Monsters Inc.
2001  G  ANIMATED  1h 32min
CAST— John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Bonnie Hunt
MUSIC— Randy Newman  DIRECTORS— Pete Doctor, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman

     Another gem from Disney/Pixar. In this delightfully original comedy, we meet the citizens of Monstropolis, a city inhabited entirely by monsters. A monster’s primary job is scaring children, thereby collecting the energy from their screams; scream is what powers Monstropolis. But beware: human children are rumored to be deadly. Enter Sully (the best scare-er of them all), and his partner Mike. When they discover that a human child is loose in the city they try in vain to hide it. In the midst of this madness, however, they stumble upon an evil plot that could endanger countless human children around the globe… With plenty of imaginative creatures and a lot of laughs, this is one for the kid in all of us. Oscar-winner for Best Song (If I Didn't Have You [Randy Newman]).
OUR RATING— ***
PRECEDED BY— Monsters University (2013)