FILM · 2022 · USA
Luck
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- #001
This was John Lasseter's first involvement in an animated film not owned by Disney, following his departure from all animation roles at Disney.
- #002
The lights on the hazardous-material rabbit vehicles are green, white and orange — the colors of the Irish flag.
- #003
It was Skydance Media's first fully animated film.
- #004
At around the 23rd minute, producer John Lasseter's trademark number "A113" can be seen on a computer screen.
- #005
The trailer was released on Friday, May 13, 2022. Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day according to superstition.
- #006
Hazel's surname, Murphy, is a reference to Murphy's Law — anything that can go wrong usually does.
- #007
Emma Thompson was determined to play the role of the Dragon, but turned it down upon learning that John Lasseter was involved, and the role was given to Jane Fonda instead.
- #008
It features a character voiced by John Ratzenberger and a reference to A113. Although this is not a Pixar production, both are long-running Pixar Easter eggs.
- #009
The film was initially planned to be shot in 2021, but was postponed to 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
- #010
The film follows a green theme, with something green in every scene. Green, representing luck in the film, is meant to indicate that luck can be found everywhere.
- #011
It is the first Apple Original Films animated film to be rated G by the MPAA.
- #012
Pigs are part of Luck Land because in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the pig was known as the Glucksschwein ("good luck pig") in Germany and Austria, as well as in France, England and Ireland, where it remains a popular good-luck charm.
- #013
At around 10:40, when Sam visits Hazel, a list can be seen on the right side of the door; alongside the names Sam and Hazel are the names of the film's production coordinators — Afrika, Vicky, Maria and Lydia, that is, after Afrika, Mesanza Chicharro, "Vicky" Maria Victoria Tenca and Lydia Huijbregts Jaen.
- #014
This was John Debney's first scoring assignment on a feature-length animated film since Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), which also starred Simon Pegg.
- #015
The red light of the Autoflush 9000 resembles HAL 9000 in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
- #016
About 30% of Jeff's dialogue is in German.
- #017
The song "Lucky Star," which Sam sings at the entrance, was written by Madonna.
- #018
Alessandro Carloni was originally set to direct.
- #019
When Sam meets two genies in the locker rooms, they say that Clodagh met a Latvian man at the Hairy Lemon. The Hairy Lemon is in fact a popular bar in Dublin, Ireland.
- #020
This was Whoopi Goldberg's first collaboration with John Debney on an animated film since Everyone's Hero (2006).
- #021
In addition to the film's score, an original song written by the band is expected to be composed by the indie rock group Mt. Joy.
- #022
It is the second animated film of the 2020s to be rated G by the MPA, after PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021).
- #023
John Ratzenberger appears in the film, his first for Skydance Animation, as the studio's good-luck charm in every one of its films, after his run as Pixar Animation Studios' good-luck charm ended in 2020 with Onward (2020), allowing him to stay close to John Lasseter after Lasseter's departure.
- #024
In Luck's land everything runs smoothly, whereas in Bad-Luck's land there is construction everywhere and everything is broken.
- #025
It is the first animated film in which Simon Pegg uses an accent other than his natural English accent for the character he voices, until it is revealed that Bob is an ordinary, elderly, unlucky black cat who is actually English.
- #026
It is Skydance Animation's first film to feature experienced voice actors in the main cast, in this case Gray DeLisle as Ms. Rivera, Saoirse and Penny Depot Boss, and Fred Tatasciore as Quinn and Fred.
- #027
It is Jane Fonda's first feature-length animated film.
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