Finding Dory

Finding Dory (2016)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Photo 81

Actors and characters

Release date

2016-06-16

Country

United States

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar

Genre

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Budget

$200 000 000

Revenue

$1 029 266 989

Website

http://movies.disney.com/finding-dory

Director

Andrew Stanton

Actors

Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O'Neill, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Idris Elba, Dominic West
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Lindsey Collins, John Lasseter

Operator

Jeremy Lasky

Composer

Thomas Newman

Artist

Audition

Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon

Editing

Axel Geddes
All team (49)

• The third sequel from Pixar Animation Studios, in which some characters are voiced by new actors. This concerns the voices of Nemo, Sheldon, Ted, Pearl, Squirt, and Jacques. Two other projects are Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010), where Andy and Slinky are voiced by new actors (although the actor who voiced Andy in the first two films voices a grown-up Andy here), and Cars 2 (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011), where Filmore and Red sound different.
• A signature element of the series: the license plate on the truck reads "CALA113". The combination A113 appears in all films from Pixar. This is the number of a classroom at the California Institute of the Arts, where many Pixar Animation Studios animators studied.
• The film was originally scheduled for release in November 2015, but it was pushed back to a later date as that day was already scheduled for the premiere of Pixar's computer-animated film The Good Dinosaur (Peter Sohn, 2015).
• The release of the film "Finding Dory" was first announced on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show after a long campaign in which fans demanded a sequel to Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003). Ellen DeGeneres herself voiced Dory in both films.
• Hayden Rolence voiced Nemo, not Alexander Gould from "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003). Gould had grown up and lost his childlike voice. In "Finding Dory" (Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, 2016), he voiced the passenger Carl (a very minor character).
• Jacques was voiced by Jerome Ranft, brother of Joe Ranft, who voiced the character in Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003), but tragically died in a car accident in 2005. This is the first time someone has voiced Ranft's character in a sequel—in "Toy Story 3" (Lee Unkrich, 2010), Wheezy and Lenny do not speak, and in "Cars 2" (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011), Red does not say a word. This was the second Pixar film that Jerome Ranft participated in; the first was "Up" (2009).
• The decision to change the film's setting from an aquarium to the Monterey Bay Aquarium was made after Pixar animators were shown Gabriela Cowperthwaite's documentary "Blackfish" (2013).
• Dory gained over 25 million likes on "Facebook", becoming the most popular character from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studio films.
• The film takes place a year after the events of Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003). In reality, 13 years separate the premieres of the films.
• This is the third Disney film to feature Idris Elba and be released in 2016. As with 'Zootopia' (Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush) and 'The Jungle Book' (Jon Favreau), Elba voices an animal.
• This is the first film from Pixar Animation Studios since 'Cars 2' (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011) and is intended for release in the wide-aspect-ratio IMAX cinematic system.
• This is the third Pixar sequel to center around a supporting character from the original film. Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003) focused on Marlin, while this film revolves around Dory. In 'Monsters University' (Dan Scanlon, 2013), Mike becomes the protagonist, whereas in Pete Docter's prequel 'Monsters, Inc.' (2001), it was Sully. 'Cars 2' (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011) features Mater as the protagonist, a character from 'Cars' (John Lasseter, 2006), which centered around Lightning McQueen.
• This is the third Pixar film to feature a female protagonist. The other two films are 'Inside Out' (Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015) and 'Brave' (2012).
• The first sequel produced by Pixar Animation Studios to receive a rating different from that of the original film. Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003) was rated 'G' (general audiences), while its sequel, 'Finding Dory' (Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, 2016), received a 'PG' (parental guidance suggested) rating. This was the sixth Pixar film to receive a PG rating. The same rating was also given to 'The Incredibles' (Brad Bird, 2004), 'Up' (Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, 2009), 'Brave' (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell, 2012), 'Inside Out' (Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015), and 'The Good Dinosaur' (Peter Sohn, 2015).
• The second trailer for the film features the song 'Solsbury Hill' by Peter Gabriel.
• Ed O'Neill, who voiced Hank, and Ty Burrell, who voiced Bailey, previously starred together in the comedy series 'Modern Family' (2009).
• Dominic West, who voiced Lester, and Idris Elba, who voiced Fluke, previously starred together in the series 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
• The song 'Unforgettable' is performed by Sia, a friend of Ellen DeGeneres, who provides the voice for Dory.
• John Ratzenberger voices a character in every feature film by Pixar Animation Studios. "Finding Dory," directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, is the only 2016 sequel in which Ratzenberger does not voice the same character he voiced in the first film. In "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003), Ratzenberger voiced a school of fish, while in "Finding Dory" he voices Bill the crab, whom Dory and Hank meet at the Marine Life Institute.
• Some exhibits at the "Life in the Open Ocean" exhibition (such as the jellyfish and whale) resemble animals from Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003).
• There are only three sea lions at the Marine Life Institute. Their names are Fluke, Rudder, and Gerald. Gerald was the name of the pelican who almost swallowed Marlin and Dory in Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003) before Nigel stopped him at the last moment.
• The idea of introducing the audience to Dory’s past through short flashbacks was originally conceived for "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003). The director planned to show the death of Marlin’s family using flashbacks, but this idea didn’t work at the time because it was difficult for audiences to feel sympathy for Marlin or empathize with him. Instead, the family’s death was shown at the very beginning of the film, all flashbacks were removed from the narrative, and Stanton admitted he wanted to use this idea in his future work.
• A recurring motif in the series: the truck's license plate reads "CALA113." The combination A113 appears in all films from Pixar. This is the number of a classroom at the California Institute of the Arts, where many Pixar Animation Studios animators studied.
• The film's release was originally scheduled for November 2015, but it was postponed due to the premiere of Pixar's computer-animated film "The Good Dinosaur" (Peter Sohn, 2015) being scheduled for the same date.
• The release of "Finding Dory" was first announced on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show after a long campaign by fans demanding a sequel to Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003). Ellen DeGeneres herself voiced Dory in both films.
• Hayden Rolence voiced Nemo, not Alexander Gould from "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003). Gould grew up and lost his childlike voice. In "Finding Dory" (Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, 2016), he voiced the passenger Carl (a very minor character).
• The decision to change the film’s setting from an aquarium to the Marine Biological Institute was made after the Pixar animators were shown Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary "Blackfish" (2013).
• Dory gained over 25 million likes on Facebook, becoming the most popular character from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studio films.
• The film takes place a year after the events of Andrew Stanton’s "Finding Nemo" (2003). In reality, 13 years separate the premieres of the films.
• John Ratzenberger voices someone in every feature-length film from Pixar Animation Studios. "Finding Dory," directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, is the only 2016 sequel in which Ratzenberger does not voice the same character he voiced in the first film. In "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003), Ratzenberger voiced a school of fish, while in "Finding Dory" he voices Bill the crab, whom Dory and Hank meet at the Marine Biological Institute.
• Some exhibits at the "Life in the Open Ocean" exhibition (such as the jellyfish and the whale) resemble animals from Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003).
• There are only three sea lions at the Institute of Marine Biology. Their names are Fluke, Rudder, and Gerald. Gerald was the name of the pelican who almost swallowed Marlin and Dory in Andrew Stanton’s “Finding Nemo” (2003), before being stopped at the last moment by Nigel.
• The idea of introducing the audience to Dory’s past through short flashbacks was originally conceived for "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003). The director planned to show the death of Marlin’s family through flashbacks, but this idea didn't work at the time, as it was difficult for viewers to feel sympathy for Marlin or empathize with him. Instead, the family’s death was shown at the very beginning of the film, all flashbacks were removed from the narrative, and Stanton admitted he wanted to use this idea in his future works.