The Pixar Story
2007A 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.
Acted in
Stacy Keach
as Narrator (voice)
Edwin Catmull
as Himself
Steve Jobs
as Himself
John Lasseter
as Himself
William Reeves
as Himself
Joe Ranft
as Himself/Heimlich (voice)/Lenny (voice)
George Lucas
as Himself
Pete Docter
as Himself
Andrew Stanton
as Himself/Seagulls (voice)
Lee Unkrich
as Himself
Darla K. Anderson
as Herself
Peter Schneider
as Himself
Alexander Schure
as Himself
Thomas Schumacher
as Himself
Brad Bird
as Himself
Roy Edward Disney
as Himself
Tom Hanks
as Himself/Woody (voice)/Scott Turner
Tim Allen
as Himself/Buzz Lightyear (voice)
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)
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
James Ford Murphy
as Self
Diane Disney
as Self
Joe Grant
as Self
Christopher Sawyer
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)
Eben Ostby
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)