About
Monsters, Inc. is set in Monstropolis, a city inhabited by monsters, some of whom are those who emerge from bedroom closets to scare human children. This is used to collect the screams of kids, which power the city. The main power company in the city is called Monsters, Inc. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is a crab-like monster, Henry J. Waternoose. The top scarer at Monsters, Inc. is James P. Sullivan, a.k.a. "Sulley", a blue-furred monster who is partnered with the green, one-eyed Mike Wazowski.
The two of them are best friends and roommates. Sulley is a gentle and easy-going creature, while Mike is obsessed with his car and dreams of marrying his girlfriend, the Medusa-like Celia Mae. Sulley's main rival as a scarer is the chameleon-like Randall Boggs who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin to match his surroundings.
As the two train and head off to work, their discussion reveals that the city is suffering a scream shortage because children have become desensitized to fear by an over-exposure to television. After they arrive at the Monsters, Inc. work floor, we are shown that monsters can call up and travel through any child's door, thus being able to sneak in to bedrooms around the world and collect screams. In order to allow Mike to take out his girlfriend, Sulley agrees to stay at work late and turn in his paperwork. He finds a lone door on the work floor after hours, a violation of policy.
Voice Cast
There is a top notch voice acting cast, including (of course) John Ratzenberger. Great guy.
- John Goodman: James P. Sullivan
- Billy Crystal: Mike Wazowski
- Mary Gibbs: Boo
- Steve Buscemi: Randall Boggs
- James Coburn: Henry J. Waternoose
- Jennifer Tilly: Celia Mae
- Bob Peterson: Roz
- John Ratzenberger: Yeti
- Bonnie Hunt: Flint
- Jeff Pidgeon: Bile
- Frank Oz: Fungus
- Daniel Gerson: Needleman and Smitty
- Steve Susskind: Jerry
More information
The idea for Monsters, Inc. started with a lunch in 1994. At this lunch was John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft. One of the ideas that came out of the brainstorming session was a movie about monsters. Docter started working on the script in 1996 and with Harley Jessup, Jill Culton and Jeff Pidgeon completed a draft treatment in February, 1997. The initial story did not have the character of Mike Wazowski. He wasn't added until a story review meeting between Pixar and Disney in April of 1998. The movie went into production in 2000.
Short Films
For the Birds
The theatrical and video/DVD release of the film included For the Birds, a Pixar short made in 2000, a year before this film was released.
Civil ceremony capacity - 30 birds
Wedding breakfast capacity - 50 birds
Evening reception capacity - 0 birds
Mike's New Car
The video/DVD release also includes Mike's New Car, a short starring Mike and Sulley.
Civil ceremony capacity - 25 monsters
Wedding breakfast capacity - 150 monsters
Evening reception capacity - 280 monsters
Partysaurus Rex
Partysaurus Rex was included on the Blu-ray re-release of Monsters, Inc.
Wedding breakfast capacity - 56 monsters
Evening reception capacity - 55 monsters and 1 T-Rex