Monsters University is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Kori Rae, and written by Scanlon and the writing team of Dan Gerson and Robert L. Baird. John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich served as the film's executive producers. The music for the film was composed and conducted by Randy Newman, making it his seventh collaboration with Pixar. It is a prequel to Monsters, Inc. (2001), making it the only time Pixar has made a prequel film. Monsters University tells the story of the main characters of Monsters, Inc., James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski, and their time at college, where they start off as bitter rivals, but slowly become best friends. During the time, they must learn to work together, along with Oozma Kappa members, in order to make their dreams reality and things right. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger reprise their roles as James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Roz, and the Abominable Snowman, respectively, while the new cast were joined by Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Peter Sohn, Joel Murray, Sean Hayes, Dave Foley, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion and Aubrey Plaza, while Bonnie Hunt, who voiced Ms. Flint in the original film, voices Mike's teacher Mrs. Karen Graves.
Disney, as the rights holder, had plans for a sequel to Monsters, Inc. since 2005. Following disagreements with Pixar, Disney tasked its Circle 7 Animation unit to make the film. An early draft of the film was developed; however, Disney's purchase of Pixar in January 2006 led to the cancellation of Circle 7's version of the film. A Pixar-made sequel was confirmed in 2010, and in 2011, it was confirmed that the film would instead be a prequel titled Monsters University.
Monsters University premiered on June 5, 2013, at the BFI Southbank in London, England, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 21. It was accompanied in theaters by a short film, The Blue Umbrella, directed by Saschka Unseld. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $743 million worldwide against its $200 million production budget, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2013. An animated short film titled Party Central, which takes place shortly after the events of Monsters University, premiered in fall 2013 before being released theatrically with Muppets Most Wanted in 2014.
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Also See[]
- Monsters University (2013) (Trailers)
- Monsters University (2013) (TV Spots)
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Bicycle Bell Rings Sm PE190701
- Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031902
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
- Hollywoodedge, Crowd Med Shock PE961301/Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
- Hollywoodedge, Door Bells Avon Style TE018701 (2nd ding only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Giggling Two Childre PE131001/Hollywoodedge, Two Young Kids Giggle PE143501
- Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127401
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140401
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE141401
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE141501
- Hollywoodedge, Warning Buzzer Indus PE194401 (Can be heard in a higher pitch.)
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OCKnob PE180101
- Hollywoodedge, Yelper Siren Multipl PE081101
- Jumanji Lion Roar
- Luxo Jr. Squeaking
- SKYWALKER ALARM BUZZING SOUND
- SKYWALKER CANISTER ROLLING OR DROPPING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, CLICK - LUXO JR. LIGHT CLICK
- SKYWALKER ELECTRICAL BUZZ SOUND
- SKYWALKER ELECTRICITY BUZZING SOUND
- SKYWALKER ELECTRICITY INCREASING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - DINOSAUR FOOTSTEPS
- SKYWALKER, METAL - PROTOCOL DROID MOVING
- SKYWALKER, OCTOPUS - OCTOPUS SQUIRTING INK
- SKYWALKER, PIG - SNORT (Used twice for Archie.)
- SKYWALKER, SKIN - RANDALL BOGGS' CAMOUFLAGES
- SKYWALKER, TOY - WOODY'S PULL-STRING SOUND (Heard when Mike Wazowski pulls with fishhook to tripping the rangers.)
- SKYWALKER, TRAIN - CONTROL LEVERS BEING ENGAGED (Heard once when the bus driver pulls the door lever for the bus Mike rides on to Monsters University at the beginning of the film.)
- Sound Ideas, BELL, CHURCH - SINGLE CHURCH BELL TOLLING
- Sound Ideas, BUZZER, X-RAY - SHORT X-RAY MACHINE BUZZER
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEWS HARP BOING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - BICYCLE HORN, THREE QUICK TOOTS
- Sound Ideas, CLOCK, ALARM - ELECTRONIC CLOCK ALARM BUZZING
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OLD CREAKY WOOD DOOR: OPEN OR SQUEAK
- Sound Ideas, HORN, AIR - EXTERIOR: SINGLE BLAST, LONG/Sound Ideas, HORN, AIR - INTERIOR: SINGLE BLAST, LONG 01 (Heard in various pitches during the final challenge.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, WHISTLE - CALLING WHISTLE 01
- Sound Ideas, PIG - BABY PIG: SQUEALING, ANIMAL (Used for the squealing sounds that Archie makes.)
- Sound Ideas, PIG - SNORTING, ANIMAL (Used in a slightly higher pitch for Archie.)
- Wilhelm Scream