Monsters, Inc.

You won’t believe your eye.

Another well-made, good-looking film from Pixar, this time about a community of monsters in a city whose power supply consists of screams from children who have encountered the monsters in their bedrooms. When a human girl accidentally winds up in the city, two of the monsters try to bring her safely back home. Billy Crystal and John Goodman are hilarious as the easily scared monsters and there is a lot of warmth to the story. The filmmakers, who really succeed in their mixture of emotions, have also included some tension (someone in Monstropolis has an evil plan that will put the child in danger) as well as a terrific chase near the ending.

2001-U.S. Animated. 92 min. Color. Produced by Darla K. Anderson. Directed by Peter Docter. Song: “If I Didn’t Have You” (Randy Newman). Voices of John Goodman (James P. Sullivan), Billy Crystal (Mike Wazowski), Mary Gibbs (Boo), Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly… Frank Oz, Bonnie Hunt.

Trivia: Bill Murray was allegedly considered for the part of James Sullivan.

Oscar: Best Original Song.

Published by Stefan Hedmark 2005-04-10 12:07

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