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Documentary about the history of Pixar animation - The Pixar Story
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Title: The Pixar Story

Release Date: 28 Aug 2007

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Leslie Iwerks Productions

Production Companies: Leslie Iwerks Productions

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.5 (229 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator (voice): Stacy Keach
  • Himself: Edwin Catmull
  • Himself: Steve Jobs
  • Himself: John Lasseter
  • Himself: William Reeves
  • Himself/Heimlich (voice)/Lenny (voice): Joe Ranft
  • Himself: George Lucas
  • Himself: Pete Docter
  • Himself/Seagulls (voice): Andrew Stanton
  • Himself: Lee Unkrich
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