17 Crazy Pixar Movie Facts You Didn't Know Till Now
It would take more than 9.4 million party balloons to lift Carl's house in Up.
1. So many people bought clownfish after the release of Finding Nemo that the species faced "local extinction" in some areas.
2. Reese Witherspoon gave up playing Merida in Brave because her Scottish accent was so bad.
3. John Ratzenberger has voiced a character in every single Pixar film, most recently as Mack in Cars 3.
4. Andy doesn't have a dad in Toy Story because human characters are expensive to animate and "the story was about toys."
5. Exactly 20,622 balloons lift Carl's house off the ground in Up — but in reality, it'd take more than 9.4 million to keep it in the air.
6. Boo from Monsters, Inc. was voiced by an actual toddler (Mary Gibbs) whose dad was a storyboard artist for the movie.
"They would follow me around the recording studio, use puppets to talk to me, and have my mom tickle me or take money/candy away from me to make me laugh and cry...All real emotions," Gibbs told ET.
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2. Reese Witherspoon gave up playing Merida in Brave because her Scottish accent was so bad.
3. John Ratzenberger has voiced a character in every single Pixar film, most recently as Mack in Cars 3.
4. Andy doesn't have a dad in Toy Story because human characters are expensive to animate and "the story was about toys."
5. Exactly 20,622 balloons lift Carl's house off the ground in Up — but in reality, it'd take more than 9.4 million to keep it in the air.
6. Boo from Monsters, Inc. was voiced by an actual toddler (Mary Gibbs) whose dad was a storyboard artist for the movie.
"They would follow me around the recording studio, use puppets to talk to me, and have my mom tickle me or take money/candy away from me to make me laugh and cry...All real emotions," Gibbs told ET.
