Racetime Explained

La Course des tuques
Native Name:
Director:Benoît Godbout
Producer:Marie-Claude Beauchamp
Starring:French version:
English version:
Editing:Robert Yates
Music:Dumas
Martin Roy
Studio:CarpeDiem Film & TV
Singing Frog Studio
Distributor:Les Films Séville
Entertainment One
Runtime:89 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French
English
Budget:$11 million[1]

Racetime (French: La Course des tuques) is a 2018 Canadian animated adventure comedy film directed by Benoît Godbout.[2] A sequel to the 2015 film Snowtime! (La Guerre des tuques 3D), the film focuses on the same group of children organizing a sled race over their winter holiday.[3]

The film's English version premiered in theatres on January 25, 2019.[4]

Production

The film's French theme song, "Ensemble", was written and recorded by Dumas, while the English translation, "Together", was recorded by Cyndi Lauper.[5] Other songs included in the soundtrack were performed by Alex Nevsky, Garou, Ludovick Bourgeois, Alexe Gaudreault, Corneille, Simple Plan and Lara Fabian.[3]

Box office

The film was listed as the eighth highest grossing Canadian film of 2018 as of December 20; however, by January 1, 2019 it had reached $1.7 million at the box office, surging to fifth place.[6] By March 14, 2019, the film had grossed $2.6 million in Canada.[7]

Characters

CharactersVoiced by
OriginalInternationalOriginalInternational
LucLukeNicholas Savard-L'HerbierAngela Galuppo
SophieMariloup WolfeLucinda Davis
François Les LunettesFrankie Four-EyesHélène Bourgeois LeclercLucinda Davis
PierrePiersSébastien RedingTod Fennell
ZacMehdi BousaidanNoel Fisher
CharlieLudivine RedingDawn Ford
LucieLucySophie CadieuxAngela Galuppo
MarandaManoloAnne CasabonneSonja Ball
JacquesJackCatherine Trudeau
Henri LerouxHenryGabriel LessardHeidi Lynne Weeks
Georges LerouxGeorge
ChabotChuckGildor RoyDon W. Shepherd
Ti-Guy La LuneNickyHugolin Chevrette-Landesque or Aline PinsonneaultElisabeth MacRae
FranceFranAline PinsonneaultJenna Wheeler-Hughes
Daniel Blanchette de VictoriavilleDaniel Blanshire from VictoriavilleEsther PoulinHolly Gauthier-Frankel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le film "La course des tuques" est lancé. HuffPost. Verizon Communications. June 6, 2018. March 18, 2019. Par. Cocherel. French.
  2. https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/11/26/tous-les-espoirs-sont-permis-pour-la-course-des-tuques-1 "Tous les espoirs sont permis pour «La course des tuques»"
  3. http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/course-des-tuques-benoit-godbout/ "Course des tuques, La – Film de Benoît Godbout"
  4. Web site: Racetime prepares for the starting line in January. October 26, 2018. March 18, 2019. ToonBarn.
  5. https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/12/06/cyndi-lauper-en-studio-avec-dumas-1 "Cyndi Lauper en studio avec Dumas"
  6. http://playbackonline.ca/2019/01/03/2018s-top-grossing-canadian-films-box-office/ "2018′s top-grossing Canadian films, box office"
  7. Web site: Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films March 8 to 14, 2019. March 19, 2019. March 20, 2019. Playback. Brunico Communications.