Coco (2017)

Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.

Directors:

Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina (co-director)

Writers:

Lee Unkrich (original story by), Jason Katz (original story by)

Stars:

Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt

Top Rated Movies #74 | Won 2 Oscars. Another 109 wins & 40 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Gonzalez	...	Miguel (voice)
Gael García Bernal	...	Héctor (voice)
Benjamin Bratt	...	Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)
Alanna Ubach	...	Mamá Imelda (voice)
Renee Victor	...	Abuelita (voice) (as Renée Victor)
Jaime Camil	...	Papá (voice)
Alfonso Arau	...	Papá Julio (voice)
Herbert Siguenza	...	Tío Oscar / Tío Felipe (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias	...	Clerk (voice)
Lombardo Boyar	...	Plaza Mariachi / Gustavo (voice)
Ana Ofelia Murguía	...	Mamá Coco (voice)
Natalia Cordova-Buckley	...	Frida Kahlo (voice)
Selene Luna	...	Tía Rosita (voice)
Edward James Olmos	...	Chicharrón (voice)
Sofía Espinosa	...	Mamá (voice)

Storyline

Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

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Plot Keywords:

afterlife | day of the dead | mexico | musician | death | 

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Taglines:

The celebration of a lifetime

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Music | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Miguel learns how to play the guitar from watching Ernesto de la Cruz's old movies on video. According to the film's co-director and screenwriter Adrian Molina, this is based on Molina's own childhood in the 1990s, when he recorded old and new episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC, CBS, and The Disney Channel, and yearned for a better life as a result.

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Goofs

When Pepita is walking towards Ernesto, her bottom left paw goes through her front left one.

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Quotes

Mamá Imelda: Mijo, I was so worried.
[Hugs Miguel, then looks to Héctor resentfully]
Mamá Imelda: And you, how many times must I turn you away?
Héctor: Imelda...
Mamá Imelda: I want nothing to do with you! Not in life, not in death! I spent decades protecting my family from *your* mistakes. He spends five minutes with you, and I have to fish him out of a sinkhole!
Miguel: I wasn't in there because of Héctor. He was in there because of me. He was just trying to get me home! I didn't want to listen, but he was right! Nothing is more important than family....
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Crazy Credits

On the opening Pixar logo, the last sound is muted. After the lamp stops moving as usual, a bell chiming is heard leading to the opening shot.

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Alternate Versions

Also released in 3D version

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Most Unforgivable Disney Moments (2020)

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Soundtracks

Proud Corazón
Music by Germaine Franco
Lyrics by Adrian Molina
Performed by Anthony Gonzalez

User Reviews

Stunning, beautiful, colorful, powerful, sad, happy. A joy of a ride.

I may be biased, since this movie portrayed perfectly what life is all about in a small Mexican town.

Or, perhaps I wanted to see Pixar really get back on the game. Go beyond Up, and make a complete movie that was as beautiful as the first 20 minutes of Wall-E.

I got my wish.

This is the movie I wanted Pixar to make, once again. A movie about what family means. A movie about the choices we make, and the roads not taken.

This is a stunning work of art. It'll move you from happiness to tears, from memories of the past to the joy of the future. To understanding, to remembrance. To the joys and pains of being alive.

I can't even begin to imagine how Pixar made a movie about life and death that is so colorful, so absorbing, so poignant, and so approachable for kids, and with so many layers upon layers upon layers of meaning and significance for adults.

To watch Coco is to love Coco, and to remember the Cocos in your life that are no longer among us.

Thank you, Pixar.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Dia de los Muertos Project

Filming Locations:

Pixar Animation Studios - 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$50,802,605, 26 November 2017

Gross USA:

$210,460,015

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$807,817,888

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1 12-Track Digital Sound Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1