Luca
Luca is a 2021 American computer-animated coming-of-age fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion 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 and Jack Dylan Grazer, with Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Marco Barricelli, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Peter Sohn, Lorenzo Crisci, Marina Massironi, and Sandy Martin in supporting roles. Set on the Italian Riviera, the film 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.
Plot
In the summer circa 1959, timid sea monster child Luca Paguro herds goatfish off the coast of the Italian town of Portorosso. His parents forbid him from approaching the surface, fearing that he might be hunted by humans. One day, Luca meets Alberto Scorfano, a fellow sea monster child who lives alone in an abandoned tower on land. When Alberto encourages Luca to venture out of the sea, he finds out that sea monsters turn into humans as long as they are dry. Luca begins sneaking out to meet Alberto and they become friends, wishing to own a Vespa and travel around the world.
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author | Jesse Andrews Mike Jones |
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award | People's Choice Awards |
contentLocation | Italian Riviera Vaslui |
director | Enrico Casarosa |
editor | Catherine Apple Jason Hudak |
genre | adventure animation comedy fantasy |
keywords | abandon around the world betray bike deep deep sea discover genoa goatfish hide out hiding place hunt italian italian town italy learn sea monster sneak out swim train station train ticket triathlon vespa win young girl |
musicBy | Dan Romer |
producer | Andrea Warren |
productionCompany | Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | 3d animated coming-of-age monster movie teen |