Tow Truck Pluck
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Tow Truck Pluck (Template:Langx), also known as Pluk and his Tow Truck is a 2004 Dutch comedy musical family film directed by Ben Sombogaart and Pieter van Rijn. It's an adaptation of the 1971 children's book Pluk van de Petteflet by Annie M.G. Schmidt, starring Janieck van de Polder as the titular character.[1][2]
The film was released in the Netherlands on 17 November 2004 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received a Golden Film (100,000 visitors) in 2004 and a Platinum Film (400,000 visitors) in 2005.[3]
Plot
Cast
Production
The film was originally planned to be a stop-motion animated film, but was scrapped in favor of live-action with puppetry due to budget constraints.[4]
Janieck van de Polder, Suzanne Zuiderwijk, Hanneke Riemer, Arjan Ederveen, Erik van Muiswinkel, and ex-politician Erica Terpstra were cast in March 2004.[5] Filming took place at NOB-Studios in Almere.[6]
Release
Video game
A video game tie-in developed by Ijsfontein was released in 2005 for PC and Mac. A Nintendo DS version developed by Triangle Studios was later released in 2009.[7]
Critical response
The film received mixed reviews from critics.[8]
Home media
The film was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on 13 May 2005.[9]
References
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External links
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- 2004 films
- 2004 comedy films
- 2000s Dutch-language films
- 2000s musical comedy films
- Dutch musical comedy films
- Dutch children's films
- Dutch comedy films
- Puppet films
- Films directed by Ben Sombogaart
- Films directed by Pieter van Rijn
- Bos Bros. films
- Warner Bros. films
- Films based on children's books
- Films based on works by Annie M.G. Schmidt
- Films about talking animals
- Films about orphans
- 2004 musical films