Fluke (1995)

[JordanRaichle 1]

The 1995 film that Jack Frost completely ripped off but exchanged the dog for a snowman.

 

It would be worth it just to see June's reaction to another zombie-esque dad movie.

 

Also see Samuel L. Jackson as an anthropomorphized St. Bernard named Rumbo.

[sillstaw 414]

I think I saw this as a kid. How screwed up is it that this actually has plot points about a dog planning to kill the man he thinks caused his death while he was human? Who thought that stuff was good for a kids' movie?

[JordanRaichle 1]

I also watched this movie as a kid, and unfortunately just rewatched it to see how truly horrible it was.

 

I remember it being jarring and morbid, and the tombstone scene explains a recurring nightmare I had as a child.

 

I agree the plot point of the dog dad planning to murder his killer was pretty messed up for a children's movie. And what about the dynamic of dog dad becoming the family pet of his bereaved family?

 

Not to mention the Samuel L. Jackson dog being shot and coming back as a squirrel, then trying to explain reincarnation to Fluke and the child audience.

 

I'm wondering how much of the $15 million budget went to convincing Samuel L. Jackson to lend his voice to this abomination.

[dlo burns 129]

All I remember about this movie was the scene where dog-dad tried to hide the kid's Star Trek figures, and me later begging my parents for Star Trek figures later.

[SlidePocket 707]

Fluke is also one of three movies that ruined Matthew Modine's movie career in 1995, the first being Bye Bye Love and last one being Cutthroat Island.

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Replying to boost this! They should DEFINITELY do fluke

[EvRobert 1684]

I worked at a video store in 1995 and saw this on the shelf but I never watched it, Jesus I might have to, this sounds nuts