The Pixar Story (2007)
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.
Director: Leslie Iwerks
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Stacy Keach as Narrator (voice) |
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Edwin Catmull as Self |
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Steve Jobs as Self |
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John Lasseter as Self |
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William Reeves as Self |
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Joe Ranft as Self - Heimlich/ Lenny |
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George Lucas as Self |
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Pete Docter as Self |
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Andrew Stanton as Self - Seagulls |
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Lee Unkrich as Self |
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Darla K. Anderson as Self |
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Peter Schneider as Self |
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Alexander Schure as Self |
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Thomas Schumacher as Self |
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Brad Bird as Self |
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Roy Edward Disney as Self |
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Tom Hanks as Self - Woody / Scott Turner |
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Tim Allen as Self - Buzz Lightyear |
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Ron Clements as Self |
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John Musker as Self |
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Ollie Johnston as Self |
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Frank Thomas as Self |
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Glen Keane as Self |
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Don Hahn as Self |
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Randy Nelson as Self |
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Thomas Porter as Self |
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Alvy Ray Smith as Self |
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Rob Cook as Self |
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Billy Crystal as Self - Mike Wazowski |
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Loren Carpenter as Self |
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Dennis Muren as Self |
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Alan Kay as Self |
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Deirdre Warin as Self |
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Michael Eisner as Self |
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Bob Iger as Self |
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Leonard Maltin as Self |
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Mike McCaffrey as Self |
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Nancy Lasseter as Self |
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Randy Newman as Self |
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James Ford Murphy as Self |
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Diane Disney as Self |
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Joe Grant as Self |
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Christopher Sawyer as Self |
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Tom K. Gurney as Self |
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Doug Sweetland as Self (archive footage) |
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Joe Lanzisero as Self (archive footage) |
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Darrell Van Citters as Self (archive footage) |
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Brett Thompson as Self (archive footage) |
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Leslie Margolin as Self (archive footage) |
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Mike Cedeno as Self (archive foootage) |
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Paul Nowak as Self (archive footage) |
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Nancy Beiman as Self (archive footage) |
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Jerry Rees as Self (archive footage) |
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Bruce Morris as Self (archive footage) |
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Elmer Plummer as Self (archive footage) |
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Harry Sabin as Self (archive footage) |
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Doug Lefler as Self (archive footage) |
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T. Hee as Self (archive footage) |
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Don Honicky as Self (archive footage) |
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John Davidson as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
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Randy Cartwright as Self (archival footage) |
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Ron Miller as Self (archive footage) |
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John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) |
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Walter Cronkite as Self (archive footage) |
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Buzz Aldrin as Self (archive footage) |
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Neil Armstrong as Self (archive footage) |
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Eben Ostby as Self (archive footage) |
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Bonnie Arnold as Self (archive footage) |
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Ralph Guggenheim as Self (archive footage) |
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Glenn McQueen as Self (archive footage) |
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Angus MacLane as Self (archive footage) |
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Kate Cronin as Self (archive footage) |
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Rebecca Quick as Self (archive footage) |
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Walt Disney as Self (archive footage) |
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Robin Williams as Self (archive footage) |
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Barry Diller as Self (archive footage) |
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Marc Davis as Self (archive footage) |
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Les Clark as Self (archive footage) |
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Milt Kahl as Self (archive footage) |
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Eric Larson as Self (archive footage) |
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John Lounsbery as Self (archive footage) |
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Wolfgang Reitherman as Self (archive footage) |
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Jewell Mae Risley as Self (archive footage) |
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Bennett Lasseter as Self (archive footage) |
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Paul James Lasseter as Self (archive footage) |
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Joey Lasseter as Self (archive footage) |
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Sam Lasseter as Self - Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Alexander Gould as Self - Nemo (voice) (archive footage) |
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Joan Cusack as Jessie (voice) (archive footage) |
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John Goodman as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage) |
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Mary Gibbs as Mary 'Boo' Gibbs (voice) (archive footage) |
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Albert Brooks as Marlin (voice) (archive footage) |
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Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae (voice) (archive footage) |
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Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage) |
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Jason Lee as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage) |
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Ellen DeGeneres as Dory (voice) (archive footage) |
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Jack Hannah as Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage) |
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James MacDonald as The Bear (voice) (archive footage) |
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Bruce Boxleitner as Tron (archive footage) |
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Jeff Bridges as Clu (archive footage) |
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Dan Shor as Ram (archive footage) |
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Craig Chudy as Warrior #1 (archive footage) |
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Vince Deadrick Jr. as Warrior #2 (archive footage) |
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John P. Ryan as Dr. Schneider (archive footage) |
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Donald Eccles as Reverend Duncan Nesbitt (archive footage) |
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DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy (archive footage) |
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William Shatner as James T. Kirk (archive footage) |
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Leonard Nimoy as Spock (archive footage) |
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Anthony Daniels as C-3PO (archive footage) |
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Kenny Baker as R2-D2 (archive footage) |
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Sárközi Olivér as Tinny / Billy (voice) (archive footage) |
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Sam Neill as Alan Grant (archive footage) |
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Ariana Richards as Lex Murphy (archive footage) |
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Joseph Mazzello as Tim Murphy (archive footage) |
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Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Davis (voice) (archive footage) |
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Lisa Bradley as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Kendall Cunningham as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Gregory Grudt as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Cody Dorkin as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Brittany Levenbrown as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Scott McAfee as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Ryan O'Donohue as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Shane Sweet as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Anthony Burch as Kid (voice) (archive footage) |
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Spencer Aste as Wounded Soldier (voice) (archive footage) |
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R. Lee Ermey as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage) |
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Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice) (archive footage) |
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Dave Foley as Flik (voice) (archive footage) |
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Hayden Panettiere as Dot (voice) (archive footage) |
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Madeline Kahn as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage) |
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Jonathan Harris as Manny (voice) (archive footage) |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Atta (voice) (archive footage) |
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Carlos Alazraqui as Loco (voice) (archive footage) |
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Kevin Spacey as Hopper (voice) (archive footage) |
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John Ratzenberger as Yeti (voice) (archive footage) |
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Bob Peterson as Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage) |
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Erica Beck as Pearl (voice) (archive footage) |
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Jan Rabson as Seagulls (archive footage) |
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Jess Harnell as Seagulls (voice) (archive footage) |
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Aaron Fors as Seagulls (voice) (archive footage) |
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Geoffrey Rush as Nigel (voice) (archive footage) |
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Spencer Fox as Dash (voice) (archive footage) |
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Robert Benchley as Robert Benchley (archive footage) |
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Ward Kimball as Ward Kimball (archive footage) |
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Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage) |
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Larry the Cable Guy as Mater (voice) (archive footage) |
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Adam Lamas as Scratch Track Narration (voice) |
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Teddy Newton as Sci-Fi Announcer (voice) |
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Rino Romano as Scratch Track Narration (voice) |
| Directing | Leslie Iwerks | Director |
| Writing | Jeff Vincent | Writer |
| Crew | Hayao Miyazaki | Thanks |
| Writing | Leslie Iwerks | Writer |
| Production | Leslie Iwerks | Producer |
| Sound | Jeff Beal | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Suki Medencevic | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Leslie Iwerks | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen R. Myers | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikki Carbonetta | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gretchen Davis | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Morten Folmer Nielsen | ADR & Dubbing |
| Visual Effects | Craig Kuehne | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Pedja Radenkovic | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Michael Fey | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | John Hazelton | Thanks |
| Crew | Joe Grant | In Memory Of |
| Lighting | Chris Graver | Lighting Technician |