Luca (2021)
Luca (2021)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Luca is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Disney Plus, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Fandango
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Cast & Crew.
Jacob Tremblay
Luca Paguro (voice)
Jack Dylan Grazer
Alberto Scorfano (voice)
Emma Berman
Giulia Marcovaldo (voice)
Saverio Raimondo
Ercole Visconti (voice)
Maya Rudolph
Daniela Paguro (voice)
Marco Barricelli
Massimo Marcovaldo (voice)
Jim Gaffigan
Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
Peter Sohn
Ciccio (voice) / Executive Producer
Lorenzo Crisci
Guido (voice)
Marina Massironi
Signora Marsigliese (voice)
Gino La Monica
Tomasso (Old Fisherman) (voice)
Sandy Martin
Grandma Paguro (voice)
Giacomo Gianniotti
Giacomo (Young Fisherman) (voice)
Elisa Gabrielli
Concetta Aragosta (voice)
Mimi Maynard
Pinuccia Aragosta (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Uncle Ugo (voice)
Francesca Fanti
Maggiore (Cop) (voice)
Jonathan Nichols
Priest (voice)
Enrico Casarosa
Card Player / Angry Fisherman (voice) / Story / Director
Jim Pirri
Mr. Branzino (voice)
Arturo Sorino
Additional Voices (voice)
Sungyeon Joh
Lighting Artist
Seong-Young Kim
Layout
Natalie Lyon
Casting
Justin Doyle
Sound Effects Editor
Sikand Srinivas
Animation
Kristian Kobe
Publicist
Kelly Bonbright
Script Supervisor
Scott Clark
Animation
Nicole Ridgwell
Animation
Bruna Berford
Fix Animator
Amy L. Allen
Set Dressing Artist
Youri Dekker
Animation
Jessica Katz
Editorial Coordinator
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor
Simon Christen
Animation
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Animation
Yon Hui Lee
Storyboard Artist
Paloma Rodriguez
Assistant Editor
Kevin Reher
Casting
Aviv Mano
Animation
Luis Carlos Uribe
Animation
Kirsten Yamaguchi
Fix Animator
Nicolle Castro
Storyboard Artist
David Torres
Animation
Aaron McGriff
Animation
Terri Douglas
ADR Voice Casting
Ennio Morricone
In Memory Of
Brandon Kern
Animation
Jennifer Leigh King
Lighting Artist
Dan Romer
Original Music Composer
Niketa Roman
Post-Production Manager
Pascal Garneau
Sound Effects Editor
Tarun Lak
Animation
Mark Graham
Conductor
Rayna Helgens
Script Supervisor
David Juan Bianchi
Director of Photography
Kiri Hart
Executive Producer
Michael Venturini
Animation Supervisor
David Ryu
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniela Strijleva
Production Design
Jason Hudak
Editor
Catherine Apple
Editor
Kim White
Director of Photography
Kate Hansen-Birnbaum
Casting Associate
Simon Stephenson
Story
Jesse Andrews
Story / Screenplay
Julie Lynn
Story Consultant
Randall Green
Story Consultant
Mike Jones
Screenplay
John Hoffman
Story Supervisor
Daniela Kriston
Researcher
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Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 17, 2021
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingPG
Budget$200,000,000
Box Office$51,074,773
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Luca is a 2021 American animated coming-of-age fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Enrico Casarosa in his feature directorial debut, produced by Andrea Warren and written by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones from a story by Casarosa, Andrews, and Simon Stephenson. It stars the voices of Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Marco Barricelli, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Peter Sohn, Lorenzo Crisci, Marina Massironi, and Sandy Martin in supporting roles.
The film is set on the Italian Riviera in 1959, and centers on Luca Paguro (Tremblay), a young sea monster boy with the ability to assume human form while on land, who explores the town of Portorosso with his new best friends, Alberto Scorfano (Grazer) and Giulia Marcovaldo (Berman), experiencing a life-changing summer adventure.
Luca draws inspiration from Casarosa's childhood in Genoa, Italy. Several Pixar artists were sent to the Italian Riviera gathering research from Italian culture and environment to create Portorosso, the primary setting. The sea monsters, a "metaphor for feeling different", were loosely based on old Italian regional myths and folklore. As with the short film La Luna (2011), the design and animation were inspired by hand-drawn and stop motion works and Hayao Miyazaki's style. Casarosa described the result as a film that "pays homage to Federico Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too". Development on Luca lasted for five years, with production being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dan Romer composed the film's musical score.
Luca premiered at the Aquarium of Genoa on June 13, 2021, and was released direct-to-streaming on Disney+ in the United States on June 18, 2021 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It was released in theaters in countries without the streaming service, and given a simultaneous one-week theatrical run at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre, from 18 to 24 June 2021. It was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, 2024.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and was the most-viewed streaming film of 2021, with over 10.6 billion minutes watched. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 79th Golden Globe Awards and the 94th Academy Awards. A short film, Ciao Alberto, was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2021.