Up
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Up is a 2009 animated film directed by Pete Docter, starring Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Young Carl Fredricksen idolizes famed explorer Charles Muntz, who is discredited when a giant bird skeleton he brought back from Paradise Falls in South America is deemed fake. Muntz travels back to the falls, vowing not to return until he brings back a live specimen. Carl befriends Ellie, another young Muntz fan, who keeps a scrapbook of her adventures and dreams of moving her "clubhouse" (an abandoned house) to Paradise Falls and having adventures of her own. Carl and Ellie eventually marry, renovate the clubhouse and move in, working at the city zoo as a balloon salesman and zookeeper, respectively. Ellie suffers a miscarriage, and they learn they cannot have children.
Production
Written by Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, the film was produced by Pixar. Michael Giacchino composed the score. Jean-Claude Kalache handled the cinematography. The film runs 96 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $175,000,000, Up grossed $735,103,954 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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