Luca
Prepare for an unforgettable trip.
Country
Production
Budget
$200 000 000
Box office
$51 074 773
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Andrea Warren, Pete Docter, Peter Sohn, Kiri Hart
Camera operator
Kim White
Composer
Artist
Daniela Strijleva, Scott Clark, Luis Carlos Uribe
Audition
Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon
Editing
Jason Hudak, Catherine Apple
Whole Team (63)
Whole Team (63)
Short description
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
What's left behind the scenes
- Explaining why he gave the film that title, Enrico Casarosa said that “such a name also sounds good in America”.
- Uncle Ugo was deliberately made as frightening as possible in the style of Disney films, so that Luca would be afraid to live with him. According to the director, this character is based on creatures from his nightmares.
- The town of Portorosso appears on advertising posters in the window of a travel agency in Pixar’s previous project, "Soul" (Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, 2020).
- The phrase “Piacere Girolamo Trombetta!” is a popular pun that, according to the director, was popular among children in the Ligurian town where he grew up. The first word, “piacere,” translates to “nice to meet you.” The remaining words sound like a name and surname, but in reality, the “name” Girolamo is somewhat similar to giro la mano (which means “I twist your arm”), while the “surname” Trombetta means “trumpet.”
- Director Enrico Casarosa drew inspiration from the works of Hayao Miyazaki. Initially, the protagonist was to be given the surname Portorosso (a reference to the anime "Porco Rosso"), but ultimately he was given a different surname, and Portorosso became the name of the town.
- The film is dedicated to the memory of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020).
- Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jack Dylan Grazer recorded his vocal parts at home – in a closet, where the acoustics turned out to be the best.
- At the end of the credits, there is an inscription stating that the film was created “in the bay area while we were all in slippers.” This is a reference to the coronavirus pandemic and the fact that "Luca" was the first film created at home.
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