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Inside Out is an American media franchise created by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen. It takes place inside the mind of a girl named Riley, where multiple personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions. The franchise is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by its parent company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It began with the 2015 film of the same name, and will be followed by Inside Out 2 (2024). The franchise also includes a short film, several video games, and two theme park attractions.
Film | U.S. release date | Directed by | Screenplay by | Story by | Produced by |
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Inside Out | June 19, 2015 | Pete Docter Co-director: Ronnie Del Carmen | Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley | Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen | Jonas Rivera |
Inside Out 2 | June 14, 2024 | Kelsey Mann | Dave Holstein and Meg LeFauve | TBA | Mark Nielsen |
Inside Out follows the inner workings of the mind of Riley, a young girl who adapts to her family's relocation as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions. [1]
Director Pete Docter conceived Inside Out in October 2009 after observing changes in his daughter's personality as she grew older. [lower-alpha 1] Docter invited Ronnie del Carmen, who had previously worked as story supervisor on Finding Nemo (2003) and Up (2009), to come on as co-director, a role del Carmen accepted. [6] [7] They sought inspiration for the film from their own personal histories and experiences, [8] including del Carmen's inspiration through his upbringing, [9] and consulted psychologists and neuroscientists in an effort to portray the mind with greater accuracy. [10] [11] The film's principal characters were cast in August 2013. [12] Development lasted for five and a half years. [13] [14] Inside Out debuted at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015, [15] and was released in the United States on June 19. [16]
Inside Out 2 will follow a teenage Riley with a "new set of personified emotions". [17]
Development of Inside Out 2 began in 2022 during the D23 Expo announcement. [18] It features Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that new director Kelsey Mann pitched during its production to utilize "truthful" worldbuilding. [19] The film will be released in the United States on June 14, 2024. [18]
Riley's First Date? was released on November 3, 2015, on the first film's Blu-ray release with Josh Cooley as director and writer. [20]
The short follows the events of the 2015 film Inside Out and involves Riley's parents and their emotions, suspecting that Riley is going out on a date with a boy named Jordan.
A television series based on Inside Out is in development at Pixar. Soul co-writer Mike Jones will develop the series. [21]
Inside Out: Thought Bubbles is a mobile Puzzle Bobble -style game, was released in 2015 for some app stores. [22] [23]
Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015) includes a platformer-type Inside Out playset featuring the emotions as playable characters. [24] [25]
Disney Crossy Road was released in 2016, and features Inside Out characters. [26]
Disney Emoji Blitz was released in 2016, and contains Inside Out emojis.[ citation needed ]
Bing Bong becomes a playable character in Lego The Incredibles. [27]
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode was released in 2018, and features Inside Out characters.[ citation needed ]
The video game Disney Mirrorverse includes an alternate version of Anger as a playable character. [28]
In June 2023, an update with a limited time event based on Inside Out was released in the world-building game Disney Magic Kingdoms, including the five emotions as playable characters, as well as emotions' Headquarters and Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind as attractions. [29]
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.
Characters | Theatrical films | Video game | Short films | ||
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Inside Out | Inside Out 2 | Inside Out Thought Bubbles | Riley's First Date? | Mind Candy | |
2015 | 2024 | 2015 | |||
Joy | Amy Poehler | ||||
Sadness | Phyllis Smith | ||||
Anger | Lewis Black | TBA | Lewis Black | ||
Fear | Bill Hader | Tony Hale | Bill Hader | ||
Disgust | Mindy Kaling | Liza Lapira | Mindy Kaling | ||
Riley Andersen | Kaitlyn Dias | Kensington Tallman | Character is mute | Kaitlyn Dias | |
Mrs. Andersen | Diane Lane | Diane Lane | |||
Mr. Andersen | Kyle MacLachlan | Kyle MacLachlan | |||
Bing Bong | Richard Kind | Character is mute | Richard Kind | ||
Jangles | Josh Cooley | ||||
Fritz | John Ratzenberger | ||||
Forgetter Bobby | Bobby Moynihan | ||||
Forgetter Paula | Paula Poundstone | Character is mute | |||
Jordan | Character is mute | TBA | Ben Cox | ||
Anxiety | Maya Hawke | ||||
Envy | Ayo Edebiri | ||||
Embarrassment | Paul Walter Hauser | ||||
Ennui | Adèle Exarchopoulos | ||||
Nostalgia | June Squibb |
Film | Director(s) | Writers | Producer(s) | Executive Producer(s) | Composer | Editor(s) |
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Inside Out | Pete Docter co-directed by: Ronnie del Carmen | Original Story by: Pete Docter Ronnie del Carmen Screenplay by: Pete Docter Meg LeFauve Josh Cooley | Jonas Rivera | John Lasseter Andrew Stanton | Michael Giacchino | Kevin Nolting |
Inside Out 2 | Kelsey Mann | Screenplay by: Meg LeFauve | Mark Nielsen | Pete Docter Jonas Rivera Dan Scanlon | Andrea Datzman | Maurissa Horwitz |
The first film was one of the highest-grossing films of 2015. [30]
Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
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U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
Inside Out | June 19, 2015 | $356,461,711 | $501,149,463 | $857,611,174 | $175 million | [31] |
Total | $356,461,711 | $501,149,463 | $857,611,174 | $175 million |
Film | Critical | Public | ||
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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | PostTrak | |
Inside Out | 98% (382 reviews) [32] | 94 (55 reviews) [33] | A [34] | — |
The first film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, [35] the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, [36] the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, [37] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. [38]
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, a spinner ride, has run since 2019 at Disney California Adventure. [39] [40] Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out is an exhibit at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh that has been in operation since 2021. It features activities based on scenes from the first film. [41] A confectionery store, Inside Out: Joyful Sweets, opened on Disney Wish in July 2022. [42]
Pixar Animation Studios is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Since 2006, Pixar has been a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, a segment of the Walt Disney Company.
Peter Hans Docter is an American filmmaker and animator. He was credited as the director for the Pixar animated feature films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020), and has served as company's chief creative officer (CCO) since 2018. From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record-three time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award. He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons".
Ronaldo del Carmen is a Filipino writer, director, storyboard artist, illustrator, and voice actor. He co-directed and co-wrote the story for the Pixar film Inside Out (2015), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Riley's First Date? is a 2015 animated romantic comedy short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was written and directed by Josh Cooley. The short premiered on August 14, 2015, at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, and was included in the October 13, Digital HD release of Inside Out (2015), as well as the November 3, Blu-ray release. Riley's First Date? follows the events of Inside Out and involves Riley's parents and their emotions, suspecting that Riley is going out on a date with a boy named Jordan.
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