Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was written by Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds from a story by Stanton. The film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, and Geoffrey Rush. It tells the story of an overprotective clownfish named Marlin (Brooks) who, along with a forgetful regal blue tang named Dory (DeGeneres), searches for his missing son Nemo (Gould). Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself. Pre-production of the film began in early 1997. The inspiration for Finding Nemo sprang from multiple experiences, going back to Stanton's childhood, when he loved going to the dentist to see the fish tank, assuming that the fish were from the ocean and wanted to go home. To ensure that the movements of the fish in the film were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. Thomas Newman composed the score for the film. Premiering in Los Angeles on May 18, Finding Nemo was released in theaters in the United States on May 30, 2003. Upon its release, it received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the visual elements, screenplay, animation, Newman's score and characters that have been cited as funny to both young moviegoers and their parents. It became the highest-grossing animated film at the time of its release, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2003, earning a total of $871 million worldwide by the end of its initial theatrical run. The film received four nominations at the 76th Academy Awards, and won the award for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first Pixar film to do so. Finding Nemo is the best-selling DVD title of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006, and was the highest-grossing G-rated film of all time before Pixar's own Toy Story 3 overtook it. The film was re-released in 3D in 2012. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it as the 10th greatest American animated film as part of their 10 Top 10 lists. A sequel, Finding Dory, was released in June 2016.

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OK, that one was a little tougher. He either said we should go to the back of the throat... or he wants a root beer float. Of course he wants us to go there! That's eating us! How do I taste, Moby? Do I taste good? Tell him I'm not interested in being lunch! - OK. Heee- - Stop talking to him!

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- Aah! - Aah! What is going on? I'll check. Whaaat- No more whale! You can't speak whale! - Yes, I can! - No, you can't! You think you can do these things, but you can't, Nemo!

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- OK. - Dory! Oof!

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He says it's time to let go. Everything's gonna be all right. How do you know? How do you know something bad isn't gonna happen? I don't!

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- Aah! - Aah!

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Ha ha ha! We're alive!

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Look! Sy-d-ney-Sydney! Sydney! Sydney again!

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You were right, Dory! We made it! We're gonna find my son!

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Thaaank yoouuu, sirrr! Wow. I wish I could speak whale. All we gotta do is find the boat that took him. - Right! - We can do this!

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Morning. It's morning, everyone! Today's the day! The sun is shining, the tank is clean... and we are getting out- The tank is clean. The tank is clean! But how? Boss must've installed it while we were sleeping. - What are we gonna do? - What's it say, Peach?

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I can't hear you, Peach. The Aquascum 2003 is an all-purpose, self-cleaning... maintenance-free, salt water purifier... that is guaranteed to extend the life of your aquarium fish. Stop it! The Aquascum is programmed to scan... your tank environment every five minutes?! Scan? What does that mean?

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Aah!

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Temperature-82 degrees... PH balance-normal. - Ooh. - Nice. Ooh-Oh! Curse you, Aquascum! That's it for the escape plan. It's ruined. Then what are we gonna do about- Darla! Stay down, kid! - False alarm. - Whew. My nerves can't take much more of this. What'll we do when that brat gets here? - I'm thinking. - Oh! Gill! - Nemo! I'm coming! - Help me! Help me! Swim down! Come on, kid! - Everybody jump in! - Swim down! - That's it! - What the-? - Yay! - Ha ha! Good work! Gill! - Nemo! - Sharkbait! - Roll, kid! - Lean! Lean!

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Whoops. That would've been a nasty fall. Gill! Don't let me go belly-up! Just calm down, Nemo. You won't go belly-up. I promise. You're gonna be OK.

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Darla!

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Do any of these boats look familiar to you? No, but the boat has to be here somewhere. Come on, Dory. We're gonna find it. I'm totally excited. Are you excited? Dory, wake up. Wake up, come on. Duck! That's not a duck. It's a... pelican! - Whoa! - Aah!

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- Whoa! - Aah! No! I didn't come this far to be breakfast!

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Hey, Nigel. Would you look at that? What? What? Sun's barely up and Gerald's had more than he can handle. Yeah. Reckon somebody ought to help the poor guy. Yeah, right. Yeah. Don't everybody fly off at once.

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All right, Gerald. Fish got your tongue? - Aah! - Love a duck! I gotta find my son Nemo! Nemo? He's that fish! The one that's been fighting the whole ocean! I know where your son-Huh?

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Wait! Come back! Stop! Dory, keep going! He's crazy! I got something to tell you!

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