Monsters, Inc.

2001 animated film directed by Pete Docter
Movie animated_film Q187726
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Summary

Monsters, Inc. is an animated film[1]. Monsters, Inc. ranks in the top 2% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,578 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Song[3], BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film[4]
  • Director: Pete Docter[5], Lee Unkrich[6], David Silverman[7]
  • Screenwriter: Andrew Stanton[8], Dan Gerson[9], Rhett Reese[10], Jonathan Roberts[11]
  • Composer: Randy Newman[12]
  • Genre: buddy film[13], children's film[14], monster film[15], fantasy film[16], comedy film[17]
  • Followed by: Monsters University[18]
  • Producer: Darla K. Anderson[19]
  • Part of the series: list of Pixar films[20], Monsters, Inc.[21]
  • Production company: Pixar[22], Walt Disney Pictures[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: Monsters, Inc.[25]
  • Review score: 96%[26], 8/10[27], 79/100[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: November 2, 2001[31], January 31, 2002[32], October 23, 2001[33], 2001[34], October 28, 2001[35]
  • Characters: James P. Sullivan[36], Mike Wazowski[37], Randall Boggs[38], Mr. Waternoose[39], Celia Mae[40], Boo[41], Yeti[42], Child Detection Agency[43], Roz[44]
  • Voice actor: John Goodman[45], Billy Crystal[46], Steve Buscemi[47], James Coburn[48], Jennifer Tilly[49], Frank Oz[50], Mary Gibbs[51], Bonnie Hunt[52], John Ratzenberger[53], Bob Peterson[54], Dan Gerson[55]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[56], Disney+[57]
  • Significant event: première[58]
  • Narrative location: Monstropolis[59], Nepal[60]
  • Official website: https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/monsters-inc[61]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Monsters, Inc.[62]
  • Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[63]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[64], Academy Award for Best Original Score[65], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[66], Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[67], Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[68]

Why It Matters

Monsters, Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Monsters, Inc. is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

What awards did Monsters, Inc. receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Song[3] and BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film[4].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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