Ploddy the Police Car on the Case[a] (Norwegian: Pelle Politibil på sporet; also released as Bold Eagles[4]) is a 2013 Norwegian animated adventure film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen and Rune Spaans from a screenplay by Arthur Johansen.[3][5] A sequel to Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2009), it is the third film to be based on the Norwegian children's character Pelle Politibil (Ploddy the Police Car).[6][7]
| Ploddy the Police Car on the Case | |
|---|---|
| Pelle Politibil på sporet | |
| Directed by | Rasmus A. Sivertsen Rune Spaans |
| Screenplay by | Arthur Johansen |
Production company | Neofilm AS |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Budget | NOK 16,295,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,220,689[2] |
Premise
editPloddy the Police Car is assigned to guard the largest attraction in the brand new Eagle Park in Bodø, an endangered eagle and her egg. However, two thieves steal the eagle and Ploddy ends up hatching the egg under his hood, and it is up to him to save the eagle all while taking care of her newly-hatched baby.[8]
Release
editThe film was released on 3 March 2013 in Norway, and grossed $2,102,960 from 158,029 admissions,[1]for a worldwide total of $2,220,689.[2]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Facts & Figures 2013. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b Pelle Politibil på sporet at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b Ploddy the Police Car on the Trail (Pelle politibil på sporet) at Cineuropa – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Bold Eagles at Common Sense Media. Reviewed by Moore, Tracy. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Pelle Politibil på sporet. (in Norwegian). Norsk filmografi – National Library of Norway. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Meijer, Monica: Pelle en de dierenrovers – Pelle politibil på sporet (2013). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Nesten perfekt Pelle, 2 March 2013. (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Norwegian Film Collection – User Guide. Norwegian Film Institute. p.22–23. Retrieved 29 August 2021.