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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 find his world disrupted.

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Overview

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Directors:
Writers:
Pete Docter (story) &
Jill Culton (story) ...
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Release Date:
2 November 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
Monsters, Inc. : We Scare Because We Care more
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 31 nominations more
User Comments:
Nothing To Criticize Here - Very Solid Animated Film more (478 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)
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Additional Details

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]
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Runtime:
92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Abominable Snowman describes the children in the Himalayan village as "Tough kids, sissy kids, kids who climb on rocks", a line taken from an old jingle for Armour hot dogs. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Mike is talking to Roz about his paper work, Mike's lip crosses through the counter at one point. more
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?
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Movie Connections:
References Toy Story (1995) more
Soundtrack:
If I Didn't Have You more

FAQ

Why are the monsters being trained to infiltrate the bedrooms of sleeping human children?
Why are the monsters so afraid of human children?
Why are Sulley and Randall considered to be rivals?
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27 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Nothing To Criticize Here - Very Solid Animated Film, 10 July 2006
9/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is a very entertaining animated film. I've seen it twice and enjoyed even more the second time. Billy Crystal said he enjoyed making this film as much as any film he's ever done, so that's a good testimony that you'll get some laughs and enjoy this movie as an adult, too.

Kids will love it, I am sure. The "monsters" in here are funny-looking and almost lovable, nothing that would scare your kids (or you). Crystal has a bunch of funny lines but overall I found this to be as much if not more of a human interest story than a comedy.

There is a lot of sentimentality to it, even overdone a bit at the end, but that's okay. There is absolutely nothing offensive in here, either. The colors look spectacular, too.

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