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John Goodman | ... |
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan
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Billy Crystal | ... |
Mike Wazowski
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Mary Gibbs | ... |
Boo
(voice)
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Steve Buscemi | ... |
Randall Boggs
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James Coburn | ... |
Henry J. Waternoose
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Jennifer Tilly | ... |
Celia
(voice)
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Bob Peterson | ... |
Roz
(voice)
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John Ratzenberger | ... |
The Abominable Snowman
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Frank Oz | ... |
Fungus
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Daniel Gerson | ... | ||
Steve Susskind | ... |
Floor Manager
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Bonnie Hunt | ... |
Flint
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Jeff Pidgeon | ... |
Bile
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Samuel Lord Black | ... |
George Sanderson
(voice) (as Sam Black)
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Jack Angel | ... |
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A city of monsters with no humans called Monstropolis centers around the city's power company, Monsters, Inc. The lovable, confident, tough, furry blue behemoth-like giant monster named James P. Sullivan (better known as Sulley) and his wisecracking best friend, short, green cyclops monster Mike Wazowski, discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a 2-year-old baby girl dubbed "Boo," who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley one night. And now it's up to Sulley and Mike to send Boo back in her door before anybody finds out, especially two evil villains such as Sulley's main rival as a scarer, chameleon-like Randall (a monster that Boo is very afraid of), who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin, and Mike and Sulley's boss Mr. Waternoose, the chairman and chief executive officer of Monsters, Inc. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
I thought Billy Crystal and John Goodman were great. I like them anyway, but I can't imagine anyone else in their roles. John Goodman comes across as a warm, fuzzy teddy bear type in so many of his roles, and this time he was actually drawn that way. Crystal and Goodman were great together, even when their characters showed signs of not getting along. And Boo sounded so natural, so childlike. There's no way an adult could have done her lines the way they were executed.
And the writing was so intelligent, this movie was not just for kids. There were a lot of clever jokes that kids might not get. Still, the warm and fuzzy qualities of so many of the monsters make this a perfect choice for kids as well as adults, and I really don't get why ABC couldn't give this a TV-G rating. It may have been a little violent or scary at times, but never all that intense. Kids see worse on Saturday morning.