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Monsters, Inc.

  • 20012001
  • GG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
889K
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POPULARITY
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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
889K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
670
279
  • 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 #205
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 38 nominations total

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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)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    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

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Adorable movie with top class entertainment.
    The best way to describe this movie in one word is; fun! "Monsters, Inc." is a movie you can easily fall in love with. It has some great fun character, some awesome moments and some well placed comical moments. "Monsters, Inc." is entertainment at its bests.

    The voice cast is amazing. John Goodman and Billy Crystal form a great leading duo. Steve Buscemi is a great villain and James Coburn has a great voice that fits his character perfectly. John Ratzenberger as always is very entertaining this time in a role as banished Yeti.

    The story itself is pretty simple but thats what makes it easy to follow and so much fun to watch. The movie not only knows how to entertaining but also knows how and when to emote. The combination of fun and emotional things is perfectly balanced and placed within the movie.

    There is some great dialog but the true power of "Monsters, Inc." are the wonderful characters. Not is there only a wild variety of strange and weird characters but also some characters that are good for some serious laughs and Boo is simply adorable and a pretty fair representation of a kid in real life. Well done Pixar!

    Pure entertainment for the entire family!

    10/10

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    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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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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