Finding Dory

Name: Finding Dory
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 2016-06-16
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton

An unforgettable journey she probably won't remember.

Finding Dory (2016)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Actors and characters

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Release date

2016-06-16

Country

United States

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar

Genre

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Budget

$200 000 000

Revenue

$1 028 570 889

Website

http://movies.disney.com/finding-dory

Director

Andrew Stanton

Actors

Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Idris Elba, Dominic West
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Lindsey Collins, John Lasseter

Operator

Jeremy Lasky

Composer

Thomas Newman

Artist

Steve Pilcher, James W. Brown, Erick Oh

Audition

Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon

Editing

Axel Geddes
All team (53)

Short description

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

What's left behind the scenes

Ed O'Neill, who voiced Hank, and Ty Burrell, who voiced Bailey, previously starred together in the comedy series 'Modern Family' (2009).
The film takes place one year after the events described in Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003). In reality, 13 years separate the premieres of the two films.
Dominic West, who voiced Lester, and Idris Elba, who voiced Fluke, previously starred together in the series 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
Some of the exhibits in the 'Life in the Open Ocean' exhibition (such as the jellyfish and the whale) are reminiscent of the animals from Andrew Stanton's film 'Finding Nemo' (2003).
Nemo was voiced by Hayden Rolence, rather than Alexander Gould from the film 'Finding Nemo' (Andrew Stanton, 2003). Gould had grown up and lost his child-like voice timbre. In the film 'Finding Dory' (Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, 2016), he voiced a passenger named Carl (a very minor character).
Hayden Rolence voiced Nemo, not Alexander Gould from "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003). Gould grew up and lost his childlike voice. In "Finding Dory" (Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, 2016), he voiced the passenger Carl (a very minor character).
The film's release was originally scheduled for November 2015, but it was postponed due to the premiere of Pixar's computer-animated film "The Good Dinosaur" (Peter Sohn, 2015) being scheduled for the same date.
The first sequel produced by Pixar Animation Studios to receive a rating different from that of the original film. Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003) was rated 'G' (general audiences), while its sequel, 'Finding Dory' (Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, 2016), received a 'PG' (parental guidance suggested) rating. This was the sixth Pixar film to receive a PG rating. The same rating was also given to 'The Incredibles' (Brad Bird, 2004), 'Up' (Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, 2009), 'Brave' (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell, 2012), 'Inside Out' (Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015), and 'The Good Dinosaur' (Peter Sohn, 2015).
The idea of introducing viewers to Dory's past through brief flashbacks was originally conceived for the film 'Finding Nemo' (Andrew Stanton, 2003). The director planned to show the death of Marlin's family using flashbacks; however, this idea didn't work at the time, as it was difficult for the audience to feel sympathy or empathy for Marlin. Instead, the loss of his family was shown at the very beginning of the film, all flashbacks were removed from the narrative, and Stanton admitted that he wanted to use this idea in his future works.
The third sequel from Pixar Animation Studios, in which some characters are voiced by new actors. This concerns the voices of Nemo, Sheldon, Ted, Pearl, Squirt, and Jacques. Two other projects are Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010), where Andy and Slinky are voiced by new actors (although the actor who voiced Andy in the first two films voices a grown-up Andy here), and Cars 2 (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011), where Filmore and Red sound different.
Some exhibits at the "Life in the Open Ocean" exhibition (such as the jellyfish and the whale) resemble animals from Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003).
The second trailer for the film features the song 'Solsbury Hill' by Peter Gabriel.
The song 'Unforgettable' is performed by Sia, a friend of Ellen DeGeneres, who provides the voice for Dory.
This is the third Pixar sequel to center around a supporting character from the original film. Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003) focused on Marlin, while this film revolves around Dory. In 'Monsters University' (Dan Scanlon, 2013), Mike becomes the protagonist, whereas in Pete Docter's prequel 'Monsters, Inc.' (2001), it was Sully. 'Cars 2' (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011) features Mater as the protagonist, a character from 'Cars' (John Lasseter, 2006), which centered around Lightning McQueen.
The decision to change the film’s setting from an aquarium to the Marine Biological Institute was made after the Pixar animators were shown Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary "Blackfish" (2013).
John Ratzenberger provides a voice for someone in every Pixar Animation Studios feature film. 'Finding Dory' (directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane) is the only 2016 sequel where Ratzenberger does not voice the same character he voiced in the first film. In 'Finding Nemo' (Andrew Stanton, 2003), Ratzenberger voiced a school of fish, whereas in 'Finding Dory', he voices Bill, the crab whom Dory and Hank meet at the Marine Life Institute.
John Ratzenberger voices someone in every feature-length film from Pixar Animation Studios. "Finding Dory," directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, is the only 2016 sequel in which Ratzenberger does not voice the same character he voiced in the first film. In "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003), Ratzenberger voiced a school of fish, while in "Finding Dory" he voices Bill the crab, whom Dory and Hank meet at the Marine Biological Institute.
This is the third Pixar film to feature a female protagonist. The other two films are 'Inside Out' (Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015) and 'Brave' (2012).
The idea of introducing the audience to Dory’s past through short flashbacks was originally conceived for "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, 2003). The director planned to show the death of Marlin’s family through flashbacks, but this idea didn't work at the time, as it was difficult for viewers to feel sympathy for Marlin or empathize with him. Instead, the family’s death was shown at the very beginning of the film, all flashbacks were removed from the narrative, and Stanton admitted he wanted to use this idea in his future works.
This is the first film from Pixar Animation Studios since 'Cars 2' (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011) and is intended for release in the wide-aspect-ratio IMAX cinematic system.
The film takes place a year after the events of Andrew Stanton’s "Finding Nemo" (2003). In reality, 13 years separate the premieres of the films.
Jacques was voiced by Jerome Ranft, brother of Joe Ranft, who voiced the character in Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003), but tragically died in a car accident in 2005. This is the first time someone has voiced Ranft's character in a sequel—in "Toy Story 3" (Lee Unkrich, 2010), Wheezy and Lenny do not speak, and in "Cars 2" (Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, 2011), Red does not say a word. This was the second Pixar film that Jerome Ranft participated in; the first was "Up" (2009).
The film's release was originally scheduled for November 2015, but it was postponed to a later date because the premiere of Pixar's computer-animated film 'The Good Dinosaur' (Peter Sohn, 2015) was scheduled for that day.
There are only three sea lions at the Institute of Marine Biology. Their names are Fluke, Rudder, and Gerald. Gerald was the name of the pelican who almost swallowed Marlin and Dory in Andrew Stanton’s “Finding Nemo” (2003), before being stopped at the last moment by Nigel.
A recurring motif in the series: the truck's license plate reads "CALA113." The combination A113 appears in all films from Pixar. This is the number of a classroom at the California Institute of the Arts, where many Pixar Animation Studios animators studied.
Dory gained over 25 million likes on Facebook, becoming the most popular character from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studio films.
There are only three sea lions at the Marine Institute. Their names are Fluke, Rudder, and Gerald. Gerald was also the name of the pelican who nearly swallowed Marlin and Dory in Andrew Stanton's film 'Finding Nemo' (2003), before being stopped at the last moment by Nigel.
This is the third Disney film to feature Idris Elba and be released in 2016. As with 'Zootopia' (Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush) and 'The Jungle Book' (Jon Favreau), Elba voices an animal.
The release of 'Finding Dory' was first announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show following a lengthy campaign in which fans demanded a sequel to Andrew Stanton's 'Finding Nemo' (2003). Ellen DeGeneres herself voiced Dory in both films.
The release of "Finding Dory" was first announced on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show after a long campaign by fans demanding a sequel to Andrew Stanton's "Finding Nemo" (2003). Ellen DeGeneres herself voiced Dory in both films.
The decision to change the film's setting from an aquarium to the Marine Life Institute was made after Pixar animators were shown Gabriela Cowperthwaite's documentary 'Blackfish' (2013).