The Incredibles Guide

(c) Disney/Pixar

The Incredibles
Released nationwide Friday, November 5, 2004
Midnight screenings at selected theaters

Production Companies
Walt Disney Productions and Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures

Contest

• The Incredibles Giveaway
  Enter our Incredibles contest to win one of three great prize packages. Entries are due by Sunday November 12th

News Stories

• The Incredibles News Coverage
  LaughingPlace.com's collection of links to news items dating from April 22, 2002 to the present

Videos and Images

• Nov. 3 Mini-Update
  16 movie posters and stills and nine clips and TV spots

Notable Quotes

• "Even though they could see it was going to be very tough and challenging to make this movie come to life, they also knew it would be highly stimulating" - Executive Producer, John Lasseter
• "This film had every conceivable technical challenge you can imagine. It could have been completely daunting for us technically, but out attitude was always, 'It's impossible -- so it just has to happen.'" - Supervising Technical Director, Rick Sayre
• "One of the things I learned on The Incredibles is that it is far easier to blow up a planet in CG animation than it is to have a character simply grab another person's shirt! I saw that there was a lot of room for exciting new developments in these areas." -- Writer / Director, Brad Bird

Facts

• Composer Michael Giacchino was inspired by composer Henry Mancini's score for the Pink Panther. He seeks to bring that same sense of energy, stealth and action to The Incredibles score. Giacchino used a 100-piece orchestra -- consisting of a full rhythm section, strings, horns, piano, bass, drum, trumpets and percussionists.
• More than one third of the final 2200-plus shots in the film include special effects.
• Copies of the classic medical school book Gray's Anatomy were handed out to all the digital sculptors ( modelers who design and build the characters in the computer) and the rigging team to help them better understand how the body moves during specific actions.

Reviews

• Ebert & Roeper - Two Thumbs Up - Weekend of Oct. 30 - 31, 2004 (audio link)

Box Office Performance

• Opening weekend (11/5 - 11/7): $70.5 million, #1.

Other Links

• The Incredibles official site
  Includes various downloads including Extreme Desktop, wallpaper, screensavers, games and more
• The Incredibles Internet Movie Database Site
  The most complete cast, crew, background and everything else
• Yahoo Movies!
  includes production stills, early concept art, exclusive clips and interviews
• Pixar Official Website

Promotions

• Kellogg's Site featuring The Incredibles
  special toys and food items featuring The Incredibles
• Procter & Gamble The Incredibles Giveaways
  purchase any three of their listed products to receive a free laundry / toy bag featuring The Incredibles
• Disney Mobile The Incredibles
  graphics, games, ringtones and voicetones for select mobile phones
• Cingular Extras
  graphics, games, ringtones and voicetones for your Cingular mobile phone
• McDonald's Happy Meal Toys
  beginning November 5th, McDonald's Happy Meals will feature toys from The Incredibles
• Hasbro's The Incredibles
  toys and games from The Incredibles movie
• Safeway - Win Incredible Room Makeover
  contest features room makeover as grand prizes and autographed movie art as first prizes
• SBC Communications
  new SBC subscribers are eligible for various Incredibles themed prizes, all can enter Find Syndrome contest

Merchandise Links (from Amazon.com)
All items can be purchased by clicking the link

Books

• The Art of the Incredibles by Mark Cotta Vaz, Brad Bird, John Lasseter
• The Incredibles 2005 Calendar
• Return of the Supers! (The Incredibles Pictureback)
• The Incredibles: The Essential Guide (Dk Essential Guides)
• The Incredibles: Ultimate Sticker Book (Ultimate Sticker Books)

Music

• The Incredibles (Score) [SOUNDTRACK]

Toys

• The Incredibles 12" Talking Figure: Mr. Incredible
• The Incredibles Interactive Talking Edna Doll
• The Incredibles Jabberin' Jack Jack
• The Incredibles Punchin' Pal: Mr. Incredible
• The Incredibles Punchin' Pal: Syndrome
• The Incredibles Punchin' Pal: Dash
• The Incredibles 3" Cinema Scene: Incredibles Heroes
• The Incredibles 3" Cinema Scene: Incredible Battle
• The Incredibles 3" Cinema Scene: Incredibles Family
• The Incredibles Omnidroid Electronic Battle Playset
• The Incredibles Interactive 3-Pack Action Figure Set
• The Incredibles Quick Changn' Incredobile

Misc

• THQ Mockup Incredibles Video Games
  view screenshots from the various video games featuring The Incredibles
• The Incredibles - GBA  (from Amazon.com)
• The Incredibles - Gamecube  (from Amazon.com)
• The Incredibles - Playstation 2  (from Amazon.com)
• The Incredibles - Disney Store

-- Posted November 3, 2004

 

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