• Genre: Fantasy, Children's/Family
• MPAA Rating: G
• AMG Rating:
• Regional Coding: ABC
  Unspecified

After exploring the worlds of toys and bugs in the two Toy Story films and A Bug's Life, the award-winning computer animation company Pixar delves into the realm of monsters with its fourth feature. Hulking, blue-furred behemoth James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) and his one-eyed assistant Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are employed by Monsters, Inc., a scream processing factory. It seems that the denizens of their realm thrive on the screams of kids spooked by monsters lurking under their beds and in their closets. It's the job of Sully, Mike, and their co-workers, including sarcastic Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (James Coburn), and lovely snake-headed receptionist Celia (Jennifer Tilly) to keep the frights flowing. When Sully and Mike are followed back into the monster world by a very unafraid little human girl named Boo (Mary Gibbs), they are exiled to her universe, where they discover that such a modern-day mythological specimen as the Abominable Snowman is a fellow refugee. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Bonus Features

• Disc 1 - Blu-ray
• Feature Film
• All-New Exclusive Bonus
• Monster, Inc. Ride and Go Seek: Building Monstropolis in Japan
• Go Behind The Scenes of the New Attraction in Tokyo Disneyland
• Filmmakers' Round Table - Filmmaker's Reflect on the Creation of the Film
• Audio Commentary
• Plus Original DVD Bonus
• For the Birds Short - Academy Award Winner (2001) - Best Animated Short Film
• Mike's New Car Short
• Academy Award - Nominated (2002) - Best Animated Short Film
• Disc 2 - Blu-ray
• All-New Roz's 100-Door Challenge Game
• Pixar Fun Factory Tour
• Banished Concepts
• Disc 3 - DVD
• Plus Original DVD Bonus
• Disc 4 - DisneyFile Digital Copy

Actors

John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Daniel Gerson, Steve Susskind, Bonnie Hunt, Jeff Pidgeon, Sam Black

Director

Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman

Producer

Darla K. Anderson

Excellent For Children, Scary Moments

• Sound : DHMA/DD5.1/DD2
• Language : Eng/Fre/Spa
• Subtitles : Eng/Fre/Spa

• Screen : WSE/P&S
• Dar : 1.85:1/1.33:1

Review

Even with a pastel universe of computer tricks at their disposal, the story is what really pushes a Pixar movie over the top -- what made the Toy Story movies so grand, and what left A Bug's Life short of greatness. Monsters, Inc. may burst at the seams with visual stimulants, but it's the delightful premise, fleshed out through a superior script, that helped scare up one of the largest opening weekends ever, paving the way for a monster-sized hit. That creatures of all shapes and textures live harmoniously in a candy-colored neighboring dimension called Monstropolis, scaring children for a living to harness the vital energy in their screams, is the jumping off point for an odyssey of jokes, thrills, and sentiment. Of course the monsters look great -- mostly cuddly types, in keeping things appropriately Disney -- but it's the factory where they work that really tests the animators' boundaries. Reminiscent of the alien-run Men In Black headquarters, the airy building full of blinking contraptions really comes to life in the jaw-dropping finale, which features a chase conducted on an assembly line of whizzing closet doors. Even while dragging just a tad in the second act, Monsters, Inc. never stops delving deeper into the giddy logic of its world. The vocal talent is all good, but the infant chosen to voice Boo (Mary Gibbs), the toddler who crosses over, trumps them all, emitting such tickling gurgles that she's even cuter than the monsters. Monsters, Inc. boasts an unexpected fringe benefit to parents: Once their children come to consider those shapes lurking in the shadows as fuzzy and lovable, a lot more of them may sleep through the night. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

• Release Date : November 10, 2009
• Length : 91 Minutes
• Dvdsides : 4
• Dvddiscs : 4
• Upc : 786936773736