The Loud House Movie (2008 film)

The Loud House Movie is a 2008 American animated musical adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series The Loud House created by Chris Savino. Directed by Norton Virgien and Chris Savino from a screenplay by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi and a story by McRobb, Viscardi and Savino, it stars the voices of Noah Centineo, Michael Evans Behling, David Tennant, Michelle Gomez, Jill Talley, Damian Lewis, Catherine Taber, Christine Cavanaugh, Nika Futterman, Cristina Pucelli, Jessica DiCicco, Grey Griffin, Lara Jill Miller, Neve McIntosh, Chris Fulton and Sacha Baron Cohen.
In the film, in order to find out where they originated from, Lincoln Loud and his family traveled across the globe to Loch Loud, a town in Scotland sitting near the edge of Glasgow, where they found out they were of Scottish ancestry. There, Lincoln is crowned the Duke of Loch Loud, an opportunity he wanted to experience. All the while, an evil woman named Morag is unhappy with Lincoln's crowning as the Duke of Loch Loud, and seeks to destroy him and his family before anything else would come from them. The Loud House Movie entered development in 2004, with DreamWorks Animation animator Matthew O'Callaghan attached to direct. However, Norton Virgien was assigned to direct the film.
The film's score was composed and conducted by Christopher Lennertz, who also wrote and produced the songs for Kelly Clarkson, Benjamin Haggerty, Ozzy Osbourne, Adele, Selena Gomez, Bis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Coldplay and The Neptunes. The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Relativity Media and The Kennedy/Marshall Company, with the animation produced by Rough Draft Studios, TMS Entertainment, Toon City Animation, Mainframe Entertainment and Sunwoo Entertainment. 
The Loud House Movie premiered on August 9, 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland before it was theatrically released on September 26, 2008 in the United States by Paramount Pictures. It was later released in the United Kingdom on September 30. It received praise for its voice acting, production values, animation, screenplay, musical score, songs, consistency and faithfulness to the source material. It grossed $401 million against a budget of $50 million.
== Plot ==
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, Lucy, Lana, Lola and Lisa—as they go about their day-to-day duties, whilst also teaching his youngest sister Lily how to cope with living in a large family. After a particularly successful day where the sisters all win awards, they celebrate at Lynn Sr.'s restaurant. Whilst there, the Loud sisters are praised by fans whilst Lincoln is pushed to the side and ignored. Feeling that he is living in their shadow, he consults his 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. 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 a painting of their ancestors that bears a striking resemblance to themselves 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, he 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 since the family no longer has to share one bathroom. A bad service call from Lori causes Bobby to think they are breaking up.
As the Louds adjust to their discovery while experiencing the ghost of their descendant Lucille Loud, a baby dragon who grows very fast whenever she eats that they name Lela, and enjoying their time in the castle, Morag becomes frustrated with the family after living in the castle peacefully and quietly for many years. She then devises a plan like her 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 Lincoln could get 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. In retaliation, she hypnotizes Lela again to cause more destruction to the village.
Lucille tells the family of Morag's plan and what she's doing to the town. The Loud children head back to the town on a rowboat and team up 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. 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.
After helping repair the village, before the Louds leave for home, the Queen of England-Elizabeth II-makes a surprise visit to Loch Loud with her husband Prince Philip. Amazed by Lincoln's bravery, Lincoln is awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, something he can't help but feel proud of. 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 via videotelephone, Lincoln winning a 3rd place trophy at a magic show, Lela having laid three eggs, and Angus and the ghosts rescuing Morag who now works as the groundskeeper with Lela keeping her in line.