From the standpoint of Pixar's engineers, the quest for fur posed several significant challenges; one was to figure out how to animate a large numbers of hairs – 2,320,413 of them on Sulley – in a reasonably efficient way,[27] and another was to make sure that the hairs cast shadows on other ones. Not really. [69] A Disney spokeswoman responded, by saying that the characters in Monsters, Inc. were "developed independently by the Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures creative teams, and do not infringe on anyone's copyrights". How could I be so stupid? Sulley Uh-huh, and the fact that laughter has ten times the energy of scream had nothing to do with it. Really? Yeti [running from Randall in the door vault, Sulley and Mike's shadows appear behind a Japanese paper screen]. Mike I was the fastest one out there. : Mike Mike No. The Comedians Billy Crystal 14 Episodes (2015-2015) Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays 1 Episode (2014) I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, but I am now. [shyly]  There's no we this time, pal. : [a snowcone gets thrown at Sulley from off-screen. : We got Boo home. We'd get together again and review it and then hand it off to a story artist. A fallen icicle rolls over to a Toboggan and Lantern over in the corner, which could help him get down the mountain quickly]. It's her door. [20] Mary's age also differed from draft to draft until the writers settled on the age of 3. [22][23] The voice role of Sulley went to John Goodman, the longtime co-star of the comedy series Roseanne and a regular in the films of the Coen brothers. : You didn't file your paperwork last night. Sulley Sulley He inadvertently interrupts Mike's date with his receptionist girlfriend, Celia Mae, at a Japanese sushi restaurant, and chaos erupts when the girl gets loose. Hey, I can hear her too. [74], Feld Entertainment toured a Monsters, Inc. edition of their Walt Disney's World on Ice skating tour from 2003 to 2007. Sulley let her in. Oh, that darn paperwork! Giant slingshot? Huh? [Sulley bangs his fists against the wall in Frustration. Roz : : Mike Celia Look, it's not that I don't care about the kid. Mike ...It's yours. : So now the truth comes out, doesn't it? Every time when Sulley had to move, his fur (automatically) reacted to his movements, thus taking the effects of wind and gravity into account as well. Sulley Sulley He's trying to boost his numbers. Henry J. Waternoose Goodman interpreted the character to himself as the monster equivalent of a National Football League player. : Through! [75] Monsters, Inc. has inspired three attractions at Disney theme parks around the world. Roz They're rehearsing a play. Yeti Mike I-I know, kid. Is this one yours? [20], The idea of a monster buddy for the lead monster emerged at an April 6, 1998 "story summit" in Burbank with employees from Disney and Pixar. What about Celia? Mike [Excited to watch Sulley]  Do I look abominable to you? : [Boo is holding onto Mike's Teddy Bear, after Sulley tossed it at her]  [69] The lawsuit also stated that a story artist from Pixar visited Mouse in 2000, and discussed Mouse's work with him. Celia : : Mike YOU'RE STILL NOT LISTENING! : : : Sulley : Googlie Bear. : : : Mike With Randall in pursuit, Mike and Sulley take Boo and escape into the door vault. The film had a small drop-off of 27.2% over its second weekend, earning another $45,551,028. Mike Randall To make his dream a reality, he enrolls at Monsters University. On my desk, Sulley. Visiting from the human world is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who goes where no human has ever gone before. [48], Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 96% based on 196 reviews, with an average score of 8.03/10. What a night of romance I got ahead of me. Mike, you don't understand. I'm cooperating. : Oh, we're easy prey, my friend. WAZOWSKI! : Ha, ha, ha. : : : Fizt allowed the fur to react in a more natural way. : : The film centers on two monsters — James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski – employed at the titular energy-producing factory Monsters, Inc, which generates power by scaring human children. Billy Crystal Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and television host who performed the voice of Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc., Mike's New Car, and Monsters University. I can't do that, James. [Struggling to open the Closet Door]  Directed by Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich. : [31] It was theatrically released on November 2, 2001 in the United States, in Australia on December 26, 2001, and in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2002. Yeti opened at Disneyland Resort's Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California. Baby Smitty The video games included Monsters, Inc., Monsters, Inc. But it's impossible to get a reservation there. : Mike Oh, that's great, blame it on the little guy. [52], Charles Taylor from Salon magazine stated, "[i]t's agreeable and often funny, and adults who take their kids to see it might be surprised to find themselves having a pretty good time. : The critical consensus was, "Clever, funny, and delightful to look at, Monsters, Inc. delivers another resounding example of how Pixar elevated the bar for modern all-ages animation. But it would be a really good idea if it didn't do it again. Mike : : Harryhausen's? Nov. 1, 2001 -- As a green, one-eyed "scare assistant" named Mike who resembles a billiard ball with legs, Billy Crystal gets to sing, wisecrack, and woo the ladies in the latest Disney/Pixar computer-animated feature, Monsters, Inc. Mike : No, no, no, don't worry. Sulley and Mike manage to escape with the girl before the Child Detection Agency (CDA) arrives and quarantines the restaurant. [46] For a time, the film surpassed Aladdin as the second highest-grossing animated film of all time, only behind 1994's The Lion King. [Sulley continues to fret in the doorway]. : [77] In 2009 Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek opened at Tokyo Disney Resort's Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba, Japan. Mike Mike Do I see 120? Twins! Laugh Floor opened at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, replacing The Timekeeper. Mike Mike Needleman Henry J. Waternoose : : "[49] Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 79 based on 35 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Celia Sulley Images of the Michael Wazowski voice actors from the Monsters, Inc. franchise. Wanna know why I bought the car? : Mike [12] Originally, Mike had no arms and had to use his legs as appendages; however, due to some technical difficulties, arms were soon added to him. You're the boss! See the stick? "[53] Elvis Mitchell from The New York Times gave it a positive review, praising the film's use of "creative energy", saying "There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as Monsters, Inc."[54] Although Mike Clark from USA Today thought the comedy was sometimes "more frenetic than inspired and viewer emotions are rarely touched to any notable degree", he also viewed the film as "visually inventive as its Pixar predecessors". : No Boo. The famed actor took on the gig as one of his first … Sulley At the same time, their work is impeded by the revenge schemes of Randall and Waternoose, as well as a human child (indirectly revealed to be Sid Phillips from the Toy Story franchise) who has hijacked the company's closet door technology to commit a string of toy thefts throughout the human world.[79]. [Steping out from behind the door with Boo's monster disguise costume]  Of my life. [replays the tape of Waternoose over and over]. Samuel Lord Black as George Sanderson, a chubby, oranged-furred monster with a sole horn on top of his head. : Sulley The storyline takes place after the movie and focuses on Sulley and Mike's daily struggles to operate Monsters Inc. on its new laughter-focused company policy. That's... what I decided to call her. : We're closed. In 2006 Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Catch! However, the monster world believes that the children are toxic, and when one sneaks into the factory, Sulley and Mike must return her home before it’s too late. You know, only someone with great comedic timing could produce this much energy in one shot. : : Roz : You're making him lose his focus. Mike : Docter began developing the film in 1996, and wrote the story with Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon and Ralph Eggleston. Monster If you start crying, I'm gonna cry, and I'll never get through this. Who cares about the company? C'mon, fight that plaque! Does that matter? Oh, sorry, she didn't see that. Why can't they call me the Adorable Snowman, or the Agreeable Snowman, for crying out loud? : [15] The film marks the first Pixar feature to not be directed by Lasseter instead being helmed by Docter, as well as Lee Unkrich and David Silverman who served as co-directors. Just the other day someone asked me who I thought the most beautiful was in all of Monstropolis. [Mike swallows his microphone and after a few seconds burps it out louldy; kid laughs]. I'll be their problem, not ours. Yes, I do. Now, give us a a Great Big Roar. We'll have a latte! It'll be empty, you idiot! : No, no, no, no, NO! Word on the street is the kid has been traced to the factory. : : How many kids you got in there? : I'm sorry, Mike. Mike We? Mike [30] Fizt applied the same system to Boo's clothes as to Sulley's fur. It finally reached $74,437,612, standing as 2001's third highest-grossing film and the third largest U.S. animated feature of all time in the country behind Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo. : : Crystal's earliest prominent role was as Jodie Dallas on Soap, one of the first unambiguously gay characters in the cast of an American television series. Mike appears in the video game Cars Mater-National Championship along with Sulley, but is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui instead of Billy Crystal. That thing is a KILLING MACHINE! Well, as a matter of fact... Roz Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios.It was Pixar's fourth computer animated movie. : He must've read the schedule wrong with his one eye. [deleted scene]  You're the boss! See you later, fellas. Nice job, Mikey. Scream Arena. A 3 Day hike from here. Mike I don't know, but it's been said, I love scaring kids in bed! Hello, is this thing on? Mike The scare floor administrator Roz reveals herself to be the head of the CDA, who had been working undercover to find the mastermind of the company's internal actions. Mike Then I'm sure you filed your paperwork correctly, for once. Look at the stick. It's time for you to see how scaring really works. Yeti Randall was working late last night out on the scare floor. Okay, first of all, it's "creetin". : : Sulley grows attached to her and calls her "Boo", while Mike is anxious to be rid of her. Always watching. : There you are, Mike. Sulley Mike You had a tuck? : Mike Sulley Thanks, I... you know, that ain't very funny. We're walking. Mike Sulley Milking a yak ain't exactly a picnic; but once you pick the hairs out, it's very nutritious. : Mowki Kowski. Hey, you all right? : : Fight that plaque! Billy Crystal behind the scenes of Monsters University. Leave the puce. Hey, Waxford! What are you talking about? Her lawyer asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction, that would forbid Pixar and Disney from releasing the film while the suit was pending. Randall Everyone goes to lunch! This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 05:59. : Hey, Ted! The company moved from Point Richmond to a much bigger campus in Emeryville, co-designed by Lasseter and Steve Jobs. Mike by Mike Nappa , FamilyFans.com “When I was younger,” says actordirector Billy Crystal, the voice of monster Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc., and its sequel, Monsters University. [15] Originally, the character of the little girl, known as Mary, became a fearless seven-year-old who has been toughened by years of teasing and pranks from four older brothers. [27] Like Goodman, Kahrs came to think of Sulley as a football player, one whose athleticism enabled him to move quickly in spite of his size. [59] It was also nominated for Best Original Score (lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) and Best Sound Editing (lost to Pearl Harbor). : Voice : Mike It's lemon. Celia Kids Give me a break, Mike. Boo? I said... [Just then, Sulley's face appears in the window behind Celia]. Randall : I'll kidnap a thousand children before I let this company die, and I'll silence anyone who gets in my way! [15] Through various drafts, Johnson's occupation went back-and-forth from being a scarer and from working in another area of the company such as a janitor or a refinery worker, until his final incarnation as the best scarer at Monsters, Inc.[15] Throughout development, Pixar worried that having a main character whose main goal was to scare children would alienate audiences and make them not empathize with him. [27] This film, however, required fur on a much larger scale. Mike : I mean, how about all this fabulous snow, huh? I would make some suggestions and then go off and write the sequence. At this pitch meeting, longtime Disney animator Joe Grant – whose work stretched back to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) – suggested the title Monsters, Inc., a play on the title of a gangster film Murder, Inc.,[14] which stuck. [the snakes in Celia's hair squeal with fear]. A door? [30], The film premiered on October 28, 2001, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. Mike : : No way, there's a scream shortage. Docter pitched the story to Disney with some initial artwork on February 4 that year. Celia Up! Because I got a really nice car. Sounds like fun in there. I was on TV. [55], ReelViews film critic James Berardinelli gave the film 3​1⁄2 stars out of 4 and wrote that the film was "one of those rare family films that parents can enjoy (rather than endure) along with their kids". Sulley, inspired by his experiences with Boo, concocts a plan to retool the company's power generation method to harvest children's laughter instead of screams, as laughter is ten times more potent. Yeti Sulley, what about everything we ever worked for? : Go fetch. The movie was released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on November 2, 2001. However, Waternoose reveals that he and Randall are working together and exiles Mike and Sulley to the Himalayas while keeping Boo with him. Celia [Feeling sad after accidentally Scaring Boo at the Scare Simulator]  That's a cute little dance you got. To help the animators with Sulley and other large monsters, Pixar arranged for Rodger Kram, a University of California, Berkeley expert on the locomotion of heavy mammals, to lecture on the subject. [Sulley Grabs Fungus from above, Mike looks up overjoyed. He feels envious because another scarer, Ned (who later became Randall), is the company's top performer. 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