The Pixar Story
Documentary about the history of Pixar animation
2007 en 87 minutes
Rating: 7.5
Plot
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
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Cast
Stacy Keach
Narrator (voice)
Edwin Catmull
Himself
Steve Jobs
Himself
John Lasseter
Himself
William Reeves
Himself
Joe Ranft
Himself/Heimlich (voice)/Lenny (voice)
George Lucas
Himself
Pete Docter
Himself
Andrew Stanton
Himself/Seagulls (voice)
Lee Unkrich
Himself
Darla K. Anderson
Herself
Peter Schneider
Himself
Alexander Schure
Himself
Thomas Schumacher
Himself
Brad Bird
Himself
Roy Edward Disney
Himself
Tom Hanks
Himself/Woody (voice)/Scott Turner
Tim Allen
Himself/Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Ron Clements
Self
John Musker
Self
Ollie Johnston
Self
Frank Thomas
Self
Glen Keane
Self
Don Hahn
Self
Randy Nelson
Self
Thomas Porter
Self
Alvy Ray Smith
Self
Rob Cook
Self
Billy Crystal
Self / Mike Wazowski (voice)
Loren Carpenter
Self
Dennis Muren
Self
Alan Kay
Self
Deirdre Warin
Self
Michael Eisner
Self
Robert A. Iger
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self
Mike McCaffrey
Self
Nancy Lasseter
Self
Randy Newman
Self
James Ford Murphy
Self
Diane Disney
Self
Joe Grant
Self
Christopher Sawyer
Self
Tom K. Gurney
Self
Doug Sweetland
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lanzisero
Self (archive footage)
Darrell Van Citters
Self (archive footage)
Brett Thompson
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Margolin
Self (archive footage)
Mike Cedeno
Self (archive foootage)
Paul Nowak
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Beiman
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Rees
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Morris
Self (archive footage)
Elmer Plummer
Self (archive footage)
Harry Sabin
Self (archive footage)
Doug Lefler
Self (archive footage)
T. Hee
Self (archive footage)
Don Honicky
Self (archive footage)
John Davidson
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Randy Cartwright
Self (archival footage)
Ron Miller
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
Self (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Eben Ostby
Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Arnold
Self (archive footage)
Ralph Guggenheim
Self (archive footage)
Glenn McQueen
Self (archive footage)
Angus MacLane
Self (archive footage)
Kate Cronin
Self (archive footage)
Rebecca Quick
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams
Self (archive footage)
Barry Diller
Self (archive footage)
Marc Davis
Self (archive footage)
Les Clark
Self (archive footage)
Milt Kahl
Self (archive footage)
Eric Larson
Self (archive footage)
John Lounsbery
Self (archive footage)
Wolfgang Reitherman
Self (archive footage)
Jewell Mae Risley
Self (archive footage)
Bennett Lasseter
Self (archive footage)
Paul James Lasseter
Self (archive footage)
Joey Lasseter
Self (archive footage)
Sam Lasseter
Self / Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Alexander Gould
Self / Nemo (voice) (archive footage)
Joan Cusack
Jessie (voice) (archive footage)
John Goodman
James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)
Mary Gibbs
Mary 'Boo' Gibbs (voice) (archive footage)
Albert Brooks
Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
Jennifer Tilly
Celia Mae (voice) (archive footage)
Craig T. Nelson
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)
Jason Lee
Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)
Ellen DeGeneres
Dory (voice) (archive footage)
Jack Hannah
Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage)
James MacDonald
The Bear (voice) (archive footage)
Bruce Boxleitner
Tron (archive footage)
Jeff Bridges
Clu (archive footage)
Dan Shor
Ram (archive footage)
Craig Chudy
Warrior #1 (archive footage)
Vince Deadrick Jr.
Warrior #2 (archive footage)
John P. Ryan
Dr. Schneider (archive footage)
Donald Eccles
Reverend Duncan Nesbitt (archive footage)
DeForest Kelley
Leonard McCoy (archive footage)
William Shatner
James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Leonard Nimoy
Spock (archive footage)
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO (archive footage)
Kenny Baker
R2-D2 (archive footage)
Sárközi Olivér
Tinny / Billy (voice) (archive footage)
Sam Neill
Alan Grant (archive footage)
Ariana Richards
Lex Murphy (archive footage)
Joseph Mazzello
Tim Murphy (archive footage)
Laurie Metcalf
Mrs. Davis (voice) (archive footage)
Lisa Bradley
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Kendall Cunningham
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Gregory Grudt
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Cody Dorkin
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Brittany Levenbrown
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Scott McAfee
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Ryan O'Donohue
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Shane Sweet
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Anthony Burch
Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Spencer Aste
Wounded Soldier (voice) (archive footage)
R. Lee Ermey
Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
Wallace Shawn
Rex (voice) (archive footage)
Dave Foley
Flik (voice) (archive footage)
Hayden Panettiere
Dot (voice) (archive footage)
Madeline Kahn
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
Jonathan Harris
Manny (voice) (archive footage)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Carlos Alazraqui
Loco (voice) (archive footage)
Kevin Spacey
Hopper (voice) (archive footage)
John Ratzenberger
Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
Bob Peterson
Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)
Erica Beck
Pearl (voice) (archive footage)
Jan Rabson
Seagulls (archive footage)
Jess Harnell
Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)
Aaron Fors
Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)
Geoffrey Rush
Nigel (voice) (archive footage)
Spencer Fox
Dash (voice) (archive footage)
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley (archive footage)
Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball (archive footage)
Owen Wilson
Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage)
Larry the Cable Guy
Mater (voice) (archive footage)
Adam Lamas
Scratch Track Narration (voice)
Teddy Newton
Sci-Fi Announcer (voice)
Rino Romano
Scratch Track Narration (voice)