Ploddy the Police Car on the Case explained

Ploddy the Police Car on the Case
Native Name:Pelle Politibil på sporet
Director:Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Rune Spaans
Screenplay:Arthur Johansen
Studio:Neofilm AS
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Norway
Language:Norwegian
Budget:NOK 16,295,000[1]
Gross:$2,220,689[2]

Ploddy the Police Car on the Case (Norwegian: Pelle Politibil på sporet; also released as Bold Eagles[3]) is a 2013 Norwegian animated adventure film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen and Rune Spaans from a screenplay by Arthur Johansen.[4] 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).[5] [6]

Premise

Ploddy 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.[7]

Release

The 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 and References

  1. https://www.nfi.no/eng/about-us/facts-figures/_/attachment/download/d0390d43-bc20-46e5-969c-7c7ca381edc6:993a3c13cd1769a8c2cbf86aea4651adb0b3b808/Facts%20&%20Figures%202013.pdf Facts & Figures 2013
  2. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2752584/ Pelle Politibil på sporet
  3. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/bold-eagles Bold Eagles
  4. https://www.nb.no/filmografi/show?id=1330091 Pelle Politibil på sporet
  5. Meijer, Monica: Pelle en de dierenrovers – Pelle politibil på sporet (2013). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. https://www.smp.no/kultur/film/article7498007.ece Nesten perfekt Pelle
  7. https://www.norway.no/contentassets/99b79f08979e4440b1489254d7fabcc8/baliek-2015.pdf Norwegian Film Collection – User Guide