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• Christopher Plummer
• Jordan Nagai
• Bob Peterson

{edih}| music = Michael GiacchinoPatrick Lin (cinematographer)>Jean-Claude Kalache}}| editing = Kevin NoltingWalt Disney Pictures|Pixar Animation Studios}}Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures>Walt Disney StudiosMotion Pictures2009132009 Cannes Film Festival>Cannes5United States}}| runtime = 96 minutes| country = United States| language = English| budget = $175 millionUp is a 2009 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Bob Peterson, and produced by Jonas Rivera. Docter and Peterson also wrote the film's screenplay and story, with Tom McCarthy co-writing the latter. The film stars the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, and Bob Peterson. The film centers on Carl Fredricksen (Asner), an elderly widower who travels to South America with wilderness explorer Russell (Nagai) in order to fulfill a promise that he made to his late wife Ellie. Along the way, they meet a talking dog named Dug (Peterson) and encounter a giant bird named Kevin, who is being hunted by the explorer Charles Muntz (Plummer), whom Carl had idolized in childhood.Originally titled Heliums, Docter conceived the outline for Up in 2004 based on fantasies of escaping from life when it became too irritating. He and eleven other Pixar artists spent three days in Venezuela for research and inspiration. The designs of the characters were caricatured and stylised considerably, and animators were challenged with creating realistic cloth. Composer Michael Giacchino composed the film's score. It was Pixar's first film to be presented in 3D format.Up debuted at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2009, and was released in the United States on May 29. It received acclaim for its screenplay, animation, characters, themes, narrative, emotional depth, humor, Asner's vocal performance, Giacchino's musical score, and the opening sequence. The National Board of Review and the American Film Institute named Up one of the top-ten films of 2009. Up earned $735.1 million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2009. It was nominated for five awards at the 82nd Academy Awards, winning two, and received numerous other accolades. Among these, it became the second animated film in history to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, ultimately losing to The Hurt Locker. A short-form series, Dug Days, premiered on Disney+ on September 1, 2021.

Plot

{{See also|Up opening sequence|l1=Up opening sequence}}Ten-year old Carl Fredricksen idolizes famed explorer Charles Muntz, who was discredited when a giant bird skeleton he brought back from Paradise Falls in South America is deemed a fake. He travels back to the Falls, vowing to not return until he can bring back a live specimen. Carl befriends Ellie, another fan of Muntz, who keeps a scrapbook of her adventures and dreams of moving her "clubhouse" (an abandoned home) to Paradise Falls. Carl and Ellie eventually marry, move into and renovate the clubhouse, and take jobs at the city zoo as a balloon salesman and tour guide, respectively. After Ellie suffers a miscarriage,WEB, Khoo, Isabelle, July 13, 2015, Pregnancy Loss: The Surprising Movie That Understands Miscarriage,weblink live,weblink November 12, 2021, November 11, 2021, HuffPost, the couple decide to save for a trip to Paradise Falls but must repeatedly spend the money on more pressing needs. Years later, Carl decides to surprise Ellie with tickets to Paradise Falls, but she falls ill and is hospitalized. Ellie gives him her scrapbook before she dies.Now in his late 70s,WEB,weblink Pixar Animation Studios, December 12, 2022, January 26, 2021,weblink live, Carl holds out in his house while the neighborhood around him is redeveloped. After he unintentionally injures a construction worker, the court deems him a public menace and orders his move to an assisted living facility. However, Carl resolves to keep his promise to Ellie and attaches thousands of balloons to his house to fly to Paradise Falls. Russell, a young "Wilderness Explorer" scout attempting to earn his final merit badge, for assisting the elderly, becomes an accidental stowaway. Before Carl can land and send Russell home, a storm propels the house to South America.The house lands on a tepui opposite Paradise Falls. Carl and Russell harness themselves to the still-buoyant house and begin to tug it across the mesa. Along the way, they encounter a giant flightless bird whom Russell names Kevin (although they later discover it is female) and Dug, a Golden Retriever whose collar has a device that translates his thoughts into human speech. Unable to get rid of them, Carl begrudgingly allows both to join the party.A pack of dogs, all wearing collar translators, surrounds the group. The dogs' master is revealed to be an elderly Charles Muntz, who invites Carl and Russell aboard his airship and talks about his decades-long quest to capture a bird. Carl's initial excitement over meeting his hero fades as he realizes the extent of Muntz's obsession and mental instability. When Russell notes the skeleton’s resemblance to Kevin, Muntz turns hostile, insinuating he has murdered other travelers whom he suspected of seeking the bird for themselves. Carl, Russell, and Dug flee the dirigible, pursued by Muntz’s dogs; they are rescued by Kevin, who is injured in the process. Hearing Kevin call out to her chicks, Carl agrees to take her home, but Muntz captures Kevin and starts a fire beneath the house. Forced to choose, Carl opts to save his home, allowing Muntz to escape with Kevin and losing Russell's respect.Alone and disheartened, Carl looks through Ellie's scrapbook and discovers that she filled in the blank pages with photos of their life together, noted "Thanks for the adventure - now go have a new one!" Reinvigorated, he goes outside, only to see Russell setting out after Kevin using balloons and a leaf blower. Carl lightens his house by throwing out furniture and keepsakes, enabling it to fly again.Muntz captures Russell, but Carl and Dug board the dirigible and free both him and Kevin. Muntz pursues them and traps them inside the house. Carl and the others retreat back to the airship just as his tether breaks away. Muntz leaps after them, but snags his leg in balloon strings and falls to his death. The house descends out of sight beneath the clouds.Carl and Russell reunite Kevin with her chicks before returning home in Muntz's airship. Russell receives his "Assisting the Elderly" badge, and Carl presents Russell with a grape soda bottle cap Ellie gave Carl when they first met, which he dubs "The Ellie Badge." Unbeknownst to Carl, the house lands on the cliff overlooking Paradise Falls, finally fulfilling his promise to Ellie.

Voice cast

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• Ed Asner as Carl Fredricksen, an elderly widower and retired balloon salesman.WEB, Santos, Kara, August 30, 2021, Ed Asner, voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's 'Up,' passes away at 91,weblink live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, The Philippine Star, WEB, Leopold, Todd, August 30, 2021, Ed Asner, acclaimed 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' actor, dies at 91,weblink live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, CNN, Docter and Rivera noted Asner's television alter ego, Lou Grant, had been helpful in writing for Carl because it guided them in balancing likable and unlikable aspects of the curmudgeonly character. The appearance of Carl was designed to resemble Spencer Tracy as he appeared in his final film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.NEWS, Keast, James, Pixar Reveals Early Look At Up,weblink November 22, 2013, Exclaim!, February 6, 2009, December 3, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131203000809weblink">weblink live, When they met Asner and presented him with a model of his character, he joked, "I don't look anything like that." They tailored his dialogue for him, with short sentences and more consonants, which "cemented the notion that Carl, post-Ellie, is a disgruntled bear that's been poked awake during hibernation".NEWS, Corliss, Richard, Up, Up and Away: Another New High for Pixar,weblink November 22, 2013, Time, May 28, 2009, Richard Corliss, March 29, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200329161349weblink">weblink live,
• Jordan Nagai as Russell, an eight-year-old "Wilderness Explorer".WEB, Chen, David, May 28, 2009, Marketing Up's Asian-American Lead Character,weblink live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, /Film, Throughout most of the film, he makes several comments to Carl that suggest that Russell's father and mother are separated or divorced.NEWS, Comic-Con DISNEY/PIXAR Panel: UP, UGO Networks, July 25, 2008,weblink July 28, 2008, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080801182747weblink">weblink August 1, 2008, mdy-all,
• Christopher Plummer as Charles Muntz, an elderly explorer and Carl's childhood idol, whose long search for the "Monster of Paradise Falls" has driven him murderously insane.WEB, Agence France-Presse, Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2021, Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer dead at 91,weblink live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, Manila Bulletin, WEB, Chang, Justin, Justin Chang, February 5, 2021, From 'Sound of Music' to 'All the Money ...,' Christopher Plummer was irreplaceable,weblink limited, live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, Los Angeles Times, The name of his airship, the Spirit of Adventure, may have been inspired by Charles Lindbergh's airplane, Spirit of St. Louis. In various interviews, Pete Docter mentioned Howard Hughes and real-life adventurers Lindbergh and Percy Fawcett as inspirations for Muntz. Reviewers noted his resemblance to Kirk Douglas.WEB, Connelly, Brendon, 2009-03-03, First Look At The Villain From Pixar's Up,weblink live,weblink October 27, 2022, 2022-10-27, Slashfilm, WEB, Amidi, Amidi, 2020-02-05, Kirk Douglas, RIP. Here's The Greatest Animated Short Ever Made About Him.,weblink live,weblink October 27, 2022, 2022-10-27, Cartoon Brew,
• Bob Peterson as Dug, a talking Golden Retriever.WEB, Desowitz, Bill, September 1, 2021, 'Dug Days': Pixar's Disney+ Shorts Reunite Carl with His Lovable Golden Retriever from 'Up',weblink live,weblink October 23, 2021, October 23, 2021, IndieWire, Peterson knew he would voice Dug when he wrote his line {{anchor|doug-quote}}"I have just met you, and I love you", which was based on what a child told him when he was a camp counselor in the 1980s. The DVD release of the film features a short called Dug's Special Mission, which follows Dug just before his first meeting with Carl and Russell. Dug previously appeared in Ratatouille as a shadow on a wall that barks at Remy.WEB, Production notes, Official site,weblink May 13, 2009, April 13, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120413142015weblink">weblink live,

Additionally, Up features Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, and Peterson as Muntz's dogs Beta, Gamma, and Alpha, respectively. John Ratzenberger played construction foreman Tom, and David Kaye the newsreel announcer.WEB, Hogan, Ron, June 1, 2009, Pixar's Up review,weblink live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, Den of Geek, WEB, Up (2009),weblink dead,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, British Film Institute, Pete Docter's daughter ElieWEB, Barnes, Brooks, May 20, 2015, 'Inside Out,' Pixar's New Movie From Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind,weblink limited, live,weblink February 8, 2018, October 22, 2021, The New York Times, and Jeremy Leary voiced younger versions of Ellie and Carl, respectively. Other cast members include Mickie T. McGowan as police officer Edith, Danny Mann as construction worker Steve, Don Fullilove and Jess Harnell as Shady Oaks nurses George and A.J., Josh Cooley as Muntz's dog Omega, and Docter as campmaster Strauch.WEB, Hogan, Ron, June 1, 2009, Pixar's Up review,weblink live,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, Den of Geek, WEB, Up (2009),weblink dead,weblink October 22, 2021, October 22, 2021, British Film Institute,

Production

Development

File:Pete Docter cropped 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Director alt=Headshot of Pete DocterOriginally titled Heliums, Up was conceived in 2004 by director Pete Docter. He developed the fantasy of a flying house on the idea of escaping from life when it becomes too irritating,NEWS, News Etc., Empire, February 2009, 12–15, WEB, Patrick, Lee, Up director Peter Docter on talking dogs, youth scouts and adventure, Syfy Wire, December 14, 2012, live,weblink September 13, 2021,weblink September 13, 2021, which stemmed from his difficulty with social situations growing up.NEWS, Ed, Liu, NYCC 2009: Spending Time with Disney/Pixar's "Up" (and, Disney's "Surrogates"), Toon Zone, February 8, 2009,weblink February 8, 2009, February 13, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090213205511weblink">weblink live, When Bob Peterson had to leave the project for three months to work on Ratatouille as a co-director which had been struggling with story problems, actor and writer Tom McCarthy stepped in to work with Docter on the story while Peterson was gone, and came up with the character Russell.WEB,weblink Anatomy of a Contender: 'Up' - The Hollywood Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter, November 17, 2009, February 10, 2023, February 10, 2023,weblink live, WEB,weblink Tom McCarthy Was A Screenwriter On Pixar's Up - Slash Film, May 26, 2009, February 10, 2023, February 10, 2023,weblink live, Docter selected an old man for the main character after drawing a picture of a grumpy old man with smiling balloons.NEWS,weblink Up Producer/Director, Moviehole, February 12, 2009, February 12, 2009, January 1, 2020,weblink live, The two men thought an old man was a good idea for a protagonist because they felt their experiences and the way they affect their view of the world was a rich source of humor. Docter was not concerned about an elderly protagonist, stating that children would relate to Carl the way they relate to their grandparents.Early concepts differed from the final film. The initial version featured a floating city on an alien planet populated with muppet-like creatures,WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-12-21, live, PETE DOCTER - In Conversation With... - TIFF 2015, TIFF Originals, YouTube, June 19, 2015, {{cbignore}} with two brothers vying to inherit their father's kingdom, and when the brothers fell to Earth, they encountered a tall bird who helped them understand each other. But the story just didn't seem to work properly, and Docter and Peterson realized that the most intriguing element was the isolation of the floating city. Yet the people living there would consist of a whole community, and were therefore not really isolated. So the whole city was stripped down to a single flying house with just a single occupant, where balloons replaced the magic which kept the floating city up. After that they got the idea to use an old person, and found the contrast between the elderly grumpy man and the happy balloons in Docter's drawing appealing, inspiring them to work out his backstory. The next concept introduced many of the elements that eventually made their way into the film, but had Carl and Russell landing the house on a Soviet-era spy airship camouflaged as a giant cloud rather than on a tepui. This concept was rewritten due to its similarity to another idea Pixar was developing. Another idea Docter added, then removed, was magic fountain-of-youth eggs laid by the bird, in order to explain the age discrepancy between Muntz and Carl, but they decided this subplot was too distracting, and people would forgive the minor inconsistency.{{sfn|Catmull|Wallace|2014|pp=148–150}}{{sfn|Hauser|2016|p=11}} Also, the biggest single influence on Up early on was The Station Agent, by Tom McCarthy.{{sfn|Diamond|2019|p=121}}Docter noted the film reflects his friendships with Disney veterans Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Joe Grant (who all died before the film's release and thus the film was dedicated to them). Grant gave the script his approval as well as some advice before his death in 2005. Docter recalled Grant would remind him the audience needed an "emotional bedrock" because of how wacky the adventure would become; here it is Carl mourning for his wife. Docter felt Grant's personality influenced Carl's deceased wife Ellie more than the grouchy main character, and Carl was primarily based on Spencer Tracy, Walter Matthau, James Whitmore, and their own grandparents, because there was "something sweet about these grumpy old guys".NEWS, Q&A: Pete Docter,weblink October 1, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter, May 12, 2009, February 18, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160218081212weblink">weblink live, Docter and Jonas Rivera noted Carl's charming nature in spite of his grumpiness derives from the elderly "hav[ing] this charm and almost this 'old man license' to say things that other people couldn't get away with ... It's like how we would go to eat with Joe Grant and he would call the waitresses 'honey'. I wish I could call a waitress 'honey'."NEWS, Quint chats with Pixar's Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera about UP! Plus a McCameo!,weblink November 22, 2013, Ain't It Cool News, March 28, 2009, December 2, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131202231640weblink">weblink live, Docter revealed the filmmakers' first story outline had Carl "just want[ing] to join his wife up in the sky. It was almost a kind of strange suicide mission or something. And obviously that's [a problem]. Once he gets airborne, then what? So we had to have some goal for him to achieve that he had not yet gotten." As a result, they added the plot of going to South America. The location was chosen due to both Docter's love of tropical locations, but also in wanting a location Carl could be stuck with a kid due to the inability to leave him with an authority such as a police officer or social worker. They implemented a child character as a way to help Carl stop being "stuck in his ways".WEB,weblink Interview: Pete Doctor on Disney/Pixar's UP, Major Spoilers, November 8, 2009, August 2, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100208140509weblink">weblink February 8, 2010, mdy-all, Dug was created by Docter and Peterson for a different project that never materialized, and brought him over to Up.WEB,weblink DP/30: UP, director/co-writer Pete Docter, YouTube, February 10, 2023, February 10, 2023,weblink live, Docter felt it would be refreshing to show what a dog thinks, rather than what people assume it thinks.NEWS, Katey Rich, NYCC: Interview With Pete Docter And Jonas Rivera, Cinema Blend, February 8, 2009,weblink February 9, 2009, May 4, 2020,weblink dead, Knowledge of canine communication, body language and pack behaviors for the artists and animators to portray such thoughts came from consultant Dr. Ian Dunbar, veterinarian, dog behaviorist, and trainer.NEWS, Barbara Robertson, Pixar's Up; The new animated film is brimming with dogs, May–Jun 2009,weblink July 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20130204100202weblink">weblink February 4, 2013, mdy-all, The idea for Alpha's voice derived from thinking about what would happen if someone broke a record player and it always played at a high pitch. The talking dog collars were invented to give Carl someone to talk with in the absence of human companions as Dug and Kevin were added to the story at an earlier stage than Russell.WEB,weblink CRITICAL MASS: It's Up and away at the Oscars, November 10, 2009, February 10, 2023, February 10, 2023,weblink live, The presence of Russell, as well as that of the construction workers, helped make the story feel less "episodic".NEWS, John, Horn, 'Up' is Pixar at its most ambitious, Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2009,weblink May 10, 2009, May 10, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090510071259weblink">weblink live, Docter auditioned 400 boys in a nationwide casting call for the part of Russell. Nagai, who is Japanese American,WEB,weblink Asia Pacific Arts: May 22, 2009: News Bites, Asia Pacific Arts, May 22, 2009, September 18, 2013, Japanese American Jordan Nagai, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131202230808weblink">weblink December 2, 2013, mdy-all, showed up to an audition with his brother, who was actually the one auditioning. Docter realized Nagai behaved and spoke non-stop like Russell and chose him for the part. Nagai was eight years old when cast. Docter encouraged Nagai to act physically as well as vocally when recording the role, lifting him upside down and tickling him for the scene where Russell encounters Kevin. East Asian Americans have positively noted Pixar's first casting of an East Asian lead character,NEWS,weblink Pixar moves on 'Up' with its 10th movie, Wloszczyna, Susan, May 21, 2005, USA Today, November 22, 2013, November 19, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20201119205306weblink">weblink live, NEWS, Asian American Media Watchdog Group Praises Disney/Pixar's "Up" for Creating Asian American Protagonist,weblink July 7, 2019, Media Action Network for Asian Americans, June 9, 2009, May 4, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200504222659weblink">weblink live, in contrast to the common practice of casting non-East Asians in East Asian parts,WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121110102130weblink">weblink November 10, 2012, Jordan Nagai as Russell in UP, Channel APA, May 29, 2009, June 1, 2017, particularly in the role of an "all-American" boy without any stereotypes typically seen with East Asian characters, such as martial arts.NEWS, Leung, Julie, Pixar's 'Up' Stars An Asian American Boy Scout,weblink July 7, 2019, Mochi Magazine, June 9, 2009, July 7, 2019,weblink live, Carl's relationship with Russell reflects how "he's not really ready for the whirlwind that a kid is, as few of us are". Docter added he saw Up as a "coming of age" tale and an "unfinished love story", with Carl still dealing with the loss of his wife.NEWS, Shawn, Adler,weblink 'Up' And Coming: 3-D Pixar Movie Tells A 'Coming Of Old Age' Story, Director Says, MTV, August 7, 2008, January 13, 2009, March 18, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100318060539weblink">weblink live, He cited inspiration from Casablanca and A Christmas Carol, which are both "resurrection" stories about men who lose something, and regain purpose during their journey.NEWS, Bill, Desowitz, Docter Goes Halfway Up, February 11, 2009,weblink Animation World Network, February 14, 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090218230118weblink">weblink February 18, 2009, mdy-all, Docter and Rivera cited inspirations from the Muppets, Hayao Miyazaki, Dumbo, and Peter Pan. They also saw parallels to The Wizard of Oz and tried to make Up not feel too similar.NEWS, Erik, Davis, Cinematical Previews Pixar's 'Up', Cinematical, February 7, 2009,weblink February 7, 2009, September 28, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200928095515weblink">weblink dead, There is a scene where Carl and Russell haul the floating house through the jungle. A Pixar employee compared the scene to Fitzcarraldo, and Docter watched that film and The Mission for further inspiration.WEB, Mr. Beaks Goes UP with Pixar's Pete Docter!, Ain't It Cool News, July 27, 2008,weblink January 1, 2009, January 5, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180105070122weblink">weblink live, Charles Muntz comes from Howard Hughes and Errol Flynn.WEB, Bill, Gibron,weblink Adventure is "Up" There: A Talk with Pixar's Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, PopMatters, November 10, 2009, August 2, 2011, January 30, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130130155846weblink">weblink live, In the DVD extra "The Many Endings of Muntz", Docter and his team talked about their struggle to figure out the character's ultimate fate. They considered having him redeem himself or survive unrepentant, but eventually decided that, "as almost a representation of Carl's old self, Muntz has to die."Overall, the budget was approximately $175 million.

Animation

File:Roraima-Tepui Plateau.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A cascading view of several rock formations.|Docter and eleven other Pixar artists visited tepuis in VenezuelaVenezuelaDocter made Venezuela the film's setting after Ralph Eggleston gave him a video of the tepui mountains of Canaima National Park;NEWS, Bill, Desowitz, Pete Docter Goes Up, Animation World Network, July 29, 2008,weblink January 1, 2009, June 4, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090604011659weblink">weblink dead, WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-12-21, live, Pixar convirtió la Gran Sabana venezolana en el escenario de su nueva película animada UP, elzuliaunido, YouTube, April 10, 2009, {{cbignore}} tepuis were previously featured in another Disney film, Dinosaur. In 2004, Docter and eleven other Pixar artists spent three days reaching Monte Roraima by airplane, by jeep, and by helicopter. They also spent three nights there painting and sketching,MAGAZINE, Exclusive! First Look at 12 Big Movies Coming In 2009, Entertainment Weekly,weblink January 1, 2009, December 25, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141225021651weblink">weblink dead, and encountering ants, mosquitoes, scorpions, frogs, and snakes. They then flew to Matawi Tepui and climbed to Angel Falls. Docter felt "we couldn't use [the rocks and plants we saw]. Reality is so far out, if we put it in the movie you wouldn't believe it." The film's creatures were also challenging to design because they had to fit in the surreal environment of the tepuis, but also they had to be realistic because those mountains exist in real life. The filmmakers then visited the Sacramento Zoo to observe a Himalayan monal for Kevin's animation.NEWS, Brooks, Barnes, Pixar's Art Leaves Profit Watchers Edgy, The New York Times, April 5, 2009,weblink April 6, 2009, December 19, 2020,weblink live, The animators designed Russell as an Asian-American, and modeled Russell after similar looking Peter Sohn,NEWS, King, Susan, Jordan Nagai, 'Up',weblink November 22, 2013, Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2009, December 2, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131202222033weblink">weblink live, NEWS,weblink New York, Multidimensional, David, Edelstein, May 24, 2009, In search of a merit badge for assisting the elderly, Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai), a roly-poly Asian-American wilderness explorer, gets caught on the porch when the house lifts off, then irritates the old man with his chatter., February 19, 2020, December 5, 2020,weblink live, a Pixar storyboard artist who is Korean-American. The Pixar employees frequently sketch each other during meetings, and a drawing of Sohn became the model for Russell.NEWS, The Korean Face of Pixar's Latest Star,weblink July 7, 2019, Chosun, June 3, 2009, November 9, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20201109041624weblink">weblink live, While the studio usually designs their characters to be caricatured, Carl was even more so, being only at least three heads high.WEB,weblink Peter Docter, ReelzChannel, May 27, 2009, August 2, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081013132007weblink">weblink October 13, 2008, mdy-all, He was not given elderly features such as liver spots or hair in his ears to keep him appealing, yet giving him wrinkles, pockmarks on his nose, a hearing aid, and a cane to make him appear elderly. Docter wanted to push a stylized feel, particularly the way Carl's head is proportioned: he has a squarish appearance to symbolize his containment within his house, while Russell is rounded like a balloon. The challenge on Up was making these stylized characters feel natural, although Docter remarked the effect came across better than animating the realistic humans from Toy Story, who suffered from the "uncanny valley". Cartoonists Al Hirschfeld, Hank Ketcham, and George Booth influenced the human designs.NEWS, Edward, Douglas, A Sneak Preview of Pixar's Up, ComingSoon.net, February 6, 2009,weblink February 7, 2009, February 8, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090208130824weblink">weblink live, Simulating realistic cloth on caricatured humans was harder than creating the 10,000 balloons flying the house. New programs were made to simulate the cloth and for Kevin's iridescent feathers.NEWS, Jenna, Busch, Up footage and Q&A!, JoBlo.com, February 12, 2009,weblink February 14, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090213083427weblink">weblink February 13, 2009, dead, mdy-all, To animate old people, Pixar animators would study their own parents or grandparents and also watched footage of the Senior Olympics.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20121209135651weblink">weblink dead, December 9, 2012, Video Interview: Up Director Pete Docter and Producer Jonas Rivera, /Film, February 13, 2009, February 14, 2009, The directors had various rules for Carl's movements: he could not turn his head more than 15–20 degrees without turning his torso as well, nor could he raise his arms high. However, they also wanted him to grow more flexible near the end of the film, transforming into an "action hero".A technical director calculated that to make Carl's house fly, he would require 23 million balloons, but Docter realized that such a high number made the balloons look like small dots. Instead, the balloons created were made to be twice Carl's size. There are 10,297 balloons for shots of the house just flying, 20,622 balloons for the lift-off sequence, and a varying number in other scenes.

Music

Up is the third Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino, after The Incredibles and Ratatouille. What Pete Docter wanted most importantly out of the music was the emotion, so Giacchino wrote a character theme-based score that producer Jonas Rivera thought enhanced the story. At the beginning of the movie, when young Carl is in the movie theater watching a newsreel about Muntz, the first piece of music heard is "Muntz's Theme", which starts out as a celebratory theme, and echoes through the film when Muntz reappears 70 years later. "Ellie's Theme" is first heard when she is introduced as a little kid and plays several times during the film in different versions; for instance, during the sequence where Carl lifts his house with the balloons, the theme is changed from a simple piano melody to a full orchestral arrangement. Giacchino has compared the film to opera since each character has a unique theme that changes during a particular moment in the story.WEB,weblink Up [Original Score], Allmusic. Rovi Corporation, February 14, 2011, Jon, O'Brien, April 27, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120427212902weblink">weblink dead, The score was released as a digital download on May 26, 2009, three days before the film opened in theaters. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Score,WEB,weblink Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, August 20, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100411210003weblink">weblink April 11, 2010, the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album,WEB,weblink Nominees, Grammy Awards, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, August 20, 2011, September 8, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110908061842weblink">weblink live, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score,MAGAZINE,weblink Golden Globes 2010 winners: 'Avatar' wins best picture, drama, Entertainment Weekly, January 17, 2010, August 20, 2011, and the 2010 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.WEB,weblink BAFTA Winners 2010, British Academy Film Awards, January 21, 2010, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, August 20, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120424032027weblink">weblink April 24, 2012, mdy-all, It is the first score for a Pixar film to win the Oscar (Randy Newman also won for Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story 3, but in the category of Best Original Song).

Release

The 96-minute film Up opened the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2009,WEB, May 28, 2009, Up,weblink live,weblink December 13, 2021, December 13, 2021, Australian Classification Board, WEB, Graham, Mark, April 23, 2009, 2009 Cannes Film Festival Lineup Is Heavy on Auteurs,weblink limited, live,weblink September 24, 2021, September 24, 2021, Vulture (website), Vulture, the first animated film to do so,WEB, Brooks, Xan, March 19, 2009, Curtain will go Up on this year's Cannes with 3-D yarn,weblink live,weblink September 24, 2021, September 24, 2021, The Guardian, followed by a premiere on May 16 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.WEB, US premiere of Disney-Pixar's Up,weblink live,weblink October 16, 2023, October 16, 2023, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Up was initially scheduled for release on June 12,WEB, Graser, Marc, McNary, Dave, Dave McNary, September 19, 2007, Third 'Narnia' set for 2010,weblink live,weblink January 13, 2022, January 13, 2022, Variety (magazine), Variety, but was later moved up to May 29. The film was also released in 3D format, a first for a Pixar film.WEB, Hayes, Dade, Fritz, Ben, April 8, 2008, Disney unveils animation slate,weblink live,weblink December 25, 2015, November 8, 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety, Despite Pixar's track record, Target Corporation and Walmart stocked few Up items, while its regular collaborator, Thinkway Toys, did not produce any merchandise, claiming the film's story was unusual and would be hard to promote. Disney acknowledged not every Pixar film would have to become a franchise. In Colombia, unexpected publicity for the film was generated due to the uncanny similarity of Carl with Colombian ex-president Julio César Turbay Ayala.NEWS, ¿A quién se parece?, Who does he look like?, Revista Semana, es, May 23, 2009,weblink June 14, 2009, February 5, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130205015443weblink">weblink live, NEWS, Cal (sic) Fredericksen y Julio César Turbay, Cal Fredricksen and Julio César Turbay, La Silla Vacía, June 13, 2009,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20120708051126weblink">weblink dead, July 8, 2012, June 14, 2009, es, Docter intended for audiences to take a specific point from the film, saying:{{blockquote|Basically, the message of the film is that the real adventure of life is the relationship we have with other people, and it's so easy to lose sight of the things we have and the people that are around us until they are gone. More often than not, I don't really realize how lucky I was to have known someone until they're either moved or passed away. So, if you can kind of wake up a little bit and go, "Wow, I've got some really cool stuff around me every day", then that's what the movie's about.WEB,weblink What's Up, Doc(ter)?, Mark, Moring, Christianity Today, May 26, 2009, August 2, 2011, August 7, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090807104940weblink">weblink live, }}Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Up on Blu-ray and DVD on November 10, 2009. Physical copies contain two short films Partly Cloudy and Dug's Special Mission, audio commentary, a documentary Adventure is Out There, an unseen and alternate take The Many Endings of Muntz, and a digital copy. Blu-ray bonus features exclusively include a Cine-Explore, Global Guardian Badge and Geography games, and eight documentaries.WEB, McCutcheon, David, August 10, 2009, Up Takes Off,weblink live,weblink December 1, 2021, December 1, 2021, IGN, On iTunes, it was later accompanied by a short film as an extra, George and A.J., which was also released on YouTube.WEB, Connelly, Brendon, November 21, 2009, Pixar's Up Tie-In George And AJ Now Online,weblink live,weblink September 28, 2021, September 28, 2021, /Film, In 2020, Up was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.WEB, Heller, Emily, A bunch of Pixar movies, including Up and A Bug's Life, come to 4K Blu-ray,weblink Polygon (website), Polygon, April 22, 2021, en, March 3, 2020,weblink March 4, 2020, live,

Reception

Box office

Up earned $293 million in the United States and Canada and $442.1 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $735.1 million.BOX OFFICE MOJO, 1049413, Up (2009), February 19, 2021, It was the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2009.WEB, Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office,weblink live,weblink September 21, 2021, September 21, 2021, The Numbers (website), The Numbers, In the United States and Canada, exit polling showed extensive family attraction across a variety of audiences; 53% were female and 57% were under 17.WEB, Gray, Brandon, June 1, 2021, Weekend Report: 'Up' Lifts Pixar to Tenth Smash,weblink live,weblink September 22, 2021, September 22, 2021, Box Office Mojo, The film was released with Drag Me to Hell on May 29, 2009. Up earned $21.4 million on its first day. The film debuted earning $68.2 million from 3,766 theaters (1,530 in 3D).WEB, D'Alessandro, Anthony, May 30, 2009, 'Up' soars to $21.4 million Friday,weblink live,weblink September 21, 2021, September 21, 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety, WEB, McNary, Dave, Dave McNary, May 31, 2009, 'Up' flies high at weekend box office,weblink live,weblink September 21, 2021, September 21, 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety, It would hold the record for having the highest opening weekend for a 3D film until it was surpassed by James Cameron's Avatar later that year.WEB,weblink Weekend Report: 'Avatar' Soars in Debut, December 21, 2009, Box Office Mojo, August 9, 2018, August 7, 2018,weblink live, Its earnings dropped by 37 percent to $44.3 million the second weekend,WEB, D'Alessandro, Anthony, June 6, 2009, 'Hangover' soaks up $16.54 million,weblink live,weblink September 22, 2021, September 22, 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety, WEB, Finke, Nikki, Nikki Finke, June 8, 2009, Box Office Cliffhanger: Sunday Numbers Show 'The Hangover' Caught 'Up' For #1,weblink live,weblink September 22, 2021, September 22, 2021, Deadline Hollywood, and another 31% to $30.5 million the third weekend; this was the slowest decline for a Pixar animated film since Finding Nemo.WEB, Fritz, Ben, June 15, 2009, Summer box office is tepid as 'Pelham,' 'Imagine' fizzle,weblink limited, live,weblink September 22, 2021, September 22, 2021, Los Angeles Times, Up completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on December 5, 2009.WEB, Up (2009) - Domestic Release,weblink live,weblink September 22, 2021, September 22, 2021, Box Office Mojo,

Critical response

Up received critical acclaim.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:WEB, Terdiman, Daniel, February 25, 2013, Brave nets Pixar its seventh best animated feature Oscar,weblink live,weblink September 15, 2023, September 15, 2023, CNET, WEB, Driscoll, Molly, October 9, 2015, Pixar's The Incredibles 2, Cars 3 get release dates,weblink limited, live,weblink October 10, 2015, September 15, 2023, The Christian Science Monitor, WEB, Abraham, Raphael, December 17, 2020, Pixar's Pete Docter on Soul and being animated by life's big questions,weblink subscription, live,weblink December 17, 2020, September 15, 2023, Financial Times, WEB, December 25, 2020, The maker of Pixar's Up and Inside Out talks about Soul and life's big questions,weblink live,weblink September 17, 2021, September 15, 2023, CNA (TV network), CNA, WEB, Noble, Matt, March 11, 2021, Why no Soul from Oscar voters is unfair for animated feature directors,weblink live,weblink March 11, 2021, September 23, 2023, Gold Derby, WEB, Ulatowski, Rachel, June 29, 2022, The 10 Best Pixar Films, Ranked,weblink live,weblink June 29, 2022, September 15, 2023, The Mary Sue, }} It has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} professional reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The consensus reads; "An exciting, funny, and poignant adventure, Up offers an impeccably crafted story told with wit and arranged with depth, as well as yet another visual Pixar treat."ROTTEN TOMATOES, {{RT data, rtid, y, |type=m|title=Up (2009)|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}} Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned Up a score of 88 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".METACRITIC, up, movie, Up (2009), October 19, 2022, Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars and called it "a wonderful film".WEB,weblink Up, Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert, Ebert, Roger, May 27, 2009, March 21, 2021, March 26, 2021,weblink live, WEB,weblink Cannes #1: Up, up and away, in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon, Roger, Ebert, Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, May 11, 2009, August 2, 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110809172138weblink">weblink August 9, 2011, mdy-all, The Hollywood Reporter lauded the film as "Winsome, touching and arguably the funniest Pixar effort ever, this gorgeously rendered, high-flying adventure is a tidy 90-minute distillation of all the signature touches that came before it."WEB,weblink Up – Film Review, Michael, Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, May 12, 2009, December 13, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120315171219weblink">weblink March 15, 2012, dead, mdy-all, Although the San Francisco Chronicle noted that the film "contains many boring stretches of mindless freneticism and bland character interaction," it also declared that there are scenes in Up of "such beauty, economy and poetic wisdom that they belong in any anthology of great movie moments ... to watch Up with any attention is to be moved and astonished by the economy with which specific visuals are invested with emotion throughout [the film]. ... "NEWS,weblink Review: 'Up' soars on flights of fancy, Mick, LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle, May 29, 2009, December 13, 2009, June 1, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090601062055weblink">weblink live, Variety enthused that "Up is an exceptionally refined picture; unlike so many animated films, it's not all about sensory bombardment and volume ... Unsurprisingly, no one puts a foot wrong here. Vocal performances ... exude a warm enthusiasm, and tech specifications could not be better. Michael Giacchino's full-bodied, traditional score is superlative ..." The Globe and Mail stated that Up is "the kind of movie that leaves you asking 'How do people come up with this stuff?'" along with an overall positive review on the film, despite it being predictable.NEWS, Taylor, Kate, Forget the goofy glasses. This magic transcends technology,weblink May 16, 2011, The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2009, March 3, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110303040554weblink">weblink live, The character of Carl Fredricksen has received mostly positive reception. Bill Capodagli, author of Innovate the Pixar Way, praised Carl for his ability to be a jerk and likable at the same time.BOOK, Innovate the Pixar Way: Business Lessons from the World's Most Creative Corporate Playground, Bill Capodagli, Lynn Jackson,weblink 2009, McGraw-Hill Professional, 978-0071664370, Wall Street Journal editor Joe Morgenstern described Carl as gruff, comparing him to Buster Keaton, but adds that this begins to wear thin as the movie progresses.NEWS,weblink The Wall Street Journal, Reaching for the Sky, 'Up' Fails to Soar, May 14, 2009, Joe, Morgenstern, August 8, 2017, November 9, 2020,weblink live, He has been compared with Spencer Tracy, an influence on the character, by The Washington Post editor Ann HornadayNEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091027073954weblink">weblink dead, October 27, 2009, The Washington Post, Up, May 29, 2009, Ann, Hornaday, August 2, 2011, and Empire editor Ian Freer, who describes him as similar to a "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner-era" Tracy.WEB, Ian, Freer,weblink Empire's Up Movie Review, Empire, August 28, 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131203025209weblink">weblink December 3, 2013, mdy-all, Entertainment Weekly editor Lisa Schwarzbaum described his appearance as a cross between Tracy and an eccentric out of a George Booth cartoon. Time editor Richard Corliss also makes the comparison, calling him a "trash compacted version" of Tracy.MAGAZINE,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090511101259weblink">weblink dead, May 11, 2009, Time, Up, Up and Away: Another New High for Pixar, May 28, 2009, Richard, Corliss, August 2, 2011, He has also been compared to Walter Matthau, another inspiration for the character's design, by LA Weekly editor Scott Foundas, suggesting that actor Ed Asner was channeling him while performing the role of Carl.WEB, May 28, 2009, Scott, Foundas,weblink Movie Reviews: Burma VJ, Up, What Goes Up, LA Weekly, August 2, 2011, June 10, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200610170825weblink">weblink live, Variety editor Todd McCarthy described Carl as a combination of both Tracy and Matthau.NEWS,weblink Variety, Up Movie Review, May 12, 2009, Todd, McCarthy, August 2, 2011, June 5, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605025641weblink">weblink live, The relationship between Carl and his wife Ellie has been praised in several media outlets. In his book Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Message of Children's Films, author M. Keith Booker described the love between Carl and Ellie as touching. While also describing the scene of the two of them aging as a "masterpiece of its own kind", he was not sure how much children would appreciate the scene, commenting that his son was squirming in his seat during the scene.BOOK, M. Keith, Booker, Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Message of Children's Films,weblink ABC-CLIO, 2010, 978-0313376726, Reelviews editor James Berardinelli praised their relationship, stating that it brought a tear to his eye in a way no animated film has done, including anything by famed anime director Hayao Miyazaki.WEB, James, Berardinelli,weblink Reelviews Movie Reviews, Reelviews, May 26, 2009, August 2, 2011, May 9, 2020,weblink live, Ann Hornaday praised the prologue, describing it as "worthy of Chaplin in its heartbreaking poignancy." Chicago Tribune editor Michael Phillips praised the scene, describing it as an emotional and cinematic powerhouse, and that he also was nearly moved to tears. However, Salon editor Stephanie Zacharek criticized the love between Carl and Ellie, describing their marriage as resembling a dental adhesive commercial more than a real relationship.NEWS, Zacharek, Stephanie, Up,weblink October 10, 2012, Salon, May 29, 2009, July 25, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120725044251weblink">weblink live, Asner was praised in several media outlets for his portrayal of Carl. San Francisco Chronicle editor Mick LaSalle praised Asner as a great choice due to having a grumpiness to his voice that is not truly grumpy, but rather coming from a protective stance.NEWS,weblink The San Francisco Chronicle, Review: 'Up' soars on flights of fancy, Mick, LaSalle, May 29, 2009, August 2, 2011, July 22, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090722025343weblink">weblink live, Entertainment Weekly editor Lisa Schwarzbaum praised Asner's acting, stating that he has a "Lou Grant authority" to his voice.MAGAZINE, Lisa, Schwarzbaum, May 27, 2009, Movie Review: Up (2009),weblink Entertainment Weekly, August 2, 2011, Time editor Richard Corliss stated that Asner had the "gruffness and deadpan comic timing to bring Carl to life." The Boston Globe editor Ty Burr concurred with this, stating that his Lou Grant-like voice had not diminished with time.NEWS,weblink The Boston Globe, Up, Ty, Burr, Ty Burr, May 29, 2009, August 2, 2011, August 23, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100823055542weblink">weblink live, USA Today editor Claudia Puig praised Asner's delivery, describing it as superb.NEWS,weblink USA Today, Balloon-propelled 'Up' soars with delight, great visuals, Claudia, Puig, May 28, 2009, August 2, 2011, October 7, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111007030356weblink">weblink live, The formulation of Russell as an Asian-American character, along with the casting of an Asian-American in the role was met positively as well. Both Nagai and the film were awarded by the East West Players for the depiction of Russell.NEWS,weblink EWP Honors Pixar Films And Jordan Nagai At 44th Anniversary Visionary Awards 4/19, BroadwayWorld.com, April 20, 2010, September 16, 2013, September 24, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924065011weblink">weblink live, EWP lauded Pixar for the creation of the character, stating, "We are proud to honor a very progressive film company like Pixar who cast an Asian-American character alongside an elderly one to play the leads in a feature film." The character is noted as Pixar's first lead Asian character,NEWS,weblink Asians in Movie 'Up' and Others, Alex, Hu, AsianWeek.com, May 28, 2009, September 16, 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130923073639weblink">weblink September 23, 2013, mdy-all, and was further positively received within the added context of historical non-Asian castings for Asian roles in entertainment. Asian-American organizations and entertainment websites, such as media watchdog Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), Racebending.com, and Angry Asian Man praised the character and Pixar for its diverse character depictions, noting the general lack of Asian-American lead characters and Asian actors cast in entertainment.NEWS,weblink ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA WATCHDOG GROUP PRAISES DISNEY/PIXAR'S "UP" FOR CREATING ASIAN AMERICAN PROTAGONIST, MANAA.org, June 2, 2009, September 16, 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090902105114weblink">weblink September 2, 2009, mdy-all, NEWS,weblink OUT ON DVD: PIXAR'S UP, Phil, Yu, blog.angryasianman.com, November 10, 2009, September 16, 2013, December 2, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131202221724weblink">weblink live, In an interview with NPR in 2013, Angry Asian Man's Phil Yu reflected on the character's lack of typical Asian stereotyping, stating, "You know, he just happens to be Asian and he's, you know, really adorable character. But that kid could've been of any ethnicity but they made the effort to make him Asian—just a little color, you know, and it's really wonderful when that kind of thing happens where they don't have to play that up and make it like a thing or a joke, which happens a lot."NEWS,weblink Angry Asian Man Not So Angry, Michel, Martin, NPR, September 9, 2013, September 16, 2013, September 15, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130915153307weblink">weblink live, Up was included on a number of best-of lists. It appeared on professional rankings from Empire based on retrospective appraisal, as one of the greatest films of the twenty-first century.WEB, March 18, 2020, The 100 Greatest Movies Of The 21st Century,weblink live,weblink August 17, 2021, September 16, 2021, Empire (film magazine), Empire, Several publications have listed it as one of the best animated films, including: Entertainment Weekly (2009),MAGAZINE, Bernardin, Marc, Marc Bernardin, September 4, 2009, Best Animated Movies Ever,weblink live,weblink September 26, 2021, September 26, 2021, Entertainment Weekly, IGN (2010),WEB, Pirrello, Phil, Goldman, Eric, Fowler, Matt, Collura, Scott, White, Cindy, Schedeen, Jesse, June 25, 2010, Top 25 Animated Movies of All-Time,weblink live,weblink January 6, 2022, January 6, 2022, IGN, Time (2011),MAGAZINE, Corliss, Richard, Richard Corliss, June 21, 2011, The 25 All-Time Best Animated Films,weblink limited, dead,weblink September 26, 2021, September 26, 2021, Time (magazine), Time, Insider, USA Today (both 2018),WEB, Lynch, John, March 10, 2018, The 50 best animated movies of all time, according to critics,weblink live,weblink March 9, 2022, March 9, 2022, Insider (news website), Insider, WEB, Stockdale, Charles, June 12, 2018, The 100 best animated movies of all time,weblink live,weblink November 2, 2020, September 16, 2021, USA Today, Rolling Stone (2019),MAGAZINE, Adams, Sam, Bramesco, Charles, Grierson, Tim, Murray, Noel, Scherer, Jenna, Tobias, Scott, Wilkinson, Alissa, October 13, 2019, 40 Greatest Animated Movies Ever,weblink limited, live,weblink March 2, 2021, September 16, 2021, Rolling Stone, Esquire (2020),WEB, Kranc, Lauren, June 7, 2020, The Best Animated Films of All Time Have No Age Limit,weblink limited, live,weblink May 16, 2021, September 16, 2021, Esquire (magazine), Esquire, Parade, Time Out New York, and Empire (all 2021).WEB, Murrian, Samuel R., January 16, 2021, We Ranked the 51 Best Animated Movies of All Time, From Snow White to Soul,weblink live,weblink September 17, 2021, September 17, 2021, Parade (magazine), Parade, WEB, Kryza, Andy, Rothkopf, Joshua, Huddleston, Tom, September 10, 2021, 100 best animated films of all time,weblink live,weblink December 8, 2021, December 9, 2021, Time Out New York, WEB, Travis, Ben, White, James, Freer, Ian, Webb, Beth, September 15, 2021, The 50 Best Animated Movies,weblink live,weblink September 17, 2021, September 17, 2021, Empire (magazine), Empire, In December 2021, the film's screenplay was listed number thirty-three on the Writers Guild of America's "101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)".WEB, Pedersen, Erik, December 6, 2021, 101 Greatest Screenplays Of The 21st Century: Horror Pic Tops Writers Guild's List,weblink live,weblink December 6, 2021, January 12, 2022, Deadline Hollywood,

Accolades

{{Anchor|Awards}}At the 82nd Academy Awards, Up received nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Sound Editing; and won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.WEB, March 7, 2010, The 82nd Academy Award Winners and Nominees,weblink live,weblink May 6, 2021, September 16, 2021, NPR, Its other nominations include nine Annie Awards (winning two),WEB, Kapko, Matt, December 1, 2009, 37th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced,weblink live,weblink April 18, 2017, September 16, 2021, Animation World Network, WEB, Giardina, Carolyn, February 6, 2010, Up wins best feature at Annie Awards,weblink live,weblink September 16, 2021, September 16, 2021, The Hollywood Reporter, four British Academy Film Awards (winning two),WEB, Finke, Nikki, Nikki Finke, January 7, 2010, BAFTA Award Noms: Long List Revealed,weblink live,weblink September 16, 2021, September 16, 2021, Deadline Hollywood, WEB, February 22, 2010, Factbox: Winners at 2010 BAFTA awards,weblink live,weblink September 16, 2021, September 16, 2021, Reuters, four Critics' Choice Awards (winning two),WEB, Pond, Steve, December 13, 2009, 'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Nine' Lead Critics Choice Nominations,weblink live,weblink October 26, 2021, October 26, 2021, TheWrap, WEB, January 16, 2010, Full list of winners at Critics Choice Awards,weblink live,weblink October 26, 2021, October 26, 2021, Reuters, and two Golden Globe Awards (winning both).WEB, January 17, 2010, 67th Annual Golden Globes winners list,weblink live,weblink March 9, 2016, September 16, 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety, The National Board of Review and the American Film Institute named Up one of the ten-best films of 2009; it also won the National Board of Review's Best Animated Film award.WEB, Brown, Lane, December 3, 2009, National Board of Review Names Up in the Air Best Film,weblink limited, live,weblink September 16, 2021, September 16, 2021, Vulture (website), Vulture, WEB, Stewart, Andrew, December 13, 2009, AFI picks top 10 for 2009,weblink live,weblink November 3, 2021, November 4, 2021, Variety (magazine), Variety,

Other media

Short films

Dug's Special Mission (2009)

Dug's Special Mission is a short film released in 2009 as part of the Blu-ray/DVD releases of Up. The plot shows Dug's actions before his meeting with Carl and Russell.NEWS, Sciretta, Peter, Pixar's Up and Monsters, Inc. Blu-ray/DVD Releases Announced,weblink August 31, 2012, SlashFilm, August 10, 2009,

George and A.J. (2009)

George and A.J. is a short film released in 2009 focused on the nurses George and A.J. after seeing Carl's house fly away and their reaction after it.WEB,weblink Pixar's up Tie-In George and AJ Now Online | /Film, 2009-11-23,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100429213544weblink">weblink 2010-04-29, dead,

Carl's Date (2023)

Carl's Date is a short film released theatrically in 2023 along with Pixar's Elemental. Serving as the finale for the Dug Days series, the short focuses on Carl preparing for his first date since Ellie's death.WEB, Rosenbloom, Alli, 'Up' widower Carl Fredricksen gets second chance at love in 'Carl's Date' trailer,weblink CNN, June 12, 2023, 15 June 2023, June 15, 2023,weblink live, WEB,weblink Pixar's New Up Short Film Carl's Date to Debut Theatrically With Elemental, Taylor, Drew, TheWrap, March 28, 2023, May 12, 2023, March 28, 2023,weblink live,

Video games

In 2009, an adventure video game, Up, was released for multiple platforms.WEB, May 26, 2009, Disney Pixar's Up from THQ Lands in Retail,weblink live,weblink September 20, 2021, September 20, 2021, IGN, (Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure) (2012) features characters and worlds from five of Pixar's films, including Up.WEB, Schramm, M., December 9, 2011, Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure combines Kinect and Pixar flicks next March,weblink live,weblink September 20, 2021, September 20, 2021, Engadget, MAGAZINE, Banks, Dave, March 9, 2012, Exclusive First Look at New Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure Trailer,weblink limited, live,weblink September 20, 2021, September 20, 2021, Wired (magazine), Wired, In the world-building video game Disney Magic Kingdoms, Carl Fredricksen, Russell, Kevin, Dug, and Charles Muntz appear as playable characters to unlock for a limited time, along with attractions based on Carl's house and Paradise Falls, with the characters involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events of the film.WEB,weblink Update 60: The Rescuers Part 2 & Up {{!, Livestream|publisher=YouTube|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=October 16, 2022|archive-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016141113weblink|url-status=live}}WEB,weblink Update 61: Up {{!, Livestream|publisher=YouTube|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=October 16, 2022|archive-date=August 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809012138weblink|url-status=live}}

Spin-off television series

A streaming microseries of short films following Up, Dug Days, was released on Disney+ on September 1, 2021.WEB, Pedersen, Erik, December 10, 2020, Disney+ Programming: Here's What Was Announced Or Confirmed For Streamer During Disney Investor Day,weblink live,weblink September 20, 2021, September 20, 2021, Deadline Hollywood, WEB, Salazar, Savannah, September 1, 2021, New on Disney+: September 2021,weblink limited, live,weblink September 20, 2021, September 20, 2021, Vulture (website), Vulture, It is set some time after the events of the film and focuses on Dug and Carl as they reside in suburbia.WEB, Fallon, Sean, July 30, 2021, Disney-Pixar Up Spinoff Dug Days Gets Adorable Funko Pops,weblink live,weblink September 20, 2021, September 20, 2021, ComicBook.com, The short film Carl's Date, released theatrically on June 16, 2023, acted as the sixth and final episode of Dug Days.

Theme parks

Russell and Dug appear at Disney California Adventure and Walt Disney World as meet-and-greet characters,WEB,weblink Character Central {{!, Russell |date=January 16, 2011 |publisher=charactercentral.net}}WEB,weblink Character Central {{!, Dug |date=January 16, 2011 |publisher=charactercentral.net}} with Kevin also being a meet-and-greet character at Disney's Animal Kingdom,WEB,weblink Character Central {{!, Kevin |date=August 9, 2018 |publisher=charactercentral.net}} while Carl is a retired meet-and-greet character.WEB,weblink Character Central {{!, Carl Fredricksen |date=January 16, 2011 |publisher=charactercentral.net}}The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail play area at Disney's California Adventure is themed after the Wilderness Explorers scouting organization from the film.WEB,weblink Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, Betsy Malloy, June 24, 2019, TripSavvy,

In popular culture

In the episode "Loan-a Lisa" from the television series The Simpsons, the opening sequence of the film is parodied in a short of The Itchy & Scratchy Show titled "P.U.", with Scratchy and his wife in the role of Carl and Ellie.WEB,weblink "Loan-a-Lisa"/"Cleveland Live!"/"Excellence in Broadcasting"/"100 A.D., Pt 1 of 2", The A.V. Club, 2022-01-13, 2010-10-04, Kaiser, Rowan, The fourth episode of the seventh season of the ABC fairytale drama Once Upon a Time, titled "Beauty" features a rendition of Up, with the characters of Rumplestiltskin and Belle taking the place of Carl and Ellie. It contains many references to the animated film, including the process of building of the house, the design of the house itself, the twin chairs, and the picnics as many years go by, culminating in Belle's collapse and death as Ellie did in the film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

See also

• Cluster ballooning
• Edith Macefield, another real-estate holdout
• Lawnchair Larry flight
• Thirsty Beaver, a real-estate holdout
• Vera Coking, a real-estate holdout

Notes

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References

Citations

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Works cited

• BOOK, Catmull, Ed, Wallace, Amy, Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace,weblink registration, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, April 8, 2014, New York City, Random House, 978-0812993011,
• BOOK,weblink The Art of Up, Tim, Hauser, January 19, 2016, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 9781452147604,
• BOOK, Diamond, Ron, Ron Diamond, On Animation: The Director's Perspective,weblink 2, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, November 11, 2019, 9781351657792,

External links

• {{Official websiteweblink}} at Disney
• {{Official websiteweblink}} at Pixar
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• {{TCMDb title|736493}}
• {{allMovie title|402056}}

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