- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 87 min
- Genre: Documentary
- Starring: Tim Allen, Brad Bird, Loren Carpenter, Randy Cartwright ... see all
- Director: Leslie Iwerks
- Plot: A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay... Read more
User Reviews
A good documentary
May 05, 2008
jorgeyankee - yahoo.com
May 05, 2008jorgeyankee - yahoo.com
Todo documental puede parecer aburrido, aunque cuando el mismo trata sobre las mejores peliculas animadas de la última década,el aburrimiento es lo menos que este film te despierta. Cuenta, desde un inicio, la historia de Pixar, hasta sus éxitos recientes como... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 07, 2008ACED Magazine
Final analysis: Anyone majoring in art, film, theatre, animation, computer science, etc. will appreciate this well put together movie.
With unparalleled access to the people who shaped its history, The Pixar Story traces the company's initial struggles, early failures and ultimate successes as it climbs the entertainment business ladder.
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| Jul 24, 2007Variety
In retrospect, it's easy to mistake Pixar's success as savvy planning on the part of Lasseter ("talented artist"), Catmull ("creative scientist") and Jobs ("visionary entrepreneur"), but the docu goes a long way to remind just how remarkable the meeting of these three minds proved. ... Full Review
Q Network Film Desk
it has drama, hardships....they cease to be a particularly interesting documentary subject once they become known as the studio who can do no wrong.....Pixar's only real sin is unintentionally bringing about the virtual demise of traditional hand-drawn two-dimensional animation, but even....Rough video footage shot inside the Pixar studios over the years shows it to be exactly that.... ... Full Review
eFilmCritic.com
the documentary is simply delightful charting that enthusiasm around the Pixar property.....The best moments of the film come in the demonstrations of joy folks such as Lasseter display when discussing Pixar.....Instead, "Pixar Story" is inspirational hokum, but it's great hokum.....dollops cinemas with a creamy sugary snack every year or so, created by professionals presumably made up entirely of smiles and foresight..... ... Full Review
News
The Pixar Paradox
popmatters.com –
2009-06-01
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premiere.com –
2008-11-18
The Pitch: A lonely robot whose purpose is to clean up after wasteful humans goes on a space journey, finds love and saves the planet. ... Full Article
This just in: Today in New York City, our Moviefone colleague Kevin Polowy attended the Disney/Pixar Animation Presentation hosted by Dick Cook and John Lasseter. ... Full Article
Interviews
acedmagazine.com –
2008-01-07
The first in-depth look at the most influential animation studio of its time, The Pixar Story goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animated feature films. ... Full Article
THE PIXAR STORY
filmthreat.com –
2007-11-19
Toward the end of Leslie Iwerks' documentary "The Pixar Story," the inevitable occurs: A relative of Walt Disney -- in this case, his grandniece, Diane Disney -- compares John Lasseter to him. ... Full Article
Documentary tells success of 'Pixar Story'
nctimes.com –
2007-11-07
By now anybody who goes to movies regularly knows the name Pixar, and those who know Pixar also know the company is a major success. ... Full Article



