Big Hero 6 (2014)

102 min - Animation | Action | Adventure - 7 November 2014 (USA)

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The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy
Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Directors:
Don Hall, Chris Williams
Writers:
Jordan Roberts (screenplay), Daniel Gerson (screenplay), 5 more credits
Stars:
Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung
Big Hero 6 (film)
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Big Hero 6

Theatrical release poster

Directed
by

Produced
by

Screenpla
y by

Based on

Don Hall

Chris Williams

Roy Conli[1]

Jordan Roberts

Dan Gerson

Robert L. Baird

Big Hero 6
by Man of Action

Starring

Scott Adsit

Ryan Potter

Daniel Henney

T. J. Miller

Jamie Chung

Damon Wayans, Jr.

Gnesis Rodrguez

James Cromwell

Alan Tudyk

Maya Rudolph

Music by

Henry Jackman

Edited by

Tim Mertens

Productio
n
company

Distribute
d by

Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Animation

Studios

Walt Disney Studios

Motion Pictures

October 23, 2014 (Tokyo

International

Release
dates

Film Festival)

November 7, 2014 (US)

Running
time

102 minutes[2][3]

Country

United States

Language

English

Budget

$165 million[4][5]

Box office

$546.2 million[5]

Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated superhero action comedy film

produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the
54th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and is inspired by the Marvel Comics
superhero team of the same name.[6] Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, the film tells

the story of a young robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada who forms a superhero team to
combat a masked villain. The film features the voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel
Henney, T. J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Gnesis Rodrguez, Maya Rudolph,
Alan Tudyk, and James Cromwell.
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated film to feature Marvel Comics characters; whose
parent company was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2009.[7] Walt Disney
Animation Studios created new software technology to produce the film's animated visuals.[1]
[8]

Big Hero 6 premiered at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014, and
at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 3D on October 31; it was theatrically released in the United
States on November 7, 2014. The film was met with both critical and commercial success,
grossing over $546 million in worldwide box office; it won the Academy Award for Best
Animated Feature and received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature,
the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and the BAFTA Award for Best
Animated Film.

Contents

1 Plot

2 Voice cast

3 Production

4 Release
o

4.1 Home media

5 Reception
o

5.1 Box office

5.2 Critical response

5.3 Accolades

6 Soundtrack

7 Other media

8 Possible sequel

9 See also

10 References

11 External links

Plot
Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old robotics genius who lives in the futuristic city of San
Fransokyo and spends his time participating in back-alley robot fights. His older brother
Tadashi, worried that Hiro is wasting his potential, takes him to the robotics lab at his
university, where Hiro meets Tadashi's friends, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred, and
Baymax, a personal healthcare robot Tadashi created. Amazed, Hiro decides to apply to the
school. He presents his project - microbots, swarms of tiny robots that can link together in
any arrangement imaginable - in order to gain admission. Professor Callaghan, head of the
school's robotics program, is impressed, and Hiro is accepted. When a fire breaks out at the
university, Tadashi rushes in to rescue Callaghan, but the building explodes and both are
killed. As a result of losing his brother, Hiro secludes himself from others.
One day, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax, who follows one of his microbots to an
abandoned warehouse. There, the two discover that someone has been mass-producing Hiro's
bots; they are attacked by a masked man who is controlling the bots. Realizing this man has
stolen his project, Hiro decides to catch him, and upgrades Baymax with armor and a battle
chip. After the masked man attacks Hiro, Baymax, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred,
the six form a superhero team.
The group discovers a former lab of Krei Tech, a prestigious robotics company, that was
experimenting with teleportation technology. The test went awry when the test pilot vanished
inside an unstable portal. The masked man is revealed to be Professor Callaghan, who stole
Hiro's bots and used them to escape the fire. Realizing that Tadashi died in vain, Hiro angrily
removes Baymax's healthcare chip, leaving him with only the battle chip, and orders him to
kill Callaghan. Baymax almost does so until Honey manages to insert the healthcare chip
back in, restoring Baymax. Angry at his friends, Hiro goes home, but breaks down when
Baymax asks him if killing Callaghan will make him feel better. To soften Hiro's loss,
Baymax plays several humorous clips of Tadashi running tests on him during Baymax's
development. Hiro realizes that killing Callaghan is not what Tadashi would've wanted and
makes amends with his friends.
The group discovers that the test pilot was Callaghan's daughter Abigail; Callaghan is seeking
revenge on Krei, the president of Krei Tech, whom he blames for his daughter's death. The
team saves Krei and destroys the microbots, but the portal remains active. Baymax detects
Abigail inside, trapped in hypersleep, and he and Hiro rush in to save her. On their way out,
Baymax realizes the only way to save Hiro and Abigail is to propel them back through the
portal with his rocket fist. Hiro refuses to leave him, but Baymax insists until Hiro tearfully
gives in. Hiro and Abigail make it back, while Callaghan is arrested.
Sometime later, as Hiro is finally moving on, he discovers Baymax's healthcare chip (which
contains his entire personality) clenched in his rocket fist. Delighted, he rebuilds Baymax and

they happily reunite. The six friends continue their exploits through the city, fulfilling
Tadashi's dream of helping those in need.
During the end credits, it is shown through newspaper headlines that Hiro has been awarded a
grant from the university and a building is dedicated to Tadashi. In a post-credits scene, Fred
accidentally opens a secret door in his family mansion and finds superhero gear inside. His
father, a retired superhero, arrives stating that they have a lot to talk about as they embrace.

Voice cast
Main article: Big Hero 6 Team roster

Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada, a 14-year-old robotics prodigy who has

already graduated high school. Speaking of the character, co-director Don
Hall said "Hiro is transitioning from boy to man, it's a tough time for a kid
and some teenagers develop that inevitable snarkiness and jaded attitude.
Luckily Ryan is a very likeable kid. So no matter what he did, he was able
to take the edge off the character in a way that made him authentic, but
appealing".[9][10][11]

Scott Adsit as Baymax, an inflatable robot built by Tadashi to serve as a

healthcare companion. Hall said "Baymax views the world from one
perspective - he just wants to help people, he sees Hiro as his patient".
Producer Roy Conli said "The fact that his character is a robot limits how
you can emote, but Scott was hilarious. He took those boundaries and was
able to shape the language in a way that makes you feel Baymax's
emotion and sense of humor. Scott was able to relay just how much
Baymax cares".[9][10][12]

T.J. Miller as Fred, a laid-back comic-book fan who also plays the mascot at
San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Speaking of Miller, Williams said
"He's a real student of comedy. There are a lot of layers to his
performance, so Fred ended up becoming a richer character than anyone
expected", both literally and metaphorically.[9][10][13][14]

Jamie Chung as GoGo, a tough, athletic, adrenaline junkie. Hall said "She's
definitely a woman of few words. We looked at bicycle messengers as
inspiration for her character".[9][10][15][16][17]

Damon Wayans, Jr. as Wasabi, a smart, slightly neurotic, largely built neatfreak. On the character, co-director Chris Williams said "He's actually the
most conservative, cautioushe [sic] the most normal among a group of
brazen characters. So he really grounds the movie in the second act and
becomes, in a way, the voice of the audience and points out that what
they're doing is crazy".[9][10][18]

Gnesis Rodrguez as Honey Lemon, a quirky chemistry whiz at San

Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Williams said "She's a glass-is-half-full
kind of person. But she has this mad-scientist quality with a twinkle in her
eye - there's more to Honey than it seems".[9][10][19]

Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass, Hiro and Tadashi's aunt and guardian. [10][16][20]

James Cromwell as Professor Robert Callaghan, the head of a robotics

program at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology and Tadashi's professor
and mentor.[10][20] His supervillain alter ego is named Yokai in film
merchandising.

Daniel Henney as Tadashi Hamada, Hiro's older brother and Baymax's

creator. On Hiro and Tadashi's relationship, Conli said "We really wanted
them to be brothers first. Tadashi is a smart mentor. He very subtly
introduces Hiro to his friends and what they do at San Fransokyo Tech.
Once Hiro sees Wasabi, Honey, GoGo, and even Fred in action, he realizes
that there's a much bigger world out there than [sic] really interests him".
[10][11][20]

Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei, a pioneer entrepreneur and tech guru. [10][20]

Stan Lee as Fred's father, secretly a retired superhero. [21]

Katie Lowes as Abigail Callaghan, the daughter of Professor Callaghan.

Billy Bush as Newscaster

Dan Howell and Phil Lester as Technician 1 and 2 in the UK release

Production
After Disney's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009, CEO Bob Iger encouraged the
company's divisions to explore Marvel's properties for adaptation concepts.[22] By deliberately
picking an obscure title, it would give them the freedom to come up with their own version.
[23]
While co-directing Winnie the Pooh, director Don Hall was scrolling through a Marvel
database when he stumbled upon Big Hero 6, a comic he had never heard of before. "I just
liked the title," he said. He pitched the concept to John Lasseter in 2011, as one of five
ideas[24] for possible productions for Walt Disney Animation Studios, and this particular idea
"struck a chord" with Lasseter, Hall, and Chris Williams.[25][26][27] In June 2012, Disney
confirmed that Walt Disney Animation Studios was adapting Marvel Comics' series and that
the film had been commissioned into early stages of development.[28][29] Because they wanted
the concept to feel new and fresh, head of story Paul Briggs (who also voiced Yama in the
film[30]) only read a few issues of the comic, while screenwriter Robert Baird admitted he had
not read the comic at all.[31]
Big Hero 6 was produced solely by Walt Disney Animation Studios,[32] although several
members of Marvel's creative team were involved in the film's production including Joe
Quesada, Marvel's chief creative officer, and Jeph Loeb, head of Marvel Television.[33][34]
According to an interview with Axel Alonso by CBR,[35] Marvel did not have any plans to
publish a tie-in comic.[36] Disney planned to reprint the Marvel version of Big Hero 6
themselves, but reportedly Marvel disagreed. They eventually came to agreement that Yen
Press would publish the Japanese manga version of Big Hero 6 for Disney.[37] Conversely,
Lasseter dismissed the idea of a rift between the two companies, and producer Roy Conli
stated that Marvel allowed Disney "complete freedom in structuring the story."[38][39] Disney

Animation Studio President Andrew Millstein said that he credited Pixar with the creation of
the Big Hero 6 story, saying that "Hero is one example of what weve learned over the years
and our embracing some of the Pixar DNA." [40] Regarding the film's story, Quesada stated,
"The relationship between Hiro and his robot has a very Disney flavor to it...but it's combined
with these Marvel heroic arcs."[25] The production team decided early on not to connect the
film to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and set it in a stand-alone universe instead.[41]
With respect to the design of Baymax, Hall mentioned in an interview, "I wanted a robot that
we had never seen before and something to be wholly original. That's a tough thing to do,
we've got a lot of robots in pop culture, everything from The Terminator to WALL-E to C3PO on down the line and not to mention Japanese robots, I won't go into that. So I wanted to
do something original." Even if they did not yet know what the robot should look like, artist
Lisa Keene came up with the idea that it should be a huggable robot.[42] Early on in the
development process, Hall and the design team took a research trip to Carnegie Mellon
University's Robotics Institute, where they met a team of DARPA-funded[43] researchers who
were pioneering the new field of 'soft robotics' using inflatable vinyl,[44][45] which ultimately
inspired Baymax's inflatable, vinyl, truly huggable design.[46][47][48] Hall stated that "I met a
researcher who was working on soft robots. ... It was an inflatable vinyl arm and the practical
app would be in the health care industry as a nurse or doctor's assistant. He had me at vinyl.
This particular researcher went into this long pitch but the minute he showed me that
inflatable arm, I knew we had our huggable robot."[49] Hall stated that the technology "will
have potential probably in the medical industry in the future, making robots that are very
pliable and gentle and not going to hurt people when they pick them up." Hall mentioned that
achieving a unique look for the mechanical armor took some time and "just trying to get
something that felt like the personality of the character." Co-director Williams stated, "A big
part of the design challenge is when he puts on the armor you want to feel that he's a very
powerful intimidating presence...at the same time, design-wise he has to relate to the really
adorable simple vinyl robot underneath."[50] Baymax's face design was inspired by a copper
suzu bell that Hall noticed while at a Shinto shrine.[51] According to Conli, Lasseter initially
disliked Baymax's description (while low on battery power) of Hiro's cat as a "hairy baby,"
but Williams kept that line anyway, and at the film's first test screening, Lasseter admitted
that Williams was correct.[52]
About ninety animators worked on the film at one point or another; some worked on the
project for as long as two years.[53] In terms of the film's animation style and settings, the film
combines Eastern world culture (predominantly Japanese) with Western world culture
(predominantly California).[54] In May 2013, Disney released concept art and rendered
footage of San Fransokyo from the film.[55] San Fransokyo, the futuristic mashup of San
Francisco and Tokyo, was described by Hall as "an alternate version of San Francisco. Most
of the technology is advanced, but much of it feels retro ... Where Hiro lives, it feels like the
Haight. I love the Painted ladies. We gave them a Japanese makeover; we put a cafe on the
bottom of one. They live above a coffee shop." According to production designer Paul Felix,
"The topography is exaggerated because what we do is caricature, I think the hills are 1
times exaggerated. I don't think you could really walk up them ... When you get to the

downtown area, that's when you get the most Tokyo-fied, that pure, layered, dense kind of
feeling of the commercial district there. When you get out of there, it becomes more San
Francisco with the Japanese aesthetic. ... (It's a bit like) Blade Runner, but contained to a few
square blocks. You see the skyscrapers contrasted with the hills."[56] The reason why Disney
wanted to merge Tokyo (which is where the comic book version takes place) with San
Francisco was partly because San Francisco had not been used by Marvel before, partly
because of all the city's iconic aspects, and partly because they felt its aesthetics would blend
well with Tokyo.[31] The filmmakers' idea was that San Fransokyo is based in a parallel
universe in which San Francisco was largely rebuilt by Japanese immigrants in the aftermath
of the devastating 1906 earthquake, although this premise is never actually stated in the film.
[57]
To create San Fransokyo as a detailed digital simulation of an entire city, Disney
purchased the actual assessor data for the entire city and county of San Francisco.[53] The final
city contains over 83,000 buildings and 100,000 vehicles.[53]
A software program called Denizen was used to create over 700 distinctive characters[53] that
populate the city,[58] another one named Bonzai was responsible for the creation of the city's
250,000 trees,[59] while a new rendering system called Hyperion offered new illumination
possibilities, like light shining through a translucent object (i.e., Baymax's vinyl covering).[60]
Development on Hyperion started in 2011 and was based upon research into multi-bounce
complex global illumination originally conducted at Disney Research in Zrich.[53] Disney in
turn had to assemble a new supercomputing cluster just to handle Hyperion's immense
processing demands, which consists of over 2,300 Linux workstations distributed across four
data centers (three in Los Angeles and one in San Francisco).[53] Each workstation, as of 2014,
included a pair of 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors, 256 GB of memory, and a pair of 300 GB
solid-state drives configured as a RAID Level 0 array (i.e., to operate as a single 600 GB
drive).[53] This was all backed by a central storage system with a capacity of five petabytes,
which holds all digital assets as well as archival copies of all 54 Disney Animation films.[53]
Pixar's RenderMan was considered as a "Plan B" for the film's rendering, if Hyperion was not
able to meet production deadlines.[8]

Release
Big Hero 6 premiered on October 23, 2014 as the opening film at the Tokyo International
Film Festival.[61] The world premiere of Big Hero 6 in 3D took place at the Abu Dhabi Film
Festival on October 31, 2014.[62] It was theatrically released in the United States on
November 7, 2014[63] with limited IMAX international showings.[64] Theatrically, the film was
accompanied by the Walt Disney Animation Studios short, Feast.[65]
For the South Korean release of the film, it was retitled "Big Hero" to avoid the impression of
being a sequel, and edited to remove indications of the characters' Japanese origin, owing to
the tense relations between Korea and Japan. For instance, the protagonist's name, Hiro
Hamada, was changed to "Hero Armada," and Japanese-language signage onscreen was
changed to English. Nonetheless, the film caused some online controversy in South Korea
because of small images resembling the Rising Sun Flag in the protagonist's room.[66]

The film will be released in China on February 28, 2015.[67]

Home media

Big Hero 6 will be released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and
DVD on February 24, 2015. Blu-ray bonus features will include the theatrical short Feast, the
featurettes "The Origin Story of Big Hero 6: Hiro's Journey", "Big Hero Secrets" and "Big
Animator 6: The Characters Behind the Characters", deleted scenes, and the theatrical trailer.
[68][69]

Reception
Box office

As of February 22, 2015, Big Hero 6 has earned $220,212,093 in North America, and
$326,000,000 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $546,212,093.[5] Worldwide, it is
the 31st highest-grossing animated film of all time and the second highest-grossing animated
film of 2014 (behind How to Train Your Dragon 2). By grossing over $500 million
worldwide, it became the fourth 2014 film released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
to do so, the other titles being Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent, and Captain America:
The Winter Soldier.[70]
North America

In North America, the film is the second highest-grossing science fiction animated film
(behind WALL-E),[71] second highest-grossing animated superhero comedy film (behind The
Incredibles),[72] second highest-grossing Disney animated film (behind Frozen).[73] The film
earned $1.4 million from Thursday late night showings which is higher than the previews
earned by Frozen ($1.2 million) and The Lego Movie ($400,000).[74][75] In its opening day on
November 7, the film earned $15.8 million, debuting at number two behind Interstellar
($16.9 million).[76][77] Big Hero 6 topped the box office in its opening weekend, earning $56.2
million from 3,761 theatres at an average of $14,947 per theatre ahead of Interstellar ($47.5
million);[78][79] it is Walt Disney Animation Studios' second best opening behind Frozen ($67.4
million), both adjusted and unadjusted.[80][81][82][83]
On February 15, 2015, Big Hero 6 became the third-highest grossing Disney animated film
domestically, behind The Lion King and Frozen.[84][85]
Other territories

Two weeks ahead of its North American release, Big Hero 6 was released in Russia (earned
$4.8 million) and Ukraine (earned $0.2 million) in two days (October 2526).[86] The main
reason behind the early release was in order to take advantage of the two weeks of school
holidays in Russia. Jeff Bock, box office analyst for Exhibitor Relations, said: "For a two-day
gross, that's huge. It's a giant number in Russia."[87] In its second weekend, the film added
$4.8 million (up 1%) bringing its total nine days cumulative audience to $10.3 million in
Russia and $10.9 including its revenue from Ukraine.[88]

In its opening weekend, the film earned $7.6 million from seventeen markets for a first
weekend worldwide total of $79.2 million, which was behind Interstellar ($132.2 million).[89]
It went to number one in the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.[90] Mexico opened with $4.8
million.[91][92] In Japan, where the film is locally known as Baymax, it opened at second place
behind Yo-Kai Watch: Tanj no Himitsu da Nyan!, with $5.3 million, which is the second
biggest Disney opening in Japan behind Frozen.[93][94] and topped the box office for six
consecutive weekends.[95] It the U.K., the film opened in second place with $6 million ($6.8
million including previews), which is 15 percent lower than Frozen.[96]
The film became the highest grossing Disney animated film in Vietnam,[91] the second
highest-grossing Disney animated film of all time in Russia[90] and in the Philippines behind
Toy Story 3.[91]
Critical response

Big Hero 6 has received widespread critical acclaim. The review aggregation website Rotten
Tomatoes reports that 90% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 181 reviews,
with an average score of 7.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Agreeably entertaining and
brilliantly animated, Big Hero 6 is briskly-paced, action-packed, and often touching."[97]
Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from top reviews from mainstream
critics, calculated a score of 74 based on 38 reviews, indicating "generally favorable
reviews."[98]
Michael O'Sullivan of Washington Post gave the film 3.5/4 stars, writing that "The real
appeal of Big Hero 6 isn't its action. It's the central character's heart."[99] Maricar Estrella of
Fort Worth Star-Telegram gave the film 5 stars, saying it "offers something for everyone:
action, camaraderie, superheroes and villains. But mostly, Baymax offers a compassionate
and healing voice for those suffering, and a hug that can be felt through the screen."[100] Peter
Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, stating, "The breakthrough star of the
season is here. His name is Baymax and he's impossible not to love. The 3-D animated Big
Hero 6 would be a ton less fun without this irresistible blob of roly-poly, robot charisma."[101]
Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant gave the film 4/5 stars or "excellent," explaining that "Big Hero
6 combines Disney wonder and charm with Marvel awe and action to deliver a film that
exhibits the best of both studios."[102] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap gave the film a positive
review, calling it "sweet and sharp and exciting and hilarious" and says that the film "comes
to the rescue of what's become a dreaded movie trope the origin story and launches the
superhero tale to pleasurable new heights."[103] Calvin Wilson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave
the film 3.5 of 4 stars, writing that "the storytelling is solid, propelled by characters that you
come to care about. And that should make Big Hero 6 a big hit."[104]
Bill Goodykoontz of Arizona Republic gave the film a positive review, writing, "Directors
Don Hall and Chris Williams have made a terrific movie about a boy (Ryan Potter) and his
robot friend, who seek answers to a deadly tragedy," calling it an "unexpectedly good
treat."[105] Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying that
"Clever, colorful, fast on its feet, frequently very funny and sweet (but not excessively so),

Big Hero 6 mixes its myriad influences into a final product that, while in no way original, is
immensely entertaining."[106] Michael Rechtshaffen of Hollywood Reporter gave the film a
positive review, saying that "the funny and heartwarming story about the bond between a teen
tech geek and a gentle robot represents another cant-miss proposition by Walt Disney
Animation Studios."[107] Jon Niccum of Kansas City Star gave the film 3.5 out of four stars,
writing that while it "may hit a few familiar beats inherent to any superhero origin story," it
is still "the best animated film of the year, supplying The Incredibles-size adventure with a
level of emotional bonding not seen since The Iron Giant," and that it "never runs low on
battery power."[108] Elizabeth Weitzman of The Daily News gave the film 4 out of 5 stars,
calling it a "charming animated adventure," saying that with "appealing 3D animation" and a
smart and "sharp story and script," it is "one of the rare family films that can fairly boast of
having it all: humor, heart and huggability."[109] Rafer Guzmn from News Day gave the film
3 out of 4 stars, saying that "Marvel plus Disney plus John Lasseter equals an enjoyable
jumble of kid-approved action," with "rich, vivid colors and filled with clever details."[110]
Accolades
List of awards and nominations
Award

Category

Recipients and
nominees

Result
Won

87th Academy
Awards

Best Animated Feature

Don Hall, Chris Williams

and Roy Conli

65th American
Cinema Editors
Awards[111]

Best Edited Animated

Feature Film

Tim Mertens

Nominat
ed

Big Hero 6

Nominat
ed

42nd Annual
Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards[112]
Animated Effects in an
Animated Production

Michael Kaschalk, Peter

DeMund, David
Hutchins, Henrik Falt,
John Kosnik

Character Design in an
Animated Feature
Production

Shiyoon Kim, Jin Kim

Won

Nominat
ed

Directing in an Animated Don Hall & Chris

Feature Production
Williams

Nominat
ed

Storyboarding in an
Animated Feature
Production

Marc E. Smith

Nominat
ed

Writing in an Animated

Robert L. Baird, Daniel

Nominat

List of awards and nominations

Award

Category
Feature Production

Recipients and
nominees
Gerson & Jordan
Roberts

Result
ed

Editorial in an Animated
Tim Mertens
Feature Production

Nominat
ed

68th British
Academy Film
Awards[113]

Best Animated Film

Nominat
ed

Broadcast Film
Critics
Association

Best Animated Film

Big Hero 6

Nominat
ed

72nd Golden
Best Animated Feature
[114]
Globe Awards
Film

Big Hero 6

Nominat
ed

Nevada Film
Critics Society

Best Animated Movie

Big Hero 6

Won

Best Family Film

Big Hero 6

Won

Women Film
Critics Circle

15th Phoenix
Film Critics
Society[115]

19th Satellite
Awards[116]

GoGo Tomago played

by, Jamie Chung

Nominat
ed

Honey Lemon played

by, Gnesis Rodrguez

Nominat
ed

Best Line in a Movie

"Stop Whining. Woman

Up!" said by, Jamie
Chung

Won

Best Animated Film

Big Hero 6

Best Original Song

"Immortals" by Fall Out Nominat

Boy
ed

Best Motion Picture,

Animated or Mixed
Media

Big Hero 6

Nominat
ed

Roy Conli

Nominat
ed

Best Animated Female

Best Outstanding
Producers Guild Producer of Animated
of America
Theatrical Motion
Pictures

Nominat
ed

List of awards and nominations

Award

Outstanding Animation
in an Animated Feature
Motion Picture

13th Annual
Visual Effects
Society Awards

Recipients and
nominees

Category

Don Hall, Chris

Williams, Roy Conli,
Zach Parrish

Result

Won

Brett Achorn, Minh

Outstanding Models in
Duong, Scott
any Motion Media Project
Watanabe, Larry Wu

Won

Outstanding Created
Environment in an
Animated Feature
Motion Picture

Ralf Habel, David

Hutchins, Michael
Kaschalk, Olun Riley

Won

Outstanding Effects
Simulations in an
Animated Feature
Motion Picture

Henrik Falt, David

Hutchins, Michael
Kaschalk, John Kosnik

Won

Outstanding Animated
Character in an
Animated Feature
Motion Picture

Colin Eckart, John

Kahwaty, Zach Parrish,
Zack Petroc

Won

[117]

Soundtrack
Henry Jackman composed the score for the film.[118] The soundtrack features an original song
titled "Immortals" written and recorded by American rock band Fall Out Boy, which was
released by Walt Disney Records on October 14, 2014.[119][120] The soundtrack album was
digitally released by Walt Disney Records on November 4, 2014, and had a CD release on
November 24.[121] While not part of the soundtrack, a brief instrumental section of "Eye of the
Tiger" plays in the film.[122]

Big Hero 6 (Original Motion

Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack album by Henry Jackman

Released

November 4, 2014

Recorded

2014

Genre

Film score

Length

53:57

Label

Walt Disney

Producer

Chris Montan

Walt Disney Animation Studios

chronology
Frozen

Big Hero 6

Zootopia

(2013)

(2014)

(2016)

Henry Jackman chronology

Captain

Big Hero 6

The Interview

America: The

(2014)

(2014)

Winter Soldier
(2014)
Singles from Big Hero 6

1. "Immortals"

Released: October 14, 2014

All music composed by Henry Jackman (except "Immortals").

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Writer(s)

Artist

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1. "Immortals"

Patrick Stump,
Pete Wentz, Joe
Trohman, Andy
Hurley

Fall Out Boy

3:15

2. "Hiro Hamada"

1:57

3. "Nerd School"

2:12

4. "Microbots"

1:46

5. "Tadashi"

1:46

6. "Inflatable Friend"

1:56

7. "Huggable Detective"

1:35

8. "The Masked Man"

1:29

9. "One of the Family"

1:49

10. "Upgrades"

2:27

11. "The Streets of San

Fransokyo"

4:08

12. "To the Manor Born"

1:15

13. "So Much More"

3:01

14. "First Flight"

2:35

15. "Silent Sparrow"

4:39

16. "Family Reunion"

2:39

17. "Big Hero 6"

6:57

18. "I Am Satisfied with My

Care"

5:29

19. "Signs of Life"

1:14

20. "Reboot"

1:48

Total length:

53:5
7

Other media
Vinyl toy company Funko released the first images of the toy figures via their Big Hero 6
Funko.[123] The POP Vinyl series collection features Hiro Hamada, GoGo Tomago, Wasabi,
Honey Lemon, Fred, and a 6-inch Baymax.
On September 26, 2014, Bandai America Incorporated released their Big Hero 6 toy line
including action figures, role play, and plush figures based on the animated film.
A Japanese manga adaptation of Big Hero 6 (which is titled Baymax (
Beimakkusu?) in Japan), illustrated by Haruki Ueno, began serialization in Kodansha's
Magazine Special from August 20, 2014. A prologue chapter was published in Weekly Shnen
Magazine on August 6, 2014.[124] According to the film's official Japanese website, the manga
revealed plot details in Japan before anywhere else in the world.[125] The website also quoted
the film's co-director Don Hall, to whom it referred as a manga fan, as saying that the film
was Japanese-inspired.[125] Yen Press will publish the series in English.[126]
A video game based on the film titled Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay was released on October
28, 2014 for 3DS and DS.[127] Hiro and Baymax from the film are also available in Disney
Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes as Disney Originals playable characters in the Toy Box. There
is also an app based on the film called Big Hero 6: Bot Fight.[128][129]

Possible sequel
On 18 February 2015, the film's directors, Don Hall and Chris Williams announced that "a
sequel could be possible, but we're taking a break first before we start planning something
like that."[130]
Parents need to know that Big Hero 6 is an action-packed animated adaptation of the sametitled superhero comic that's likely to attract younger kids as well as tweens/teens who are
already fans of the Marvel universe. The movie is an unconventional origin story that focuses
on the power of brotherhood, friendship, and using your gifts to help others. One of the film's
main themes is about coping with grief, as the main character's beloved older brother (his
only immediate family) tragically dies early in the film; Hiro's sadness may be hard for
sensitive kids. Another near death is very upsetting, and there are sometimes-intense
confrontations between the movie's scary supervillain and the protagonists that injure but
don't kill people. On the other hand, the central robot, Baymax, was designed to heal not hurt,
and his moral code influences other characters in positive ways. With its refreshingly diverse
cast and uplifting message, Big Hero 6 is a captivating adventure story for the entire family.

Movie Info
With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, "Big
Hero 6" is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who
learns to harness his genius-thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded
friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and

fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous
plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro More
Rating:
PG (for action and peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements)
Genre:
Animation , Kids & Family
Directed By:
Don Hall (VI) , Chris Williams (IX)
Written By:
Daniel Gerson , Don Hall , Robert L. Baird , Duncan Rouleau , Paul Briggs
In Theaters:
Nov 7, 2014 Wide
On DVD:
Feb 24, 2015
US Box Office:
$220.2M
Runtime:
1 hr. 33 min.
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Cast

Ryan Potter
as Hiro Hamada

Scott Adsit
as Baymax

T.J. Miller
as Fred

Jamie Chung
as Go Go Tomago

Damon Wayans Jr.

as Wasabi

Daniel Henney
as Tadashi
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Evaluation
(-) The beginning scene are showen a kid who do the bot fighting and that is
illegal. I think that scene is not too important and can be deteled because many
kids who watched this film can be effected.
But over all, I am very recommended everyone to watch this film because:
(+) This film is suit for all people with different ages.
(+) The animation effects are very clean and perfect, especially for 3D effects,
so we can watch this animation looks so real.
(+) The characters of this film are so many and all of them are good with their
hero costumes that make viewer more enthusiastic when they watched the film.

(+) A lot of good message that writer delivers to the viewer through this film, so
people can learn what exactly the meaning of the film, like how important the
motivation is, how important being include by many bestfriend, how should we
do to the brother/sister, how can we keep our spirit for reach our goal, how can
we get up from desperation, etc.

Key Moments:
-Hiros brother, Tadashi, said that he was not giving up on Hiro, so when Hiro feel
stucked, Tadashi with his way, keep give motivation to Hiro until Hiro finding
ideas to make his robot.
-Hiro finally finished his robot and he showed the spectaculars performance with
his microbots. But after that, there was a fire and Tadashi was died because help
someone inside the fire.
-When Hiro and his bestfriends trying to be the hero to stop the man (who stolen
Hiros microbots) for destroying the city.
-When Hiro and Baymax rescued Abigail, that was successed but Baymax
bargain away his self for helping Hiro, he let Hiro and Abigail out from that
dangerous place with his jet, so Baymax lost in that dangerous place.
Synopsis

Hiro Hamada is a genius kids who graduated from senior high school when he was 13 years
old and he lives in the futuristic city of San Fransisko. He fall in love to anythings that have
relation with robotics, especially robot fights. His older brother Tadashi, ask Hiro to join his
university. Hiro agreed after saw all amazing robot projects that Tadashis friends owned, but
said Tadashis professor, if Hiro want to joint the university, Hiro have to create a spectacular
robot that can make everyone amazed. Finally, Hiro can make that robot with his hardworks
and Tadashis support. The name of Hiros robot is Microbots. (Microbots are tiny robots
that can link together in any arrangement imaginable).
After a fire breaks out at the university, Tadashi killed when he was helped someone.
Because of it, Hiro secludes himself from others. One day, Hiro accidentally activates
Baymax, the health robots that Tadashis made. And not long after that, Hiro realize that his
microbots are stolen by someone. That man trying to copy the microbots and produces it in
extremely large amount. That mans face is covering by a masked who is controlling the bots.
So Hiro, Baymax, and Hiros bestfriends, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred, make a
plan to catch that man and Hiro with his great abillity changed them in a different characters
of superhero.