Finding Nemo
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich (co-director)
Produced by	Graham Walters
Written by	Story: Andrew Stanton Screenplay: Andrew Stanton Bob Peterson David Reynolds
Starring	Albert Brooks Ellen DeGeneres Alexander Gould Willem Dafoe Brad Garrett Allison Janney Austin Pendleton Stephen Root Geoffrey Rush Nicolas Bird Erica Beck LuLu Ebeling Barry Humphries
Music by	Thomas Newman Robbie Williams (end credits song, "Beyond the Sea") Antonio Carlos Jobim Bob Bain Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography	Sharon Calahan Jeremy Lasky
Editing by	David Ian Salter
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	May 30, 2003
Running time	100 min
Country	United States Australia Philippines
Language	English
Budget	$94 million[1]
Gross revenue	Domestic: $339,714,978 Worldwide: $864,625,978 DVD Sales: over 40 million copies
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

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The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is one of the annual Awards given by the Los Angeles -based professional organization the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $864 million worldwide. ^[2] It is the best selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[3]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Characters 4 Reception 4.1 Awards 5 Music 6 Finding Nemo - The Musical 7 Trailers 8 Cultural references 9 Attractions 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Plot

When the clownfish Marlin (Albert Brooks) loses his wife, Coral (Elizabeth Perkins), and all but one of his unborn children to a barracuda, he promises that he will never let anything happen to the one surviving egg, which he names Nemo. Clownfish and anemonefish are Fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Albert Brooks (born July 22 1947 is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Writer, Comedian and director. Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18 1960 is an Emmy - and Golden Globe award-nominated American Film, television and Theater actress The barracuda is a Ray-finned fish known for its large size (up to 16 ft in length and up to a foot in width for some species) and fearsome appearance

Later, Nemo (Alexander Gould) begins his first day at school and is frustrated and embarrassed by his overprotective father. Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American child and Voice actor. Marlin has constantly warned Nemo about the dangers of the ocean. To show his father that there's nothing to be afraid of, Nemo deliberately disobeys his father by swimming out into open water but, in the process, is captured by a scuba-diver. Marlin races after the diver's boat but quickly loses it. He soon runs into a regal tang named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), who unfortunately suffers from short-term memory loss. Paracanthurus hepatus, commonly known as the regal tang, is an average-sized colorful reef fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae. Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress Seemingly abandoned, she decides to help Marlin search for his son. She helps him recover a diver's mask that had fallen from the diver's boat and finds he has been taken to Sydney, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4

Meanwhile Nemo is placed in a fish tank and soon finds out that he is to be the birthday present of a young girl named Darla (LuLu Ebeling), who is described as "a fish killer" (she inadvertently killed the last goldfish she was given by violently shaking the bag it was in). The goldfish, Carassius auratus, was one of the earliest Fish to be domesticated, and is still one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and He soon discovers the other fish in the tank are all bent on escape, with Gill (Willem Dafoe) proposing an escape plan that involves Nemo jamming the filter in the tank. William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage The first attempt fails and Nemo is nearly killed by the filter.

While Marlin and Dory are traveling with sea turtles on the East Australian Current, Marlin tells some of them about how he is looking for his son. Sea turtles ( Superfamily Chelonioidea) are Turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean. The East Australian Current is an Ocean current that moves warm water in a counter clock-wise fashion down the east coast of Australia. This story travels among the sea creatures and eventually Nemo hears it. Nemo is inspired by this and attempts to jam the filter again. The tank begins to get dirty, which the fish believe will make the dentist take them out of the tank to clean it. However, he instead installs a laser filter which cleans the tank while the fish are sleeping.

Marlin and Dory arrive in Sydney and meet a brown pelican named Nigel (Geoffrey Rush) who agrees to take them to the dentist's office. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The brown pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of Pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor The dentist has put Nemo in a bag to give to his niece, but Nemo pretends to be dead so that the dentist will flush him down the toilet. Marlin, Dory, and Nigel arrive at the office and, seeing Nemo, believe he is truly dead. After they are thrown out the window, Gill helps Nemo escape down the dentist's sink to the ocean.

Marlin thanks Dory and heads home on his own. Dory then bumps into Nemo and she is able to reunite them. Moments later, Dory is caught in a fishing net. A fishing net or fishnet is a net that is used for Fishing. Fishing nets are Meshes usually formed by Knotting a relatively thin thread Nemo has a plan to save Dory by telling the fish caught in the net to swim down, but Marlin is reluctant to let him go for fear that he will lose him again. Marlin, however, realizes he must let him go and they are able to save Dory. After the rescue, Marlin apologizes to his son for being overprotective.

In the epilogue, Nemo leaves for school, with Marlin telling him to "go have an adventure" and the fish in the dentist's tank are able to escape; however, they are still in their plastic bags - the last line of the movie is one of the fish asking "now what?" As the credits scroll, the dentist's fish are shown swimming freely, having somehow escaped their bags.

Production

The movie was dedicated to Glenn McQueen, a Pixar animator who died of melanoma in October 2002, seven months before the film was released. Glenn John McQueen (born December 24, 1960 - died October 29, 2002) was an animator at Pixar and was the supervising animator Melanoma is a Malignant Tumor of Melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the Bowel and the Eye (see

Pre-production of the film took place in early 1997. Film production took place according to IMDb in January 2000 with a crew of 180.

Danny Elfman was asked by executive producer John Lasseter to compose the film score, but despite promotional posters still saying "music by DANNY ELFMAN", Elfman dropped out. Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and After that, someone, possibly co-writer/director Andrew Stanton, asked Hans Zimmer to compose the score. Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr (born December 3, 1965 in Rockport Massachusetts) is an American Animated films director, Screenwriter Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden However, Zimmer dropped out, too, as he was working on Shark Tale. Shark Tale is a 2004 CGI comedy produced by DreamWorks Animation.

Robin Williams, who worked for Eisner and Disney before in Aladdin and had a bitter fall out with him and The Walt Disney Company after going back on the deal they had (Robin Williams and the Disney studio), has hinted in an interview that he refused a role in this film, because it would mean working for Michael Eisner again. Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Aladdin is a 1992 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 25 Aladdin is a 1992 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 25 He will not state which role he refused [1].

In an interview, Megan Mullally revealed that she was originally doing a voice in the film. Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is a four- time Golden Globe nominee a four-time SAG - and two-time Emmy Award -winning According to Mullally, the producers were quite disappointed when they learned that the voice Mullally used for Karen Walker wasn't her natural speaking voice. Karen Walker (née Delaney; formerly St Croix, Popeil, and Finster) was born January 12, 1959. The producers hired her anyway, and then strongly encouraged her to use her Karen Walker voice for the role. When Mullally refused, she was fired. ^[4]

Characters

See: List of Finding Nemo characters

Reception

Finding Nemo set a record as the highest grossing opening weekend for an animated feature, making $70 million (surpassed a year later in 2004 by Shrek 2). This is a list of the characters featured in the Pixar film Finding Nemo. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the It went on to gross more than $864. 6 million worldwide, in the process becoming Pixar's most commercially successful film to date. It received a 98% fresh rating at RottenTomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. ^[5] The film's prominent use of clownfish prompted mass purchase of the animals for children's pets in the United States, even though the movie portrayed the use of fish as pets negatively and that saltwater aquariums are notably tricky and expensive to maintain. ^[6] As of 2004, in Vanuatu, clownfish were being caught on a large scale for sale as pets, motivated by the demand. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island ^[7]

At the same time, the film had a central theme that "all drains lead back to the ocean" (Nemo escapes from the aquarium by going down a sink drain, ending up in the sea. An ocean (from Greek, ''Okeanos'' (Oceanus) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the Hydrosphere. ) Since water typically undergoes treatment before leading to the ocean, the JWC Environmental company quipped that a more realistic title for the movie might be Grinding Nemo. ^[8] However, in Sydney, much of the sewer system does pass directly to outfall pipes deep offshore, without a high level of treatment (although pumping and some filtering occurs. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 )^[9] Additionally, according to the DVD, there was a cut sequence with Nemo going through a treatment plant's mechanisms before ending up in the ocean pipes, and even in the final product, logos for "Sydney Water Treatment" are featured prominently along the path to the ocean, implying that Nemo did pass through some water treatment.

Tourism in Australia strongly increased during the summer and autumn of 2003, with many tourists wanting to swim off the coast of Eastern Australia to "find Nemo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Eastern states of Australia refers to the states adjoining the east coast of Australia. " The Australian Tourism Commission (ATC) launched several marketing campaigns in China and the USA in order to improve tourism in Australia many of them using Finding Nemo movie clips. Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia, with responsibility for Tourism marketing within Australia and internationally China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [2]^[10] Queensland, Australia also used Finding Nemo to draw tourists to promote its state for vacationers. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent ^[11]

Awards

Finding Nemo won the Academy Award and Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy It also won the award for best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. The Online Film Critics Society ( OFCS) is a professional association for Film critics as well as Film Journalists Scholars, and The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA is an organization of Film reviewers from Toronto -based publications ^[12]

The film received many awards, including:

• Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie and Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie, Ellen Degeneres. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors

Finding Nemo was also nominated for:

• Two Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress, Ellen DeGeneres
• A Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• Two MTV Movie Awards

Music

Main article: Finding Nemo (soundtrack)

Finding Nemo - The Musical

The stage musical Tarzan Rocks! occupied the Theater in the Wild at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida from 1999 to 2006. Disney's Animal Kingdom is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. When, in January 2006, it closed, it was rumored that a musical adaptation of Finding Nemo would replace it. ^[13] This was confirmed in April 2006, when Disney announced that the adaptation, with new songs written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops" and open in late 2006. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Avenue Q is a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics and directed by Jason Moore. Robert Lopez (born February 23[[ 975]] is an American Composer and Lyricist of Musicals best known for co-writing the Broadway musical ^[14] Tony Award-winning director Peter Brosius signed on to direct the show, with Michael Curry, who designed puppets for Disney's successful stage version of The Lion King, serving as leading puppet and production designer. The Lion King is a Tony and Olivier Award -winning Broadway and West End musical based on the 1994 Disney animated

Anderson-Lopez said that the couple agreed to write the adaptation of "one of their favorite movies of all time" after considering "The idea of people coming in [to see the musical] at 4, 5 or 6 and saying, 'I want to do that'. . . . So we want to take it as seriously as we would a Broadway show. "^[15] To condense the feature-length film to thirty minutes, she said she and Lopez focused on a single theme from the movie, the idea that "The world's dangerous and beautiful. "^[15]

The forty minute show (which is performed five times daily) went into previews at the Theater in the Wild on November 5, 2006, and opened on January 24, 2007. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Several musical numbers took direct inspiration from lines in the film, including "(In The) Big Blue World," "Fish Are Friends, Not Food," "Just Keep Swimming," and "Go With the Flow. " In January 2007, a New York studio recording of the show was released on iTunes, with Lopez and Anderson-Lopez providing the voices for Marlin and Dory, respectively. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Avenue Q star Stephanie D'Abruzzo also appeared on the recording, as Sheldon/Deb. Stephanie D'Abruzzo (born 7 December, 1971) is an American Actress and puppeteer.

It is unknown whether the show will be expanded and transfer to Broadway, though Walt Disney Parks & Resorts executive Ann Hamburger has said that "she would love for that to happen. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located "^[15] Nemo is notable for being the first non-musical animated film to which Disney has added songs to produce a stage musical.

Trailers

One Pixar tradition is to create one trailer for each of their films that contains no footage from the actual unreleased film. The trailers for this film:

• Dory and Marlin get lost and have to ask for directions. Marlin asks a school of fish, but Dory scares them away before they can give the directions.

Cultural references

At the beginning of Brother Bear, during Great Spirits, when the mammoth, which Kenai rides on, knocks all the fish down with its trunk, you see Nemo. Brother Bear is a 2003 Academy Award nominated traditionally-animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released ^[16]

In the Simpsons episode "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" one of the movies on the list of movies currently showing is called "Eating Nemo".

Attractions

• Epcot: The Seas with Nemo & Friends (2007) containing Turtle Talk with Crush (2004)
• Disney's California Adventure: Turtle Talk with Crush (2005)
• Disney's Animal Kingdom: Finding Nemo - The Musical (2007)
• Disneyland: Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (2007)
• Walt Disney Studios Park: Crush's Coaster (2007)

See also

• List of animated feature-length films
• List of computer-animated films

References

External links

• Official Disney site
• Pixar's Finding Nemo site
• Finding Nemo at the Internet Movie Database
• Finding Nemo at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Finding Nemo at Rotten Tomatoes
• Finding Nemo at Metacritic
• Finding Nemo at Box Office Mojo
• Finding Nemo Sound Clips
• What Kind of Creature Is It? Finding Nemo - Cast of Characters

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