The Pixar Story
| The Pixar Story | |
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| Directed by | Leslie Iwerks |
| Written by | Leslie Iwerks |
| Produced by | Leslie Iwerks |
| Narrated by | Stacy Keach |
| Edited by | Leslie Iwerks Stephen Myers, A.C.E |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Language | English |
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.
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.
The film premiered on BBC in the United Kingdom on August 24.[citation needed]
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 – ex-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
Reception
The film was given generally positive reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 86% from Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.[2]
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.
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