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***The Loud House Movie*** is a 2004 American animated musical family comedy adventure film based on the NBC animated sitcom television series *The Loud House* created by Chris Savino. Produced by Universal Feature Animation and The Anderson Film Company, in association with Regency Enterprises, and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is directed by Shane Acker and Savino, and written by Scott Peterson, Kevin Sullivan and Bill Forsych based on a screenplay by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and Savino.

The film features the voices of Dylan Sprouse, Ncuti Gatwa, Catherine Taber, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Nika Futterman, Cheryl Chase, Grey Griffin, Dionne Quan, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley, James McAvoy, David Tennant, Michelle Gomez, Kelly Macdonald, and Michael Jeter. In order to find out where they originated from, Lincoln Loud and his family, collectively named the Loud Family, traveled across the globe to Loch Loud, a town in Scotland near Glasgow, where they found out they were of Scottish royalty. 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* premiered at the Kodak Theatre on August 12, 2004, before it was theatrically released in the United States on November 19, 2004. The film received acclaim from critics, with praise for its plot, character development, voice performances (particularly of Sprouse, Taber and Griffin), musical score by James Newton Howard, story, screenplay, consistency to the show and faithfulness to the source material. Grossing $363 million worldwide against its $55 million production budget, it became the tenth-highest-grossing film and the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of 2004. The film marked Michael Jeter's final role in a film prior to his death in March 2003, and was dedicated to him in his memory. Two sequels were released: *Return to Scotland* in 2007; and *New York Chaos* in 2010.

## 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.

## Voice cast

*Further information: List of characters in The Loud House franchise*
* Dylan Sprouse and Nick Jonas (singing) as Lincoln Loud
* Daniel Portman as The Duke
* Ncuti Gatwa as Clyde McBride
* David Tennant as Angus
* Michelle Gomez as Morag
* Chris Fulton as Scott
* Jill Talley as Rita Loud and Rita Loud's 1600s ancestor
* James McAvoy as Lynn Loud Sr. and Lynn Loud Sr.'s 1600s ancestor
* Catherine Taber as Lori Loud and Lori Loud's 1600s ancestor
* Christine Cavanaugh as Leni Loud, Leni Loud's 1600s ancestor and Lucy Loud
* Nika Futterman as Luna Loud
* Cheryl Chase as Luan Loud and Lynn Loud Jr.
* Grey Griffin as Lana Loud, Lola Loud and Scoots
* Debi Derryberry as Lisa Loud and Lisa Loud's 1600s ancestor
* Dionne Quan as Lily Loud
* Kelly Macdonald as Lucille Loud
* Michael Jeter as the Loud family's travel assistant
* Frank Welker as Lela the Dragon and Lolo the Dragon
* Armando Christian Pérez as Bobby Santiago
* Camila Cabello as Ronnie Anne Santiago
* Candi Milo as a submarine captain
* Sheena Easton as Mrs. Scroggins and Old Aggie
* Carlos Alazraqui as a bell ringer
* Grace Jones as Nana May, Nana Collette, Nana Helene and Mrs. Turnberry
* Peter Capaldi as a fisherman
* Ruth Connell as a chip shoppe owner and a cab driver
* Gerard Butler as a fish shoppe owner
* Peter Ettinger as Uncle Jack's nephew
* Lindsay Duncan as Queen Elizabeth II
* Ian Richardson as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
* Andrew Fairlie, Mark Bonnar, Robert Carlyle, Sean Connery and Gary Lewis as the Royal Guards

## Production

On June 1, 2000, during *The Loud House*'s third season, Universal Pictures CEO Stacey Snider announced that a feature-length film based on the series was in development, with series creator Chris Savino directing. Savino additionally wrote the screenplay for the film, and served as an executive producer. In November 2000, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were announced to write the screenplay alongside Savino. Shane Acker was announced as the co-director in December 2000, with Scott Peterson, Kevin Sullivan and Bill Forsych being announced as the writers for the film in February 2001.

The film's voice cast was introduced in July 2001, which included: Dylan Sprouse, Ncuti Gatwa, Catherine Taber, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Nika Futterman, Cheryl Chase, Grey Griffin, Dionne Quan, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley, James McAvoy, David Tennant, Michelle Gomez, Kelly Macdonald, and Michael Jeter. The film's additional cast includes: Frank Welker, Armando Christian Pérez, Camila Cabello, Candi Milo, Sheena Easton, Carlos Alazraqui, Grace Jones, Peter Capaldi, Ruth Connell, Gerald Butler, and Peter Ettinger. Lindsay Duncan provided the voice of Queen Elizabeth II, and Ian Richardson voiced Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Andrew Fairlie, Mark Bonnar, Robert Carlyle, Sean Connery, and Gary Lewis voiced the Queen's Royal Guards.

The writing team had the film be set in the land of Scotland, with the animation team conceptualizing a new location for the film. Originally named "Loudshire" in rough drafts of the screenplay, the team went with the name "Loch Loud". The animation was done by Rough Draft Studios, TMS Entertainment, Toon City Animation, and Sunwoo Entertainment. Reel FX Creative Studios provided CGI animation for 3D imagery, and also provided the visual effects.

## Soundtrack

### Producer

James Newton Howard

***The Loud House Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*** is the licensed soundtrack album for the film. The score was composed James Newton Howard, with supervision by Julianne Jordan. The album, which includes 9 original songs, was released under Interscope Records on November 20, 2004.

## Release

Originally scheduled for an August 2003 release, Universal Pictures slated the release back to November 2004 for additional time to animate the film, and to promote the film more. The 96-minute feature film premiered at the Kodak Theatre on August 12, 2004, before being theatrically released in the United States on November 19, 2004 by Universal Pictures. It was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "rude humor, peril and fantasy violence".

### Marketing

* The first teaser trailer was released on July 12, 2003, and was shown before the films *Spy Kids 3: Game Over*, *Brother Bear*, *Looney Tunes: Back in Action*, *The Haunted Mansion*, and *The Cat in the Hat*.
* The first theatrical trailer was released on May 28, 2004, and was shown before the films *Napoleon Dynamite*, *Spider-Man 2*, *Garfield: The Movie*, *Catwoman*, and *I, Robot*.
* Universal Pictures partnered with toy giant Hasbro to sell figurines and plushies of the film's characters.
* TV spots aired between August through December 2004.

### Home media

*Main article: The Loud House Movie/Home media*
*The Loud House Movie* was released on VHS and DVD on January 11, 2005 by Universal Studios Home Video. The DVD release of the film contains:

* Behind the Scenes
* Audio Commentary with Director Chris Savino and Actor Dylan Sprouse
* Dolby Digital 5.1 English Audio
* Dolby Digital 5.1 French Audio
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish Audio
* The Music of *The Loud House Movie*
* The Magic of *The Loud House Movie*
* The Voices of *The Loud House Movie*

## Reception

### Box office

*The Loud House Movie* opened on November 19, 2004 in the United States alongside *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie* and *National Treasure*. The film made $32 million in its opening weekend with $2.4 million in Thursday night previews. The film made $103 million in the United States and Canada and $260 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $363 million. It became the tenth-highest-grossing film and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of 2004, behind *Shark Tale*. While it performed well internationally, *The Loud House Movie* was considered a financial bomb in the United States and Canada, with it failing to break even of its projections of $60-85 million. Universal ended up suffering a write-off of $30 million.

### Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 168 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.25/10. The website's consensus reads: "Beautifully animated with plenty of culture to desire, *The Loud House Movie* makes for a fun family adventure that does its best being satire, while at the same time does amazing at being heartfelt." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore assigned the film a rare grade "A+" on its A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert of the *Chicago Sun-Times* rated the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, writing: "*The Loud House Movie* may seem like something you've seen before. But in Chris Savino's feature effort, the film takes a jab at the classic Walt Disney magic element, crafting the near-perfect story for a musical fantasy film." He praised Nick Jonas' singing voice as Lincoln in the film, writing: "For Nick's first role in an animated movie, he does a fantastic job at singing as the lead character."

### Accolades

*Main article: List of accolades received by The Loud House Movie*
## Trivia

*Main article: The Loud House Movie/Trivia*