The Pixar Story poster
Director Leslie Iwerks
Writer Leslie Iwerks, Jeff Vincent

The Pixar Story

Tagline: Documentary about the history of Pixar animation

Release Date: 2007-08-28

Duration: 87 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Tom Hanks
    Self / Woody / Scott Turner
  • Hayden Panettiere
    Dot (voice) (archive footage)
  • Owen Wilson
    Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage)
  • Sam Neill
    Alan Grant (archive footage)
  • Tim Allen
    Self / Buzz Lightyear
  • Stacy Keach
    Narrator (voice)
  • John Goodman
    James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)
  • Wallace Shawn
    Rex (voice) (archive footage)
  • Billy Crystal
    Self / Mike Wazowski (voice)
  • Joan Cusack
    Jessie (voice) (archive footage)