Monsters, Inc.

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 11 02 (USA) / 2013 01 18 (USA - 3D)

UPC: 786936807325

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children, Scary Moments]

Summary: After exploring the worlds of toys and bugs in the two Toy Story films and A Bug's Life, the award-winning computer animation company Pixar delves into the realm of monsters with its fourth feature. Hulking, blue-furred behemoth James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) and his one-eyed assistant Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are employed by Monsters, Inc., a scream processing factory. It seems that the denizens of their realm thrive on the screams of kids spooked by monsters lurking under their beds and in their closets. It's the job of Sully, Mike, and their co-workers, including sarcastic Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (James Coburn), and lovely snake-headed receptionist Celia (Jennifer Tilly) to keep the frights flowing. When Sully and Mike are followed back into the monster world by a very unafraid little human girl named Boo (Mary Gibbs), they are exiled to her universe, where they discover that such a modern-day mythological specimen as the Abominable Snowman is a fellow refugee. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Animated Feature – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Animation (Runner-up) – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Effects Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Mosnters, Inc. ride and go seek: Building monstropolis in Japan
Filmmakers' round table
Audio commentary
For the birds short
Mike's new car short
Rez's 100-door challenge game
Pixar fun factory tour
Banished concepts

Monsters, Inc.

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 09/28/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD-EX Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1)

Runtime: 91 Minutes

Sides: 3

Number of Discs: 3

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Monsters, Inc.
1. Main Titles [1:32]
2. Monster in the Closet [1:34]
3. mr. Waternoose [1:43]
4. Morning Workout [2:25]
5. Monstropolis [1:54]
6. Monsters, Inc. [1:32]
7. Randall [1:10]
8. The Scare Floor [5:31]
9. "23-19!" [2:40]
10. End of the Day [1:58]
11. Boo! [3:44]
12. Harryhausen's [2:46]
13. Back at the Apartment [2:31]
14. Bedtime [3:43]
15. Sneaking Boo to Work [2:05]
16. Potty Break [1:54]
17. Randall's Plot [1:37]
18. The Wrong Door [3:06]
19. Mike on the Run [1:55]
20. The Trash Compactor [2:37]
21. Mike Kidnapped [2:29]
22. The Scream Extractor [3:01]
23. Sulley Scares Boo [1:02]
24. Banished [2:48]
25. Sulley Rescues Boo [6:12]
26. "Schmoopie Poo!" [2:42]
27. The Door Vault [1:01]
28. Tricking Waternoose [6:25]
29. Goodbye [3:57]
30. The Laugh Floor [3:35]
31. Kitty! [2:42]
32. End Credits [1:02]

Derek Armstrong

Even with a pastel universe of computer tricks at their disposal, the story is what really pushes a Pixar movie over the top -- what made the Toy Story movies so grand, and what left A Bug's Life short of greatness. Monsters, Inc. may burst at the seams with visual stimulants, but it's the delightful premise, fleshed out through a superior script, that helped scare up one of the largest opening weekends ever, paving the way for a monster-sized hit. That creatures of all shapes and textures live harmoniously in a candy-colored neighboring dimension called Monstropolis, scaring children for a living to harness the vital energy in their screams, is the jumping off point for an odyssey of jokes, thrills, and sentiment. Of course the monsters look great -- mostly cuddly types, in keeping things appropriately Disney -- but it's the factory where they work that really tests the animators' boundaries. Reminiscent of the alien-run Men In Black headquarters, the airy building full of blinking contraptions really comes to life in the jaw-dropping finale, which features a chase conducted on an assembly line of whizzing closet doors. Even while dragging just a tad in the second act, Monsters, Inc. never stops delving deeper into the giddy logic of its world. The vocal talent is all good, but the infant chosen to voice Boo (Mary Gibbs), the toddler who crosses over, trumps them all, emitting such tickling gurgles that she's even cuter than the monsters. Monsters, Inc. boasts an unexpected fringe benefit to parents: Once their children come to consider those shapes lurking in the shadows as fuzzy and lovable, a lot more of them may sleep through the night. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Kay Panabaker  Actor 
Rodger Bumpass  Actor 
Randy Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
Pete Docter  Director 
John Lasseter  Executive Producer 
Andrew Stanton  Executive Producer 
Andrew Stanton  Screenwriter 
Lee Unkrich  Director 
Darla K. Anderson  Producer 
David Silverman  Director 
Daniel Gerson  Screenwriter 
John Goodman  Actor 
Billy Crystal  Actor 
Mary Gibbs  Actor 
Steve Buscemi  Actor 
James Coburn  Actor 
Jennifer Tilly  Actor 
Bob Peterson  Actor 
John Ratzenberger  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Daniel Gerson  Actor 
Steve Susskind  Actor 
Bonnie Hunt  Actor 
Jeff Pidgeon  Actor 
Sam Black  Actor 

Country: USA