The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story, directed by Leslie Iwerks, is a documentary of the history of Pixar Animation Studios. An early version of the film premiered at the Sonoma Film Festival in 2007, and it had a limited theatrical run later that year before it was picked up by the Starz cable network in the United States.
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Directed by | Leslie Iwerks |
Produced by | Leslie Iwerks |
Written by | Leslie Iwerks |
Narrated by | Stacy Keach |
Music by | Jeff Beal |
Edited by | Leslie Iwerks Stephen Myers, A.C.E |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Language | English |
The film was released, outside North America, on DVD in summer 2008 as part of the "Ultimate Pixar Collection",[1] a box set of Pixar films. It was then included as a special feature on the WALL-E special edition DVD and Blu-ray releases, which were launched on November 18, 2008.
Synopsis
The success story of Pixar Animation Studios from the ground up.
Notable interviewees
- Tim Allen – Actor, voiced Buzz Lightyear
- Brad Bird – Director
- Edwin Catmull – First Chief Technical Officer
- Billy Crystal – Actor, voiced Mike in Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University
- Michael Eisner – Former CEO of The Walt Disney Company
- Tom Hanks – Actor, voiced Sheriff Woody
- Bob Iger – CEO of The Walt Disney Company
- Steve Jobs – Principal Investor & co-founder of Pixar
- John Lasseter – Pixar co-founder & visionary
- George Lucas – Owner of Lucasfilm, Pixar's original foundation
- James Ford Murphy – Head of animation & director of Lava
- Diane Disney Miller - Daughter of Walt Disney and wife of former Disney CEO Ron Miller
- Marc Davis - animator
Reception
The film was given generally positive reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 86% from Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.[3]
See also
- Waking Sleeping Beauty, a 2009 documentary film chronicling the history of Walt Disney Animation Studios.
References
- "'Pixar Story' coming soon to DVD: Iwerks. PixarBlog.com. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- "The Pixar Story". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 7, 2010.