Monsters, Inc. (2001)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Pete Docter
David Silverman (co-director)

Writers:

Pete Docter (story) &
Jill Culton (story) ...

Release Date:

2 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Monsters, Inc. : We Scare Because We Care

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Scream | Friend | Best Friend | Little Girl

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 31 nominations

Cast

John Goodman	...	James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (voice)
Billy Crystal	...	Mike Wazowski (voice)
Mary Gibbs	...	Boo / Mary (voice)
Steve Buscemi	...	Randall Boggs (voice)
James Coburn	...	Henry J. Waternoose (voice)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Celia (voice)
Bob Peterson	...	Roz (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	The Abominable Snowman (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Fungus (voice)
Daniel Gerson	...	Needleman / Smitty (voice)
Steve Susskind	...	Floor Manager (voice)
Bonnie Hunt	...	Flint (voice)
Jeff Pidgeon	...	Bile (voice)
Samuel Lord Black	...	George Sanderson (voice) (as Sam Black)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voice (voice)

Also Known As:

Hidden City (USA) (working title)
Monsters, Incorporated (USA) (alternative spelling)
Monsters, Inc. (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Baboulas A.E. (Greece) [el]
Die Monster AG (Germany) (promotional title) [de]
Die Monster AG - (Monsters, Inc.) (Germany) [de]
Monsterbedriften (Norway) [no]
Monsterit oy (Finland) [fi]
Monsters & Co. (Italy) [it]
Monsters en co. (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Monsters, a.s. (Slovakia) [sk]
Monstres et Cie (France) [fr]
Monstres, inc. (Canada: French title) [fr]
Monstros E Companhia (Portugal) [pt]
Monstros S.A. (Brazil) [pt]
Monstruos, S.A. (Spain) [es]
Potwory i spolka (Poland) [pl]
Príserky s.r.o. (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sevimli canavarlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Skrímsli hf. (Iceland) [is]
Szörny Rt. (Hungary) [hu]

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:TV-G (Disney Channel) | USA:TV-PG (ABC) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Ireland:G | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | UK:U | USA:G | Greece:K

Company:

Pixar Animation Studios

Trivia:

The Snowman is modeled after the Abominable Snowmonster from the TV special Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the CDA are called the first time in the film, there is a helicopter flying towards Monsters Inc. A Vehicle moves in front of the helicopter whilst it is still flying but the helicopter doesn't come out the other side.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Flint: All right, Mr. Bile, is it?
Bile: Uh, my friends call me Phlem.
Flint: Uh-huh, Mr. Bile, can you tell me what you did wrong?
Bile: I fell down?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)

Soundtrack:

If I Didn't Have You

One of the most endearing animation films created

Pixar is the best! Of them all, Monsters, Inc. takes the cake. The realism of the characters' movements & feelings is perfect. The ending is a tear jerker on a happy note. At first I was concerned with the plot of monsters scaring children with a "business as usual" attitude, but right away you discover that the monsters are as terrified of the kids as the kids are of monsters.... wonderful juxtaposition throughout the film... a totally enjoyable, feel-good story. Buy it for the kids and let them watch it over and over. (adults may want to sit-in on more than one occasion themselves). Personal Note: For me, a mystery about this film was "Roz"; the voice reminded me so strongly of the grandmother in "Dinosaurs", and I thought the character drawing was similar as well; upon researching the two, I found they are definitely different actors.