Jack-Jack Attack (2005) (V)

Director:

Brad Bird

Writers:

Brad Bird (written by)
Teddy Newton (story) ...
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Genre:

Animation | Short | Adventure | Family

Plot:

The Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Fire | Baby | Telephone Call | Interrogation

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bret 'Brook' Parker	...	Kari McKeen (voice) (as Bret Parker)
Bud Luckey	...	Agent Rick Dicker (voice)
Eli Fucile	...	Jack-Jack Parr (voice)
Jason Lee	...	Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)

Directed by
Brad Bird

Writing credits
Brad Bird		(written by)
Teddy Newton		(story) &
Mark Andrews		(story) &
Rob Gibbs		(story) &
Bosco Ng		(story)

Produced by
Roger Gould	....	associate producer
John Lasseter	....	executive producer
Osnat Shurer	....	producer

Film Editing by
Stephen Schaffer

Production Management
Paul Cichocki	....	post-production supervisor
Liz Gazzano	....	production supervisor
Joshua Hollander	....	unit production manager
Victoria Jaschob	....	production manager
Doug Nichols	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Nelson 'Rey' Bohol	....	production artist
Bryn Imagire	....	shading art director
Lou Romano	....	art director: lighting

Sound Department
Morten Folmer Nielsen	....	adr editor
Morten Folmer Nielsen	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Robert Anderson	....	lead layout artist
Neil Blevins	....	digital artist
Ziah Sarah Fogel	....	lighting technical director
Nigel Hardwidge	....	supervising technical director
Todd Krish	....	simulations technical director
John Lee	....	digital painter
Laura Phillips	....	digital painter
Bill Polson	....	supervising technical director
Erik Smitt	....	lighting lead
Ian Steplowski	....	technical director

Animation Department
Alan Barillaro	....	lead animator
Andrew Beall	....	animator (as Andy Beall)
Rodrigo Blaas	....	animator (as Rodrigo Blaas Nacle)
Brett Coderre	....	animator
Tim Crawfurd	....	animator
David DeVan	....	animator
Chris DiGiovanni	....	animation manager
Ike Feldman	....	animator
Doug Frankel	....	animator
Tony Fucile	....	lead animator
Andrew Gordon	....	animator
Travis Hathaway	....	animator
Daniel Holland	....	animator
Steven Clay Hunter	....	lead animator
Patrick James	....	layout artist
Shawn Krause	....	animator
Michal Makarewicz	....	animator
Paul Mendoza	....	animator
Dan Nguyen	....	animator
Mark Sanford	....	layout artist
Andy Schmidt	....	animator
Bob Scott	....	animator
David Earl Smith	....	animator

Editorial Department
Camille Leganza	....	editorial coordinator (as Camille C. Leganza)
David Lortsher	....	colorist
Alex Mandel	....	editorial coordinator
Renee Steen	....	assistant editor
Chris Vallance	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Mari Aizawa	....	production coordinator
Erin Cass Allen	....	production secretary
Susan Frank	....	production assistant
Daniel A. Goodman	....	production coordinator (as Daniel Goodman)
Kevin Gordon	....	production coordinator
Mark Cordell Holmes	....	title designer
Dana Leigh Murray	....	production coordinator (as Dana Murrray)
Becky Neiman	....	production assistant
Jack Paulus	....	effects lead
Louis Rivera	....	film output
Rick Sayre	....	technical advisor
Jeff Wan	....	film output

Thanks
Greg Dykstra	....	special thanks
Tony Kaplan	....	special thanks
Sandra Ford Karpman	....	special thanks (as Sandra Karpman)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	....	special thanks
Juliet Pokorny	....	special thanks
Kori Rae	....	special thanks
John Walker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Pixar Animation Studios
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Pictures (2005) (worldwide) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Skywalker Sound  sound design

Also Known As:

Runtime:

5 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | UK:U | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:All | Australia:G

Company:

Pixar Animation Studios

Trivia:

When Jack-Jack is first shown playing, the toy at the far right of the screen is the Pixar trademark ball from Luxo Jr. (1986).

Quotes:

Kari:[pitch black] Wow, it's dark in here.
[Rick Dicker turns the light on]
Kari:Wow! And now it's too bright!
Agent Rick Dicker:File 82-7-0-2. Agent Rick Dicker interrogating. State your name, please.
Kari:Kari McKeen. It's like Carrie, only with a K instead of a C, and an "ah" instead of an "a", only one R, and an I instead of an I-E.
Agent Rick Dicker:Tell me about the incident.
Kari:Well... It started out like any normal sitting gig, you know, with the reassuring of the parent and all.
[cut to the Parr household, where Kari is talking on the phone with Helen]
Kari:Mrs. Parr, I can totally handle anything this baby can dish out.
[turns to Jack-Jack]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Luxo Jr. (1986)

Soundtrack:

Dies Irae - Requiem (KV 626)

A wonderfully distinctive voice with an expanded opportunity to shine!

I am consistently impressed by Pixar films. I have usually seen the 'parent' film (in this case "The Incredibles") which prompts me to buy the DVD. I particularly enjoy the shorts for the most profound of reasons...they make me laugh. Jack Jack Attack does just that. I laugh until I cry...every time I watch. It's a good story line with good writing and (of course) good animation. But most of all, I was delighted to see & hear one of my favorite cameo characters from "The Incredibles": Kari, the babysitter (as voiced by Bret Parker). Ms. Parker exhibits great comedic timing and character and has a wonderfully distinctive voice with an expanded opportunity to shine in Jack Jack Attack. The only other voice that tickles me so consistently is that of the great Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. Now, that's pretty exalted company! Bravo, Pixar! Keep 'um coming...and let's hear more from Bret Parker. (You go, girl!)