The Good Dinosaur - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Good Dinosaur"
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Timing: 1:33 (93 min)
The Good Dinosaur - TMDB rating
6.736/10
5936
The Good Dinosaur - Kinopoisk rating
7.131/10
97444
The Good Dinosaur - IMDB rating
6.7/10
139000

Actors and characters

Photo Frances McDormand #33904Photo Frances McDormand #33905Photo Frances McDormand #33906Photo Frances McDormand #33907

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand
Character Momma (voice)
Photo Raymond Ochoa #39411

Raymond Ochoa

Raymond Ochoa
Character Arlo (voice)
Photo Jeffrey Wright #6083Photo Jeffrey Wright #6084Photo Jeffrey Wright #6085Photo Jeffrey Wright #6086

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright
Character Poppa (voice)
Photo Steve Zahn #28728Photo Steve Zahn #28729Photo Steve Zahn #28730Photo Steve Zahn #28731

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn
Character Thunderclap (voice)
Photo Sam Elliott #39412Photo Sam Elliott #39413Photo Sam Elliott #39414Photo Sam Elliott #39415

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott
Character Butch (voice)
Photo Anna Paquin #26133Photo Anna Paquin #26134Photo Anna Paquin #26135Photo Anna Paquin #26136

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin
Character Ramsey (voice)
Photo John Ratzenberger #1968Photo John Ratzenberger #1969Photo John Ratzenberger #1970Photo John Ratzenberger #1971

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger
Character Earl (voice)
Photo A.J. Buckley #39426Photo A.J. Buckley #39427Photo A.J. Buckley #39428Photo A.J. Buckley #39429

A.J. Buckley

A.J. Buckley
Character Nash (voice)
Photo Marcus Scribner #39430Photo Marcus Scribner #39431Photo Marcus Scribner #39432

Marcus Scribner

Marcus Scribner
Character Buck (voice)
Photo Peter Sohn #4825Photo Peter Sohn #4826

Peter Sohn

Peter Sohn
Character Forrest Woodbush (voice)
Maleah Nipay-Padilla
Character Young Libby (voice)
Jack Bright
Character Spot (voice)
Ryan Teeple
Character Young Buck (voice)
Photo Jack McGraw #70370
Jack McGraw
Character Young Arlo (voice)
Mandy Freund
Character Downpour (voice)
Photo Steven Clay Hunter #2067
Steven Clay Hunter
Character Coldfront (voice)
Photo David Boat #67476
David Boat
Character Bubbha (voice)
Carrie Paff
Character Lurleane (voice)
Photo Calum Grant #20508

Calum Grant

Calum Grant
Character Pervis (voice)
Photo Frank Welker #8066Photo Frank Welker #8067Photo Frank Welker #8068

Frank Welker

Frank Welker
Character Red Snake (voice) (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • While working on the tyrannosaur family, the artists drew inspiration from a farming family from the northwestern Pacific coast of the United States. The filmmakers stumbled upon this family's home during a research trip and were captivated by their appearance and outlook on life.
  • To make the film's setting look realistic, the team of artists and technicians at Pixar thoroughly studied the American Wild West, from the town of Junction City, Oregon, to Jackson Hole Valley, Wyoming. It was in that area, according to the screenwriters, that Arlo got lost.
  • To immerse themselves in the pristine wilderness, a research horseback expedition was organized in Wyoming. The filmmakers’ route ran along the Teton Range and the Snake River. The expedition reached southern Montana, experiencing challenging climatic conditions. To transfer all the beauty seen during the expedition onto the screen, the filmmakers turned to Pixar’s technical specialists, as they needed to process a huge amount of information. Data on Wyoming was found online. The American Geological Survey helped the filmmakers with the other territories, providing comprehensive landscape data for all the United States. Most of the information was presented as aerial photographs. Information about the altitudes of the terrain became the starting point for subsequent research and the development of a computer landscape generation system.
  • Satellite photographs were used to create the terrain. A special plugin was written for the program that indicated that any green spot on the map was trees and other vegetation. By the same analogy, other types of terrain were mapped: brown – earth and dirt, blue – a body of water or river.
  • During a research expedition in Wyoming, filmmakers decided to raft down the Snake River. The journey was filmed with a GoPro camera. At one point, the camera mount loosened, and it fell into the river. Fortunately, an experienced guide who knew the river was able to calculate where the current would carry the valuable equipment. The camera was found and continued to operate. The film crew obtained invaluable footage capturing the entire swim from start to finish, including underwater shots.
  • While preparing to film, artists and technicians from Disney/Pixar created an entire library of various rain and cloud effects that could be modified and combined to produce original combinations. Usually, clouds are drawn in two dimensions, but in this film, for the first time in animation history, they were made entirely volumetric. They are mobile and can be lit from any angle, creating a very realistic cloudscape.
  • When working on the appearance and behavior of Butch (a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex that Arlo meets on his way home), filmmakers drew inspiration from actors who convincingly embodied the image of classic cowboys, such as Clint Eastwood and Jack Palance.
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