The Pixar Story (2007)

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's ... See full summary »

Director:

Leslie Iwerks

Writer:

Leslie Iwerks

Stars:

Stacy Keach, John Lasseter, Brad Bird

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stacy Keach	...	Narrator (voice)
John Lasseter	...	Himself
Brad Bird	...	Himself
John Musker	...	Himself
Ron Clements	...	Himself
Ollie Johnston	...	Himself
Frank Thomas	...	Himself
Randy Cartwright	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ron Miller	...	Himself (archive footage)
Glen Keane	...	Himself
Don Hahn	...	Himself
Alvy Ray Smith	...	Himself
Ed Catmull	...	Himself
Alexander Schure	...	Himself
George Lucas	...	Himself

Storyline

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

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Plot Keywords:

behind the scenes | animation history | animation filmmaking

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Taglines:

Documentary about the history of Pixar animation

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

I istoria tis Pixar

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leslie Iwerks Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: For the last 20 years, a group of artists and scientists have transformed two-dimensional drawings into their own three-dimensional worlds.
[clips from various movies]
Thomas Porter: Art challenges technology. Technology inspires art.
John Lasseter: The best scientists and engineers are just as creative as the best storytellers.

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Connections

Features Dumbo (1941)

User Reviews

Interesting and very moving documentary

As a huge animation fan, I like the Pixar films very much. They are funny, poignant and are beautifully animated with lovable characters. In fact, while I prefer some of their films over others there is no Pixar film I hate. I saw this documentary by chance knowing little about it, and I loved it. The Pixar Story was so interesting and even moving. The interviews are well delivered and written, and I found them and how certain scenes were animated and done really intriguing. I also loved the music and the animated sequences featured especially for the door climax from Monsters Inc and the incredibly moving When Somebody Loved Me from Toy Story 2(Tom Hanks summed it up brilliantly). The Pixar Story goes along at a good pace and is a perfect length too. If anything though, I would have liked to have seen more of the Pixar shorts, as some of those are gems. But this is just nitpicking and doesn't take away from the fact that this documentary is wonderful. 9/10 Bethany Cox