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| Directed by | Peter Docter Lee Unkrich David Silverman |
| Produced by | Darla Anderson John Lasseter |
| Written by | Story: Jill Culton Peter Docter Ralph Eggleston Jeff Pidgeon Screenplay: Andrew Stanton Daniel Gerson Additional Screenplay: Robert L. Lee Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American director and Film editor. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Jill Culton was an American animatorwho is best known for her directorial debut on Sony's first animated movie Open Season. Ralph Eggleston is an art director and writer at Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr (born December 3, 1965 in Rockport Massachusetts) is an American Animated films director, Screenwriter Baird Rhett Reese Jonathan Roberts |
| Starring | John Goodman Billy Crystal Steve Buscemi James Coburn Jennifer Tilly |
| Music by | Randy Newman |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| Release date(s) | November 2, 2001 |
| Running time | 94 min. Jonathan Roberts ( August 16, 1771 &ndash July 24, 1854) was an American farmer wheelwright and politician from Montgomery John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American James Harrison Coburn Jr ( 31 August &ndash 18 November) was an American film and television actor known for his charisma and natural charm Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian-American actress and a World Series of Poker Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Also see general Walt Disney Studios or Buena Vista. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $115 million |
| Gross revenue | Domestic: $255,873,250 Worldwide: $525,366,597 |
| Followed by | Mike's New Car |
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Monsters, Inc. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Mike's New Car is a 2002 Pixar Animated short, starring the two main characters from Monsters Inc is a 2001 film and the fourth computer animation produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Computer-generated imagery Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of Computers It is a subfield of Computer graphics Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. The film was released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on November 2, 2001, in Australia on December 26, 2001 and in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2002. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
The story for Monsters, Inc. was written by Jack W. Bunting, Jill Culton, Peter Docter, Ralph Eggleston, Dan Gerson, Jeff Pidgeon, Rhett Reese, Jonathan Roberts and Andrew Stanton. Jonathan Roberts (fl 1980s-2000s is an American author screenwriter and television producer Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr (born December 3, 1965 in Rockport Massachusetts) is an American Animated films director, Screenwriter It was directed by Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, and David Silverman. Lee Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American director and Film editor. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes
Monsters, Inc. premiered in the United States on October 28, 2001, and went into general release on November 2, 2001 with the best opening ticket sales ever for an animated film and the sixth best of all time. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Rotten Tomatoes also gave the film extremely positive reviews and a fresh 95 percent. Monsters, Inc. is the 50th highest-grossing film of all time[1]
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Plot
The story is set in Monstropolis, a 1930's retro city inhabited by monsters, and centers around Monsters, Inc. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retro is a term used to describe denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends modes or fashions from the overall postmodern past but have since that time become functionally A monster is any of a large number of Legendary creatures which usually appear in Mythology, Legend, or Horror fiction. , the city's power company. Monsters, Inc. sends its employees to children's bedrooms to scare the children, through teleportation doors set up on the work floor. Teleportation is the movement of objects from one place to another more or less instantaneously either by Paranormal means or through technological artifice The screams of children then generate electric power for the city. The chairman and chief executive officer of Monsters, Inc. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator is a crab-like monster called Henry J. Waternoose (James Coburn). Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc James Harrison Coburn Jr ( 31 August &ndash 18 November) was an American film and television actor known for his charisma and natural charm The top scarer at Monsters, Inc. is James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman), a furry, blue, behemoth-like giant who is partnered with the short, green, one-eyed Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal). This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. Behemoth ( Hebrew בהמות, behemot; Arabic بهيموث bahīmūth, or بهموت bahamūt This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning
The two of them are best friends and roommates. Sulley is a gentle and easy-going creature, while Mike is obsessed with his car and with marrying his girlfriend, the Medusa-like Celia Mae (Jennifer Tilly). In Greek mythology, Medusa ( Greek: Μέδουσα (Médousa "guardian protectress" was a monstrous Chthonic female character gazing upon This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian-American actress and a World Series of Poker Sulley's main rival as a scarer is the chameleon-like Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin to match his surroundings, and is second only to Sulley in the scarer ranks. Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best-known Lizard families This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American
As Sulley and Mike are going to work one day, their discussion reveals that the city is suffering a power shortage because children have become desensitized to fear by over-exposure to television, making screams harder to provoke. Just before they are about to leave after a long day, the secretary, the slug-like Roz, asks Mike to hand in his paperwork. Slug is a common non-scientific word which is often applied to any Gastropod mollusk whatsoever that has a very reduced shell a small internal shell This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Mike had forgotten about it, and leaves it to Sulley to fill up his papers and hand them in, since Mike is in a hurry to leave on a date with Celia. As Sulley reaches the work floor to find Mike's papers, he finds a lone door on the work floor after hours, which is a violation of policy.
After inspecting the door, Sulley discovers a toddler human girl (Mary Gibbs) behind it. Mary Jessica Gibbs (born October 5, 1996 in Pasadena California) is an American voice actress Because Sulley lacks the access card required to open the door, he cannot return her home. Frightened, Sulley tries his best to hide the girl from coworkers, as it is believed that humans are toxic to monsters. After several misadventures, Sulley finally takes the girl to Mike, who is enjoying a romantic dinner with his girlfriend at a sushi restaurant. In Japanese cuisine, is Vinegared Rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish various meats and vegetables The girl escapes from Sulley's grip at the restaurant, creating havoc amongst the monsters, and triggering the CDA (Child Detection Agency) troops to take action; Mike and Sulley grab the girl and hasten home, trying to avoid the CDA's attention at all times.
The girl stays overnight at Mike and Sulley's flat and is soon named Boo, for her habit of saying "Boo!" to surprise Sulley. The two come to know she is not dangerous as thought, but still plan to return her to her world the next day to avoid trouble from the CDA. They disguise her as a monster and sneak her inside Monsters, Inc. , where they lose and regain track of her on two or three accounts. Eventually, Mike is caught by Randall, who offers to return Boo's door to the work floor. When Sulley mistrusts Randall, Mike enters the door himself to prove its safety and is mistaken for Boo by Randall, who places him in a box and takes him to a room hidden in the basement of the scream factory. There, Mike and the film's viewers are shown a large vacuum-based device designed to drain energy from children, called a Scream Extractor. Sulley and Boo, who have followed Randall, distract him and free Mike from the machine, leaving Randall's assistant in his place.
Later on, Sulley turns up at the simulation room to teach new scare recruits what a good, loud roar is. Boo, who escapes from where Mike is hiding her, runs out in front of Sulley, giggling. Sulley pleads not to have to scare the simulation child. Waternoose forces him. As he roars, he inadvertently frightens Boo and causes her to burst into tears. After running away screaming, she trips; the hood of her costume reveals that she is the escaped human child. Sulley, guilty, looks up at the images of the scare in action, revealing Boo's crying face. Sulley understands how children really feel when scared.
Mike quickly reports Randall's scheming to Waternoose before he can seize Boo. But it turns out that Waternoose is in favor of Randall's scheme. Because of the decline in productivity, he fears for the company's future, and sees Randall's machine as the only way of ensuring Monsters Inc's survival. Waternoose betrays Sulley and Mike, and exiles the two into the Himalayas through a one-way teleportation door. Exile means to be away from one's home (ie city state or country while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return
The two stay with the Abominable Snowman (John Ratzenberger) at a cave until the Snowman tells Sulley of a village far below the mountain. John Deszo Ratzenberger (born April 6 1947) is an American Actor. After an argument with Mike, Sulley sneaks back to the monsters' world through a closet door in a child's bedroom in the village; Mike soon follows. The two confront Randall and attempt to rescue Boo from his grasp. Boo, no longer afraid of Randall, attacks him. Then Mike and Sulley push Randall through a teleportation door that sends him to a remote motorhome in a Louisiana swamp, where he is beaten senseless with a shovel by the family living inside, who mistake him for an alligator. In North American English the term recreational vehicle, and its acronym RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America for differences between alligators and crocodiles please see Crocodilia An Alligator is a Crocodilian in the Genus Mike and Sulley destroy the door Randall went through, thus ensuring that he doesn't return soon.
Mike and Sulley then use Boo to lure Waternoose onto the company's scare rehearsal stage. At the stage, Sulley infuriates Waternoose to such an extent that Waternoose blurts out his heinous plans in a rage: "I'll kidnap a thousand children before I let this company die!". Waternoose's statement is caught on tape, and he is taken into custody by the CDA. It is also revealed that the secretary, Roz, was in fact the leader of the CDA and had been doing undercover work for the agency. Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information Boo is soon sent home and her door is put through a wood chipper.
During his time with Boo, Sulley has learned that children's laughter is much better than screams at generating power. Using this revolutionary approach, Sulley is made the new chairman and CEO of Monsters, Inc. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator and the company is redefined. Now the monsters enter through the teleportation doors and make kids laugh; in this way, ample power is created for Monstropolis, thus ending the power shortages in the city. Meanwhile, Mike has secretly reassembled Boo's splintered door, and the only part missing from it is the wood chip that Sulley had salvaged as a memory of Boo. Mike shows this to Sulley, and Sulley puts the wood chip in place and the door becomes functional. Then, Sulley enters through the door to take one more peek inside. Boo is heard but not seen, and the movie ends with a surprised and pleased smile on Sulley's face.
At the end, several comical "out-takes" are shown where the movie's characters are portrayed as actors. These are also available on the 'bonus features' section of the DVD
Voice cast
Spin-offs
- A manga version of Monsters, Inc. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Mary Jessica Gibbs (born October 5, 1996 in Pasadena California) is an American voice actress This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian-American actress and a World Series of Poker This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc James Harrison Coburn Jr ( 31 August &ndash 18 November) was an American film and television actor known for his charisma and natural charm This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Bob Peterson (born 1961 is an Animator, screenwriter director and voice actor This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc John Deszo Ratzenberger (born April 6 1947) is an American Actor. This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22 1964 is a two- time Golden Globe and a Emmy Award nominated American actress, Comedian, This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Dan Gerson is a writer who lives in California He has worked behind the scenes on films such as Monsters Inc This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc This is a list of characters appearing in the film Monsters Inc Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American Actor and playwright This is a list of characters from the animated films Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly was made by Hiromi Yamafuji and distributed in Kodansha's Comic Bon Bon magazine in Japan; the manga was published in English by TOKYOPOP until it became out of print. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor
- Feld Entertainment currently tours a Monsters, Inc. edition of their Disney on Ice skating tour. Disney On Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment under agreement with The Walt Disney Company.
- A series of video games, and a multi-platform video game were created, based on the movie. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
- A short was made by Pixar in 2002 named Mike's New Car. Mike's New Car is a 2002 Pixar Animated short, starring the two main characters from Monsters Inc
- In Cars, there is a scene at the end of the film when the characters are at watching movies at a drive-in theater. Cars is a 2006 animated Feature film produced by Pixar and directed by both John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. One is called "Monster Trucks Inc", where Sulley, Mike, and the Abominable Snowman appear as cars, a direct reference to Monsters, Inc.
Theme park attractions
Monsters, Inc. has inspired three attractions at Disney theme parks across the globe. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives builds and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts as well as a variety
- In 2006, Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! opened at Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Monsters Inc Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! is a Dark ride attraction at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California Disney's California Adventure Park (commonly referred to by its initials DCA) is a Theme park in Anaheim California, adjacent to Disneyland Park The Disneyland Resort is a recreational Resort complex The dark ride was developed to boost the theme park's lagging attendance, and was quite successful in doing so, at least for a period of time. A dark ride or darkride is an indoor Amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially-lit scenes that typically contain Animation
- In 2007, Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor opened at the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Monsters Inc Laugh Floor is an attraction within the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The show is improvisational in nature, and features the opportunity for Guests to interact with the monster comedians, and even submit jokes of their own via text message. The attraction has been praised on it being original but has been criticized for being in Tomorrowland. [2]
- In 2009, Monsters, Inc: Ride And Go Seek will open at Tokyo Disneyland at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Chiba, Japan. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Music
- For details, see Monsters, Inc. (soundtrack). Monsters Inc is the Soundtrack album of the 2001 Academy Award -winning Animated feature Monsters Inc
The score was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the song "If I Didn't Have You" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically If I Didn't Have You is a song from the Pixar and Disney movie Monsters Inc The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture
Awards
- Monsters, Inc. won the Academy Award for Best Song (Randy Newman for If I Didn't Have You). The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer If I Didn't Have You is a song from the Pixar and Disney movie Monsters Inc It was nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing and Best Music, Original Score. 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 The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic Sound mixing or recording The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically
- This movie, and Shrek are the first pair of computer generated (CG) animated movies to win Academy Awards in the same year. Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and Monsters, Inc. won for Best Song of 2001, and Shrek won for Best Animated Feature of 2001. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and 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
Trailers
One Pixar tradition is to create trailers for their films that do not contain footage from the released film. Trailers for this film include:
- Sulley and Mike stumble into the wrong bedroom. Sulley blames Mike for the mistake, and the two have a fight, which is quickly resolved.
- In a preview shown before the first Harry Potter film, Sulley is shown playing charades with Mike, but Mike is unable to guess the phrase "Harry Potter". Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Charades or charade (ʃəˈradz shə-rahdz or /ʃəˈre(ɪdz/ shə-raidz) is a word Guessing game. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J The clip never specifically mentions Harry Potter, but the end states that Monsters, Inc. is playing right next door. Afterwards, Mike attempts to charade by waving his arms in the air to make a star shape. A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth A bored Sulley quickly and correctly guesses Star Wars. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded A bewildered Mike asks how he does it.
See also
References
External links
- Information at Pixar's site
- Monsters, Inc. at the Internet Movie Database
- Monsters, Inc. at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Monsters, Inc. at Rotten Tomatoes
- Monsters, Inc. at Metacritic
- Monsters, Inc. at Box Office Mojo
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