Finding Nemo

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 05 30 (USA) / 2012 09 14 (USA - 3D)

UPC: 786936215595

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children, Scary Moments]

Summary: Andrew Stanton, who helped write Toy Story and Monsters, Inc., co-wrote and directed this computer-animated comedy-adventure about finding a very small fish in a very large ocean. Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) is a more-than-slightly paranoid Clown Fish who is extremely devoted to his young son, Nemo (voice of Alexander Gould), the only survivor after an undersea predator swallowed up Nemo's mother and her other offspring. It's not Marlin's nature to explore unfamiliar waters, but when he and Nemo are accidentally separated near the Great Barrier Reef en route to Nemo's first day of fish school, Marlin gathers his courage and sets out to find his son. What Marlin doesn't know, however, is that while Nemo was looking at a boat passing on the surface, he was caught in a net and given a new home in a dentist's aquarium. As Marlin searches for his son, he makes friends with a friendly but absent-minded Regal Blue Tang named Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), a Great White Shark named Bruce (voice of Barry Humphries) who is trying to cut fish out of his diet, a beach-rat Sea Tortoise named Crush (voice of Andrew Stanton), and Nigel (voice of Geoffrey Rush), a Pelican who can take Marlin's search from the ocean to dry land. Finding Nemo's impressive voice cast also includes Willem Dafoe, Allison Janney, Eric Bana, Stephen Root, and Brad Garrett. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature – National Board of Review Best Animated Feature – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Picture – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival

Features: cc Widescreen viewing presentation (disc one)
Turn your TV into a virtual aquarium with amazing animated scenes from the movie
Filmmakers' visual commentary including deleted scenes and recording sessions
"Making Nemo": A special documentary featuring footage on the creation of the film
Review the art of Nemo, narrated by the artists themselves
Full-frame viewing presentation (disc two)
Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau and all your Nemo friends
Turn your TV into a virtual aquarium including never-before-seen animation
Discover the classic Pixar Animation Studios short film "Knick Knack"
The Incredibles: A Pixar Animation Studios sneak peek
Play "Fisharades" with your favorite school of fish
Learning fun with Mr. Ray's Encyclopedia
Pixar Animation Studios takes future animators on a behind-the-scenes tour
Storytime fun for the young
Choice of viewing presentations: Full-frame version of the film (1.33:1) specially reframed for standard televisions; widescreen version of the film (1.78:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions
English, French, and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX
THX-certified, including THX Optimizer

Finding Nemo

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/04/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD-EX Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1), THX THX-Certified Mastering

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Widescreen
1. New Parents
2. Main Titles
3. First Day of School
4. Field Trip
5. The Drop Off
6. Nemo Lost
7. Meeting Dory
8. Sharks
9. The Tank Gang
10. The Abyss
11. Anglerfish
12. Nemo's Initiation
13. Fish Impressions
14. Jellyfish
15. The Filter
16. Sea Turtles
17. News Travels
18. Off Ramp
19. Dory Speaks Whale
20. Algae
21. Inside the Whale
22. Sydney Harbour
23. The Aquascum
24. Pelicans
25. Darla!
26. Goodbye Dory
27. Nemo and Dory
28. Fishing Net
29. Reunion
30. Back on the Reef
31. Tank Escape
32. End Credits
Side #2 -- Full Frame
1. New Parents
2. Main Titles
3. First Day of School
4. Field Trip
5. The Drop Off
6. Nemo Lost
7. Meeting Dory
8. Sharks
9. The Tank Gang
10. The Abyss
11. Anglerfish
12. Nemo's Initiation
13. Fish Impressions
14. Jellyfish
15. The Filter
16. Sea Turtles
17. News Travels
18. Off Ramp
19. Dory Speaks Whale
20. Algae
21. Inside the Whale
22. Sydney Harbour
23. The Aquascum
24. Pelicans
25. Darla!
26. Goodbye Dory
27. Nemo and Dory
28. Fishing Net
29. Reunion
30. Back on the Reef
31. Tank Escape
32. End Credits

Perry Seibert

Finding Nemo is a superb achievement on three distinct levels. First, the look of the film is gorgeous. The Pixar crew has created a fully realized underwater world. The colors are bright and entrancing, while the movement of the fish is so realistic that the viewer never for a second suspends belief. The story is beautifully structured. After establishing the relationship between Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Alexander Gould), the film sets up the separate worlds they each inhabit (the ocean and the fish tank). The screenwriters have dreamed up creative plot points, formulating exciting obstacles (like the wrecking of a filtration system, a dangerous jellyfish zone, and a dentally challenged eight-year-old) that allow the film to maintain an exciting pace without sacrificing character or humor. Each member of the cast appears to have been hired for their skills as a performer more than for their name recognition. Brooks, DeGeneres, and Willem Dafoe all communicate real emotional truth in their characters, while such talented vocal performers as Stephen Root, Geoffrey Rush, and Barry Humphries lend pitch-perfect comedic support. Finding Nemo is an inventively written, gorgeously drawn, and perfectly acted animated film. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Thomas Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
David Reynolds  Screenwriter 
John Lasseter  Executive Producer 
Andrew Stanton  Director 
Andrew Stanton  Screenwriter 
Lee Unkrich  Director 
Graham Walters  Producer 
Bob Peterson  Screenwriter 
Albert Brooks  Actor 
Ellen DeGeneres  Actor 
Alexander Gould  Actor 
Willem Dafoe  Actor 
Brad Garrett  Actor 
Allison Janney  Actor 
Austin Pendleton  Actor 
Stephen Root  Actor 
Vicki Lewis  Actor 
Joe Ranft  Actor 
Geoffrey Rush  Actor 
Andrew Stanton  Actor 
Elizabeth Perkins  Actor 
Nicolas Bird  Actor 
Bob Peterson  Actor 
Barry Humphries  Actor 
Eric Bana  Actor 
Bruce Spence  Actor 
Bill Hunter  Actor 
LuLu Ebeling  Actor 
Jordy Ranft  Actor 
Erica Beck  Actor 
Erik Per Sullivan  Actor 
John Ratzenberger  Actor 

Country: USA