Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash

Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash
Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet
Directed byRasmus A. Sivertsen
Screenplay byArthur Johansen
Production
companies
Neofilm AS
Qvisten Animation
Distributed byNordisk Film Distribution
Release date
  • 25 December 2009 (2009-12-25)
Running time
74 minutes[1]
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
BudgetNOK 15,789,400[2]
Box office$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]

Premise

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]

Release

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Pelle Politibil går i vannet. (in Norwegian). Filmografi – National Library of Norway. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Facts & Figures 2010. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Police Patrol at Common Sense Media. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet) at Cineuropa – the best in European cinema. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ Eidsvåg, Terje (7 January 2010) Endelig flyter Pelle. (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ Pelle Politibil til Kina, 13 March 2010. (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ Norwegian Film Collection – User Guide. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 22–23. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ Nesten perfekt Pelle, 2 March 2013. (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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