Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 animation movie directed by Pete Docter, with a running time of 1h 32m. It stars John Goodman, Billy Crystal and Mary Gibbs.
In Monstropolis, the local power company runs on the screams of human children, and the city's best scarer is Sulley, a huge, furry blue monster with a gentle streak. His partner and best friend is Mike Wazowski, a one-eyed green motormouth. Their whole world runs on one rule: human kids are toxic. So when a fearless toddler the monsters call Boo slips through a closet door into the factory, Sulley and Mike scramble to hide her and get her home before their bosses notice. Pete Docter directs a warm Pixar buddy comedy, voiced by John Goodman and Billy Crystal.
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What is Monsters, Inc. about?
In Monstropolis, the local power company runs on the screams of human children, and the city's best scarer is Sulley, a huge, furry blue monster with a gentle streak. His partner and best friend is Mike Wazowski, a one-eyed green motormouth. Their whole world runs on one rule: human kids are toxic. So when a fearless toddler the monsters call Boo slips through a closet door into the factory, Sulley and Mike scramble to hide her and get her home before their bosses notice. Pete Docter directs a warm Pixar buddy comedy, voiced by John Goodman and Billy Crystal.
When was Monsters, Inc. released?
Monsters, Inc. was released on 1 November 2001.
How long is Monsters, Inc.?
Monsters, Inc. runs 1h 32m.
Who made Monsters, Inc.?
Monsters, Inc. was directed by Pete Docter.
Where can I watch Monsters, Inc.?
Monsters, Inc. is available on Disney+, Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home and Google Play.
Where to watch Monsters, Inc.
Stream: Disney+
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
Buy: Fandango at Home, Google Play
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Cast
- John Goodman as Sullivan (voice)
- Billy Crystal as Mike (voice)
- Mary Gibbs as Boo (voice)
- Steve Buscemi as Randall (voice)
- James Coburn as Waternoose (voice)
- Jennifer Tilly as Celia (voice)
- Bob Peterson as Roz (voice)
- John Ratzenberger as Yeti (voice)
- Frank Oz as Jeff Fungus (voice)
- Daniel Gerson as Needleman / Smitty (voice)
- Steve Susskind as Floor Manager (voice)
- Bonnie Hunt as Flint (voice)
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A few thoughts on Monsters, Inc.
The obvious next stop is Monsters University, the college-days prequel, or Sulley's world in Kingdom Hearts III, which lets you play through Monstropolis. Pixar devotees should read The Pixar Touch, David Price's history of how the studio grew from a struggling tech shop into the animation powerhouse behind films like this one.
More Pixar worlds to visit after Monstropolis
Monsters, Inc. begins Pixar's monster-and-kid partnership, and these keep the universe going. Monsters University shows Sulley and Mike before they were partners, Toy Story 5 and Elio carry Pixar's same blend of warmth and imagination into new stories, and Kingdom Hearts III lets you walk through Monstropolis and fight alongside its cast yourself.
The real craft and history behind Pixar-style animation
Sulley's fur and Boo's scenes took years of technical work, and these dig into how animation like that actually gets made. The Pixar Touch traces the studio's own rocky path to a hit, The Illusion of Life is animation's founding textbook, and The Animator's Survival Kit, The Animation Book, Animation Magic, and Acting for Animators lay out the craft behind every frame.
Monster households played strictly for laughs
Monsters, Inc. runs its scare floor like an ordinary workplace with an extraordinary staff, and these lean into that same domestic joke. Monster Family and its sequel drop literal monsters into suburban life, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania keeps Dracula's clan bickering like any other relatives, Monsters vs. Aliens assembles its own misfit team, and Shrek's ogre just wants to be left alone in his swamp.