carlei disappeared from Hollywood after the failure of Fluke, which is a shame since he crafts a great picture of strength. His dog POV camera work is smart in bringing us into Fluke's world, and many shots are gorgeously framed and filmed by director and photographer alike. It's also admirable in how he handles the excellent canine actors (Comet as Fluke is mightily impressive and expressive), it's no disgrace to the human actors to say the canines own the movie. There's some implausibilities, obviously, and one or two moments are too surreal for their own good; a laboratory break out sequence is cheer worthy but Carlei overdoes it, but this is still a lovely and interesting movie. Just like the great John Herbert's novel is for adults, so is the film. You can watch it with the kids for sure, so long as you have the fortitude to discuss with them the film's inner workings. 8/10

"Waking up on his very first morning, 'Fluke' - a newborn puppy - discovers a wondrous world of excitement and fun. Whether romping and wrestling with his brothers and sisters or curling up by his mother for a nap, Fluke is as contented as any young pooch can be. But when recurring dreams and a series of mishaps trigger memories of a very 'different' world, he slowly realizes that he once had a very different life - as a man! (and, that man would be Matthew Modine) "Convinced of his previous identity, Fluke sets out on an extraordinary journey that leads him back to his human family… and shows him more through the eyes of a dog than he could ever see as a man," according to the DVD sleeve description.As far as pooch pictures can run, this one has some bite - thanks to great dog's eye direction from Carlo Carlei and gorgeous color photography by Raffaele Mertes. The premise - that dogs (and other animals) are reincarnated as people - is sweet, but the film's structure takes too many leaps. We begin by having Mr. Modine roll over and play dead, in an apparent "two-lane country road" conflict with sexy Eric Stoltz (as Jeff Newman). For a long time, you're left wondering what this was about… After romping around with velvety-voiced Samuel L. Jackson (as "Rumbo"), the story becomes Fluke's search for his human family - beautiful widow Nancy Travis (as Carol) and their cute son Max Pomeranc (as Brian Johnson). Then, Fluke's stated mission to "somehow" reveal his true identity. Now, they establish this really, REALLY smart dog can actually phone home - so, you could expect that he will eventually knock over a pot of alphabet soup and spell out, "Doggone it, I'm Tom!"In the end, Fluke's spotty memory accounts for some dangling plot threads, likely woven better in James Herbert's original novel.But, it's still a fun movie.******** Fluke (6/2/95) Carlo Carlei ~ Max Pomeranc, Nancy Travis, Eric Stoltz, Matthew Modine

You gotta love this movie if you love dogs. I have a golden retriever, and the stuff this dog does in the movie reminds me of my dog.1. In the junkyard, when he dials the phone, and his wife answers, and FLUKE licks the receiver.2. Fluke gets out of the laundry room, and goes upstairs and see's his kid with the covers off, he grabs the covers with his mouth and covers him up.3. Fluke goes into his wife's bedroom, stares at her, she's still sleeping on her side of the bed, when she wakes up and turns over, Fluke is laying right by her.GREAT