The Pixar Story
Leslie Iwerks2007-08-28
Documentary about the history of Pixar animation
7.5
87 min
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.
Cast
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Stacy Keach | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Edwin Catmull | Himself | Unowned |
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Steve Jobs | Himself | Unowned |
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John Lasseter | Himself | Unowned |
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William Reeves | Himself | Unowned |
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Joe Ranft | Himself/Heimlich (voice)/Lenny (voice) | Unowned |
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George Lucas | Himself | Unowned |
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Pete Docter | Himself | Unowned |
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Andrew Stanton | Himself/Seagulls (voice) | Unowned |
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Lee Unkrich | Himself | Unowned |
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Darla K. Anderson | Herself | Unowned |
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Peter Schneider | Himself | Unowned |
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Alexander Schure | Himself | Unowned |
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Thomas Schumacher | Himself | Unowned |
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Brad Bird | Himself | Unowned |
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Roy Edward Disney | Himself | Unowned |
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Tom Hanks | Himself/Woody (voice)/Scott Turner | Goutbreak |
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Tim Allen | Himself/Buzz Lightyear (voice) | Unowned |
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Ron Clements | Self | Unowned |
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John Musker | Self | Unowned |
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Ollie Johnston | Self | Unowned |
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Frank Thomas | Self | Unowned |
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Glen Keane | Self | Unowned |
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Don Hahn | Self | Unowned |
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Randy Nelson | Self | Unowned |
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Thomas Porter | Self | Unowned |
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Alvy Ray Smith | Self | Unowned |
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Rob Cook | Self | Unowned |
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Billy Crystal | Self / Mike Wazowski (voice) | Unowned |
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Loren Carpenter | Self | Unowned |
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Dennis Muren | Self | Unowned |
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Alan Kay | Self | Unowned |
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Deirdre Warin | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Eisner | Self | Unowned |
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Robert A. Iger | Self | Unowned |
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Leonard Maltin | Self | Unowned |
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Mike McCaffrey | Self | Unowned |
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Nancy Lasseter | Self | Unowned |
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Randy Newman | Self | Unowned |
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James Ford Murphy | Self | Unowned |
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Diane Disney | Self | Unowned |
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Joe Grant | Self | Unowned |
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Christopher Sawyer | Self | Unowned |
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Tom K. Gurney | Self | Unowned |
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Doug Sweetland | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Joe Lanzisero | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Darrell Van Citters | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Brett Thompson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Leslie Margolin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mike Cedeno | Self (archive foootage) | Unowned |
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Paul Nowak | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Nancy Beiman | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jerry Rees | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Bruce Morris | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Elmer Plummer | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Harry Sabin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Doug Lefler | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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T. Hee | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Don Honicky | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Davidson | Self (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Randy Cartwright | Self (archival footage) | Unowned |
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Ron Miller | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John F. Kennedy | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Walter Cronkite | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Buzz Aldrin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Neil Armstrong | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Eben Ostby | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Bonnie Arnold | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ralph Guggenheim | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Glenn McQueen | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Angus MacLane | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kate Cronin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Rebecca Quick | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Walt Disney | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robin Williams | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Barry Diller | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Marc Davis | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Les Clark | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Milt Kahl | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Eric Larson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Lounsbery | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Wolfgang Reitherman | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jewell Mae Risley | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Bennett Lasseter | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Paul James Lasseter | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Joey Lasseter | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Sam Lasseter | Self / Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Alexander Gould | Self / Nemo (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Joan Cusack | Jessie (voice) (archive footage) | Zac E. Chan |
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John Goodman | James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage) | Goutbreak |
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Mary Gibbs | Mary 'Boo' Gibbs (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Albert Brooks | Marlin (voice) (archive footage) | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Jennifer Tilly | Celia Mae (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Craig T. Nelson | Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jason Lee | Syndrome (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ellen DeGeneres | Dory (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jack Hannah | Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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James MacDonald | The Bear (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Bruce Boxleitner | Tron (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jeff Bridges | Clu (archive footage) | Zac E. Chan |
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Dan Shor | Ram (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Craig Chudy | Warrior #1 (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Vince Deadrick Jr. | Warrior #2 (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John P. Ryan | Dr. Schneider (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Donald Eccles | Reverend Duncan Nesbitt (archive footage) | Unowned |
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DeForest Kelley | Leonard McCoy (archive footage) | Unowned |
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William Shatner | James T. Kirk (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Leonard Nimoy | Spock (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Anthony Daniels | C-3PO (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kenny Baker | R2-D2 (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Sárközi Olivér | Tinny / Billy (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Sam Neill | Alan Grant (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ariana Richards | Lex Murphy (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Joseph Mazzello | Tim Murphy (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Laurie Metcalf | Mrs. Davis (voice) (archive footage) | Zac E. Chan |
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Lisa Bradley | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kendall Cunningham | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Gregory Grudt | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Cody Dorkin | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Brittany Levenbrown | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Scott McAfee | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ryan O'Donohue | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Shane Sweet | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Anthony Burch | Kid (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Spencer Aste | Wounded Soldier (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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R. Lee Ermey | Sergeant (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Wallace Shawn | Rex (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Dave Foley | Flik (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Hayden Panettiere | Dot (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Madeline Kahn | Gypsy (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jonathan Harris | Manny (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Atta (voice) (archive footage) | Goutbreak |
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Carlos Alazraqui | Loco (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kevin Spacey | Hopper (voice) (archive footage) | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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John Ratzenberger | Yeti (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Bob Peterson | Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Erica Beck | Pearl (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jan Rabson | Seagulls (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jess Harnell | Seagulls (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Aaron Fors | Seagulls (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Rush | Nigel (voice) (archive footage) | Goutbreak |
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Spencer Fox | Dash (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robert Benchley | Robert Benchley (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ward Kimball | Ward Kimball (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Owen Wilson | Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Larry the Cable Guy | Mater (voice) (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Adam Lamas | Scratch Track Narration (voice) | Unowned |
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Teddy Newton | Sci-Fi Announcer (voice) | Unowned |
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Rino Romano | Scratch Track Narration (voice) | Unowned |