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Monsters University

  • 20132013
  • GG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Steve Buscemi, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, David Foley, Sean Hayes, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Tyler Labine, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Bobby Moynihan, and Aubrey Plaza in Monsters University (2013)
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
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A look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best... Read allA look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.A look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
368K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,286
221
  • Director
    • Dan Scanlon
  • Writers
    • Dan Scanlon(story by)
    • Daniel Gerson(story by)
    • Robert L. Baird(story by)
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal(voice)
    • John Goodman(voice)
    • Steve Buscemi(voice)
  • Director
    • Dan Scanlon
  • Writers
    • Dan Scanlon(story by)
    • Daniel Gerson(story by)
    • Robert L. Baird(story by)
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal(voice)
    • John Goodman(voice)
    • Steve Buscemi(voice)
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    • 373User reviews
    • 387Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 9 wins & 58 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Mike
    • (voice)
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Sullivan
    • (voice)
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Randy
    • (voice)
    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Dean Hardscrabble
    • (voice)
    Peter Sohn
    Peter Sohn
    • Squishy
    • (voice)
    Joel Murray
    Joel Murray
    • Don
    • (voice)
    Sean Hayes
    Sean Hayes
    • Terri
    • (voice)
    • (as Sean P. Hayes)
    David Foley
    David Foley
    • Terry
    • (voice)
    Charlie Day
    Charlie Day
    • Art
    • (voice)
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Professor Knight
    • (voice)
    Tyler Labine
    Tyler Labine
    • Greek Council VP
    • (voice)
    Nathan Fillion
    Nathan Fillion
    • Johnny
    • (voice)
    Aubrey Plaza
    Aubrey Plaza
    • Greek Council President
    • (voice)
    Bobby Moynihan
    Bobby Moynihan
    • Chet
    • (voice)
    Noah Johnston
    • Young Mike
    • (voice)
    Julia Sweeney
    Julia Sweeney
    • Ms. Squibbles
    • (voice)
    Bonnie Hunt
    Bonnie Hunt
    • Mrs. Graves
    • (voice)
    John Krasinski
    John Krasinski
    • Frank McCay
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Dan Scanlon
    • Writers
      • Dan Scanlon(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Daniel Gerson(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Robert L. Baird(story by) (screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Despite being offered the role of Dean Hardscrabble outright, Dame Helen Mirren requested that she audition for the role anyway to ensure that the filmmakers were satisfied with her performance.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, when Mrs. Graves is counting students, she counts to 19 and then notices that Mike is missing, which means that there are 20 students in the class. If this were the case, he wouldn't have to pair up with the teacher. However, one of the students could have two heads, similar to Terry and Terri - though they are considered two separate entities, Mike could not conceivably pair up with one of them while the other already has a partner.
    • Quotes

      Johnny: Enjoy the attention while it lasts, boys. After you lose, no one will remember you.

      Mike Wazowski: Maybe. But when you lose, no one will let you forget it.

      Chet: Oh, boy. That is a good point.

    • Crazy credits
      Following the final credits, the Slug from early in the movie finally makes it to his first college class, but it's the last day of school.
    • Alternate versions
      When Randy tries to fit in the fraternities, he bakes cupcakes that have icing on them that spell out "Be My Pal". After his plate is disturbed, he is holding four of them reading "lame." This is only in the English-speaking country releases of the film. All other international versions simply have happy faces drawn in icing on each cupcake.
    • Connections
      Featured in Inside Pixar (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Monsters University
      Written by Randy Newman

    User reviews373

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    8/10
    Pleasant Story of Friendship
    When Mike Wazowski is young, he visits the Monsters University in a tour of his primary school. A senior student gives his hat to Mike and he plans to become a scary monster.

    Years later, Mike joins the Monsters University and on the arrival, he receives a flier of the Scare Games that will take place soon in the campus. Mike also befriends his roommate Randall. When the lazy student James P. "Sully" Sullivan, who belongs to a family of famous "scarers", breaks in his room, they start a competition in class. Their dispute ends when they accidentally break the pride and of joy of Dean Abigail Hardscrabble, a cylinder with her greatest achievement – a powerful scream of a boy. They both are expelled from the scare classes by Hardscrambble that tells that Sully is lazy and Mike is not scary, and they become enemies.

    When Mike recalls the Scare Games, he sees his only chance to return to the scare course. He makes the application to participate, but he learns that he needs a fraternity. Mike joins the Oozma Kappa that is the only fraternity available with four losers, but he is informed that the fraternity needs to have six members. Sully offers to complete the team and Mike has no other alternative but accept Sully in his team. Then he bets with Hardscrambble that if he wins the games, she will accept them in the scare classes. Soon the game begins...

    "Monsters University" is a pleasant story of friendship and a prequel of "Monsters Inc.". The plot is based on the American college life and despite the lack of any identification with my country, with fraternities and silly parties of American college students, the plot is funny and entertaining. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Universidade Monstros" ("Monsters University")
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    5
    • claudio_carvalho
    • Feb 9, 2014

    FAQ4

    • In the first film, Mike tells Sulley, "You've been jealous of my good looks since the fourth grade." How is that possible if they did not meet until college?
    • If adult screams can yield so much energy, why does Monsters, Inc. not try to harvest screams from adults during an energy crisis?
    • If Sully is the main character, how come Billy Crystal's name is credited first?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monsters Inc. 2
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios - 2100 Riverside Drive, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Pixar Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $268,492,764
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $82,429,469
      • Jun 23, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $743,559,645
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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