The Loud House Movie | |
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Directed by | Dave Needham |
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Based on | Characters by Chris Savino |
Produced by | Chris Viscardi |
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Edited by | Peter Ettinger |
Music by | Philip White |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Loud House Movie is a 2021 American animated musical comedy film based on and featuring characters from the Nickelodeon series The Loud House . Produced by Nickelodeon Movies, it was directed by Dave Needham in his directorial debut, [1] from a screenplay by Kevin Sullivan and Chris Viscardi, and starring the voices of David Tennant, Michelle Gomez, Katy Townsend, and the regular voice cast of the series; consisting of Asher Bishop, Jill Talley, Brian Stepanek, Catherine Taber, Liliana Mumy, Nika Futterman, Cristina Pucelli, Jessica DiCicco, Grey Griffin, Lara Jill Miller, and Andre Robinson, who reprise their respective roles. The first film in the franchise, set between the fourth and fifth seasons of The Loud House, it tells the story of the Louds going to Scotland, where they learn that they are descended from royalty and own a castle, while contending with an evil plot. [2]
The film was originally going to be theatrically released in 2020 by Paramount Pictures. Instead, the film had a digital release on Netflix on August 20, 2021. It was met with mixed to positive reviews from critics, praising the songs, heartwarming messages, and loyalty to the series, but criticizing the plot and screenplay.[ not verified in body ]
Lincoln Loud, the middle child and only son of Lynn Loud Sr and Rita Loud, spends his time assisting his sisters—Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lucy, Lana, Lola and Lisa—as they go about their day-to-day duties, while also teaching his youngest sister, Lily, how to cope with living in a large family. After a particularly successful day in which the sisters all win awards, they celebrate at the family restaurant, Lynn's Table. There, the Loud sisters are praised by fans while Lincoln is pushed to the side and ignored. Feeling that he is living in their shadows, he consults his best friend, Clyde McBride, who tells him about the time he learnt his grandmother's side of the family was from Paris.
Inspired, Lincoln asks his parents the same question and Lisa manages to trace Lynn Sr's heritage to Scotland. The Loud family then heads to Scotland for a week-long vacation on a hectic trip involving parachuting from a cargo hold, flying in a hot air balloon, and traveling in a submarine. During the trip, Lori has a call with her boyfriend, Roberto "Bobby" Santiago Jr, but the signal service goes bad, causing Bobby to think that Lori broke up with him and set off for Scotland to find her. Upon arriving in the Scottish town of Loch Loud, a town filled with many oddities, the Loud Family learns from a boy named Scott—who Leni falls in love with—and Loch Loud's citizens that they are descendants of Scottish royalty. They are led to a castle ran by groundskeeper Angus and the disgruntled property caretaker Morag.
Angus then shows the family members a painting of their ancestors that bears a striking resemblance to them and reveals they ruled the town for many years before sailing away forever. Lincoln eventually learns from Angus that his own ancestral counterpart, the Duke of the family, was the most special member of the family, much to his delight. Wanting to become the new Duke of Loch Loud, Lincoln partakes in many community service events to help restore the village to its former glory and eventually guilt-trips the rest of the family into moving to Scotland forever because they no longer have to share one bathroom.
The Louds adjust to their discovery and enjoy their time in the castle, while experiencing the ghost of their ancestor, Lucille Loud, as well Lela, a baby dragon who grows very fast whenever she eats, but Morag becomes frustrated with the family after living in the castle peacefully and quietly for many years. She then devises a plan, like her own ancestor, Aggie, to get the family to leave Loch Loud forever by hypnotizing Lela with a magic gemstone known as the Dragon Stone and the royal scepter.
After the sisters begin to get attention in the village, Morag tricks Lincoln into riding Lela to try to get back his attention. While he rides the dragon, she uses the gemstone and scepter to hypnotize it into destroying the town, so that Lincoln would be blamed for the chaos. Feeling guilty for the damage, Lincoln asks the family to return home to Royal Woods. As the family leaves for home, Morag proceeds to make herself the new duchess of the town, much to the displeasure of villagers, who find her attitude intolerable. In retaliation, she hypnotizes Lela again to cause more destruction to the village in order for the villagers to comply with her.
Lucille tells the family of Morag's plan and what she's doing to the town. The Louds then head back to the town on a rowboat to defeat Morag and un-hypnotize Lela. The sisters eventually get the scepter back and Lincoln, using his magic skills and with help from Lily, destroys the Dragon Stone, which breaks Lela out of her spell. In response, Lela drops Morag on an island filled with noisy seals, ending her reign of terror. The citizens of Loch Loud congratulate the family and ask Lincoln to resume his place as the duke of the kingdom, though Lincoln declines and instead offers the crown to Angus instead, feeling he deserves it more. This decision is approved by the citizens and the other ghosts of the Loud ancestors. Lincoln admits to the family he wishes he were special as his sisters, though his sisters tell him that he is special because he takes care of them, and the family happily hugs.
After helping repair the village, the Loud family says goodbye to Angus and the villagers and sets sail back home to Royal Woods. Bobby arrives to reunite with Lori only to find that she left. Clyde welcomes Lincoln back to Royal Woods with some duke-themed cream puffs.
During the credits, still images are shown that include, but are not limited to, the Duke's ghost riding Lela, Bobby reuniting with Lori, Leni contacting Scott online, Lincoln winning a 3rd place trophy at a magic show, Lela having laid three eggs, and Angus and the ghosts deciding to rescue Morag, who now works as the groundskeeper, succeeding Angus, albeit with Lela keeping her in line.
On March 28, 2017, Paramount Pictures' president Marc Evans announced a film based on the series originally set for a theatrical release on February 7, 2020. [5] However, in January 2019, Paramount removed the film from their schedule. [6] On February 5, 2019, it was announced that the film would instead be produced for release on Netflix. [7] [8] [9]
Paramount president Marc Evans announced that, during San Diego Comic-Con, the studio will work closely with Viacom's TV brands, most notably Nickelodeon, which includes this movie. [5] When the film was first announced at Comic-Con 2017, series creator Chris Savino stated that the film would be non-canon to the show. Dave Needham later contradicted Savino's claim stating that it is canon since Lily is still in her diaper appearance. In a later interview on the Nerds Social Club Podcast, Needham states that this film takes place during the summer somewhere between "Coupe Dreams" and "Schooled!" [10]
Savino had no involvement on the film after being fired from the show due to sexual harassment allegations back in October 2017. [11] In January 2021, it was announced that the film would be part of Netflix's 2021 film lineup. [12] [13] The film's cast and crew were revealed in April 2021, confirming the entire main cast will be reprising their roles from the show, including new members such as David Tennant, Billy Boyd, and Michelle Gomez. [14]
Unlike the series, which was animated in Flash with Toon Boom Harmony produced by Top Draw Animation, an animation studio based in Manila, Philippines. Jam Filled Entertainment, the series' original animation service provider, was not available to produce the animation for the film due to being fully booked with projects outside of The Loud House, which included Thomas & Friends .
The Loud House Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | August 20, 2021 |
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Length | 26:27 |
Label | Republic [15] |
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The songs for the film were performed by Oh, Hush!, Grayson DeWolfe, Tide Lines, and Distant Cousins. [16] Christopher Lennertz and Philip White wrote the song "My Way Back Home", and the soundtrack contains three pieces of the film's score by Lennertz and White. The soundtrack was released on August 20, 2021, coinciding with the film's release, and is available on Spotify and other popular MOD-providers.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Life Is Better Loud" |
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2. | "Ordinary Me" |
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3. | "This Town Is Named For You" |
| (feat. Distant Cousins) | 1:42 |
4. | "Loud Castle" |
| Doug Rockwell | 1:23 |
5. | "The Duchess I Will Be" |
| Michelle Gomez | 1:59 |
6. | "I'm Gonna Be The Duke" |
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| 2:04 |
7. | "Now or Never" |
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| 1:18 |
8. | "My Way Back Home" |
| Tide Lines | 2:43 |
9. | "Let's Get Lost Together" |
| Distant Cousins | 1:17 |
10. | "Welcome to Scotland!" |
| 2:23 | |
11. | "Lincoln Rides The Dragon" |
| 3:44 | |
12. | "Morag's Last Stand" |
| 3:52 | |
Total length: | 26:27 |
The Loud House Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) | ||||
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Film score by Christopher Lennertz and Philip White | ||||
Released | September 24, 2021 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 40:09 | |||
Label | Republic [17] | |||
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Christopher Lennertz chronology | ||||
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The score for the film was composed by Philip White, with Christopher Lennertz providing the themes. The album was released on September 24, 2021 and, like the soundtrack album, is available on Spotify and other popular MOD-providers.
All tracks are written by Philip White and Christopher Lennertz.
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1. | "How to Survive in a Big Family" | 1:07 |
2. | "Activity Panic" | 0:59 |
3. | "Where to First?" | 1:53 |
4. | "Lincoln and Clyde" | 1:16 |
5. | "Needles Are for Amateurs" | 0:59 |
6. | "Welcome to Scotland!" | 0:47 |
7. | "What the Sheep?" | 1:29 |
8. | "Your Ancestral Home" | 0:39 |
9. | "Old Timey Us" | 1:00 |
10. | "Our Own Rooms!" | 0:58 |
11. | "The Duke's Room" | 1:03 |
12. | "The Dragon's Egg" | 1:00 |
13. | "Duke-ing" | 0:34 |
14. | "Lucy's Seance" | 1:24 |
15. | "Let's Fulfill Our Destiny" | 0:43 |
16. | "We're Moving to Scotland" | 0:39 |
17. | "Morag's Scream" | 0:40 |
18. | "The Real Story of the Louds of Yore" | 2:56 |
19. | "Snackin' What You're Packin'" | 0:34 |
20. | "I Could Ride the Dragon" | 1:38 |
21. | "Lela Under the Spell" | 1:17 |
22. | "We Trusted You" | 1:18 |
23. | "Abdication" | 1:34 |
24. | "The Mad Queen Morag" | 1:08 |
25. | "Lucille Brings News" | 2:06 |
26. | "Operation Save the Village" | 0:51 |
27. | "Morag Rides Lela" | 1:36 |
28. | "Loud No More" | 1:31 |
29. | "Fifth Best Junior Magician" | 0:46 |
30. | "Lincoln Rides Again" | 1:41 |
31. | "A Simple Groundskeeper" | 1:11 |
32. | "Warm Feelings" | 1:41 |
33. | "The Louds Head Home" | 0:57 |
Total length: | 40:09 |
The Loud House Movie was originally scheduled for a theatrical release of February 7, 2020, however, in January 2019, Paramount Pictures removed it off their release calendar. [6] On February 5, 2019, Viacom's CEO Bob Bakish announced that instead of the theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, the film would instead be released on the streaming service Netflix. [8] This news was later confirmed by an official statement by Netflix announcing a "multi-year deal between Netflix and Nickelodeon" in November 2019. [18] In April 2021, Netflix announced via teaser trailer that the movie would be released during the summer of 2021. [14] In July 2021, Netflix announced via a trailer that the final release date for the film had been set for August 20, 2021. [19]
The Loud House Movie was met with mixed to positive reviews from critics. [20] [21] [22] [23] Bob Hoose from Focus on the Family's pluggedin.com gave a positive review for the movie saying that "The Loud House Movie is a nicely balanced musical that somehow gives all of the kids—with their distinctive personalities and quirks—a moment to shine. All the while, it also delivers a rollicking, giggle-packed tale of castles, dragons and backstabbing caretakers". [24] Common Sense Media's review published on The Washington Post noted that parents should "expect some name-calling like 'loser' and 'stinkin' Lincoln'," but noted that, "overall this is a funny, heartwarming story that the whole family can enjoy". [25]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 12th Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original Score — Animated Film | Philip White | Nominated | [26] |
In April 2024, Nickelodeon announced that a sequel to the film, titled No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie , was scheduled to premiere in the summer of 2024 on both Paramount+ and Nickelodeon in the USA and internationally. A first teaser trailer was posted on the network's social media and attached to the series' episodes on Paramount+. The movie's poster was also unveiled. [27] [28] [29] On May 10, Nickelodeon announced that the movie would be released on June 21. [27]
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