Tow Truck Pluck

{{short description|2004 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Tow Truck Pluck

| image = Film poster Pluk van de Petteflet.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Ben Sombogaart
Pieter van Rijn

| producer = Burny Bos
Michiel de Rooij
Sabine Veenendaal

| screenplay = Tamara Bos

| based_on = {{Based on|Pluk van de Petteflet|Annie M.G. Schmidt}}

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| music = Fons Merkies

| cinematography = Remko Schnorr

| editing = Herman P. Koerts

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| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2004|11|17|df=y}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = Netherlands

| language = Dutch

| budget =

| gross = $3.5 million{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=0382912|title=Pluk van de Petteflet (2004)|access-date=August 22, 2024}}

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Tow Truck Pluck ({{langx|nl|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.parool.nl/film/2004/recensies/111704-pluk.html|last=van der Burg|first=Jos|title=De Petteflet is er niet meer|work=Het Parool|language=nl|date=17 November 2004|archive-date=6 February 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206203154/http://www.parool.nl/film/2004/recensies/111704-pluk.html|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goudenfilm.nl/films/pluk.html |title=Gouden Film voor Pluk van de Petteflet |date=12 December 2004 |publisher=Netherlands Film Festival / Netherlands Film Fund |language=nl |work=goudenfilm.nl |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212723/http://www.goudenfilm.nl/films/pluk.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}

Plot

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Cast

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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.{{cite news|last=Blokker|first=Bas|date=19 November 2004|title=Feestje op een koopje|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2004/11/19/feestje-op-een-koopje-7711435-a430666|work=NRC Handelsblad|language=nl|access-date=2 November 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241102201453/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2004/11/19/feestje-op-een-koopje-7711435-a430666|archive-date=2 November 2024|url-status=live}}

Release

= Home media =

The film was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on 13 May 2005.{{cite web|url=https://allesoverfilm.nl/nieuws/warner-veel-nieuwe-titels-in-mei-juni-en-juli/|title=Warner: Veel nieuwe titels in mei, juni en juli

|last=van Oostrum|first=Arnold|website=AllesOverFilm|language=nl|date=13 May 2005|access-date=26 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126202219/https://allesoverfilm.nl/nieuws/warner-veel-nieuwe-titels-in-mei-juni-en-juli/|archive-date=26 January 2025}}

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