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Up(2009film)
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Upisa2009American3Dcomputeranimated
adventurecomedydramafilmproducedbyPixar
AnimationStudiosandreleasedbyWaltDisney
Pictures.DirectedbyPeteDocter,thefilmcentersonan
elderlywidowernamedCarlFredricksen(voicedby
EdwardAsner)andanearnestyoungWilderness
ExplorernamedRussell(JordanNagai).Bytying
thousandsofballoonstohishome,78yearoldCarlsets
outtofulfillhisdreamtoseethewildsofSouth
Americaandtocompleteapromisemadetohislate
wife.ThefilmwascodirectedbyBobPeterson,with
musiccomposedbyMichaelGiacchino.
Docterbeganworkingonthestoryin2004,whichwas
basedonfantasiesofescapingfromlifewhenit
becomestooirritating.HeandelevenotherPixarartists
spentthreedaysinVenezuelagatheringresearchand
inspiration.Thedesignsofthecharacterswere
caricaturedandstylizedconsiderably,andanimators
werechallengedwithcreatingrealisticcloth.The
floatinghouseisattachedbyavaryingnumberbetween
10,000and20,000balloonsinthefilm'ssequences.Up
wasPixar'sfirstfilmtobepresentedinDisneyDigital
3D.[3]
UpwasreleasedonMay29,2009andopenedthe2009
CannesFilmFestival,becomingthefirstanimatedand
3Dfilmtodoso.[4]Thefilmbecameagreatfinancial
success,accumulatingover$731millioninitstheatrical
release.Upreceivedcriticalacclaim,withmost
reviewerscommendingthehumorandheartofthefilm.
EdwardAsnerwaspraisedforhisportrayalofCarl,and
amontageofCarlandhiswifeEllieagingtogetherwas
widelylauded.ThefilmreceivedfiveAcademyAward
nominations,includingBestPicture,makingitthe
secondanimatedfilminhistorytoreceivesucha
nomination(andPixar'sfirstBestPicturenomination),
followingBeautyandtheBeast(1991).[5]

Contents
1Plot

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Up

Theatricalreleaseposter

Directedby

PeteDocter

Producedby

JonasRivera

Screenplayby

BobPeterson
PeteDocter

Storyby

PeteDocter
BobPeterson
TomMcCarthy

Starring

EdAsner
ChristopherPlummer
JordanNagai
BobPeterson

Musicby
Cinematography
Editedby
Production
company
Distributedby

MichaelGiacchino
PatrickLin
JeanClaudieKalache
KevinNolting
WaltDisneyPictures
PixarAnimationStudios
WaltDisneyStudiosMotion
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1Plot
2Cast
3Production
3.1Animation
3.2Music
4Release
4.1UPisodes
4.2Homemedia
5Reception
5.1Boxoffice
5.2Criticalresponse
5.3Accolades
6Videogames
7Seealso
8References
9Externallinks

Releasedates

May29,2009

Runningtime

96minutes

Country

UnitedStates

Language

English

Budget

$175million[1]

Boxoffice

$731.3million[2]

Plot
Inthelate1930s,CarlFredricksenisayoung8yearoldboywhoidolizesfamousexplorerCharlesF.
Muntz.Muntzhasbeenaccusedoffabricatingtheskeletonofagiantbirdhesaysthathediscoveredin
ParadiseFallsandvowstoreturntheretocatchonealive.OnedayCarlbefriendsagirlnamedEllie,whois
alsoaMuntzfan.SheconfidestoCarlherdesiretomoveher"clubhouse"anabandonedhouseinthe
neighborhoodtoacliffoverlookingParadiseFalls.CarlandEllieeventuallygetmarriedandgrowold
togetherintherestoredhouse.Thoughtheyplannedtohavechildrentogether,Ellieisdiagnosedas
infertile.CarlthereforewantstofulfilltheirpromiseoftraveltoSouthAmerica,repeatedlypoolingtheir
savingsforatriptoParadiseFalls.AnelderlyCarlfinallyarrangesforthetrip,butElliesuddenlybecomes
illanddies.
Yearslater,Carlstilllivesinthehouse,butwhenheaccidentallyinjuresaconstructionworkerover
damagetohismailbox,acourtordershimtomovetoaretirementhome.However,Carlcomesupwitha
schemetokeephispromisetoEllieheturnshishouseintoamakeshiftairship,usingthousandsofhelium
balloons.Russell,ayoungWildernessExplorer,becomesanaccidentalpassengerinhisefforttoearnhis
finalmeritbadgeforassistingtheelderly.
Aftersurvivingathunderstorm,theflyinghouselandsneararavinefacingParadiseFalls.CarlandRussell
harnessthemselvestothestillbuoyanthouseandbegintowalkitaroundtheravine,hopingtoreachthe
fallsbeforealloftheballoonsdeflate.Theylaterbefriendatall,colorfulflightlessbird(whomRussell
names"Kevin")tryingtoreachherchicks,followedbyadognamedDug,whowearsaspecialcollarthat
allowshimtospeak.
CarlandRussellencounterapackofdogsledbyAlphaandaretakentoDug'smaster,whoturnsouttobe
anelderlyCharlesMuntz.MuntzinvitesCarlandRussellaboardhisdirigible,theSpiritofAdventure,
whereheexplainsthathehasspentyearssincehisdisgracesearchingParadiseFallsforthegiantbird.
WhenRussellnotesthebird'ssimilaritytoKevin,Muntzthenbecomeshostile,mistakenlybelievingthem
tohavebeenattemptingtostealthebird,promptingthepairtofleewithKevinandDug.Muntzcatchesup

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withthemandstartsafirebeneathCarl'shouse,forcingtheoldmantochoosebetweensavingitorKevin.
Carlrushestoputoutthefire,allowingMuntztotakethebird.HeandRusselleventuallyreachthefalls,
thoughRussellisdisappointedinCarloverhisdecisiontoabandonKevin.
Settlingintohishome,CarllooksthroughEllie'schildhoodscrapbookandfindsphotosoftheirhappy
marriageaddedintoit,alongwithanotefromElliethankinghimforthe"adventure"andencouraginghim
togohaveanewone.Reinvigorated,hegoestofindRussell,onlytoseehimsailingoffwithsomeballoons
tosaveKevin.Carlemptiesthehouseoffurnitureandpossessions,lighteningit,andpursueshim.
RusselliscapturedbyMuntz,butCarlmanagestoboardthedirigibleinflightandfreebothRusselland
Kevin.DugdefeatsAlphaandbecomethedogs'newleader.Muntzpursuesthemaroundtheairship,finally
corneringDug,Kevin,andRussellinsideCarl'stetheredhouse.CarlluresKevinoutthroughawindowand
backontotheairshipwithDugandRussellclingingtoherback,justasMuntzisabouttoclosein.Muntz
leapsafterthem,onlytosnaghisfootonsomeballoonlinesandfalltohisdeath.Thehousethendescends
outofsightthroughtheclouds.
CarlandRussellreuniteKevinwithherchicks,thenflythedirigiblebacktothecity.CarlpresentsRussell
withhisfinalbadge:agrapesodacapthatElliegavetoCarlwhentheyfirstmetandmadetheirpromise.
Thetwothenenjoysomeicecreamtogether.Meanwhile,Carl'shouseisshowntohavelandedonthecliff
besideParadiseFalls,aspromisedtoEllie.

Cast
EdwardAsnerasCarlFredricksen(JeremyLearyvoicedCarl
asayoungboy).DocterandRiveranotedAsner'stelevision
alterego,LouGrant,hadbeenhelpfulinwritingforCarl,
becauseitguidedtheminbalancinglikableandunlikable
aspectsofthecurmudgeonlycharacter.[6]Whentheymet
Asnerandpresentedhimwithamodelofhischaracter,he
joked,"Idon'tlookanythinglikethat."(Theappearanceof
CarlismeanttoresembleSpencerTracyasheappearedinhis
finalfilm,GuessWho'sComingtoDinner.[7])Theytailored
Actorsdressedasthefilm's
hisdialogueforhim,withshortsentencesandmore
protagonistsatthe66thVenice
consonants,which"cementedthenotionthatCarl,postEllie,
InternationalFilmFestival
isadisgruntledbearthat'sbeenpokedawakeduring
[8]
hibernation". InColombia,unexpectedpublicityforthefilm
wasgeneratedduetotheuncannysimilarityofCarlwithColombianexpresidentJulioCsarTurbay
Ayala.[9][10]
ChristopherPlummerasCharlesF.Muntz,anoldexplorerlookingfortheBeastofParadiseFalls,
vowingnottoreturntoNorthAmericauntilhehadcapturedthecreature,usingagroupofdogstoaid
himinhishunt.Thenameofhisairship,theSpiritofAdventure,mayhavebeeninspiredbyCharles
Lindbergh'sairplane,SpiritofSt.Louis.[11]Invariousinterviews,PeteDocterhasmentionedHoward
HughesandreallifeadventurersCharlesLindberghandPercyFawcettasinspirationsforMuntz.[12]
JordanNagaiasRussell,ayoungWildernessExplorerwhobecomesanaccidentalpassengerinCarl's
floatinghouseinhisefforttoearnhisfinalmeritbadgeforassistingtheelderly.Throughoutmostof
thefilm,hemakesseveralcommentstoCarlthatsuggestthatRussell'sfatherandmotherareno
longertogether.[13]Russell'sdesignwasbasedonPixaranimatorPeterSohn.[14]Docterauditioned
400boysinanationwidecastingcallforthepart.[15]Nagai,whoisJapaneseAmerican,[16]showed
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uptoanauditionwithhisbrother,whowasactuallytheoneauditioning.DocterrealizedNagai
behavedandspokenonstoplikeRussellandchosehimforthepart.[17]Nagaiwas8yearsoldwhen
cast.[15]DocterencouragedNagaitoactphysicallyaswellasvocallywhenrecordingtherole,lifting
himupsidedownandticklinghimforthescenewhereRussellencountersKevin.[8]AsianAmericans
havepositivelynotedPixar'sfirstcastingofanAsianleadcharacter,[18]incontrasttothecommon
practiceofcastingnonAsiansinAsianparts.[19]
BobPetersonasDug,theGoldenRetrievermisfitofMuntz'spackofdogsthatcanallcommunicate
withhumansthroughadeviceoneachoftheircollars.[11]PetersonknewhewouldvoiceDugwhen
hewrotehisline"Ihavejustmetyou,andIloveyou,"whichwasbasedonwhatachildtoldhim
whenhewasacampcounselorinthe1980s.TheDVDreleaseofthefilmfeaturesashortcalled
Dug'sSpecialMission,whichfollowsDugjustbeforehisfirstmeetingwithCarlandRussell.Dug
previouslyappearedinRatatouilleasashadowonawallthatbarksatRemy.[11]
PetersonalsovoicesAlpha,theDobermanPinscherleaderofMuntz'spackofdogs.Pete
DocterhasstatedthatAlpha"thinksofhimselfasClintEastwood".Despitehismenacing
appearance,afrequentmalfunctioninAlpha'stranslatingcollarcauseshisvoicetosound
comicallyhighpitchedandsqueaky,asifhehadbeenbreathinghelium.Thenormalvoicefor
histranslatorisaresonant,intimidatingbass.Withbothvoices,Alphahasaroundaboutspeech
patternthatcauseshissentencestobelongerthannecessary.
PeteDocterasKevin,the"BeastofParadiseFalls",whichisactuallyjustalarge,colorfulprehistoric
bird.OtherthanvoicingKevin,DocteralsovoicesCampmasterStrauch,Russell'scampmaster,seen
attheendofthefilm.
ElizabethDocterasEllieFredricksenasayoungerchild.Thevoiceactoristhedirector'sdaughter,[20]
whoalsoprovidedsomeofthedrawingsshownbyEllie.[21]
DelroyLindoasBeta,aRottweiler[11]andoneofMuntz'sdogs.
JeromeRanftasGamma,aBulldog[11]andoneofMuntz'sdogs.
JohnRatzenbergerasTom,aconstructionworkerwhoasksifCarlisreadytosellhishouse.[11]
DavidKayeasthenewsreelannouncer.
DannyMannasSteve,aconstructionworkerwhomCarlinjuresbecauseheaccidentallywreckedhis
mailbox.

Production
DirectorPeteDocterfirstbeganwritingUpin2004.Thefantasyofaflyinghousewasdevelopedonthe
ideaofescapingfromlifewhenitbecomestooirritating,[12][15]whichstemmedfromhisdifficultywith
socialsituationsgrowingup.[22]ActorandwriterTomMcCarthyaidedDocterandBobPetersoninshaping
thestoryforaboutthreemonths.[17]Docterselectedanoldmanforthemaincharacterafterdrawinga
pictureofagrumpyoldmanwithsmilingballoons.[17]Thetwomenthoughtthatanoldmanwasagood
ideaforaprotagonistbecausetheyfeltthattheirexperiencesandthewaythattheyaffecttheirviewofthe
worldwasarichsourceofhumor.Docterwasnotconcernedwithanelderlyprotagonist,statingthat
childrenwouldrelatetoCarlinthewaythattheyrelatetotheirgrandparents.[12]
DocternotedthatthefilmreflectshisfriendshipswithDisneyveteransFrankThomas,OllieJohnston,and
JoeGrant(whoalldiedbeforethefilm'sreleaseandthusthefilmwasdedicatedtothem).Grantgavethe
scripthisapprovalaswellassomeadvicebeforehisdeathin2005.[23]DocterrecalledthatGrantwould
remindhimthattheaudienceneededan"emotionalbedrock"becauseofhowwackytheadventurewould
becomehereitisCarlmourningforhiswife.[17]DocterfeltthatGrant'spersonalityinfluencedCarl's
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deceasedwifeElliemorethanthegrouchymaincharacter,[23]and
CarlwasprimarilybasedonSpencerTracy,WalterMatthau,James
Whitmore,andtheirowngrandparents,becausetherewas
"somethingsweetaboutthesegrumpyoldguys".[7]Docterand
JonasRiveranotedCarl'scharmingnatureinspiteofhisgrumpiness
derivesfromtheelderly"hav[ing]thischarmandalmostthis'old
manlicense'tosaythingsthatotherpeoplecouldn'tgetawaywith
[...]It'slikehowwewouldgotoeatwithJoeGrantandhewould
callthewaitresses'honey'.IwishIcouldcallawaitress'honey'."[24]
Docterrevealedthatthefilmmakers'firststoryoutlinehadCarl"just
want[ing]tojoinhiswifeupinthesky.Itwasalmostakindof
strangesuicidemissionorsomething.Andobviouslythat's[a
problem].Oncehegetsairborne,thenwhat?Sowehadtohave
ThemaincharacterCarlFredricksen
somegoalforhimtoachievethathehadnotyetgotten."[20]Asa
ispartiallybasedonSpencerTracy[7]
result,theyaddedtheplotofgoingtoSouthAmerica.Thelocation
waschosenduetobothDocter'sloveoftropicallocations,butalso
inwantingalocationthatCarlcouldbestuckwithakidduetotheinabilitytoleavehimwithanauthority
suchasapoliceofficerorsocialworker.TheyimplementedachildcharacterasawaytohelpCarlstop
being"stuckinhisways".[25]
DoctercreatedDugashefeltitwouldberefreshingtoshowwhatadogthinks,ratherthanwhatpeople
assumeitthinks.[26]Knowledgeofcaninecommunication,bodylanguageandpackbehaviorsfortheartists
andanimatorstoportraysuchthoughtscamefromconsultantDr.IanDunbar,veterinarian,dogbehaviorist
andtrainer.[27]TheideaforAlpha'svoicederivedfromthinkingaboutwhatwouldhappenifsomeone
brokearecordplayeranditalwaysplayedatahighpitch.[17]Russellwasaddedtothestoryatalaterdate
thanDugandKevin[17]hispresence,aswellastheconstructionworkers,helpedtomakethestoryfeelless
"episodic".[20]
Carl'srelationshipwithRussellreflectshow"he'snotreallyreadyforthewhirlwindthatakidis,asfewof
usare".[23]DocteraddedhesawUpasa"comingofage"taleandan"unfinishedlovestory",withCarlstill
dealingwiththelossofhiswife.[28]HecitedinspirationfromCasablancaandAChristmasCarol,which
areboth"resurrection"storiesaboutmenwholosesomething,andregainpurposeduringtheirjourney.[29]
DocterandRiveracitedinspirationfromtheMuppets,HayaoMiyazaki,Dumbo,andPeterPan.Theyalso
sawparallelstoTheWizardofOzandtriedtomakeUpnotfeeltoosimilar.[30]ThereisascenewhereCarl
andRussellhaulthefloatinghousethroughthejungle.APixaremployeecomparedthesceneto
Fitzcarraldo,andDocterwatchedthatfilmandTheMissionforfurtherinspiration.[31]Thecharacter
CharlesMuntzcomesfromHowardHughesandErrolFlynn.[32]

Animation
DoctermadeVenezuelathefilm'ssettingafterRalphEgglestongavehimavideoofthetepui
mountains[12][23]VenezuelaandtepuiswerealreadyfeaturedinapreviousDisneyfilm,Dinosaur.In2004,
DocterandelevenotherPixarartistsspentthreedaysreachingMonteRoraimabyairplane,jeep,and
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helicopter.[11]Theyspentthreenightstherepaintingandsketching,[33]andencounteringants,mosquitoes,
scorpions,frogs,andsnakes.TheyalsoflewtoMatawiTepuiandclimbedtoAngelFalls.[11]Docterfelt
"wecouldn'tuse[therocksandplantswesaw].Realityissofarout,ifweputitinthemovieyouwouldn't
believeit."[7]Thefilm'screatureswerealsochallengingtodesignbecause
theyhadtofitinthesurrealenvironmentofthetepuis,butalsoberealistic
becausethosemountainsexistinreallife.[23]Thefilmmakersvisited
SacramentoZootoobserveaHimalayanmonalforKevin'sanimation.[1]
TheanimatorsdesignedRussellasanAsianAmerican,andmodeled
RussellaftersimilarlookingPeterSohn,aPixarstoryboarderwhovoiced
EmileinRatatouilleanddirectedtheshortPartlyCloudy,becauseofhis
energeticnature.[15][34]
WhilePixarusuallydesignstheircharacterstobecaricatured,Carlwaseven
moreso,beingonlythreeheadshigh.[35]Hewasnotgivenelderlyfeatures
suchasliverspotsorhairinhisearstokeephimappealing,yetgivinghim
wrinkles,pockmarksonhisnose,ahearingaid,andacanetomakehim
appearelderly.Docterwantedtopushastylizedfeel,particularlytheway
Docterandelevenother
Carl'sheadisproportioned:hehasasquarishappearancetosymbolizehis
Pixarartistsvisitedtepuisin
containmentwithinhishouse,whileRussellisroundedlikeaballoon.[8]
Venezuelain2004for
ThechallengeonUpwasmakingthesestylizedcharactersfeelnatural,[12]
research
althoughDocterremarkedtheeffectcameacrossbetterthananimatingthe
realistichumansfromToyStory,whosufferedfromthe"uncanny
valley".[23]CartoonistsAlHirschfeld,HankKetcham,andGeorgeBoothinfluencedthehuman
designs.[17][29][36]Simulatingrealisticclothoncaricaturedhumanswasharderthancreatingthe10,000
balloonsflyingthehouse.[22]NewprogramsweremadetosimulatetheclothandforKevin'siridescent
feathers.[37]Toanimateoldpeople,Pixaranimatorswouldstudytheirownparentsorgrandparentsandalso
watchedfootageoftheSeniorOlympics.[6]ThedirectorshadvariousrulesforCarl'smovements:hecould
notturnhisheadmorethan1520degreeswithoutturninghistorsoaswell,norcouldheraisehisarms
high.However,theyalsowantedhimtogrowmoreflexibleneartheendofthefilm,transformingintoan
"actionhero".
AtechnicaldirectorworkedoutthattomakeCarl'shousefly,hewouldrequire23millionballoons,but
Docterrealizedthatnumbermadetheballoonslooklikesmalldots.Instead,theballoonscreatedwere
madetobetwiceCarl'ssize.Thereare10,927balloonsforshotsofthehousejustflying,20,622balloons
fortheliftoffsequence,andavaryingnumberinotherscenes.[11]

Music
UpisthethirdPixarfilmtobescoredbyMichaelGiacchino,afterTheIncrediblesandRatatouille.What
PeteDocterwantedmoreimportantlyoutofthemusicwastheemotion,soGiacchinowroteacharacter
themebasedscorethatproducerJonasRiverathoughtenhancedthestory.Atthebeginningofthemovie,
whenyoungCarlisinthemovietheaterwatchinganewsreelaboutMuntz,thefirstpieceofmusicheardis
"Muntz'sTheme",whichstartsoutasacelebratorytheme,andechoesthroughthefilmwhenMuntz
reappears70yearslater."Ellie'sTheme"isfirstheardwhensheisintroducedasalittlekidandplays
severaltimesduringthefilmindifferentversionsforinstance,duringthesequencewhereCarlliftshis
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housewiththeballoons,thethemeischangedfromasimplepianomelodytoafullorchestralarrangement.
Giacchinohascomparedthefilmtooperasinceeachcharacterhasauniquethemethatchangesduringa
particularmomentinthestory.[38]
ThescorewasreleasedasadigitaldownloadonMay26,2009,threedaysbeforethefilmopenedin
theaters.ItwontheAcademyAwardforBestOriginalScore,[39]theGrammyAwardforBestScore
SoundtrackAlbum,[40]theGoldenGlobeAwardforBestOriginalScore,[41]andthe2010BAFTAAward
forBestFilmMusic.[42]ItisthefirstscoreforaPixarfilmtowintheOscar(RandyNewmanalsowonfor
Monsters,Inc.andToyStory3,butinthecategoryofBestOriginalSong).

Release
WhenthefilmscreenedattheElCapitanTheatreinHollywood,
CaliforniafromMay29toJuly23,2009,itwasaccompaniedby
LightenUp!,aliveshowfeaturingDisneycharacters.[43]Othertie
insincludedchildren'sbookssuchasMyNameisDug,illustratedby
screenwriterRonniedelCarmen.[44]DespitePixar'strackrecord,
TargetCorporationandWalmartstockedfewUpitems,while
Pixar'sregularcollaboratorThinkwayToysdidnotproduce
merchandise,claimingitsstoryisunusualandwouldbehardto
promote.DisneyacknowledgednoteveryPixarfilmwouldhaveto
becomeafranchise.[1]PromotionalpartnersincludeAflac,[45]
NASCAR,andAirshipVentures,[46][47]whileClusterBalloons
promotedthefilmwithareplicaofCarl'scouchliftedbyhotair
balloonsforjournaliststositin.[48]

GeorgeLucaswiththefilm's
protagonistsatthe66thVenice
InternationalFilmFestival.

Beforethefilm'sworldwidereleasedate,Pixargrantedawishfrom10yearoldColbyCurtintoseethe
filmbeforeshedied.Colbyhadbeendiagnosedwithcancerandwastoosicktogotoatheater.APixar
employeeflewtotheCurtin'shousewithaDVDofthefinishedfilmandscreeneditforherandherfamily.
Curtindiedsevenhourslaterat9:20pm,shortlyafterseeingthefilm.[49]
DirectorPeteDocterintendedforaudiencestotakeaspecificpointfromthefilm,saying:
Basically,themessageofthefilmisthattherealadventureoflifeistherelationshipwehave
withotherpeople,andit'ssoeasytolosesightofthethingswehaveandthepeoplethatare
aroundusuntiltheyaregone.Moreoftenthannot,Idon'treallyrealizehowluckyIwasto
haveknownsomeoneuntilthey'reeithermovedorpassedaway.So,ifyoucankindofwakeup
alittlebitandgo,"Wow,I'vegotsomereallycoolstuffaroundmeeveryday",thenthat'swhat
themovie'sabout.[50]

UPisodes

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Beforeitstheatricalrelease,DisneyPixarcreatedthreesmall
animatedvignettescalledUPisodestopromoteitsfilmUPonthe
internet.[51]TheseUPisodeschronicledCarlFredricksenand
Russell'sjourneythroughthejungle,notseeninthemovie.Fans
wereabletoviewthevignettesonAppleiTunesmovietrailersite
andYouTube.
UPisodeOne:AnimalCallsinthefirstepisode,Russell
demonstrateshisabilitytomimicanimalcalls.
UPisodeTwo:FirstAidinthesecondepisode,Russelltries
torelieveaminorinjurythatCarlreceived.
UPisodeThree:SnipeTrapinthethirdepisode,Russell
attemptstocapturetheelusivesnipe.

Homemedia

PeteDocter(left),JonasRivera
(right)in2009withKUSITV'sPhil
Konstantin

UpwasreleasedonBlurayDiscandDVDinNorthAmericaonNovember10,2009,[52]andintheUnited
KingdomonFebruary15,2010.[53]ItfeaturesthefilmplusthetheatricalshortPartlyCloudyandthenew
shortDug'sSpecialMission,aswellasanaudiocommentarybydirectorPeteDocter,thedocumentary
AdventureisOutThereonthefilmmakers'researchjourneytoSouthAmerica,TheManyEndingsofMuntz
(analternateendingofsorts),andadigitalcopy.TheBlurayeditionhasafourdiscpackthataddsCine
ExplorewithBonusView,GlobalGuardianBadgeandGeographygames,eightdocumentaries,andBD
LivetotheDeluxeDVDanddigitalcopyplatters.ALimitedEditionisalsoavailablecalledtheLuxoJr.
PremiumPackthatincludesacollectiblelampmodeledafterPixar'sbouncyshortstarthatisdesignedto
holdacompletePixarBluraycollection.[54]
Inaddition,PixaralsocreatedashortfilmtitledGeorge&A.J.,writtenanddirectedbyUpstoryboardartist
JoshCooley,thatshowswhatthetwoShadyOaksretirementhomeworkersdidafterCarlleftwithhis
house.ItwasinitiallyavailableforpurchaseattheiTunesStore,andthenwaslaterpostedtoDisneyPixar's
FacebookandYouTubepages.[55][56]
Initsfirstweekitsold3,969,792units($66,057,339).Iteventuallyreached10,811,453units
($182,591,149),[57]becomingthebestsellingDVDamongthosereleasedin2009,inunitssold.Italso
becamethethirdinsalesrevenuebehindTransformers:RevengeoftheFallenandTwilight.[58]
TherentalreleaseofthefilmtoNetflix,Blockbuster,andRedboxwascontroversialsinceitfailedto
includeclosedcaptioning.[59]Disneyfacedaconsumerbacklashoverthis[60]andquicklyreleaseda
statementthatthisremovalwasanunfortunateerrorandthatitwasmovingtocorrecttheissue.[61]

Reception
Boxoffice
Upearned$293,004,164intheUnitedStatesandCanada,and$438,338,580inotherterritories,fora
worldwidetotalof$731,342,744.[2]Worldwide,itisthesixthhighestgrossingfilmof2009,[62]thefourth
highestgrossingPixarfilm,[63]the55thhighestgrossingfilm,andthe13thhighestgrossinganimatedfilm.
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IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,Upisthe49thhighestgrossingfilm,thetenthhighestgrossingDisney
film,[64]theseventhhighestgrossing3Dfilm,[65]thesixthhighestgrossinganimatedfilm,[66]thefifth
highestgrossingfilmof2009,[67]andthefourthhighestgrossingPixarfilm.[63]Onitsopeningweekend,it
performedstrongerthananalystshadbeenexpecting,rankingnumberonewith$68,108,790.[68]Thisisthe
fourthhighestgrossingopeningforPixar[69]andthethirdlargestpostMemorialDayopening.Itseta
recordforopeningweekendgrossesoriginatingfrom3Dshowingswith$35.4million(firstsurpassedby
Avatar).[70]Theopeningweekendaudiencewas53%femaleand47%under17yearsold.[71]Thefilm
experiencedsmalldropoffsonsubsequentweekends,butlostfirstplacetoTheHangover.[72][73]
OutsidetheUSandCanada,itisthe43rdhighestgrossingfilm,[74]thetenthhighestgrossinganimated
film,thefifthhighestgrossingfilmof2009,[75]andthethirdhighestgrossingPixarfilm.[63]Itwasontop
oftheoverseasboxofficeforthreeconsecutiveweekendsandfourintotal.[76]Itshighestgrossingopening
weekendswererecordedinFranceandtheMaghrebregion($8.88million),theUK,IrelandandMalta,
($8.44million)andJapan($7.24million).Thesethreewerealsoitshighestgrossingcountriesintotal
earnings.[77]Amongmajorcountries,itwasthehighestgrossinganimatedfilmof2009onlyinSpain
($37.1million),[78]Australia($25.3million)[79]andSouthKorea($6.32million).[80]

Criticalresponse
Upreceiveduniversalcriticalacclaim.RottenTomatoesreportsthat98%ofcriticshavegiventhefilma
"CertifiedFresh"positivereview,basedon280reviews,withan8.7/10reviewaverage.Thesite's
consensusstates:"AnothermasterfulworkofartfromPixar,Upisanexciting,hilarious,andheartfelt
adventureimpeccablycraftedandtoldwithwitanddepth."[81]Thefilmalsoholdsascoreof88onthe
reviewaggregatorwebsiteMetacritic.[82]Audiencesgavethefilman"A+"CinemaScore.[83]
FilmcriticRogerEbertgavethefilmfouroutoffourstarsandcalledit"awonderfulfilm."[84][85]The
HollywoodReporterlaudedthefilmas"Winsome,touchingandarguablythefunniestPixareffortever,this
gorgeouslyrendered,highflyingadventureisatidy90minutedistillationofallthesignaturetouchesthat
camebeforeit."[86]AlthoughtheSanFranciscoChroniclenotedthatthefilm"containsmanyboring
stretchesofmindlessfreneticismandblandcharacterinteraction,"italsodeclaredthattherearescenesin
Upof"suchbeauty,economyandpoeticwisdomthattheybelonginanyanthologyofgreatmovie
moments...towatchUpwithanyattentionistobemovedandastonishedbytheeconomywithwhich
specificvisualsareinvestedwithemotionthroughout[thefilm]..."[87]Varietyenthusedthat"Upisan
exceptionallyrefinedpictureunlikesomanyanimatedfilms,it'snotallaboutsensorybombardmentand
volume...Unsurprisingly,nooneputsafootwronghere.Vocalperformances...exudeawarmenthusiasm,
andtechspecificationscouldnotbebetter.MichelGiacchino'sfullbodied,traditionalscoreis
superlative..."[88]TheGlobeclaimedthatUpis"thekindofmoviethatleavesyouasking'Howdopeople
comeupwiththisstuff?'"alongwithanoverallpositivereviewonthefilm,despiteitbeingpredictable.[89]
ThecharacterofCarlFredricksenhasreceivedmostlypositivereception.BillCapodagli,authorof
InnovatethePixarWay,praisedCarlforhisabilitytobeajerkandlikableatthesametime.[90]WallStreet
JournaleditorJoeMorgensterndescribedCarlasgruff,comparinghimtoBusterKeaton,butaddsthatthis
beginstowearthinasthemovieprogresses.[91]HehasbeencomparedwithSpencerTracy,aninfluenceon
thecharacter,byTheWashingtonPosteditorAnnHornaday[92]andEmpireOnlineeditorIanFreer,who
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describeshimassimilartoa"GuessWho'sComingtoDinnerera"Tracy.[93]EntertainmentWeeklyeditor
LisaSchwarzbaumdescribedhisappearanceasacrossbetweenTracyandaneccentricoutofaGeorge
Boothcartoon.[94]TIMEeditorRichardCorlissalsomakesthecomparison,callinghima"trashcompacted
version"ofTracy.[95]HehasalsobeencomparedtoWalterMatthau,anotherinspirationforthecharacter's
design,byLAWeeklyeditorScottFoundas,suggestingthatactorEdAsnerwaschannelinghimwhile
performingtheroleofCarl.[96]VarietyeditorToddMcCarthydescribedCarlasacombinationofboth
TracyandMatthau.[88]
TherelationshipbetweenCarlandhiswifeElliehasbeenpraisedinseveralmediaoutlets.Inhisbook
Disney,Pixar,andtheHiddenMessageofChildren'sFilms,authorM.KeithBookerdescribedthelove
betweenCarlandEllieastouching.Whilealsodescribingthesceneofthetwoofthemagingasa
"masterpieceofitsownkind,"hewasnotsurehowmuchchildrenwouldappreciatethescene,commenting
thathissonwassquirminginhisseatduringthescene.[97]ReelviewseditorJamesBerardinellipraisedtheir
relationship,statingthatitbroughtateartohiseyeinawaynoanimatedfilmhasdone,includinganything
byfamedanimedirectorHayaoMiyazaki.[98]AnnHornadaypraisedtheprologue,describingitas"worthy
ofChaplininitsheartbreakingpoignancy."[92]ChicagoTribuneeditorMichaelPhillipspraisedthescene,
describingitasanemotionalandcinematicpowerhouse,andthathealsowasnearlymovedtotears.
However,Salon.comeditorStephanieZacharekcriticizedthelovebetweenCarlandEllie,describingtheir
marriageasresemblingadentaladhesivecommercialmorethanarealrelationship.[99]
EdwardAsnerwaspraisedinseveralmediaoutletsforhisportrayalofCarl.SanFranciscoChronicleeditor
MickLaSallepraisedAsnerasagreatchoiceduetohavingagrumpinesstohisvoicethatisnottruly
grumpy,butrathercomingfromaprotectivestance.[100]EntertainmentWeeklyeditorLisaSchwarzbaum
praisedAsner'sacting,statingthathehasa"LouGrantauthority"tohisvoice.[94]TimeeditorRichard
CorlissstatedthatAsnerhadthe"gruffnessanddeadpancomictimingtobringCarltolife."[8]TheBoston
GlobeeditorTyBurrconcurredwiththis,statingthathisLouGrantlikevoicehadnotdiminishedwith
time.[101]USATodayeditorClaudiaPuigpraisedAsner'sdelivery,describingitassuperb.[102]
TheformulationofRussellasanAsianAmericancharacter,alongwiththecastingofanAsianAmericanin
therolewasmetpositivelyaswell.BothNagaiandthefilmwereawardedbytheEastWestPlayersforthe
depictionofRussell.[103]EWPlaudedPixarforthecreationofthecharacter,stating,"Weareproudto
honoraveryprogressivefilmcompanylikePixarwhocastanAsianAmericancharacteralongsidean
elderlyonetoplaytheleadsinafeaturefilm."[103]ThecharacterisnotedasPixar'sfirstleadAsian
character,[104]andwasfurtherpositivelyreceivedwithintheaddedcontextofhistoricalnonAsiancastings
forAsianrolesinentertainment.[19][104]AsianAmericanorganizationsandentertainmentwebsites,suchas
mediawatchdogMediaActionNetworkforAsianAmericans(MANAA),Racebending.com,andAngry
AsianManpraisedthecharacterandPixarforitsdiversecharacterdepictions,notingthegenerallackof
AsianAmericanleadcharactersandAsianactorscastinentertainment.[105][106]InaninterviewwithNPRin
2013,AngryAsianMan'sPhilYureflectedonthecharacter'slackoftypicalAsianstereotyping,stating,
"Youknow,hejusthappenstobeAsianandhe's,youknow,reallyadorablecharacter.Butthatkidcould've
beenofanyethnicitybuttheymadetheefforttomakehimAsianjustalittlecolor,youknow,andit's
reallywonderfulwhenthatkindofthinghappenswheretheydon'thavetoplaythatupandmakeitlikea
thingorajoke,whichhappensalot."[107]
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Accolades
Upwontwoawardsatthe82ndAcademyAwards,forBestAnimatedFeatureandBestOriginalScore.[95]
ItisthesecondofthreeanimatedfeaturestohavebeennominatedfortheAcademyAwardforBestPicture.
BeautyandtheBeastandToyStory3werealsonominatedforBestPictureintheirrespectiveyears.Up
alsowonBestOriginalScoreandBestAnimatedFeatureFilmatthe67thGoldenGlobeAwards.[108]Itwas
nominatedfornineAnnieAwardsineightcategories,winningtwoawardsfor"BestAnimatedFeature"and
"BestDirectinginaFeatureProduction".[109]UpalsoreceivedtheGoldenTomatofromRottenTomatoes
forhighestratingfeaturein2009,andbestreviewedanimatedfilm,[110]withanapprovalof98percentfrom
filmcritics,basedon259reviews.[111]Atthe2010Kids'ChoiceAwardsthefilmwonFavoriteAnimated
Movie.[112]JordanNagaiwasawardedtheBreakoutPerformanceAwardatthe44thEastWestPlayers44th
AnniversaryVisionaryAwardsandSilentAuctionforhisroleasRussellbytheEastWestPlayers.[103]The
organizationalsoawardedthefilmwiththeEWPVisionaryAwardforitsprogressivecastingofanAsian
Americanlead.[103]Dug,thetalkingcanine,wasawardedthePalmDogAwardbytheBritishfilmcriticsas
thebestcanineperformanceatCannesFilmFestival,winningoverthefoxfromAntichristandtheblack
poodlefromInglouriousBasterds.[113]

Videogames
OnMay26,2009,avideogamebythesamenamethemedaroundthemoviewasreleasedformultiple
platforms.
Avideogame,KinectRush:ADisneyPixarAdventure,wasalsoreleasedonMarch20,2012,forXbox
360.ItfeaturescharactersfromfiveofPixar'sfilms:Up,TheIncredibles,Cars,Ratatouille,andToy
Story.[114]

Seealso
Clusterballooning
VeraCoking,arealestateholdout
EdithMacefield,anotherrealestateholdout

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