Monsters, Inc. Movie Review 2001

Sweet-natured animated film from Pixar that's geared more towards the younger end of the family spectrum than films like "Toy Story." Monstropolis is a town that is powered by the screams of human children, which are captured in tanks thanks to "scarers" who invade the kids' bedrooms via their closet doors. Sully (Goodman) is the best there is, with the help of buddy Mike (Crystal), but he has a problem when human toddler Boo (Gibbs) accidentally gets loose in monster town, which is a big no-no, and Sully has to get her safely home. There's also some sinister goings-on at a company level causing problems for our boys. Very colorful and more silly than scary (what's scary is the familiar toddler behavior).

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, Monster Yuks, Buddies, Corporate Shenanigans, Top Grossing Films of 2001, Kiddie Viddy, Pixar Animated Movies

Screenplay

Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson

Director

Pete Docter

Music

Randy Newman

Other

John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Mary Gibbs, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Bob Peterson, Bonnie Hunt, Gary Rydstrom, Jim Stewart, Harley Jessup, Bob Pauley

Producer

Darla K. Anderson, Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista

Awards

Oscars 2001: Song ("If I Didn't Have You").