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Monsters, Inc.

  • 2001
  • G
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.1M
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POPULARITY
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Billy Crystal and John Goodman in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted.
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Two monsters whose job is to make human children scream accidentally let a little girl into their world and must now protect her from their own kind to return her home unscathed.Two monsters whose job is to make human children scream accidentally let a little girl into their world and must now protect her from their own kind to return her home unscathed.Two monsters whose job is to make human children scream accidentally let a little girl into their world and must now protect her from their own kind to return her home unscathed.

  • Directors
    • Pete Docter
    • David Silverman
    • Lee Unkrich
  • Writers
    • Pete Docter
    • Jill Culton
    • Jeff Pidgeon
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal
    • John Goodman
    • Mary Gibbs
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    1.1M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    773
    127
    • Directors
      • Pete Docter
      • David Silverman
      • Lee Unkrich
    • Writers
      • Pete Docter
      • Jill Culton
      • Jeff Pidgeon
    • Stars
      • Billy Crystal
      • John Goodman
      • Mary Gibbs
    • 893User reviews
    • 202Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #201
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Top Cast62

    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Mike
    • (voice)
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Sullivan
    • (voice)
    Mary Gibbs
    Mary Gibbs
    • Boo
    • (voice)
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Randall
    • (voice)
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Waternoose
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Celia
    • (voice)
    Bob Peterson
    Bob Peterson
    • Roz
    • (voice)
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Yeti
    • (voice)
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    • Fungus
    • (voice)
    Daniel Gerson
    Daniel Gerson
    • Needleman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Steve Susskind
    Steve Susskind
    • Floor Manager
    • (voice)
    Bonnie Hunt
    Bonnie Hunt
    • Flint
    • (voice)
    Jeff Pidgeon
    Jeff Pidgeon
    • Bile
    • (voice)
    Samuel Lord Black
    • George
    • (voice)
    • (as Sam Black)
    Jack Angel
    Jack Angel
    • Additional Voices
    Bob Bergen
    Bob Bergen
    • Schmidt
    • (voice)
    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    • News Anchor
    • (voice)
    Gino Conforti
    Gino Conforti
    • Additional Voices
    • Directors
      • Pete Docter
      • David Silverman
      • Lee Unkrich
    • Writers
      • Pete Docter
      • Jill Culton
      • Jeff Pidgeon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Mary Gibbs was so young that it proved difficult to get her to stand in the recording studio and act her lines. Instead, they simply followed her around with a microphone and cut Boo's lines together from the things she said while she played.
    • Goofs
      When Sulley runs into the locker room to shove the toys from Boo's room into a locker, he is seen putting them into locker #193 then slamming the door with both hands. When the camera angle changes, he removes his hands from locker #190 even though his hands never moved from the locker between shots.
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Sullivan: Boo?
      • Boo: Kitty!
    • Crazy credits
      No monsters were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
    • Alternate versions
      In the International version, the slogan 'We Scare Because We Care' doesn't appear on the TV set. However, Waternoose still says the slogan. Also, many other picture inscriptions (like the title of Waternoose as chairman of Monsters, Inc.) are omitted from the TV advertising and from other ad posters seen later during the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: K-PAX/On the Line/Bones/Life as a House/Donnie Darko (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      If I Didn't Have You
      Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
      Performed by Billy Crystal and John Goodman
      Produced by Randy Newman, Chris Montan, and Frank Wolf

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    FAQ8

    • Is 'Monsters, Inc.' based on a book?
    • Why are the monsters being trained to infiltrate the bedrooms of sleeping human children?
    • Why are the monsters so afraid of human children?

    Details

    • Release date
      • November 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Pixar
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monsters, Inc. 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Pixar Animation Studios - 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Pixar Animation Studios
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $290,642,256
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $62,577,067
      • Nov 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $579,773,055
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital

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