Luca Movie Review and Fun Facts
“We can go anywhere, do anything! We just got to stick together!” -Luca
We were able to screen the film LUCA before it hits Disney+ in a few days and we fell in love!! Be ready to go on a fun Italian adventure with two friends under the sea and on land. Side effect: you may want to eat all the pasta after watching the movie! LOL! Here is our full Luca movie review and fun facts…
Brief Synopsis: Disney and Pixar’s original film “Luca” is a sweet and heartwarming story about friendship, community and two sea monsters who experience a life-changing summer. “This movie is about the friendships that change us,” says director Enrico Casarosa. Set on the Italian coastline, Luca and his new best friend, Alberto, find themselves disguised as humans and discovering all there is to know about land life. They find a common human friend, Giulia, who takes them in and the adventure that the three of them go on is one most kids (and adults) can relate to.
Length: 2 hours
Release Date: June 18th directly to Disney+
Rating: PG
Other: I always try to give parents a heads up if I think there is a scary part of a movie so they can prepare their kiddos. I honestly couldn’t think of anything that is worthy of mentioning. This movie does have one “bad guy” in the form of a mean teenager who does the typical teasing and bullying. Besides that, I don’t think there is any reason for concern, a movie for all ages! I also love that it teaches to treat others with love and respect, even when they look different than us!
Fun Facts:
*The iconic yellow, red and blue Pixar ball can be spotted on a rooftop as the Portorosso Cup bike race gets underway.
*Keep an eye out for the Pizza Planet truck in the form of a Piaggio Ape parked on a street in Portorosso.
*There is a poster for Walt Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” which opened in December 1954, at the cinema in Portorosso.
*Filmmakers traveled to Italy to research the local culture, architecture and overall feeling of the film’s setting. Food was a welcome highlight of their research. Director Enrico Casarosa, who’s a native of Italy, even treated team members to dinner at his parents’ house in Genoa.
*All of the background kid voices in the film were recorded by local children in Italy.
*Jack Dylan Grazer (voice of Alberto) recorded every single line of dialogue inside his mother’s closet.
*Sea monster Luca has 3,436 scales on his body.
A huge THANK YOU to Disney for sending us these goodies to help inspire us for a LUCA themed movie night!
You can print out a super fun activity packet HERE –> LUCA – Activity Pack
You can see a full trailer HERE–>
You can check out my other Disney Movie Reviews HERE!
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