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Monsters, Inc.

  • 20012001
  • GG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
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Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted.
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In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things ... Read allIn order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
884K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,105
80
  • Directors
    • Pete Docter
    • David Silverman
    • Lee Unkrich
  • Writers
    • Pete Docter(original story by)
    • Jill Culton(original story by)
    • Jeff Pidgeon(original story by)
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal(voice)
    • John Goodman(voice)
    • Mary Gibbs(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Pete Docter
    • David Silverman
    • Lee Unkrich
  • Writers
    • Pete Docter(original story by)
    • Jill Culton(original story by)
    • Jeff Pidgeon(original story by)
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal(voice)
    • John Goodman(voice)
    • Mary Gibbs(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 764User reviews
    • 243Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #204
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Mikeas Mike
    • (voice)
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Sullivanas Sullivan
    • (voice)
    Mary Gibbs
    Mary Gibbs
    • Booas Boo
    • (voice)
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Randallas Randall
    • (voice)
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Waternooseas Waternoose
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Celiaas Celia
    • (voice)
    Bob Peterson
    Bob Peterson
    • Rozas Roz
    • (voice)
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Yetias Yeti
    • (voice)
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    • Fungusas Fungus
    • (voice)
    Daniel Gerson
    Daniel Gerson
    • Needlemanas Needleman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Steve Susskind
    Steve Susskind
    • Floor Manageras Floor Manager
    • (voice)
    Bonnie Hunt
    Bonnie Hunt
    • Flintas Flint
    • (voice)
    Jeff Pidgeon
    Jeff Pidgeon
    • Bileas Bile
    • (voice)
    Samuel Lord Black
    • George Sandersonas George Sanderson
    • (voice)
    • (as Sam Black)
    Jack Angel
    Jack Angel
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Bob Bergen
    Bob Bergen
    • Schmidtas Schmidt
    • (voice)
    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    • News Anchoras News Anchor
    • (voice)
    Gino Conforti
    Gino Conforti
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Pete Docter
      • David Silverman
      • Lee Unkrich
    • Writers
      • Pete Docter(original story by)
      • Jill Culton(original story by)
      • Jeff Pidgeon(original story by)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    A city of monsters with no humans called Monstropolis centers around the city's power company, Monsters, Inc. The lovable, confident, tough, furry blue behemoth-like giant monster named James P. Sullivan (better known as Sulley) and his wisecracking best friend, short, green cyclops monster Mike Wazowski, discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a 2-year-old baby girl dubbed "Boo," who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley one night. And now it's up to Sulley and Mike to send Boo back in her door before anybody finds out, especially two evil villains such as Sulley's main rival as a scarer, chameleon-like Randall (a monster that Boo is very afraid of), who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin, and Mike and Sulley's boss Mr. Waternoose, the chairman and chief executive officer of Monsters, Inc. —Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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    • human nonhuman relationship
    • portal door
    • scream
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Monsters, Inc. : We Scare Because We Care
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Fantasy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • G
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mary Gibbs was so young that it proved difficult to get her to stand in the recording studio and act her lines. Instead, they simply followed her around with a microphone and cut Boo's lines together from the things she said while she played.
    • Goofs
      When Sulley runs into the locker room to shove the toys from Boo's room into a locker, he is seen putting them into locker #193 then slamming the door with both hands. When the camera angle changes, he removes his hands from locker #190 even though his hands never moved from the locker between shots.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Sulley: Boo?

      Boo: Kitty!

    • Crazy credits
      No monsters were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
    • Alternate versions
      In the International version, the slogan 'We Scare Because We Care' doesn't appear on the TV set. However, Waternoose still says the slogan. Also, many other picture inscriptions (like the title of Waternoose as chairman of Monsters, Inc.) are omitted from the TV advertising and from other ad posters seen later during the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Monsters, Inc./Domestic Disturbance/The Man Who Wasn't There/The One (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      If I Didn't Have You
      Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

      Performed by Billy Crystal and John Goodman

      Produced by Randy Newman, Chris Montan, and Frank Wolf

    User reviews764

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    Top review
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    This is a resubmitted comment, the original was removed by a complaint from some anonymous aggrieved party. Let's hope the edits are sufficient this time.

    You already know that this is the usual Pixar fare, which is to say that it is excellent, better than any non-Pixar animated film. Sure, you also know that and you probably know the usual reason given: that Pixar spends more time on basic storytelling values than anyone else.

    Here are two elements of this that may deepen your appreciation. The first is that Pixar recognized early that 3D animation software allowed two types of advance in the third dimension. The first is obvious, that everything has depth and reflection and shadow more or less like reality.

    The second is that once these objects and scenes are defined in the computer, it is no extra work to move the camera anywhere. it can loop and swoop in ways that we never could have before. Pixar decided to exploit this in their storytelling here and later in "Nemo."

    Nemo was set in an environment where there was no horizon so the camera could flow and the watery feel of the place could make the unfamiliar fluidity of the camera seem more natural. Here, is where they tested some of those perspectives in the three dimensional door warehouse and the extra dimensions of going in and out. Those scenes make this for me.

    The second interesting thing is some competitive background. In those days, there was a shooting war between Bill Gates, financier of Dreamworks Animation (and leader of Microsoft) and Steve Jobs of Pixar (and leader of Apple). This was in the heyday of Gates' dirty tricks and he was intent on burying Jobs forever. Pixar depended on the success of "A Bug's Life" their followon to "Toy Story," so Dreamworks rushed "Antz" -- a cheapy -- to open a week or so before to steal the market.

    "Bugs" prevailed, sufficiently at least, and Pixar ramped up for their usual three year development of "Monsters." Dreamworks, getting wind of this, went all out with "Shrek," their "monster" movie that could be released six months earlier. It only took a year because the animation is less perfect. But they were overt in their attack this time: "Shrek" made literal fun of Disney, the Pixar partner. The head guy at Disney was the model for the blowhard King who reigned over a fairytale kingdom populated with -- can you guess? -- all the old Disney characters.

    Pixar/Jobs would never do something so spiteful. But perhaps they did subtly appreciate the use of windows and gates to the future that always seemed to go wrong. And now you can too.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
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    • tedg
    • Oct 13, 2006

    FAQ10

    • Is 'Monsters, Inc.' based on a book?
    • Why are the monsters being trained to infiltrate the bedrooms of sleeping human children?
    • Why are the monsters so afraid of human children?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Pixar
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monsters, Inc. 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Pixar Animation Studios - 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Pixar Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $290,642,256
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $62,577,067
      • Nov 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $579,707,738
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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