Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon
# Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon

Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (Norwegian: Månelyst i Flåklypa) is a 2018 Norwegian stop motion animated film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen from a screenplay by Karsten Fullu, based on the characters by Kjell Aukrust. A sequel to Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa (2015), it is the third and possibly final stop motion animated film based on Aukrust's Flåklypa universe, and the fifth film overall. The film is a co-production between Qvisten Animation and Maipo Film, and was released in Norway on 21 September 2018, distributed by Nordic Film Distribution. It grossed $4,957,487 worldwide and was met with generally positive reviews.

## Premise

Louis and Reodor decide to build a rocket to fly to the Moon on behalf of Norway, with the help of Vigfus Skonken. However, Vigfus secretly wants to collect the Moon dust, which contains a rare substance he calls "Vigfusium".

## Voice cast

The Norwegian voice cast for the film:

* Kari-Ann Grønsund as Louis Gundersen
* Trond Høvik as Luca
* Sjølsvik as Reodor Felgen
* Hege Schøyen as Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad
* Steinar Sagen as Emanuel Desperados
* Fridtjov Såheim as Ollvar O. Kleppvold
* Bjarte Hjelmeland as Olram Slåpen
* John Brungot as Melvind Snerken
* Kåre Conradi as Frimand Pløsen
* Christine Hope as Nyhetsoppleser
* Ingar Helge Gimle as Vigfus Skonken

## Production

The film received a funding grant of 15.5 million Norwegian krone (US$1.7 million) from the Norwegian Film Institute in September 2015, contributing to its total budget of 47 million krone (US$5.2 million). The entire film took 120,000 still images.

## Release

Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon was released in Norway on 21 September 2018. It opened with $1,098,555, for a total gross of $4,838,873 from 422,796 admissions, making it the second highest-grossing film in Norway from 2018. It had a worldwide gross of $4,957,487. Critically, the film received positive reviews, with particular praise aimed at its humour and animation, but with criticisms focused on its conventionality.

