Lucky

Lucky (2019)

Unlucky leprechaun Happy McSweeney is in for the adventure of a lifetime when he and his friends set out on a daring mission to retrieve the pot of gold that was stolen by the evil Houlihan...

Date of release
2019-03-08
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (6)
Runtime
41m
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director
Casey Leonard

Casting

Interesting facts

Lucky is an American made-for-television animated film produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. An original Nickelodeon film, it features the voices of Mark Hamill, Kira Kosarin, Ron Funches, Flula Borg, and Gunnar Sizemore. The film follows an unlucky leprechaun who goes on a quest with his three best friends, Shannon, Sammy, and Reggie, to retrieve the pot of gold stolen from his family in order to restore their luck.

Production

Director Casey Leonard had no prior experience in working on computer animation and films, but joined the production after co-writer David Steinberg presented him with the film's original draft, to which he "fell in love with [...the] story". He summed the film as a mix of "comedy[...] heist, and[...] all action." "It's really fun! At its core, Lucky is about friendship. All the luck in the world's got nothing on love," said Leonard.

Production services included storyboarding and rigging at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with 30 crew members involved. Animation services were done at Bardel Entertainment for four months, with 25 animators involved.

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