| Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash | |
| Native Name: | Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet |
| Director: | Rasmus A. Sivertsen |
| Screenplay: | Arthur Johansen |
| Studio: | Neofilm AS Qvisten Animation |
| Distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribution |
| Runtime: | 74 minutes[1] |
| Country: | Norway |
| Language: | Norwegian |
| Budget: | NOK 15,789,400[2] |
| Gross: | $1,883,189[3] |
Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (Norwegian: Pelle Politibil går i vannet;[1] also released as Police Patrol[4]) is a 2009 Norwegian animated adventure comedy film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen from a screenplay by Arthur Johansen.[4] [5] [6] It is the second film to be based on the children's character Pelle Politibil (Ploddy the Police Car), and the first to be animated.[7] It was followed by a sequel in 2013 titled Ploddy the Police Car on the Case.[8] [9]
Two brothers determined to steal the water supply of a village wreak havoc to the local environment, and it is up to the local police enforcement's Ploddy the Police Car to try and stop them.[4]
The film had its world premiere in Oslo on Christmas Day, 2009, and was released in Norwegian cinemas on 8 January 2010, grossing $1,524,396 from 120,816 admissions[2] for a worldwide total of $1,883,189.[3]