The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

87 mins | Documentary | Aug. 28, 2007

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.

The Pixar Story

87 mins | Documentary | Aug. 28, 2007

The Pixar Story
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Leslie Iwerks Productions
Original title The Pixar Story
Directors Leslie Iwerks
Writers Jeff Vincent, Leslie Iwerks

Cast

Stacy Keach

as Narrator (voice)

Ed Catmull

as Self

Steve Jobs

as Self

John Lasseter

as Self

William Reeves

as Self

Joe Ranft

as Self / Heimlich (voice) / Lenny (voice)

George Lucas

as Self

Pete Docter

as Self

Andrew Stanton

as Self / Seagulls (voice)

Lee Unkrich

as Self

Peter Schneider

as Self

Brad Bird

as Self

Tom Hanks

as Self / Woody / Scott Turner

Tim Allen

as Self / Buzz Lightyear

Ron Clements

as Self

John Musker

as Self

Ollie Johnston

as Self

Frank Thomas

as Self

Glen Keane

as Self

Don Hahn

as Self

Randy Nelson

as Self

Thomas Porter

as Self

Alvy Ray Smith

as Self

Rob Cook

as Self

Billy Crystal

as Self / Mike Wazowski (voice)

Eben Ostby

as Self / Self (archive footage)

Loren Carpenter

as Self

Dennis Muren

as Self

Alan Kay

as Self

Deirdre Warin

as Self

Michael Eisner

as Self

Robert A. Iger

as Self

Leonard Maltin

as Self

Mike McCaffrey

as Self

Nancy Lasseter

as Self

Randy Newman

as Self

Diane Disney

as Self

Joe Grant

as Self

Tom K. Gurney

as Self

Doug Sweetland

as Self (archive footage)

Joe Lanzisero

as Self (archive footage)

Darrell Van Citters

as Self (archive footage)

Brett Thompson

as Self (archive footage)

Leslie Margolin

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Cedeno

as Self (archive foootage)

Paul Nowak

as Self (archive footage)

Nancy Beiman

as Self (archive footage)

Jerry Rees

as Self (archive footage)

Bruce Morris

as Self (archive footage)

Elmer Plummer

as Self (archive footage)

Harry Sabin

as Self (archive footage)

Doug Lefler

as Self (archive footage)

T. Hee

as Self (archive footage)

Don Honicky

as Self (archive footage)

John Davidson

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Randy Cartwright

as Self (archival footage)

Ron Miller

as Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

as Self (archive footage)

Buzz Aldrin

as Self (archive footage)

Neil Armstrong

as Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Arnold

as Self (archive footage)

Ralph Guggenheim

as Self (archive footage)

Glenn McQueen

as Self (archive footage)

Angus MacLane

as Self (archive footage)

Kate Cronin

as Self (archive footage)

Rebecca Quick

as Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney

as Self (archive footage)

Robin Williams

as Self (archive footage)

Barry Diller

as Self (archive footage)

Marc Davis

as Self (archive footage)

Les Clark

as Self (archive footage)

Milt Kahl

as Self (archive footage)

Eric Larson

as Self (archive footage)

John Lounsbery

as Self (archive footage)

Wolfgang Reitherman

as Self (archive footage)

Jewell Mae Risley

as Self (archive footage)

Bennett Lasseter

as Self (archive footage)

Paul James Lasseter

as Self (archive footage)

Joey Lasseter

as Self (archive footage)

Sam Lasseter

as Self / Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Alexander Gould

as Self / Nemo (voice) (archive footage)

Joan Cusack

as Jessie (voice) (archive footage)

John Goodman

as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)

Mary Gibbs

as Mary 'Boo' Gibbs (voice) (archive footage)

Albert Brooks

as Marlin (voice) (archive footage)

Jennifer Tilly

as Celia Mae (voice) (archive footage)

Craig T. Nelson

as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)

Jason Lee

as Syndrome (voice) (archive footage)

Ellen DeGeneres

as Dory (voice) (archive footage)

Jack Hannah

as Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage)

James MacDonald

as The Bear (voice) (archive footage)

Bruce Boxleitner

as Tron (archive footage)

Jeff Bridges

as Clu (archive footage)

Dan Shor

as Ram (archive footage)

Craig Chudy

as Warrior #1 (archive footage)

Vince Deadrick Jr.

as Warrior #2 (archive footage)

John P. Ryan

as Dr. Schneider (archive footage)

Donald Eccles

as Reverend Duncan Nesbitt (archive footage)

DeForest Kelley

as Leonard McCoy (archive footage)

William Shatner

as James T. Kirk (archive footage)

Leonard Nimoy

as Spock (archive footage)

Anthony Daniels

as C-3PO (archive footage)

Kenny Baker

as R2-D2 (archive footage)

Sárközi Olivér

as Tinny / Billy (voice) (archive footage)

Sam Neill

as Alan Grant (archive footage)

Ariana Richards

as Lex Murphy (archive footage)

Joseph Mazzello

as Tim Murphy (archive footage)

Laurie Metcalf

as Mrs. Davis (voice) (archive footage)

Lisa Bradley

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Kendall Cunningham

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Gregory Grudt

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Cody Dorkin

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Brittany Levenbrown

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Scott McAfee

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Ryan O'Donohue

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Shane Sweet

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Anthony Burch

as Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Spencer Aste

as Wounded Soldier (voice) (archive footage)

R. Lee Ermey

as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)

Wallace Shawn

as Rex (voice) (archive footage)

Dave Foley

as Flik (voice) (archive footage)

Hayden Panettiere

as Dot (voice) (archive footage)

Madeline Kahn

as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)

Jonathan Harris

as Manny (voice) (archive footage)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

as Atta (voice) (archive footage)

Carlos Alazraqui

as Loco (voice) (archive footage)

Kevin Spacey

as Hopper (voice) (archive footage)

John Ratzenberger

as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)

Bob Peterson

as Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)

Erica Beck

as Pearl (voice) (archive footage)

Jan Rabson

as Seagulls (archive footage)

Jess Harnell

as Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)

Aaron Fors

as Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)

Geoffrey Rush

as Nigel (voice) (archive footage)

Spencer Fox

as Dash (voice) (archive footage)

Robert Benchley

as Robert Benchley (archive footage)

Ward Kimball

as Ward Kimball (archive footage)

Owen Wilson

as Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage)

Larry the Cable Guy

as Mater (voice) (archive footage)

Adam Lamas

as Scratch Track Narration (voice)

Teddy Newton

as Sci-Fi Announcer (voice)

Rino Romano

as Scratch Track Narration (voice)