Finding Nemo Movie Review 2003

Despite the dead mom beginning, this is not from the Disney animation studio. It's Pixar (of "Toy Story" fame). Little clown fish Nemo (Gould) was born with an undersized fin and is the sole survivor of a barracuda attack. This makes nervous dad Marlin (Brooks) overprotective. When curious Nemo is scooped up by a scuba diver for life in a fish tank, it's dad to the rescue! He's aided by chipper blue tang Dory (DeGeneres), who unfortunately suffers from short-term memory loss, a sea turtle (director Stanton), and other denizens of both sea and air (including a helpful pelican), while Nemo is making new friends (and escape plans) with his tank mates. Since water is considered the hardest thing to animate, the undersea sequences are particularly breathtaking. There's the usual humor to keep adults interested as well as sweetness amidst the comedy.

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 101 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, Go Fish, Dads, Rescue Missions, Pixar Animated Movies, Deep Blue, Down Under, Killer Sea Critters, Top Grossing Films of 2003, Kiddie Viddy

Screenplay

Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Dave Reynolds

Cinematography

Sharon Calahan, Jeremy Lasky

Director

Andrew Stanton

Music

Thomas Newman

Other

Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Gould, Barry Humphries, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Austin Pendleton, Stephen (Steve) Root, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Geoffrey Rush, Eric Bana, Bruce Spence, Elizabeth Perkins, Erik Per Sullivan, John Ratzenberger, Bill Hunter, LuLu Ebeling, Erica Beck, Bob Peterson, Gary Rydstrom, David Ian Salter, Ralph Eggleston

Producer

Graham Walters, Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures

Awards

Oscars 2003: Animated Film.