Tow Truck Pluck

Tow Truck Pluck
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ben Sombogaart Pieter van Rijn
Screenplay by	Tamara Bos
Based on	Pluk van de Petteflet by Annie M.G. Schmidt
Produced by	Burny Bos Michiel de Rooij Sabine Veenendaal
Starring	Janieck van de Polder Suzanne Zuiderwijk
Cinematography	Remko Schnorr
Edited by	Herman P. Koerts
Music by	Fons Merkies
Production companies	Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions AVRO
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	17 November 2004 (2004-11-17)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Box office	$3,530,650[1]

Tow Truck Pluck (Dutch: Pluk van de Petteflet), also known as Pluk and his Tow Truck is a 2004 Dutch comedy musical family film directed by Ben Sombogaart and Pieter van Rijn. It's an adaptation of the children's book Pluk van de Petteflet by Annie M.G. Schmidt, starring Janieck van de Polder as the titular character.[2]

The film was released in the Netherlands on 17 November 2004 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received a Golden Film (100,000 visitors) in 2004 and a Platinum Film (400,000 visitors) in 2005.[3]

Plot

Cast

• Janieck van de Polder as Pluck
• Suzanne Zuiderwijk as Aggie
• Hanneke Riemer as Ms. Brightner
• Arjan Ederveen as Mr Penn & Hermite
• Jack Wouterse as Father Stamper
• Erik van Muiswinkel as Major
• Chris Bolczek as Portier
• Paul Hoes as Park architect
• Erica Terpstra as Mayor
• Stefan de Walle as Doctor
• Martine Sandifort as Dolly (voice)
• John Buijsman as Charlie (voice)
• Owen Schumacher as Zaza (voice)
• Frits Lambrechts as Tell-me-where-wolf (voice)
• Karin Bloemen as Horse Longhors (voice)
• Dolf Jansen as Rabbit (voice)
• Marc-Marie Huijbregts as Tootlispe (voice)

Production

The film was originally going planned to be a stop-motion animated film, but was scrapped in favor of live-action with puppetry due to budget constraints.[4]

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on 13 May 2005.[5]

References

1. "Pluk van de Petteflet (2004)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
2. van der Burg, Jos (17 November 2004). "De Petteflet is er niet meer". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
3. "Gouden Film voor Pluk van de Petteflet". goudenfilm.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival / Netherlands Film Fund. 12 December 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. Blokker, Bas. "Feestje op een koopje" [Party at a Bargain]. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
5. van Oostrum, Arnold (13 May 2005). "Warner: Veel nieuwe titels in mei, juni en juli". AllesOverFilm (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

External links

• Official website (Wayback Machine) (in Dutch).
• Pluk van de Petteflet at IMDb