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Up

  • 20092009
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
1M
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POPULARITY
1,067
65
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Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Mark Andrews, Bob Bergen, Brenda Chapman, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Jess Harnell, Sherry Lynn, Laraine Newman, Josh Cooley, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
UP – UK Trailer
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  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Comedy

78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
1M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,067
65
  • Directors
    • Pete Docter
    • Bob Peterson
  • Writers
    • Pete Docter(story by)
    • Bob Peterson(story by)
    • Tom McCarthy(story by)
  • Stars
    • Edward Asner(voice)
    • Jordan Nagai(voice)
    • John Ratzenberger(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Pete Docter
    • Bob Peterson
  • Writers
    • Pete Docter(story by)
    • Bob Peterson(story by)
    • Tom McCarthy(story by)
  • Stars
    • Edward Asner(voice)
    • Jordan Nagai(voice)
    • John Ratzenberger(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 409Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #114
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 79 wins & 87 nominations total

    Videos30

    UP – UK Trailer
    Trailer 1:47
    UP – UK Trailer
    Trailer: Up -- "Meet Russell"
    Trailer 2:21
    Trailer: Up -- "Meet Russell"
    Up -- "Meet Kevin"
    Trailer 2:01
    Up -- "Meet Kevin"
    Up: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:30
    Up: Trailer #1
    Up: "Upisode" #1
    Trailer 0:46
    Up: "Upisode" #1
    Up: Superbowl Spot
    Trailer 1:02
    Up: Superbowl Spot
    Up: Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:51
    Up: Teaser Trailer
    Gugu Mbatha-Raw Shares the Whimsical and Uplifting Films That Give Her Hope
    Clip 5:19
    Gugu Mbatha-Raw Shares the Whimsical and Uplifting Films That Give Her Hope
    What to Watch When You Need a Good Cry
    Clip 1:48
    What to Watch When You Need a Good Cry
    What to Watch When You Need a Good Cry
    Clip 2:25
    What to Watch When You Need a Good Cry
    Up -- "The Pursuit"
    Clip 1:36
    Up -- "The Pursuit"
    UP – “Tepui Landing”
    Clip 2:11
    UP – “Tepui Landing”

    Photos193

    Edward Asner and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Edward Asner and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Up (2009)
    Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Elie Docter in Up (2009)
    Edward Asner and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Up (2009)
    Christopher Plummer in Up (2009)
    Edward Asner in Up (2009)

    Top cast

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    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Carl Fredricksenas Carl Fredricksen
    • (voice)
    Jordan Nagai
    Jordan Nagai
    • Russellas Russell
    • (voice)
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Construction Foreman Tomas Construction Foreman Tom
    • (voice)
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Charles Muntzas Charles Muntz
    • (voice)
    Bob Peterson
    Bob Peterson
    • Dugas Dug
    • (voice)
    • …
    Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo
    • Betaas Beta
    • (voice)
    Jerome Ranft
    • Gammaas Gamma
    • (voice)
    David Kaye
    David Kaye
    • Newsreel Announceras Newsreel Announcer
    • (voice)
    Elie Docter
    • Young Ellieas Young Ellie
    • (voice)
    Jeremy Leary
    • Young Carlas Young Carl
    • (voice)
    Mickie McGowan
    • Police Officer Edithas Police Officer Edith
    • (voice)
    • (as Mickie T. McGowan)
    Danny Mann
    Danny Mann
    • Construction Worker Steveas Construction Worker Steve
    • (voice)
    Donald Fullilove
    Donald Fullilove
    • Nurse Georgeas Nurse George
    • (voice)
    • (as Don Fullilove)
    Jess Harnell
    Jess Harnell
    • Nurse AJas Nurse AJ
    • (voice)
    Josh Cooley
    Josh Cooley
    • Omegaas Omega
    • (voice)
    Pete Docter
    Pete Docter
    • Campmaster Strauchas Campmaster Strauch
    • (voice)
    Mark Andrews
    Mark Andrews
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Bob Bergen
    Bob Bergen
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Pete Docter
      • Bob Peterson
    • Writers
      • Pete Docter(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Bob Peterson(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Tom McCarthy(story by)
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    Storyline

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    As a boy, Carl Fredricksen wanted to explore South America and find the forbidden Paradise Falls. About 64 years later he gets to begin his journey along with Boy Scout Russell by lifting his house with thousands of balloons. On their journey, they make many new friends including a talking dog, and figure out that someone has evil plans. Carl soon realizes that this evildoer is his childhood idol.
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    • child in jeopardy
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    • Plot synopsis
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    • Genres
      • Animation
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      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Family
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for some peril and action
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The villain Charles Muntz has a similar name to Charles Mintz, the Universal Pictures executive who in 1928 stole Walt Disney's production rights to his highly-successful "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" cartoon series. This led Walt Disney to create Mickey Mouse, who soon eclipsed Oswald in popularity.
    • Goofs
      The age time-lines of the characters don't add up. When we see Carl as a child, Charles Muntz is a late middle aged man. But when they meet, they are about the same age. This is because the plot was slightly different in an earlier version of the movie. In that version, the birds' eggs would keep you alive for ever if you ate them, which is why Muntz was so interested in the bird, and the reason why he is still alive when Carl meets him. Pixar eventually decided to drop the concept about the eggs, but by then it was too late to change the part about Muntz still being alive and healthy. So they kept him in the final version and deliberately ignored that he should actually have been decades older than Carl.
    • Quotes

      [Carl, in his once-again airborne house, suddenly hears a knock at the front door]

      Carl Fredricksen: [Surprised] Russell?

      [opens the door to find Dug on his doorstep and is very happy]

      Carl Fredricksen: [Smiles] Dug!

      Dug: [Looking sad] I was hiding under your porch because I love you. Can I stay?

      Carl Fredricksen: [Delightfully] Can you stay? Why, you're my dog, aren't you? And I'm your master!

      Dug: [His sadness turns to happiness. As he happily wags his tail] You are my master? Oh, boy! Oh, boy!

      [lunges forward and covers Carl in slobbery kisses]

      Carl Fredricksen: [laughing] Good boy, Dug. You're a good boy.

    • Crazy credits
      The photographs of characters shown during the end credits thematically match the crew members' positions, as do the "Wilderness Explorer" badges that also appear.
    • Alternate versions
      In international prints, the label on the savings jar for Paradise Falls bears a drawing of said place as opposed to text.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dug's Special Mission (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Habanera
      (uncredited) (1875)

      from "Carmen"

      Composed by Georges Bizet

      Arranged by Michael Giacchino

    User reviews1K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Pixar hits it out of the park, again
    I was lucky enough to get a ticket to a special pre-release screening of Up at Pixar studios in Emeryville, organized by the San Francisco Film Society. After a hour-long reception in the atrium of their beautiful main building we went through some rigorous security (metal detectors!) and were treated to an hilarious short (Partly Cloudy) and Pixar's new high water mark, Up.

    My favorites to date have definitely been Wall-E and the Incredibles, and Up is another slightly-left-of-center masterpiece. The emotional impact of the beautiful, wordless summation of Carl's life that opens the movie is the bass note that resonates through the whole film and is at least as affecting as the scene in Wall-E when he holds his own hands while watching Hello Dolly. The rest of the movie, of course, is breathtaking on just about every level, especially the tactile quality of all the characters and textures and the completely realized weather effects and action scenes. With no "new" technical milestones (fur in Monsters, Inc., water in Finding Nemo, realistic camera effects in Wall- E), the design is the main focus, from the hilariously stylized characters to the amazing setting of the tepui.

    As the associate producer who participated in the Q&A following the movie pointed out, the past three Pixar movies have not been easy sells to their parent company Disney (they'll be back in familiar territory with Toy Story 3 and Cars 2), but Pixar's commitment to inventive, story-driven films continues to pay off here. All of the good press is true, and I can't wait to see it again. Thanks for staying true to yourselves Pixar!
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    • May 12, 2009

    FAQ5

    • Will there be a sequel?
    • How does Russell end up on Carl's porch after his house takes off?
    • What happened to Russell's mother?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vút Bay
    • 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
      • $175,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $293,004,164
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $68,108,790
      • May 31, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $735,099,102
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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