Intelligent, funny, adorable, and beautifully animated, MONSTERS, INC. will delight fans of SHREK and TOY STORY, while drawing a new audience of curious, kid-friendly viewers. Billy Crystal and John Goodman make a fiercely funny comedic team as job partners and best friends, Mike (Crystal)--a little green guy with one huge eyeball, and Sulley (Goodman)--a big purple and blue fuzzy guy with dinosaur spikes down his back. Mike and Sully work at MONSTERS, INC., a gigantic corporation that captures the screams of little children and turns them into energy. To make the children scream, the monsters must enter each child's bedroom through the closet door, then deliver a frightening affront. The only problem is, kids aren't scared anymore. And because of this problem, Monsters, Inc. is in a jam. But when one little girl, Boo (Mary Gibbs), follows Sully through her closet door and into the factory, she brings an even more dire issue to the fore: the monsters are actually terrified of children. From Pixar Animation Studios, MONSTERS, INC. is an exciting adventure with a sweet, happy ending.
Both the DVD and VHS releases include the animated short FOR THE BIRDS and a home video exclusive performance of "Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me" created by Mike Wazowski.
Theatrical Release Date: NOVEMBER 2, 2001
Co-Director
David Silverman: Co-Director of MONSTERS, INC.
Co-Director
Lee Unkrich: EDITOR\"TOY STORY"
Executive Producer
John Lasseter: American director, TOY STORY
Voice
Billy Crystal: American actor/director, CITY SLICKERS (1991)
Voice
Bonnie Hunt: American actress, BEETHOVEN
Voice
James Coburn: American actor, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN/AFFLICTION
Voice
Jennifer Tilly: American actress
Voice
John Goodman: American Film/TV Actor
Voice
Steve Buscemi: American Actor/Director/Screenwriter
Music
Randy Newman: American composer/singer/songwriter
Review 1:
"...Beautifully rendered....The alternative universe it portrays has an insulated quality that gives the movie much of its escapist charm..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.54 02/01/2002
Review 2:
"...Flawlessly animated, MONSTERS, INC. glows with loving care and attention....The humour works as part of a thumpingly good narrative..."
Source: Total Film
p.96 03/01/2002
Review 3:
"...There hasn't been a film in years to use creative energy as efficiently as MONSTERS, INC.; this is one clean-burning fuel engine that doesn't waste a joke or a thought..."
Source: New York Times
p.E17 11/02/2001
Review 4:
"...Richly original....A story that blends humor, pathos and action into a backdrop as creative as any classic fairytale..."
Source: Box Office
p.62 01/01/2002
Review 5:
"...MONSTERS, INC. is cheerful, high-energy fun, and like the other Pixar movies, has a running supply of gags and references aimed at grownups..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.29 11/02/2001
Review 6:
"...This is a standout pleasure trip for preschoolers up through the early grades....The movie is as visually inventive as its Pixar predecessors..."
Source: USA Today
p.7E 11/02/2001
Review 7:
"...MONSTERS, INC. has got that swing, that zippity, multilevel awareness of kids'-eye sensibilities and adult-pitched humor..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.82 11/09/2001