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Finding Nemo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Stanton
Screenplay by	Andrew Stanton Bob Peterson David Reynolds
Story by	Andrew Stanton
Produced by	Graham Walters
Starring	Albert Brooks Ellen DeGeneres Alexander Gould Willem Dafoe Geoffrey Rush
Cinematography	Sharon Calahan Jeremy Lasky
Edited by	David Ian Salter
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	May 18, 2003 (Los Angeles[1]) May 30, 2003
Running time	100 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$94 million[2]
Box office	$940.3 million[2]

Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film^[3] produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was written by Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds from a story by Stanton. The film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, and Geoffrey Rush. It tells the story of an overprotective clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal blue tang named Dory, searches for his missing son Nemo. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself.

Pre-production of the film began in early 1997. The inspiration for Finding Nemo sprang from multiple experiences, going back to Stanton’s childhood, when he loved going to the dentist to see the fish tank, assuming that the fish were from the ocean and wanted to go home. To ensure that the movements of the fish in the film were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. Thomas Newman composed the score for the film.

Premiering in Los Angeles on May 18, Finding Nemo was released on May 30, 2003. It received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the visual elements, screenplay and characters that has been cited as funny to both young moviegoers and their parents.^[4] It also became the highest-grossing animated film at the time of its release, and was the second-highest-grossing film of 2003, earning a total of $871 million worldwide by the end of its initial theatrical run.^[5] The film was also nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first Pixar film to do so.

Finding Nemo is the best-selling DVD title of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006,^[6] and was the highest-grossing G-rated film of all time before Pixar’s own Toy Story 3 overtook it. The film was re-released in 3D in 2012. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it as the 10th greatest American animated film as part of their 10 Top 10 lists.^[7] A sequel, Finding Dory, was released in June 2016.

Plot

Clownfish Marlin lives in an anemone in the Great Barrier Reef with his mate, Coral, and their eggs. After Coral and nearly all the eggs are eaten by a barracuda, Marlin becomes overprotective of his son Nemo, born of one remaining egg. While Marlin talks to Nemo’s teacher on the latter’s first day of school, Nemo approaches a speedboat, where a pair of scuba divers capture him. Marlin pursues the boat in vain and meets Dory, a blue tang with acute short-term memory loss, who offers her help. The two encounter Bruce, Anchor, and Chum, three sharks who have sworn to abstain from eating fish. Marlin finds a diver’s mask that fell from the boat, accidentally hitting Dory and giving her a nosebleed. The scent of her blood sends Bruce into a feeding frenzy, but the sharks flee after accidentally setting off old naval mines, which knock Marlin and Dory unconscious.

Nemo is placed in an aquarium in the office of dentist Philip Sherman in Sydney. He meets the «Tank Gang» led by Gill, a Moorish idol. The Tank Gang tell Nemo that he is to be given to Sherman’s niece Darla, who killed her previous fish. Gill decides to help Nemo and devises an escape plan: Nemo can fit inside the aquarium’s filter tube and must block it with a pebble, obliging Sherman to put the fish into plastic bags while he cleans the tank, and allow them to roll out the window and into the harbor. Nemo attempts to place the pebble, but fails and is almost killed.

Marlin and Dory awaken, but the mask falls into a deep trench. Descending after mask, they are soon pursued by an anglerfish. Dory memorizes the address on the goggles and they escape. The two disregard directions from a school of moonfish, taking what Marlin believes is a safer route. After being stung by a forest of jellyfish, they are knocked unconscious and awaken in the East Australian Current with a group of sea turtles, including Crush and his son, Squirt. The story of Marlin’s quest is relayed across the ocean to Sydney, where a pelican named Nigel tells the Tank Gang. Nemo then succeeds in blocking the filter and soon the aquarium is covered in green algae.

Marlin and Dory exit the East Australian Current and are consumed by a blue whale which expels them through its blowhole in Sydney Harbour. Nigel helps them escape a flock of seagulls and takes them to the dentist’s office. Sherman has foiled the Tank Gang with a new high-tech filter. When Darla arrives, Nemo plays dead and Nigel terrifies Darla, throwing the office into chaos. Sherman throws out Nigel along with Marlin and Dory, with the former believing that Nemo is dead. Gill helps Nemo escape through a drain leading to the ocean.

Marlin bids farewell to Nigel and Dory and begins his journey home. Nemo meets Dory but she does not remember him until her memory returns when she reads the word «Sydney» on a drainpipe. Dory reunites Nemo with Marlin, but a fishing trawler captures her in a net along with a school of groupers. With his father’s blessing, Nemo enters the net, and he and Marlin instruct all of the fish to swim down. Their combined force breaks the net. Returning home to the reef, Marlin is more confident, while Dory has remained friends with Bruce, Anchor, and Chum. Marlin and Dory watch Nemo off as he goes to school.

Voice cast

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Production

Development

The inspiration for Finding Nemo sprang from multiple experiences, going back to director Andrew Stanton’s childhood, when he loved going to the dentist to see the fish tank, assuming that the fish were from the ocean and wanted to go home. In 1992, shortly after his son was born, he and his family took a trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (which was called Marine World at the time). There, after seeing the shark tube and various exhibits, he felt that the underwater world could be done beautifully in computer animation.^[10] Later, in 1997, he took his son for a walk in the park but realized that he was overprotecting him and lost an opportunity to have a father-son experience that day.

In an interview with National Geographic magazine, Stanton said that the idea for the characters of Marlin and Nemo came from a photograph of two clownfish peeking out of an anemone:

It was so arresting. I had no idea what kind of fish they were, but I couldn’t take my eyes off them. And as an entertainer, the fact that they were called clownfish—it was perfect. There’s almost nothing more appealing than these little fish that want to play peekaboo with you.^[11]

In addition, clownfish are colorful, but do not tend to come out of an anemone often. For a character who has to go on a dangerous journey, Stanton felt a clownfish was the perfect type of fish for the character. Pre-production of the film began in early 1997. Stanton began writing the screenplay during the post-production of A Bug’s Life. As a result, Finding Nemo began production with a complete screenplay, something that co-director Lee Unkrich called «very unusual for an animated film». The artists took scuba diving lessons to study the coral reef.

Stanton originally planned to use flashbacks to reveal how Coral died but realized that by the end of the film there would be nothing to reveal, deciding to show how she died at the beginning of the movie. The character of Gill also was different from the character seen in the final film. In a scene that was eventually deleted, Gill tells Nemo that he’s from a place called Bad Luck Bay and that he has brothers and sisters in order to impress the young clownfish, only for the latter to find out that he was lying by listening to a patient reading a children’s storybook that shares exactly the same details.

Casting

William H. Macy was the first actor cast as Marlin. Although Macy had recorded most of the dialogue, Stanton felt that the character needed a lighter touch.^[12] Stanton then cast Albert Brooks in the role, and in his opinion, it «saved» the film. Brooks liked the idea of Marlin being this clownfish who isn’t funny and recorded outtakes of telling very bad jokes.

The idea for the initiation sequence came from a story conference between Stanton and Bob Peterson while they were driving to record the actors. Although he originally envisioned the character of Dory as male, Stanton was inspired to cast Ellen DeGeneres when he watched an episode of Ellen in which he saw her «change the subject five times before finishing one sentence». The pelican character named Gerald (who in the final film ends up swallowing and choking on Marlin and Dory) was originally a friend of Nigel. They were going to play against each other with Nigel being neat and fastidious and Gerald being scruffy and sloppy. The filmmakers could not find an appropriate scene for them that did not slow the pace of the picture, so Gerald’s character was minimized.

Stanton himself provided the voice of Crush the sea turtle. He originally did the voice for the film’s story reel and assumed they would find an actor later. When Stanton’s performance became popular in test screenings, he decided to keep his performance in the film. He recorded all his dialogue while lying on a sofa in Unkrich’s office. Crush’s son Squirt was voiced by Nicholas Bird, the young son of fellow Pixar director Brad Bird. According to Stanton, the elder Bird was playing a tape recording of his young son around the Pixar studios one day. Stanton felt the voice was «this generation’s Thumper» and immediately cast Nicholas.

Megan Mullally was originally going to provide a voice in the film. According to Mullally, the producers were stunned to learn that the voice of her character Karen Walker on the television show Will & Grace was not her natural speaking voice. The producers hired her anyway, and then strongly encouraged her to use her Karen Walker voice for the role. When Mullally refused, she was dismissed.^[13]

Animation

To ensure that the movements of the fish in the film were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. They visited aquariums, went diving in Hawaii, and received in-house lectures from an ichthyologist.^[14] As a result, Pixar’s animator for Dory, Gini Cruz Santos, integrated «the fish movement, human movement, and facial expressions to make them look and feel like real characters.»^[15][16] Production designer Ralph Eggleston created pastel drawings to give the lighting crew led by Sharon Calahan ideas of how every scene in the film should be lit.^[17]

The Great white shark, Bruce, is in reference to the animatronic shark used in the Universal film Jaws. The shark they had used on set was nicknamed «Bruce» after Bruce Raiman, who was Steven Spielberg’s divorce lawyer.^[18] The line «Here’s Brucey!» is a reference to the Jack Nicholson line from the 1980 horror film, The Shining.^[19] Additionally, the music that the dentist’s niece Darla plays is the theme music from the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film, Psycho.^[20]

The film was dedicated to Glenn McQueen, a Pixar animator who died of melanoma in October 2002.^[21] Finding Nemo shares many plot elements with Pierrot the Clownfish,^[22] a children’s book published in 2002, but allegedly conceived in 1995. The author, Franck Le Calvez, sued Disney for infringement of his intellectual rights and to bar Finding Nemo merchandise in France. The judge ruled against him, citing the color differences between Pierrot and Nemo.^[23]

Localization

In 2016, Disney Character Voices International’s senior vice president Rick Dempsey, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation Museum, created a Navajo dubbing of the movie titled Nemo Há’déést’íí which was released in theaters March 18–24 of the same year.^[24][25] The project was thought as a means to preserve Navajo language, teaching the language to kids through a Disney movie.^[26] The studio held auditions on the reservation, but finding an age-appropriate native speaker to voice Nemo was hard, Dempsey said, as the majority of native Navajo speakers are over 40 years old.^[25] The end credits version of the song Beyond the Sea, covered in the English version by Robbie Williams, was also adapted into Navajo, with Fall Out Boy’s lead singer Patrick Stump performing it.^[27] Finding Nemo was the second movie to receive a Navajo dubbing: in 2013, a Navajo version of Star Wars was created.^[28]

Soundtrack

Finding Nemo was the first Pixar film not to be scored by Randy Newman. The original soundtrack album was instead scored by Thomas Newman, his cousin, and released on May 20, 2003.^[29][30] The score was nominated for the Academy Award for Original Score, losing to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.^[31]

Release

Marketing

Disney released a teaser trailer of Finding Nemo in September 2002 on the Monsters, Inc. home video releases. The teaser was later released online, and was attached to theatrical screenings of The Santa Clause 2.^[32] Trailers for the film were later attached to the home video releases of Treasure Planet,^[33] Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World and other Disney films.^[34] There were also TV spots that shared “Fishy Facts” about sharks, turtles and pelicans. One of these ads, particularly the one about sharks, can be found on the second disc of the Collector’s Edition DVD release of A Bug’s Life, which was released three days before the film’s release on May 27, 2003.^[35]

McDonald’s restaurants began to sell eight Happy Meal toys based on the film.^[36] At the 100th North American International Toy Fair event in New York City, Hasbro unveiled a variety of Finding Nemo toys.^[37] A cereal themed to the film was released by Kellogg’s, consisting of naturally sweetened oats with fish-shaped marshmallows.^[38] Finding Nemo was advertised as promotional partners on other companies, like Frito-Lay, Keebler, Pepsi, Ralphs, Dreyer’s, Jel Sert, Airheads, Orville Redenbacher’s and THQ. Before May 26, 2003, stickers on over 50 million bags of potato chips alerted consumers to a sweepstakes dangling a trip for four to Sydney, Australia with a visit to the Great Barrier Reef. On May 17, 2003, Frito-Lay hosted an event at each of the Walmart stores, where kids could use 3D goggles to find hidden images of Nemo. Kellogg’s packed eight different water toys depicting film characters inside Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Honey Smacks and Cocoa Rice Krispies cereal boxes. The Honey Smacks, Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Crunch Crispix and Froot Loops boxes also carried a Nemo memory card game on back panels. Plus, a Nemo-themed Marshmallow Froot Loops cereal featured four of the film’s characters. Consumers could mail in two UPCs from the three Kellogg’s cereals to receive a large beach towel. Besides this, the company unveiled a new type of Pop-Tarts inspired by Finding Nemo. Known as the Great Berry Reef Pop-Tarts, they had a wild berry filling and fish sprinkles. A pool raft was available with two Pop-Tart UPCs and shipping, handled by Draft Worldwide of Chicago. Eggo waffles would offer holographic swimming goggles with the purchase of two of its products with shipping and handling. For their snacks division, Kellogg’s offered consumers who purchased two packages of select products and two gallons of milk with a giant inflatable shark. The company advertised the film on Vanilla Wafers, Chips Deluxe, Mini Fudge Shoppe Fudge Stripes, Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies, Rice Krispies Treats and limited edition Nemo-themed cookies.^[39]

On May 20, 2003, Kellogg’s recalled Frosted Flakes cereal boxes due to their extremely close resemblance of a Hasbro memory card game. A lawsuit was filed against the company, which included a full-page reproduction of the front of a Frosted Flakes box with the cereal’s familiar Tony the Tiger mascot grinning next to Nemo, Dory & Crush from the film. Disney had licensed the characters to use on the game cards. Hasbro had filed the suit to protect its trademark against blatant infringement.^[40]

Theatrical

Finding Nemo was not only the fifth Pixar film, but was also the first one to be released during the summer instead of November, much like its four predecessors.^[41] The film opened in theaters with The Italian Job and Wrong Turn on May 30, 2003.^[42]

Home media

Finding Nemo was released on VHS and DVD on November 4, 2003.^[43][44] The DVD release sold more than 8 million copies on the first day of release, taking Spider-Man‘s record for having the highest single-day DVD sales.^[45] It also surpassed Monsters, Inc. for having the highest single-day record for an animated movie.^[46] Within two weeks, it went on to become the best-selling DVD of its time, selling over 15 million copies and beating The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.^[47] With over 40 million copies sold, Finding Nemo currently holds the record for the best-selling DVD release of all time.^[48] This DVD consists of two separate discs direct from the digital source. The first disc features a widescreen version (1.78:1 aspect ratio) and the second disc features a fullscreen version (family-friendly 1.33:1 aspect ratio without pan and scan). Both discs feature an introduction in the main menu, fish icons in the corner of the menus that transform the screen into a virtual aquarium and are THX certified.^[49] On the first disc, the menus take place in the ocean and bonus features include the in-depth documentary Making Nemo, visual commentary with deleted scenes and design galleries. As for the second disc, the menus take place at the dentist office. There are sneak peeks for The Incredibles, Home on the Range, The Lion King 1½ and other upcoming film releases. Bonus features on this disc include Knick Knack, an original 1989 short film, Exploring the Reef, Mr. Ray’s Encyclopedia, a guessing game called Fisharades, Storytime and behind-the-scenes with character interviews, studio tour and publicity. Both Exploring the Reef and Knick Knack can also be selected in the main menu.^[50]

The film was then released on both Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray on December 4, 2012, with both a 3-disc and a 5-disc set.^[51] In 2019, Finding Nemo was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.^[52][53]

Reception

Box office

Original theatrical run

During its original theatrical run, Finding Nemo grossed $339.7 million in the United States and Canada and $531.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $871.0 million.^[5] It was the second-highest-grossing film of 2003.^[54] Finding Nemo also defeated The Matrix Reloaded to become the highest-grossing film of the 2003 summer season.^[55] The film sold an estimated 56.4 million tickets in the United States during its initial theatrical run.^[2]

On its opening weekend, Finding Nemo earned $70.6 million in the United States and Canada.^[56] When the film opened, it was ranked number one at the box office, dethroning Bruce Almighty. Additionally, it surpassed its predecessor Monsters, Inc. for having the highest domestic opening weekend for an animated film.^[57] It would hold this record until Shrek 2 took it the following year.^[58] During its second weekend, the film dropped to second place behind 2 Fast 2 Furious.^[59] Nevertheless, the film returned to the number one spot the following week. At that point, it earned $29.2 million, bringing the total domestic gross to $192.3 million. Finding Nemo was the first film to reclaim the number one spot since Die Another Day and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002.^[60] It would also outgross the weaker openings of Rugrats Go Wild, Hollywood Homicide and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.^[61] By the film’s 20th day of release, Finding Nemo had earned over $200 million.^[62] During the film’s fourth weekend, it was overtaken by Hulk.^[63]

By July 2003, Finding Nemo had earned $274.9 million, beating The Matrix Reloaded and becoming the top-grossing movie of the year. The film even surpassed Shrek to become the second highest-grossing animated film.^[64] Later that month, the film had earned over $300 million becoming the highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, surpassing The Lion King.^[65] By the end of the summer season, Finding Nemo was one of five films to reach $200 million at the box office in a single summer season, with the others being X2, The Matrix Reloaded, Bruce Almighty and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.^[66] At the end of its theatrical run, Finding Nemo grossed $339.7 million in the United States and Canada and $531.3 million in international territories, totaling $871.0 million worldwide. In all three occasions, it had outgrossed The Lion King to become the highest-grossing animated film. It stayed in the Top 10 until August 14 (11 weeks total).^[67] In North America, it was surpassed by both Shrek 2 in 2004 and Toy Story 3 in 2010.^[68] Finding Nemo would hold the record for having the highest international gross for an animated film until 2009 when it was taken by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.^[69] Outside North America, it stands as the fifth highest-grossing animated film. Worldwide, it currently ranks as the ninth highest-grossing animated film. Moreover, it was the highest-grossing Disney film for three years before Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest surpassed it.^[70]

The film had impressive box office runs in many international markets. In Japan, its highest-grossing market after North America, it grossed ¥11.2 billion ($102.4 million), becoming the highest-grossing foreign animated film in local currency (yen).^[71] It has only been surpassed by Frozen (¥25.5 billion).^[72] Following in biggest grosses are the U.K., Ireland and Malta, where it grossed £37.2 million ($67.1 million), France and the Maghreb region ($64.8 million), Germany ($53.9 million), and Spain ($29.5 million).^[73]

3D re-release

After the success of the 3D re-release of The Lion King, Disney re-released Finding Nemo in 3D on September 14, 2012,^[74] with a conversion cost estimated to be below $5 million.^[75] For the opening weekend of its 3D re-release in North America, Finding Nemo grossed $16.7 million, debuting at the No. 2 spot behind Resident Evil: Retribution.^[76] The film earned $41.1 million in North America and $28.2 million internationally, for a combined total of $69.3 million, and a cumulative worldwide total of $940.3 million.^[2]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 99% of 269 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website’s consensus reads, «Breathtakingly lovely and grounded by the stellar efforts of a well-chosen cast, Finding Nemo adds another beautifully crafted gem to Pixar’s crown.»^[77] Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100 based on 38 reviews, indicating «universal acclaim».^[78] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of «A+» on an A+ to F scale.^[79]

Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, calling it «one of those rare movies where I wanted to sit in the front row and let the images wash out to the edges of my field of vision».^[80] Ed Park of The Village Voice gave the film a positive review, saying «It’s an ocean of eye candy that tastes fresh even in this ADD-addled era of SpongeBob SquarePants.»^[81] Mark Caro of the Chicago Tribune gave the film four out of four stars, saying «You connect to these sea creatures as you rarely do with humans in big-screen adventures. The result: a true sunken treasure.»^[82] Hazel-Dawn Dumpert of LA Weekly gave the film a positive review, saying «As gorgeous a film as Disney’s ever put out, with astonishing qualities of light, movement, surface and color at the service of the best professional imaginations money can buy.»^[83] Jeff Strickler of the Star Tribune gave the film a positive review, saying it «proves that even when Pixar is not at the top of its game, it still produces better animation than some of its competitors on their best days.»^[83] Gene Seymour of Newsday gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying «The underwater backdrops take your breath away. No, really. They’re so lifelike, you almost feel like holding your breath while watching.»^[83] Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald gave the film four out of four stars, saying «Parental anxiety may not be the kind of stuff children’s films are usually made of, but this perfectly enchanting movie knows how to cater to its kiddie audience without condescending to them.»^[84]

Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film three-and-a-half out of five, saying «The best break of all is that Pixar’s traditionally untethered imagination can’t be kept under wraps forever, and «Nemo» erupts with sea creatures that showcase Stanton and company’s gift for character and peerless eye for skewering contemporary culture.»^[85] Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film four out of five stars, saying «Visual imagination and sophisticated wit raise Finding Nemo to a level just below the peaks of Pixar’s Toy Story movies and Monsters, Inc..»^[86] Terry Lawson of the Detroit Free Press gave the film three out of four, saying «As we now expect from Pixar, even the supporting fish in «Finding Nemo» are more developed as characters than any human in the Mission: Impossible movies.»^[87] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film three and half out of four, saying «Finding Nemo is an undersea treasure. The most gorgeous of all the Pixar films—which include Toy Story 1 and 2, A Bug’s Life and Monsters, Inc.—Nemo treats family audiences to a sweet, resonant story and breathtaking visuals. It may lack Monsters, Inc.‘s clever humor, but kids will identify with the spunky sea fish Nemo, and adults will relate to Marlin, Nemo’s devoted dad.»^[88] Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle gave the film an A−, saying «Finding Nemo lives up to Pixar’s high standards for wildly creative visuals, clever comedy, solid characters and an involving story.»^[89] Tom Long of The Detroit News gave the film an A−, saying «A simple test of humanity: If you don’t laugh aloud while watching it, you’ve got a battery not a heart.»^[83]

Lou Lumenick of the New York Post gave the film four out of four, saying «A dazzling, computer-animated fish tale with a funny, touching script and wonderful voice performances that make it an unqualified treat for all ages.»^[83] Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times gave the film four out of four, saying «Enchanting; written with an effortless blend of sweetness and silliness, and animated with such rainbow-hued beauty, you may find yourself wanting to freeze-frame it.»^[83] Daphne Gordon of the Toronto Star gave the film four out of five, saying «One of the strongest releases from Disney in years, thanks to the work of Andrew Stanton, possibly one of the most successful directors you’ve never heard of.»^[83] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe gave the film three and a half out of four, saying «Finding Nemo isn’t quite up there with the company’s finest work—there’s finally a sense of formula setting in—but it’s hands down the best family film since Monsters, Inc.«^[83] C.W. Nevius of The San Francisco Chronicle gave the film four out of four, saying «The visuals pop, the fish emote and the ocean comes alive. That’s in the first two minutes. After that, they do some really cool stuff.»^[90] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film a positive review, saying «Finding Nemo will engross kids with its absorbing story, brightly drawn characters and lively action, and grown-ups will be equally entertained by the film’s subtle humor and the sophistication of its visuals.»^[83] David Ansen of Newsweek gave the film a positive review, saying «A visual marvel, every frame packed to the gills with clever details, Finding Nemo is the best big-studio release so far this year.»^[91]

Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a positive review, saying «Nemo, with its ravishing underwater fantasia, manages to trump the design glamour of earlier Pixar films.»^[92] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A, saying «In this seamless blending of technical brilliance and storytelling verve, the Pixar team has made something as marvelously soulful and innately, fluidly American as jazz.»^[93] Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four, saying «As eye-popping as Nemo’s peepers and as eccentric as this little fish with asymmetrical fins.»^[83] David Germain of the Associated Press gave the film a positive review, saying «Finding Nemo is laced with smart humor and clever gags, and buoyed by another cheery story of mismatched buddies: a pair of fish voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres.»^[94] Anthony Lane of The New Yorker gave the film a positive review, saying «The latest flood of wizardry from Pixar, whose productions, from Toy Story onward, have lent an indispensable vigor and wit to the sagging art of mainstream animation.»^[95] The 3D re-release prompted a retrospective on the film nine years after its initial release. Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger described it as «a genuinely funny and touching film that, in less than a decade, has established itself as a timeless classic.»^[96] On the 3D re-release, Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly wrote that its emotional power was deepened by «the dimensionality of the oceanic deep» where «the spatial mysteries of watery currents and floating worlds are exactly where 3D explorers were born to boldly go».^[97]

Finding Nemo was included on a number of best-of lists. The film appeared on professional rankings from BBC and The Independent based on retrospective appraisal, as one of the greatest films of the twenty-first century.^[98][99] Several publications have listed it as one of the best animated films, including: IGN (2010),^[100] Insider, USA Today, Elle (all 2018),^{[101][102][103]} Parade, Complex, and Time Out New York (all 2021).^{[104][105][106]} In December 2021, the film’s screenplay was listed number 60 on the Writers Guild of America’s «101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)».^[107]

Accolades

Finding Nemo won the Academy Award and Saturn Award for Best Animated Film.^[108] It also won the award for Best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.^[109] The film received many other awards, including: Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie and Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Ellen DeGeneres), and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress (Ellen DeGeneres).^[109]

The film was also nominated for two Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Ellen DeGeneres), a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and two MTV Movie Awards, for Best Movie and Best Comedic Performance (Ellen DeGeneres).^[109]

In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its «Ten Top Ten», the best 10 films in 10 «classic» American film genres, after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Finding Nemo was acknowledged as the 10th best film in the animation genre.^[7] It was the most recently released film among all 10 lists, and one of only three movies made after the year 2000 (the others being The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Shrek).^[110]

American Film Institute recognition:

• AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – Nominated^[110]
• AFI’s 10 Top 10 – No. 10 Animated film^[7]

Environmental concerns and consequences

The film’s use of clownfish prompted mass purchase of the fish breed as pets in the United States, even though the story portrayed the use of fish as pets negatively and suggested that saltwater aquariums are notably tricky and expensive to maintain.^[111] The demand for clownfish was supplied by large-scale harvesting of tropical fish in regions like Vanuatu.^[112] The Australian Tourism Commission (ATC) launched several marketing campaigns in China and the United States to improve tourism in Australia, many of them utilizing Finding Nemo clips.^[113][114] Queensland used Finding Nemo to draw tourists to promote itself to vacationers.^[115] According to National Geographic, «Ironically, Finding Nemo, a movie about the anguish of a captured clownfish, caused home-aquarium demand for them to triple.»^[116]

The reaction to the film by the general public has led to environmental devastation for the clownfish, and has provoked an outcry from several environmental protection agencies, including the Marine Aquarium Council, Australia. The demand for tropical fish skyrocketed after the film’s release, causing reef species decimation in Vanuatu and several other reef areas.^[117] After seeing the film, some aquarium owners released their pet fish into the ocean, but failed to release them into the correct oceanic habitat, which introduced species that are harmful to the indigenous environment, a practice that is harming reefs worldwide.^[118][119]

Legacy

Sequel

A spin-off sequel^[a] to this film was released in June 2016, titled Finding Dory.^[126] It focuses on Dory having a journey to reunite with her parents (Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy).^[121][127] Like the previous film, Finding Dory was a financial success and fared well with critics.^[128][129]

Video games

A video game based on the film was released in 2003, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. The goal of the game is to complete different levels under the roles of Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cut scenes from the movie, and each clip is based on a level. It was also the last Pixar game developed by Traveller’s Tales. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews.^{[130][131][132][133][134][135]} A Game Boy Advance sequel, titled Finding Nemo: The Continuing Adventures, was released in 2004.^[136]

Theme park attractions

Finding Nemo has inspired numerous attractions and properties at Disney Parks around the world, including: Turtle Talk with Crush, which opened in 2004 at Epcot, 2005 in Disney California Adventure Park, 2008 in Hong Kong Disneyland, and 2009 in Tokyo DisneySea; Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, which opened in 2007 in Disneyland Park; The Seas with Nemo & Friends, which opened in 2007 at Epcot; Finding Nemo – The Musical, which opened in 2007 in Disney’s Animal Kingdom; and Crush’s Coaster, which opened in 2007 at Walt Disney Studios Park.^{[137][138][139]}

Notes

References

External links

• Official website from Disney
• Official website from Pixar
• Finding Nemo at IMDb
• Finding Nemo at the TCM Movie Database
• Finding Nemo at AllMovie
• Finding Nemo at The Big Cartoon DataBase

Finding Nemo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Stanton
Screenplay by	Andrew Stanton Bob Peterson David Reynolds
Story by	Andrew Stanton
Produced by	Graham Walters
Starring	Albert Brooks Ellen DeGeneres Alexander Gould Willem Dafoe Geoffrey Rush
Cinematography	Sharon Calahan Jeremy Lasky
Edited by	David Ian Salter
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	May 18, 2003 (Los Angeles[1]) May 30, 2003
Running time	100 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$94 million[2]
Box office	$940.3 million[2]

Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film^[3] produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was written by Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds from a story by Stanton. The film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, and Geoffrey Rush. It tells the story of an overprotective clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal blue tang named Dory, searches for his missing son Nemo. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself.

Pre-production of the film began in early 1997. The inspiration for Finding Nemo sprang from multiple experiences, going back to Stanton’s childhood, when he loved going to the dentist to see the fish tank, assuming that the fish were from the ocean and wanted to go home. To ensure that the movements of the fish in the film were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. Thomas Newman composed the score for the film.

Premiering in Los Angeles on May 18, Finding Nemo was released on May 30, 2003. It received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the visual elements, screenplay and characters that has been cited as funny to both young moviegoers and their parents.^[4] It also became the highest-grossing animated film at the time of its release, and was the second-highest-grossing film of 2003, earning a total of $871 million worldwide by the end of its initial theatrical run.^[5] The film was also nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first Pixar film to do so.

Finding Nemo is the best-selling DVD title of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006,^[6] and was the highest-grossing G-rated film of all time before Pixar’s own Toy Story 3 overtook it. The film was re-released in 3D in 2012. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it as the 10th greatest American animated film as part of their 10 Top 10 lists.^[7] A sequel, Finding Dory, was released in June 2016.

Plot

Clownfish Marlin lives in an anemone in the Great Barrier Reef with his mate, Coral, and their eggs. After Coral and nearly all the eggs are eaten by a barracuda, Marlin becomes overprotective of his son Nemo, born of one remaining egg. While Marlin talks to Nemo’s teacher on the latter’s first day of school, Nemo approaches a speedboat, where a pair of scuba divers capture him. Marlin pursues the boat in vain and meets Dory, a blue tang with acute short-term memory loss, who offers her help. The two encounter Bruce, Anchor, and Chum, three sharks who have sworn to abstain from eating fish. Marlin finds a diver’s mask that fell from the boat, accidentally hitting Dory and giving her a nosebleed. The scent of her blood sends Bruce into a feeding frenzy, but the sharks flee after accidentally setting off old naval mines, which knock Marlin and Dory unconscious.

Nemo is placed in an aquarium in the office of dentist Philip Sherman in Sydney. He meets the «Tank Gang» led by Gill, a Moorish idol. The Tank Gang tell Nemo that he is to be given to Sherman’s niece Darla, who killed her previous fish. Gill decides to help Nemo and devises an escape plan: Nemo can fit inside the aquarium’s filter tube and must block it with a pebble, obliging Sherman to put the fish into plastic bags while he cleans the tank, and allow them to roll out the window and into the harbor. Nemo attempts to place the pebble, but fails and is almost killed.

Marlin and Dory awaken, but the mask falls into a deep trench. Descending after mask, they are soon pursued by an anglerfish. Dory memorizes the address on the goggles and they escape. The two disregard directions from a school of moonfish, taking what Marlin believes is a safer route. After being stung by a forest of jellyfish, they are knocked unconscious and awaken in the East Australian Current with a group of sea turtles, including Crush and his son, Squirt. The story of Marlin’s quest is relayed across the ocean to Sydney, where a pelican named Nigel tells the Tank Gang. Nemo then succeeds in blocking the filter and soon the aquarium is covered in green algae.

Marlin and Dory exit the East Australian Current and are consumed by a blue whale which expels them through its blowhole in Sydney Harbour. Nigel helps them escape a flock of seagulls and takes them to the dentist’s office. Sherman has foiled the Tank Gang with a new high-tech filter. When Darla arrives, Nemo plays dead and Nigel terrifies Darla, throwing the office into chaos. Sherman throws out Nigel along with Marlin and Dory, with the former believing that Nemo is dead. Gill helps Nemo escape through a drain leading to the ocean.

Marlin bids farewell to Nigel and Dory and begins his journey home. Nemo meets Dory but she does not remember him until her memory returns when she reads the word «Sydney» on a drainpipe. Dory reunites Nemo with Marlin, but a fishing trawler captures her in a net along with a school of groupers. With his father’s blessing, Nemo enters the net, and he and Marlin instruct all of the fish to swim down. Their combined force breaks the net. Returning home to the reef, Marlin is more confident, while Dory has remained friends with Bruce, Anchor, and Chum. Marlin and Dory watch Nemo off as he goes to school.

Voice cast

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Production

Development

The inspiration for Finding Nemo sprang from multiple experiences, going back to director Andrew Stanton’s childhood, when he loved going to the dentist to see the fish tank, assuming that the fish were from the ocean and wanted to go home. In 1992, shortly after his son was born, he and his family took a trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (which was called Marine World at the time). There, after seeing the shark tube and various exhibits, he felt that the underwater world could be done beautifully in computer animation.^[10] Later, in 1997, he took his son for a walk in the park but realized that he was overprotecting him and lost an opportunity to have a father-son experience that day.

In an interview with National Geographic magazine, Stanton said that the idea for the characters of Marlin and Nemo came from a photograph of two clownfish peeking out of an anemone:

It was so arresting. I had no idea what kind of fish they were, but I couldn’t take my eyes off them. And as an entertainer, the fact that they were called clownfish—it was perfect. There’s almost nothing more appealing than these little fish that want to play peekaboo with you.^[11]

In addition, clownfish are colorful, but do not tend to come out of an anemone often. For a character who has to go on a dangerous journey, Stanton felt a clownfish was the perfect type of fish for the character. Pre-production of the film began in early 1997. Stanton began writing the screenplay during the post-production of A Bug’s Life. As a result, Finding Nemo began production with a complete screenplay, something that co-director Lee Unkrich called «very unusual for an animated film». The artists took scuba diving lessons to study the coral reef.

Stanton originally planned to use flashbacks to reveal how Coral died but realized that by the end of the film there would be nothing to reveal, deciding to show how she died at the beginning of the movie. The character of Gill also was different from the character seen in the final film. In a scene that was eventually deleted, Gill tells Nemo that he’s from a place called Bad Luck Bay and that he has brothers and sisters in order to impress the young clownfish, only for the latter to find out that he was lying by listening to a patient reading a children’s storybook that shares exactly the same details.

Casting

William H. Macy was the first actor cast as Marlin. Although Macy had recorded most of the dialogue, Stanton felt that the character needed a lighter touch.^[12] Stanton then cast Albert Brooks in the role, and in his opinion, it «saved» the film. Brooks liked the idea of Marlin being this clownfish who isn’t funny and recorded outtakes of telling very bad jokes.

The idea for the initiation sequence came from a story conference between Stanton and Bob Peterson while they were driving to record the actors. Although he originally envisioned the character of Dory as male, Stanton was inspired to cast Ellen DeGeneres when he watched an episode of Ellen in which he saw her «change the subject five times before finishing one sentence». The pelican character named Gerald (who in the final film ends up swallowing and choking on Marlin and Dory) was originally a friend of Nigel. They were going to play against each other with Nigel being neat and fastidious and Gerald being scruffy and sloppy. The filmmakers could not find an appropriate scene for them that did not slow the pace of the picture, so Gerald’s character was minimized.

Stanton himself provided the voice of Crush the sea turtle. He originally did the voice for the film’s story reel and assumed they would find an actor later. When Stanton’s performance became popular in test screenings, he decided to keep his performance in the film. He recorded all his dialogue while lying on a sofa in Unkrich’s office. Crush’s son Squirt was voiced by Nicholas Bird, the young son of fellow Pixar director Brad Bird. According to Stanton, the elder Bird was playing a tape recording of his young son around the Pixar studios one day. Stanton felt the voice was «this generation’s Thumper» and immediately cast Nicholas.

Megan Mullally was originally going to provide a voice in the film. According to Mullally, the producers were stunned to learn that the voice of her character Karen Walker on the television show Will & Grace was not her natural speaking voice. The producers hired her anyway, and then strongly encouraged her to use her Karen Walker voice for the role. When Mullally refused, she was dismissed.^[13]

Animation

To ensure that the movements of the fish in the film were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. They visited aquariums, went diving in Hawaii, and received in-house lectures from an ichthyologist.^[14] As a result, Pixar’s animator for Dory, Gini Cruz Santos, integrated «the fish movement, human movement, and facial expressions to make them look and feel like real characters.»^[15][16] Production designer Ralph Eggleston created pastel drawings to give the lighting crew led by Sharon Calahan ideas of how every scene in the film should be lit.^[17]

The Great white shark, Bruce, is in reference to the animatronic shark used in the Universal film Jaws. The shark they had used on set was nicknamed «Bruce» after Bruce Raiman, who was Steven Spielberg’s divorce lawyer.^[18] The line «Here’s Brucey!» is a reference to the Jack Nicholson line from the 1980 horror film, The Shining.^[19] Additionally, the music that the dentist’s niece Darla plays is the theme music from the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film, Psycho.^[20]

The film was dedicated to Glenn McQueen, a Pixar animator who died of melanoma in October 2002.^[21] Finding Nemo shares many plot elements with Pierrot the Clownfish,^[22] a children’s book published in 2002, but allegedly conceived in 1995. The author, Franck Le Calvez, sued Disney for infringement of his intellectual rights and to bar Finding Nemo merchandise in France. The judge ruled against him, citing the color differences between Pierrot and Nemo.^[23]

Localization

In 2016, Disney Character Voices International’s senior vice president Rick Dempsey, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation Museum, created a Navajo dubbing of the movie titled Nemo Há’déést’íí which was released in theaters March 18–24 of the same year.^[24][25] The project was thought as a means to preserve Navajo language, teaching the language to kids through a Disney movie.^[26] The studio held auditions on the reservation, but finding an age-appropriate native speaker to voice Nemo was hard, Dempsey said, as the majority of native Navajo speakers are over 40 years old.^[25] The end credits version of the song Beyond the Sea, covered in the English version by Robbie Williams, was also adapted into Navajo, with Fall Out Boy’s lead singer Patrick Stump performing it.^[27] Finding Nemo was the second movie to receive a Navajo dubbing: in 2013, a Navajo version of Star Wars was created.^[28]

Soundtrack

Finding Nemo was the first Pixar film not to be scored by Randy Newman. The original soundtrack album was instead scored by Thomas Newman, his cousin, and released on May 20, 2003.^[29][30] The score was nominated for the Academy Award for Original Score, losing to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.^[31]

Release

Marketing

Disney released a teaser trailer of Finding Nemo in September 2002 on the Monsters, Inc. home video releases. The teaser was later released online, and was attached to theatrical screenings of The Santa Clause 2.^[32] Trailers for the film were later attached to the home video releases of Treasure Planet,^[33] Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World and other Disney films.^[34] There were also TV spots that shared “Fishy Facts” about sharks, turtles and pelicans. One of these ads, particularly the one about sharks, can be found on the second disc of the Collector’s Edition DVD release of A Bug’s Life, which was released three days before the film’s release on May 27, 2003.^[35]

McDonald’s restaurants began to sell eight Happy Meal toys based on the film.^[36] At the 100th North American International Toy Fair event in New York City, Hasbro unveiled a variety of Finding Nemo toys.^[37] A cereal themed to the film was released by Kellogg’s, consisting of naturally sweetened oats with fish-shaped marshmallows.^[38] Finding Nemo was advertised as promotional partners on other companies, like Frito-Lay, Keebler, Pepsi, Ralphs, Dreyer’s, Jel Sert, Airheads, Orville Redenbacher’s and THQ. Before May 26, 2003, stickers on over 50 million bags of potato chips alerted consumers to a sweepstakes dangling a trip for four to Sydney, Australia with a visit to the Great Barrier Reef. On May 17, 2003, Frito-Lay hosted an event at each of the Walmart stores, where kids could use 3D goggles to find hidden images of Nemo. Kellogg’s packed eight different water toys depicting film characters inside Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Honey Smacks and Cocoa Rice Krispies cereal boxes. The Honey Smacks, Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Crunch Crispix and Froot Loops boxes also carried a Nemo memory card game on back panels. Plus, a Nemo-themed Marshmallow Froot Loops cereal featured four of the film’s characters. Consumers could mail in two UPCs from the three Kellogg’s cereals to receive a large beach towel. Besides this, the company unveiled a new type of Pop-Tarts inspired by Finding Nemo. Known as the Great Berry Reef Pop-Tarts, they had a wild berry filling and fish sprinkles. A pool raft was available with two Pop-Tart UPCs and shipping, handled by Draft Worldwide of Chicago. Eggo waffles would offer holographic swimming goggles with the purchase of two of its products with shipping and handling. For their snacks division, Kellogg’s offered consumers who purchased two packages of select products and two gallons of milk with a giant inflatable shark. The company advertised the film on Vanilla Wafers, Chips Deluxe, Mini Fudge Shoppe Fudge Stripes, Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies, Rice Krispies Treats and limited edition Nemo-themed cookies.^[39]

On May 20, 2003, Kellogg’s recalled Frosted Flakes cereal boxes due to their extremely close resemblance of a Hasbro memory card game. A lawsuit was filed against the company, which included a full-page reproduction of the front of a Frosted Flakes box with the cereal’s familiar Tony the Tiger mascot grinning next to Nemo, Dory & Crush from the film. Disney had licensed the characters to use on the game cards. Hasbro had filed the suit to protect its trademark against blatant infringement.^[40]

Theatrical

Finding Nemo was not only the fifth Pixar film, but was also the first one to be released during the summer instead of November, much like its four predecessors.^[41] The film opened in theaters with The Italian Job and Wrong Turn on May 30, 2003.^[42]

Home media

Finding Nemo was released on VHS and DVD on November 4, 2003.^[43][44] The DVD release sold more than 8 million copies on the first day of release, taking Spider-Man‘s record for having the highest single-day DVD sales.^[45] It also surpassed Monsters, Inc. for having the highest single-day record for an animated movie.^[46] Within two weeks, it went on to become the best-selling DVD of its time, selling over 15 million copies and beating The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.^[47] With over 40 million copies sold, Finding Nemo currently holds the record for the best-selling DVD release of all time.^[48] This DVD consists of two separate discs direct from the digital source. The first disc features a widescreen version (1.78:1 aspect ratio) and the second disc features a fullscreen version (family-friendly 1.33:1 aspect ratio without pan and scan). Both discs feature an introduction in the main menu, fish icons in the corner of the menus that transform the screen into a virtual aquarium and are THX certified.^[49] On the first disc, the menus take place in the ocean and bonus features include the in-depth documentary Making Nemo, visual commentary with deleted scenes and design galleries. As for the second disc, the menus take place at the dentist office. There are sneak peeks for The Incredibles, Home on the Range, The Lion King 1½ and other upcoming film releases. Bonus features on this disc include Knick Knack, an original 1989 short film, Exploring the Reef, Mr. Ray’s Encyclopedia, a guessing game called Fisharades, Storytime and behind-the-scenes with character interviews, studio tour and publicity. Both Exploring the Reef and Knick Knack can also be selected in the main menu.^[50]

The film was then released on both Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray on December 4, 2012, with both a 3-disc and a 5-disc set.^[51] In 2019, Finding Nemo was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.^[52][53]

Reception

Box office

Original theatrical run

During its original theatrical run, Finding Nemo grossed $339.7 million in the United States and Canada and $531.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $871.0 million.^[5] It was the second-highest-grossing film of 2003.^[54] Finding Nemo also defeated The Matrix Reloaded to become the highest-grossing film of the 2003 summer season.^[55] The film sold an estimated 56.4 million tickets in the United States during its initial theatrical run.^[2]

On its opening weekend, Finding Nemo earned $70.6 million in the United States and Canada.^[56] When the film opened, it was ranked number one at the box office, dethroning Bruce Almighty. Additionally, it surpassed its predecessor Monsters, Inc. for having the highest domestic opening weekend for an animated film.^[57] It would hold this record until Shrek 2 took it the following year.^[58] During its second weekend, the film dropped to second place behind 2 Fast 2 Furious.^[59] Nevertheless, the film returned to the number one spot the following week. At that point, it earned $29.2 million, bringing the total domestic gross to $192.3 million. Finding Nemo was the first film to reclaim the number one spot since Die Another Day and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002.^[60] It would also outgross the weaker openings of Rugrats Go Wild, Hollywood Homicide and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.^[61] By the film’s 20th day of release, Finding Nemo had earned over $200 million.^[62] During the film’s fourth weekend, it was overtaken by Hulk.^[63]

By July 2003, Finding Nemo had earned $274.9 million, beating The Matrix Reloaded and becoming the top-grossing movie of the year. The film even surpassed Shrek to become the second highest-grossing animated film.^[64] Later that month, the film had earned over $300 million becoming the highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, surpassing The Lion King.^[65] By the end of the summer season, Finding Nemo was one of five films to reach $200 million at the box office in a single summer season, with the others being X2, The Matrix Reloaded, Bruce Almighty and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.^[66] At the end of its theatrical run, Finding Nemo grossed $339.7 million in the United States and Canada and $531.3 million in international territories, totaling $871.0 million worldwide. In all three occasions, it had outgrossed The Lion King to become the highest-grossing animated film. It stayed in the Top 10 until August 14 (11 weeks total).^[67] In North America, it was surpassed by both Shrek 2 in 2004 and Toy Story 3 in 2010.^[68] Finding Nemo would hold the record for having the highest international gross for an animated film until 2009 when it was taken by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.^[69] Outside North America, it stands as the fifth highest-grossing animated film. Worldwide, it currently ranks as the ninth highest-grossing animated film. Moreover, it was the highest-grossing Disney film for three years before Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest surpassed it.^[70]

The film had impressive box office runs in many international markets. In Japan, its highest-grossing market after North America, it grossed ¥11.2 billion ($102.4 million), becoming the highest-grossing foreign animated film in local currency (yen).^[71] It has only been surpassed by Frozen (¥25.5 billion).^[72] Following in biggest grosses are the U.K., Ireland and Malta, where it grossed £37.2 million ($67.1 million), France and the Maghreb region ($64.8 million), Germany ($53.9 million), and Spain ($29.5 million).^[73]

3D re-release

After the success of the 3D re-release of The Lion King, Disney re-released Finding Nemo in 3D on September 14, 2012,^[74] with a conversion cost estimated to be below $5 million.^[75] For the opening weekend of its 3D re-release in North America, Finding Nemo grossed $16.7 million, debuting at the No. 2 spot behind Resident Evil: Retribution.^[76] The film earned $41.1 million in North America and $28.2 million internationally, for a combined total of $69.3 million, and a cumulative worldwide total of $940.3 million.^[2]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 99% of 269 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website’s consensus reads, «Breathtakingly lovely and grounded by the stellar efforts of a well-chosen cast, Finding Nemo adds another beautifully crafted gem to Pixar’s crown.»^[77] Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100 based on 38 reviews, indicating «universal acclaim».^[78] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of «A+» on an A+ to F scale.^[79]

Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, calling it «one of those rare movies where I wanted to sit in the front row and let the images wash out to the edges of my field of vision».^[80] Ed Park of The Village Voice gave the film a positive review, saying «It’s an ocean of eye candy that tastes fresh even in this ADD-addled era of SpongeBob SquarePants.»^[81] Mark Caro of the Chicago Tribune gave the film four out of four stars, saying «You connect to these sea creatures as you rarely do with humans in big-screen adventures. The result: a true sunken treasure.»^[82] Hazel-Dawn Dumpert of LA Weekly gave the film a positive review, saying «As gorgeous a film as Disney’s ever put out, with astonishing qualities of light, movement, surface and color at the service of the best professional imaginations money can buy.»^[83] Jeff Strickler of the Star Tribune gave the film a positive review, saying it «proves that even when Pixar is not at the top of its game, it still produces better animation than some of its competitors on their best days.»^[83] Gene Seymour of Newsday gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying «The underwater backdrops take your breath away. No, really. They’re so lifelike, you almost feel like holding your breath while watching.»^[83] Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald gave the film four out of four stars, saying «Parental anxiety may not be the kind of stuff children’s films are usually made of, but this perfectly enchanting movie knows how to cater to its kiddie audience without condescending to them.»^[84]

Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film three-and-a-half out of five, saying «The best break of all is that Pixar’s traditionally untethered imagination can’t be kept under wraps forever, and «Nemo» erupts with sea creatures that showcase Stanton and company’s gift for character and peerless eye for skewering contemporary culture.»^[85] Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film four out of five stars, saying «Visual imagination and sophisticated wit raise Finding Nemo to a level just below the peaks of Pixar’s Toy Story movies and Monsters, Inc..»^[86] Terry Lawson of the Detroit Free Press gave the film three out of four, saying «As we now expect from Pixar, even the supporting fish in «Finding Nemo» are more developed as characters than any human in the Mission: Impossible movies.»^[87] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film three and half out of four, saying «Finding Nemo is an undersea treasure. The most gorgeous of all the Pixar films—which include Toy Story 1 and 2, A Bug’s Life and Monsters, Inc.—Nemo treats family audiences to a sweet, resonant story and breathtaking visuals. It may lack Monsters, Inc.‘s clever humor, but kids will identify with the spunky sea fish Nemo, and adults will relate to Marlin, Nemo’s devoted dad.»^[88] Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle gave the film an A−, saying «Finding Nemo lives up to Pixar’s high standards for wildly creative visuals, clever comedy, solid characters and an involving story.»^[89] Tom Long of The Detroit News gave the film an A−, saying «A simple test of humanity: If you don’t laugh aloud while watching it, you’ve got a battery not a heart.»^[83]

Lou Lumenick of the New York Post gave the film four out of four, saying «A dazzling, computer-animated fish tale with a funny, touching script and wonderful voice performances that make it an unqualified treat for all ages.»^[83] Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times gave the film four out of four, saying «Enchanting; written with an effortless blend of sweetness and silliness, and animated with such rainbow-hued beauty, you may find yourself wanting to freeze-frame it.»^[83] Daphne Gordon of the Toronto Star gave the film four out of five, saying «One of the strongest releases from Disney in years, thanks to the work of Andrew Stanton, possibly one of the most successful directors you’ve never heard of.»^[83] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe gave the film three and a half out of four, saying «Finding Nemo isn’t quite up there with the company’s finest work—there’s finally a sense of formula setting in—but it’s hands down the best family film since Monsters, Inc.«^[83] C.W. Nevius of The San Francisco Chronicle gave the film four out of four, saying «The visuals pop, the fish emote and the ocean comes alive. That’s in the first two minutes. After that, they do some really cool stuff.»^[90] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film a positive review, saying «Finding Nemo will engross kids with its absorbing story, brightly drawn characters and lively action, and grown-ups will be equally entertained by the film’s subtle humor and the sophistication of its visuals.»^[83] David Ansen of Newsweek gave the film a positive review, saying «A visual marvel, every frame packed to the gills with clever details, Finding Nemo is the best big-studio release so far this year.»^[91]

Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a positive review, saying «Nemo, with its ravishing underwater fantasia, manages to trump the design glamour of earlier Pixar films.»^[92] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A, saying «In this seamless blending of technical brilliance and storytelling verve, the Pixar team has made something as marvelously soulful and innately, fluidly American as jazz.»^[93] Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four, saying «As eye-popping as Nemo’s peepers and as eccentric as this little fish with asymmetrical fins.»^[83] David Germain of the Associated Press gave the film a positive review, saying «Finding Nemo is laced with smart humor and clever gags, and buoyed by another cheery story of mismatched buddies: a pair of fish voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres.»^[94] Anthony Lane of The New Yorker gave the film a positive review, saying «The latest flood of wizardry from Pixar, whose productions, from Toy Story onward, have lent an indispensable vigor and wit to the sagging art of mainstream animation.»^[95] The 3D re-release prompted a retrospective on the film nine years after its initial release. Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger described it as «a genuinely funny and touching film that, in less than a decade, has established itself as a timeless classic.»^[96] On the 3D re-release, Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly wrote that its emotional power was deepened by «the dimensionality of the oceanic deep» where «the spatial mysteries of watery currents and floating worlds are exactly where 3D explorers were born to boldly go».^[97]

Finding Nemo was included on a number of best-of lists. The film appeared on professional rankings from BBC and The Independent based on retrospective appraisal, as one of the greatest films of the twenty-first century.^[98][99] Several publications have listed it as one of the best animated films, including: IGN (2010),^[100] Insider, USA Today, Elle (all 2018),^{[101][102][103]} Parade, Complex, and Time Out New York (all 2021).^{[104][105][106]} In December 2021, the film’s screenplay was listed number 60 on the Writers Guild of America’s «101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)».^[107]

Accolades

Finding Nemo won the Academy Award and Saturn Award for Best Animated Film.^[108] It also won the award for Best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.^[109] The film received many other awards, including: Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie and Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Ellen DeGeneres), and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress (Ellen DeGeneres).^[109]

The film was also nominated for two Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Ellen DeGeneres), a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and two MTV Movie Awards, for Best Movie and Best Comedic Performance (Ellen DeGeneres).^[109]

In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its «Ten Top Ten», the best 10 films in 10 «classic» American film genres, after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Finding Nemo was acknowledged as the 10th best film in the animation genre.^[7] It was the most recently released film among all 10 lists, and one of only three movies made after the year 2000 (the others being The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Shrek).^[110]

American Film Institute recognition:

• AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – Nominated^[110]
• AFI’s 10 Top 10 – No. 10 Animated film^[7]

Environmental concerns and consequences

The film’s use of clownfish prompted mass purchase of the fish breed as pets in the United States, even though the story portrayed the use of fish as pets negatively and suggested that saltwater aquariums are notably tricky and expensive to maintain.^[111] The demand for clownfish was supplied by large-scale harvesting of tropical fish in regions like Vanuatu.^[112] The Australian Tourism Commission (ATC) launched several marketing campaigns in China and the United States to improve tourism in Australia, many of them utilizing Finding Nemo clips.^[113][114] Queensland used Finding Nemo to draw tourists to promote itself to vacationers.^[115] According to National Geographic, «Ironically, Finding Nemo, a movie about the anguish of a captured clownfish, caused home-aquarium demand for them to triple.»^[116]

The reaction to the film by the general public has led to environmental devastation for the clownfish, and has provoked an outcry from several environmental protection agencies, including the Marine Aquarium Council, Australia. The demand for tropical fish skyrocketed after the film’s release, causing reef species decimation in Vanuatu and several other reef areas.^[117] After seeing the film, some aquarium owners released their pet fish into the ocean, but failed to release them into the correct oceanic habitat, which introduced species that are harmful to the indigenous environment, a practice that is harming reefs worldwide.^[118][119]

Legacy

Sequel

A spin-off sequel^[a] to this film was released in June 2016, titled Finding Dory.^[126] It focuses on Dory having a journey to reunite with her parents (Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy).^[121][127] Like the previous film, Finding Dory was a financial success and fared well with critics.^[128][129]

Video games

A video game based on the film was released in 2003, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. The goal of the game is to complete different levels under the roles of Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cut scenes from the movie, and each clip is based on a level. It was also the last Pixar game developed by Traveller’s Tales. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews.^{[130][131][132][133][134][135]} A Game Boy Advance sequel, titled Finding Nemo: The Continuing Adventures, was released in 2004.^[136]

Theme park attractions

Finding Nemo has inspired numerous attractions and properties at Disney Parks around the world, including: Turtle Talk with Crush, which opened in 2004 at Epcot, 2005 in Disney California Adventure Park, 2008 in Hong Kong Disneyland, and 2009 in Tokyo DisneySea; Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, which opened in 2007 in Disneyland Park; The Seas with Nemo & Friends, which opened in 2007 at Epcot; Finding Nemo – The Musical, which opened in 2007 in Disney’s Animal Kingdom; and Crush’s Coaster, which opened in 2007 at Walt Disney Studios Park.^{[137][138][139]}

Notes

References

External links

• Official website from Disney
• Official website from Pixar
• Finding Nemo at IMDb
• Finding Nemo at the TCM Movie Database
• Finding Nemo at AllMovie
• Finding Nemo at The Big Cartoon DataBase

В поисках Немо
Афиша театрального релиза
Режиссер	Эндрю Стэнтон
Произведено	Грэм Уолтерс
Сценарий от	Эндрю Стэнтон Боб Петерсон Дэвид Рейнольдс
Рассказ	Эндрю Стэнтон
В главных ролях	Альберт Брукс Эллен ДеДженерес Александр Гулд Виллем Дефо
Музыка от	Томас Ньюман
Кинематография	Шарон Калахан Джереми Ласки
Отредактировано	Дэвид Иэн Солтер
Производство Компания	Уолт Дисней Картинки Студия Pixar Animation
Распространяется	Распространение изображений Buena Vista Pictures
Дата выхода	30 мая 2003 г.
Продолжительность	100 минут[1]
Страна	Соединенные Штаты
Язык	английский
Бюджет	94 миллиона долларов[1]
Театральная касса	940,3 млн. Долл. США[1]

В поисках Немо американец 2003 года компьютерно-анимированный приключенческий фильм произведено Студия Pixar Animation и выпущен Уолт Дисней Картинки. Режиссер и соавтор сценария Эндрю Стэнтон с соуправлением Ли Ункрич, сценарий написан Боб Петерсон, Дэвид Рейнольдс, и Стэнтон из рассказа Стэнтона. В фильме звучат голоса Альберт Брукс, Эллен ДеДженерес, Александр Гулд, и Виллем Дефо. Он рассказывает историю чрезмерной защиты рыба-клоун по имени Марлин, который вместе с царственный синий запах по имени Дори ищет своего пропавшего сына Немо. По пути Марлин учится рисковать и приходит к соглашению с Немо, который заботится о себе.

Выпущен 30 мая 2003 г., В поисках Немо выиграл Премия Оскар за лучший анимационный фильм, первый фильм Pixar, который сделал это. Также он был номинирован еще в трех номинациях, в том числе Лучший оригинальный сценарий. Кроме того, он стал самый кассовый анимационный фильм на момент его выпуска и был второй самый кассовый фильм 2003 года, заработав 871 миллион долларов по всему миру к концу первого театрального тиража.^[2]

В поисках Немо это самый продаваемый DVD за все время: по состоянию на 2006 год было продано более 40 миллионов копий.,^[3] и был самым прибыльным G-рейтинг фильм всех времен, прежде чем Pixar История игрушек 3 догнал его. Фильм был переиздан в 3D в 2012 г. В 2008 г. Американский институт кино назвали его 10-м лучшим анимационным фильмом, когда-либо созданным в рамках их 10 Топ 10 списки.^[4] В Опрос международных критиков 2016 проводится BBC, В поисках Немо был признан одним из 100 лучших фильмов с 2000 года.^[5] Продолжение, В поисках Дори, был выпущен в июне 2016 года.

участок

Немо молодой рыба-клоун который живет со своим отцом Марлином в анемон в Большой Барьерный риф. Немо, несмотря на то, что ему мешает хромой правый плавник, стремится исследовать жизнь вокруг океана. Марлин, однако, слишком опекает его, потеряв свою жену Корал и все остальные яйца в барракуда атаковать, оставив Немо его единственным ребенком. В первый день учебы Немо в школе Марлин непреднамеренно смущает его, и пока Марлин отвлекается на учителя, мистер Рэй, Немо демонстративно крадется от рифа к катеру, где его схватила пара аквалангистов. Марлин пытается преследовать лодку и встречает Дори, синий запах кто страдает от острая потеря кратковременной памяти, который предлагает ей помощь. Во время встречи с тремя акулы поклявшиеся воздерживаться от употребления другой рыбы, Марлин замечает маску дайвера, упавшую с лодки, в которую вошел Немо. Марлин и Дори борются из-за маски, вызывая у Дори кровотечение из носа, которое посылает одну из акул впадают в безумие кормления, и Марлин и Дори чудом спасаются, но теряют сознание, когда акулы случайно взрывают кольцо старого морские мины.

Тем временем Немо помещают в аквариум в кабинете стоматолога в Сидней, Австралия, где он встречает Танковую банду, в том числе желтый запах Пузыри, морская звезда Персик, креветки-чистильщики Жак, рыбка Раздувание, королевская грамма Булькать и проклятый Деб во главе с Гиллом, Мавританский идол. Той ночью Немо узнает, что его нужно отдать молодой племяннице дантиста, Дарле, грубое обращение с ней убит большая часть ее предыдущей рыбы. Джилл придумывает рискованный план побега: Немо, который может поместиться в фильтрующую трубку аквариума, заколачивает фильтр камешком, заставляя стоматолога помещать рыбок в пластиковые пакеты, пока он чистит резервуар, давая им возможность раскатать фильтр. окно и в гавань. Немо пытается маневр, но терпит неудачу и почти убит, оставив Гилла чувствовать себя виноватым.

Марлин и Дори просыпаются невредимыми, но маска падает в глубокую морскую траншею. Плавая за ним, Марлина преследует удильщик, в то время как Дори читает адрес и повторяет его несколько раз, чтобы сохранить в памяти. Дори и Марлин получают указания из школы лунная рыба, но Марлин игнорирует их инструкции идти тем, что, по его мнению, является более безопасным маршрутом, ведя их в лес медуза где они теряют сознание от всех медуз укусы. Марлин и Дори просыпаются и обнаруживают, что находятся на Восточно-Австралийском течении с группой дружелюбных людей. морские черепахи включая Crush и его сына Squirt. Марлин рассказывает им о своих поисках, впечатляя их, и история передается через океан, вплоть до кабинета дантиста, где пеликан по имени Найджел рассказывает Танковой банде. Вдохновленный отцовской храбростью, Немо предпринимает еще одну попытку заглушить фильтр и добивается успеха, и вскоре все содержимое аквариума покрывается водой. зеленые водоросли.

Марлин и Дори выходят из Восточно-Австралийское течение и охвачены синий кит. Дори общается с китом, который несет их в Сиднейская гавань и изгоняет их через дыхало. Там они встречают Найджела, который помогает паре сбежать от группы чайки и отвозит к стоматологу. Тем временем дантист установил новый высокотехнологичный фильтр, помешав побегу Танковой банды. Приходит Дарла, и дантист готовится передать ей Немо. Немо притворяется мертвым, чтобы спастись, когда Найджел вызывает беспокойство, пугая Дарлу и бросая офис в хаос. После того, как дантист выбрасывает Найджела, Гилл помогает Немо выбраться через канализацию, ведущую в океан.

Думая, что Немо мертв, Марлин благодарит и прощается с Дори и отправляется домой. Уход Марлина приводит к тому, что Дори теряет память. Она встречает Немо, когда он достигает океана, но не помнит его. Однако память Дори возвращается, когда она читает слово «Сидней» на водосточной трубе. Она воссоединяет Немо с Марлином, но ее ловит рыболовный траулер со школой морской окунь. С благословения Марлина Немо входит в сеть, и он и Марлин приказывают рыбе плыть вниз, чтобы разбить лодку. сеть Сбежать. Вернувшись домой на риф, Марлин и Дори смотрят, как мистер Рэй берет Немо и его друзей на экскурсию. У дантиста сломался фильтр, и банда, уложенная в мешки, выкатывается из окна в гавань. Все еще застряв, они обдумывают, что будет дальше.

Голосовой состав

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Производство

Источником вдохновения для создания Немо послужил разносторонний опыт, восходящий к режиссеру. Эндрю Стэнтон Детство, когда он любил ходить к дантисту посмотреть аквариум, считая, что рыбы были из океана, и хотел домой. В 1992 году, вскоре после рождения сына, он с семьей отправился в Королевство шести флагов открытий (который в то время назывался «Морской мир»). Там, увидев акульую трубу и различные экспонаты, он почувствовал, что подводный мир можно красиво передать в компьютерной анимации.^[7] Позже, в 1997 году, он взял своего сына на прогулку в парк, но понял, что он чрезмерно его защищает, и потерял возможность в тот день пережить опыт отца и сына.

В интервью с Национальная география журнал Стэнтон сказал, что идея персонажей Марлина и Немо возникла из фотографии двух рыб-клоунов, выглядывающих из анемон:

Это было так захватывающе. Я понятия не имел, что это за рыбы, но не мог оторвать от них глаз. И для артиста то, что их называли рыбами-клоунами, было прекрасно. Нет ничего более привлекательного, чем эти рыбки, которые хотят поиграть с вами в пикабу.^[8]

Кроме того, рыбы-клоуны разноцветные, но не часто выходят из анемонов. Для персонажа, которому предстоит отправиться в опасное путешествие, Стентон почувствовал, что рыба-клоун была идеальным типом рыбы для персонажа. Предварительное производство фильма началось в начале 1997 года. Стэнтон начал писать сценарий во время пост-производства фильма. Жизнь жуков. Как результат, В поисках Немо начал производство с полного сценария, который соруководитель Ли Ункрич назвал «очень необычным для мультипликационного фильма». Художники взяли подводное плавание с аквалангом уроки по изучению коралловых рифов.

Изначально Стентон планировал использовать воспоминания, чтобы показать, как умерла Корал, но понял, что к концу фильма нечего будет раскрывать, решив показать, как она умерла в начале фильма. Персонаж Гилла также отличался от персонажа из финального фильма. В сцене, которая в конечном итоге была удалена, Гилл говорит Немо, что он из места под названием Залив неудач, и что у него есть братья и сестры, чтобы произвести впечатление на молодого рыбу-клоуна, только для того, чтобы последний узнал, что он лжет, послушав пациент читает детский сборник рассказов, в котором рассказывается точно такая же информация.

Кастинг Альберт Брукс, по мнению Стэнтона, «спас» фильм. Бруксу понравилась идея, что Марлин — это несмешная рыба-клоун, и он записал отрывки из рассказа очень плохих шуток.

Идея последовательности инициации пришла из рассказа Эндрю Стэнтона и Боб Петерсон пока ехали снимать актеров. Хотя изначально он представлял Дори как мужчину, Стентон был вдохновлен на роль Эллен ДеДженерес когда он смотрел серию Эллен в котором он видел, как она «пять раз сменила тему, прежде чем закончила одно предложение». Персонаж-пеликан по имени Джеральд (который в финальном фильме в конечном итоге глотает и подавляется Марлином и Дори) изначально был другом Найджела. Они собирались сыграть друг против друга, а Найджел был аккуратен и привередливый а Джеральд был неряшливым и неряшливым. Создатели фильма не смогли найти для себя подходящую сцену, которая не замедляла бы темп картины, поэтому персонаж Джеральда был минимизирован.

Сам Стентон озвучивал Crush the sea turtle. Первоначально он озвучивал фильм сюжетная лента, и предполагали, что позже найдут актера. Когда игра Стэнтона стала популярной на тестовых показах, он решил сохранить свое исполнение в фильме. Он записал весь свой диалог, лежа на диване в офисе Ункрича. Сын Круша Сквирт был озвучен Николасом Бердом, маленьким сыном другого директора Pixar. Брэд Берд. По словам Стэнтона, старший Бёрд однажды крутил магнитофонную запись своего маленького сына в студии Pixar. Стентон чувствовал, что это голос «этого поколения Thumper «и тут же бросил Николай.

Меган Маллалли изначально собирался озвучить в фильме. По словам Маллалли, продюсеры были недовольны, узнав, что голос ее персонажа Карен Уокер на телешоу Уилл и Грейс был не ее естественный голос. Продюсеры все равно наняли ее, а затем настоятельно рекомендовали ей использовать голос Карен Уокер для этой роли. Когда Маллалли отказался, ее уволили.^[9]

Чтобы сделать движения рыб в фильме правдоподобными, аниматоры прошли ускоренный курс по биологии рыб и океанографии. Они посетили аквариумы, занялись дайвингом на Гавайях и прослушали лекции на дому. ихтиолог.^[10] В результате аниматор Pixar для Дори, Джини Крус Сантос, интегрированы «движения рыб, человеческие движения и выражения лиц, чтобы они выглядели и чувствовали себя как настоящие персонажи».^[11][12] Художник-постановщик Ральф Эгглстон создал пастельные рисунки, чтобы дать светильнику во главе с Шарон Калахан идеи о том, как должна быть освещена каждая сцена в фильме.^[13]

Фильм был посвящен Гленн Маккуин, аниматор Pixar, умерший от меланома в октябре 2002 г.^[14] В поисках Немо разделяет многие элементы сюжета с Рыба-клоун Пьеро,^[15] детская книга, опубликованная в 2002 году, но предположительно задуманная в 1995 году. Автор, Франк Ле Кальвез, подал в суд на Disney за нарушение его интеллектуальных прав и запрет В поисках Немо товары во Франции. Судья вынес решение против него, сославшись на разницу в цвете между Пьеро и Немо.^[16]

Локализация

В 2016 г. Disney Character Voices International старший вице-президент Рик Демпси в сотрудничестве с Музей народа навахо, создал Навахо дубляж фильма под названием Немо Há’déést’íí который вышел в кинотеатрах 18–24 марта того же года.^[17][18] Этот проект задумывался как средство сохранения языка навахо, обучение детей языку через фильм Диснея.^[19] Студия проводила прослушивания в резервации, но найти подходящего по возрасту носителя для озвучивания Немо было сложно, сказал Демпси, поскольку большинству носителей языка навахо больше 40 лет.^[18] Версия песни в конце титров За морем, в английской версии написано Робби Уильямс, также был адаптирован для навахо, с Fall Out Boy солистка Патрик Стамп выполняя это.^[20] В поисках Немо был вторым фильмом, получившим дублирование навахо: в 2013 году версия навахо Звездные войны был создан.^[21]

Видео игра

Видеоигра по фильму была выпущена в 2003 году за ПК, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, и Game Boy Advance. Цель игры — пройти разные уровни под ролями Немо, Марлина или Дори. Он включает в себя вырезки из фильма, и каждый клип основан на уровне. Это также была последняя игра Pixar, разработанная Рассказы путешественников. После выпуска игра получила смешанные отзывы.^{[22][23][24][25][26][27]} Продолжение Game Boy Advance под названием В поисках Немо: продолжающиеся приключения, был выпущен в 2004 году.^[28]

Прием

Критический ответ

В агрегатор обзоров интернет сайт Гнилые помидоры сообщили о рейтинге одобрения 99%, с средний рейтинг из 8.69 / 10, на основе 265 отзывов. Консенсус сайта гласит: «Захватывающе прекрасны и основаны на звездных усилиях хорошо подобранного состава, В поисках Немо добавляет еще один прекрасно созданный камень в корону Pixar «.^[29] Другой сайт агрегирования обзоров, Metacritic, который присваивает нормализованный рейтинг из 100 лучших обзоров от основных критиков, рассчитал 90 баллов из 100 на основе 38 обзоров, что указывает на «всеобщее признание».^[30] Аудитории, опрошенные CinemaScore дал фильму редкую среднюю оценку «A +» по шкале от A + до F.^[31]

Роджер Эберт дал фильму четыре звезды из четырех, назвав его «одним из тех редких фильмов, где я хотел сидеть в первом ряду и позволять изображениям размываться до краев моего поля зрения».^[32] Эд Парк из Деревенский голос дал фильму положительную рецензию, сказав: «Это океан сладостей для глаз, который имеет свежий вкус даже в эту безумную эру Губка Боб Квадратные Штаны.»^[33] Марк Каро из Чикаго Трибьюн дал фильму четыре звезды из четырех, сказав: «Вы общаетесь с этими морскими существами так, как редко общаетесь с людьми в приключениях на большом экране. Результат: настоящее затонувшее сокровище».^[34] Хейзел-Дон Самосвал из LA Weekly дал фильму положительную рецензию, сказав: «Такой великолепный фильм, какой когда-либо выпускал Disney, с удивительными качествами света, движения, поверхности и цвета на службе лучшего профессионального воображения, которое только можно купить за деньги».^[35] Джефф Стриклер из Звездная трибуна дал фильму положительный отзыв, заявив, что он «доказывает, что даже когда Pixar не на передовых позициях, он все равно производит лучшую анимацию, чем некоторые из его конкурентов в свои лучшие дни».^[35] Джин Сеймур из Newsday дал фильму три с половиной звезды из четырех, сказав: «От подводных фонов перехватывает дыхание. Нет, правда. Они такие реалистичные, что во время просмотра почти хочется задерживать дыхание».^[35] Рене Родригес из Майами Геральд дал фильму четыре из четырех звезд, сказав: «Родительское беспокойство, возможно, не из тех вещей, из которых обычно делают детские фильмы, но этот очаровательный фильм знает, как угодить детской аудитории, не снисходя к ней».^[36]

Кеннет Туран из Лос-Анджелес Таймс дал фильму три с половиной балла из пяти, заявив: «Лучшее из всех — то, что традиционно неограниченное воображение Pixar не может храниться в секрете вечно, а« Немо »извергается морскими существами, которые демонстрируют дар Стэнтона и компании. за характер и безупречный взгляд на современную культуру «.^[37] Стивен Холден из Нью-Йорк Таймс дали фильму четыре звезды из пяти, заявив, что «Визуальное воображение и изощренный ум поднимают В поисках Немо до уровня чуть ниже пиков Pixar История игрушек фильмы и Корпорация монстров..»^[38] Терри Лоусон из Детройт Фри Пресс дал фильму три из четырех, сказав: «Как мы теперь ожидаем от Pixar, даже второстепенная рыба в»В поисках Немо«более развиты как персонажи, чем любой человек в Задание невыполнимо фильмы.»^[39] Клаудиа Пуиг из USA Today дал фильму три с половиной из четырех, сказав «В поисках Немо подводное сокровище. Самый великолепный из всех фильмов Pixar, включая История игрушек 1 и 2, Жизнь жуков и Корпорация монстров.—Nemo доставляет семейной аудитории сладкую, резонансную историю и захватывающие дух визуальные эффекты. Может не хватать Корпорация монстров.‘с умным юмором, но дети будут идентифицировать себя с энергичной морской рыбкой Немо, а взрослые будут относиться к Марлину, преданному отцу Немо ».^[40] Брюс Уэстбрук из Хьюстон Хроникл поставил фильму пятерку, сказав «В поисках Немо соответствует высоким стандартам Pixar в отношении безумно креативных визуальных эффектов, умной комедии, убедительных персонажей и увлекательной истории ».^[41] Том Лонг из Новости Детройта поставил фильму пятерку, сказав: «Простое испытание на человечность: если вы не смеетесь во время просмотра, у вас есть батарейка, а не сердце».^[35]

Лу Люменик из New York Post поставил фильму четыре из четырех, сказав: «Ослепительная компьютерно-анимированная сказка о рыбах с забавным, трогательным сценарием и прекрасным озвучиванием, что делает его безоговорочным удовольствием для всех возрастов».^[35] Мойра Макдональд из Сиэтл Таймс дал фильму четыре из четырех, сказав: «Очаровательный; написанный с легкой смесью сладости и глупости, и оживленный такой радужной красотой, что вы можете захотеть остановить его».^[35] Дафна Гордон из Торонто Стар поставил фильму четыре из пяти, сказав: «Один из самых сильных релизов Disney за многие годы, благодаря работе Эндрю Стэнтона, возможно, одного из самых успешных режиссеров, о которых вы никогда не слышали».^[35] Тай Берр из Бостонский глобус дал фильму три с половиной из четырех, сказав «В поисках Немо не совсем рядом с лучшими работами компании — наконец-то появилась формула, — но это, безусловно, лучший семейный фильм с тех пор, как Корпорация монстров.«^[35] C.W. Невиус из Хроники Сан-Франциско дал фильму четыре из четырех, сказав: «Яркие визуальные эффекты, эмоция рыбы и океан оживает. Это в первые две минуты. После этого они делают кое-что действительно крутое».^[42] Энн Хорнадей из Вашингтон Пост дал фильму положительную оценку, сказав «В поисках Немо увлечет детей своим увлекательным сюжетом, ярко нарисованными персонажами и живыми действиями, а взрослые будут в равной степени развлечены тонким юмором фильма и изысканностью его визуальных эффектов ».^[35] Дэвид Ансен из Newsweek дал фильму положительную рецензию, сказав: «Визуальное чудо, каждый кадр забит до жабры умными деталями, В поисках Немо пока что лучший релиз этого года для больших студий «.^[43]

Ричард Корлисс из Время дал фильму положительную рецензию, заявив, что «Немо с его восхитительной подводной фантазией удается превзойти дизайнерский гламур более ранних фильмов Pixar».^[44] Лиза Шварцбаум из Entertainment Weekly поставил фильму пятерку, сказав: «В этом бесшовном сочетании технического блеска и энтузиазма к повествованию команда Pixar создала нечто столь же удивительно душевное и от природы, плавно американское, как джаз».^[45] Кэрри Рики из The Philadelphia Inquirer поставил фильму три из четырех, сказав: «Сногсшибательно, как гляделки Немо, и столь же эксцентрично, как эта маленькая рыбка с асимметричными плавниками».^[35] Дэвид Жермен из Ассошиэйтед Пресс дал фильму положительную оценку, сказав «В поисках Немо пронизан умным юмором и умными шутками, а также подкреплен еще одной веселой историей о несовместимых приятелях: парой рыбок, озвученной Альбертом Бруксом и Эллен ДеДженерес ».^[46] Энтони Лейн из Житель Нью-Йорка дал фильму положительную рецензию, сказав: «Последний поток волшебства от Pixar, чьи произведения История игрушек и далее, придали необходимую энергию и остроумие уходящему в упадок искусству основной анимации «.^[47] Переиздание 3D вызвало ретроспективу фильма через девять лет после его первого выпуска. Стивен Уитти из Стар-Леджер описал его как «по-настоящему забавный и трогательный фильм, который менее чем за десять лет зарекомендовал себя как вечная классика».^[48] Что касается переиздания в 3D, Лиза Шварцбаум из Entertainment Weekly писали, что его эмоциональная сила была усилена «размерностью океанических глубин», где «пространственные тайны водных течений и парящих миров — это именно то место, куда 3D исследователи были рождены, чтобы смело идти».^[49]

Театральная касса

Во время своего первоначального театрального представления В поисках Немо собрала 339,7 млн ​​долларов в Северной Америке и 531,3 млн долларов в других странах, на общую сумму 871,0 млн долларов во всем мире.^[2] Это 12-й самый кассовый анимационный фильм и второй по кассовым сборам фильм 2003 года после Властелин колец: Возвращение короля.^[50] Во всем мире это был самый кассовый фильм Pixar до 2010 года, когда История игрушек 3 превзошел его.^[51] В первый раз в США было продано 56,4 миллиона билетов.^[52]

В Северной Америке В поисках Немо установил рекорд первого уик-энда для анимационного фильма, заработав 70,3 миллиона долларов (впервые превзойденный Шрек 2 ) и в итоге провел 11 недель в топ-10 внутри страны (включая 7 недель в топ-5), оставаясь там до 14 августа.^[53] Он стал самым кассовым анимационным фильмом в Северной Америке (339,7 миллиона долларов), за пределами Северной Америки (531,3 миллиона долларов) и во всем мире (871,0 миллиона долларов), во всех трех случаях превышая кассовые сборы. Король Лев.^[54] В Северной Америке его превзошли оба Шрек 2 в 2004 г. и История игрушек 3 в 2010.^[55] За пределами Северной Америки он занимает пятое место в списке самых кассовых анимационных фильмов. Сейчас в мире он занимает четвертое место среди анимационных фильмов.^[56]

Фильм имел впечатляющие кассовые сборы на многих международных рынках. В Японии, самом прибыльном после Северной Америки рынке, он собрал 11,2 миллиарда йен (102,4 миллиона долларов), став самым кассовым зарубежным анимационным фильмом в местной валюте (йенах).^[57] Его превзошли только Замороженный (25,5 миллиардов йен).^[58] Далее следуют Великобритания, Ирландия и Мальта, где они собрали 37,2 миллиона фунтов стерлингов (67,1 миллиона долларов), Франция и регион Магриба (64,8 миллиона долларов), Германия (53,9 миллиона долларов) и Испания (29,5 миллиона долларов).^[59]

3D переиздание

После успеха 3D-переиздания Король Лев, Дисней переиздан В поисках Немо в 3D 14 сентября 2012 г.,^[60] стоимость конверсии оценивается ниже 5 миллионов долларов.^[61] В первые выходные своего 3D-переиздания в Северной Америке, В поисках Немо собрали 16,7 миллиона долларов, дебютировав на втором месте после Обитель Зла Возмездие.^[62] Фильм заработал 41,1 миллиона долларов в Северной Америке и 28,2 миллиона долларов на международном рынке, в общей сложности 69,3 миллиона долларов, а совокупная мировая прибыль — 940,3 миллиона долларов.^[1]

Похвалы

В поисках Немо выиграл Академическая награда и Премия Сатурна за лучший анимационный фильм.^[63] Он также получил награду за лучший анимационный фильм на церемонии вручения наград Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, Награды Национального совета по обзору, то Награды Общества кинокритиков онлайн, а Награды Ассоциации кинокритиков Торонто.^[64] Фильм получил множество других наград, в том числе: Kids Choice Awards для любимого фильма и любимого голоса из анимационного фильма (Эллен ДеДженерес ), а Премия Сатурн за лучшую женскую роль второго плана (Эллен ДеДженерес).^[64]

Фильм также был номинирован на две премии. Награды Чикагской ассоциации кинокритиков, за лучший фильм и лучшую женскую роль второго плана (Эллен ДеДженерес), Золотой глобус за лучший фильм — мюзикл или комедию и два MTV Movie Awards за лучший фильм и лучший комедийный спектакль (Эллен ДеДженерес).^[64]

В июне 2008 г. Американский институт кино после опроса более 1500 человек из творческого сообщества представила свою «Десять лучших», 10 лучших фильмов в 10 «классических» жанрах американского кино. В поисках Немо был признан 10-м лучшим фильмом в жанре анимации.^[4] Это был последний фильм из всех 10 списков и один из трех фильмов, снятых после 2000 года (остальные Властелин колец: Братство кольца и Шрек ).^[65]

Американский институт кино признание:

• 100 лет AFI … 100 фильмов — назначен^[65]
• ТОП-10 AFI — № 10 Анимационный фильм.^[4]

Экологические проблемы и последствия

Использование в фильме рыбы-клоуна спровоцировало массовую покупку рыб этой породы в качестве домашних животных в Соединенных Штатах, хотя в истории использование рыб в качестве домашних животных изображалось негативно и предполагалось, что аквариумы с морской водой особенно сложны и дороги в обслуживании.^[66] Спрос на рыбу-клоуна обеспечивался крупномасштабным промыслом тропической рыбы в таких регионах, как Вануату.^[67] В Австралийская комиссия по туризму (ATC) запустила несколько маркетинговых кампаний в Китае и США для улучшения туризма в Австралии, многие из которых использовали В поисках Немо клипы.^[68][69] Квинсленд использовал В поисках Немо привлекать туристов, рекламировать себя отдыхающим.^[70] В соответствии с Национальная география«По иронии судьбы, фильм« В поисках Немо »о страданиях пойманной рыбы-клоуна увеличил спрос на них в домашнем аквариуме».^[71]

Реакция широкой публики на фильм привела к разрушению окружающей среды для рыбы-клоуна и вызвала протест со стороны нескольких природоохранных агентств, в том числе Совет морских аквариумов, Австралия. Спрос на тропическую рыбу резко вырос после выхода фильма, в результате чего на Вануату и в некоторых других районах рифов исчезли виды рифов.^[72] После просмотра фильма некоторые владельцы аквариумов выпустили своих домашних рыбок в океан, но не смогли выпустить их в правильную океаническую среду обитания, что интродуцированные виды, которые вредны к окружающей среде коренных народов — практика, наносящая вред рифам во всем мире.^[73][74]

Домашние СМИ

В поисках Немо был выпущен VHS и DVD 4 ноября 2003 г.^[75] В выпуск DVD вошел оригинальный короткометражный фильм Изучение рифа, и короткометражный анимационный фильм, безделушка (1989).^[76] Он стал самым продаваемым DVD своего времени, продав более 2 миллионов единиц за первые две недели после выпуска.^[77]

Затем фильм вышел на обоих Blu-ray 3D и Блю рей 4 декабря 2012 г., с набором из 3 и 5 дисков.^[78] Он был выпущен 4K Blu-Ray 10 сентября 2019 г.^[79]

Саундтрек

В поисках Немо был первым фильмом Pixar, который не получил оценку Рэнди Ньюман. Оригинальный альбом саундтреков, В поисках Немо, был оценен Томас Ньюман, его двоюродный брат, и освобожден 20 мая 2003 г.^[80][81] Балл был номинирован на Премия Оскар за оригинальный саундтрек, проигрывая Властелин колец: Возвращение короля.^[82]

Аттракционы тематического парка

В поисках Немо вдохновил множество достопримечательностей и объектов недвижимости в Дисней парки по всему миру, в том числе: Разговор черепахи с Crush, который открылся в 2004 году в Epcot, 2005 в Парк приключений Дисней Калифорния, 2008 в Гонконгский Диснейленд, а в 2009 г. Tokyo DisneySea; В поисках подводного плавания Немо, который открылся в 2007 г. Диснейленд Парк; Море с Немо и друзьями, который открылся в 2007 году в Epcot; В поисках Немо — Мюзикл, который открылся в 2007 г. Царство животных Диснея; и Каботажное судно Crush, который открылся в 2007 г. Парк Студии Уолта Диснея.^[83][84][85]

Продолжение

В 2005 году после разногласий между Disney Майкл Эйснер и Pixar Стив Джобс по распространению фильмов Pixar Disney объявила о создании новой анимационной студии, Круг 7 Анимация, чтобы сделать сиквелы семи принадлежащих Disney фильмов Pixar (которые состояли из фильмов, выпущенных в период с 1995 г. История игрушек и 2006-е Легковые автомобили ).^[86] Студия поставила История игрушек 3 и Корпорация монстров 2: Затерянные в Скара в разработку и нанял сценариста Лори Крейг, чтобы она написала черновик для В поисках Немо 2.^[87] Круг 7 был впоследствии остановлен после Роберт Айгер сменил Эйснера на посту генерального директора Disney и организовал приобретение Pixar.

В июле 2012 г. сообщалось, что Эндрю Стэнтон разрабатывал продолжение В поисках Немо, называться В поисках Дори,^[88] Сценарий написала Виктория Страус, а выход фильма намечен на 2016 год.^[89] В тот же день, когда появилась новость о потенциальном продолжении, Стэнтон поставил под сомнение точность сообщений. В сообщении говорилось: «Разве вы не извлекли уроки из Цыпленок Цыпа ? Все успокойтесь. Не верьте всему, что читаете. Сейчас здесь не на что смотреть. #skyisnotfalling «.^[90] Согласно отчету Голливудский репортер опубликованный в августе 2012 года, Эллен ДеДженерес вела переговоры о повторении своей роли Дори.^[91] В сентябре 2012 года Стэнтон подтвердил, сказав: «То, что сразу же было в списке, писало второй Картер фильм. Когда это прошло, все скользнуло вверх. Я знаю, что более саркастичные люди обвинят меня в том, что это реакция на Картер не все идет хорошо, но только в срок, но не в самомнениях «.^[92] В феврале 2013 года пресса подтвердила, что Альберт Брукс повторит роль Марлина в сиквеле.^[93]

В апреле 2013 года Disney анонсировала продолжение В поисках Дори, подтверждая, что ДеДженерес и Брукс будут повторять свои роли Дори и Марлина соответственно. Его планировалось выпустить 25 ноября 2015 года.^[94][95] но финал фильма был изменен после того, как руководители Pixar просмотрели Blackfish.^[96][97] 18 сентября 2013 года было объявлено, что фильм будет перенесен на 17 июня 2016 года. Pixar’s Хороший динозавр был перенесен в слот от 25 ноября 2015 года, чтобы дать больше времени для производства фильма.^[98]

Смотрите также

• Список полнометражных анимационных фильмов 2000-х
• Список фильмов Pixar

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внешняя ссылка

• Официальный веб-сайт от Диснея
• Официальный веб-сайт от Pixar
• В поисках Немо на IMDb
• В поисках Немо на База данных фильмов TCM
• В поисках Немо в AllMovie
• В поисках Немо в База данных Big Cartoon
• В поисках Немо в Гнилые помидоры
• В поисках Немо в Metacritic
• В поисках Немо в Box Office Mojo