Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (2009)

Original title

Suske en Wiske : De Texas Rakkers

Directed by

Wim Bien, Mark Mertens

Genre

animation, family, western, science fiction

Country

Netherlands, Belgium

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

6

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young heroes team up with a cowboy and a Native American to stop a villain from stealing gold from a mine. The story takes them on a chase through the Wild West.

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What happens

Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (original title Suske en Wiske: De Texas Rakkers, also released as Spike and Suzy: The Texas Rangers) is a 2009 animated western comedy adventure film released on 21 July 2009 in Belgium. It was the first of a projected 13 animated Luke and Lucy films, at an intended rate of one per year, though no further films were made. The film is based on the Belgian comic book characters Luke and Lucy (published in English as Spike and Suzy and Willy and Wanda). The film is directed by Mark Mertens and Wim Bien, and produced by Skyline Entertainment, in partnership with CoToon, LuxAnimation, BosBros, and WAT Productions. The film was first announced in a 1 July 2005 press release. The Flanders Audiovisual Fund announced on 20 April 2006 that it would provide €12,500 for script development, and a further €237,500 was announced in September 2007 for production of the film. The total budget of the film is €9 million, making it the most expensive Flemish-Belgian film to date. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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