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.
First day of school! Wake up, wake up! First day of school. I don't want to go to school- five more minutes. Not you, Dad, me. - OK. Huh? - Get up, get up. It's time for school, time for school. All right, I'm up. Whoa! - Nemo! - First day of school! - Nemo, don't move. - Unh! Unh! You'll never get out of there yourself. I'll do it. Unh! - You feel a break? - No. Sometimes you can't tell 'cause fluid rushes to the area. - Are you woozy? - No. - How many stripes do I have? - I'm fine. - Answer the stripe question. - Three. No! See? Something's wrong with you. I have one, two, three- That's all I have? You're OK. How's the lucky fin? - Lucky. - Let's see.
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Are you sure you want to go to school this year? There's no problem if you don't. You can wait 5 or 6 years. Come on, Dad, it's time for school. - Forgot to brush. - Ohh. Do you want this anemone to sting you? - Yes. - Brush. - OK, I'm done. - You missed a spot. - Where? - There. Ha ha! Right there. And here and here.
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All right, we're excited. The first day of school. Here we go. We're ready to learn to get some knowledge. What's the one thing we have to remember about the ocean? - It's not safe. - That's my boy. First, we check to see that the coast is clear. We go out... and back in. And then we go out... and back in. And then one more time- out and back in. And sometimes, if you want to do it four times- - Dad... - All right, come on, boy.
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Maybe while I'm at school, I'll see a shark. - I highly doubt that. - Have you ever met a shark? No, and I don't plan to. - How old are sea turtles? - I don't know. Sandy Plankton from next door... he says that sea turtles live to be about 100 years old. If I ever meet a sea turtle, I'll ask him. After I'm done talking to the shark, OK? Whoa! Hold on. Wait to cross. Hold my fin. Dad, you're not going to freak out... like you did at the petting zoo, are you? That snail was about to charge. Hmm. I wonder where we're supposed to go. Bye, Mom! I'll pick you up after school. Ha ha! Come on, you guys, stop it! Give it back! Come on, we'll try over there.
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Excuse me, is this where we meet his teacher? Well, look who's out of the anemone. Yes. Shocking, I know. - Marty, right? - Marlin. - Bob. - Ted. Bill. Hey, you're a clownfish. You're funny, right? Tell us a joke. - Yeah. - Yeah. Well, actually, that's a common misconception. Clownfish are no funnier than any other fish. - Come on, clownie. - Do something funny. All right, I know one joke. There's a mollusk, see? And he walks up to a sea- He doesn't walk up, he swims up. Actually, the mollusk isn't moving. He's in one place, and then the sea cucumber... Well, they-I'm mixed up. There was a mollusk and a sea cucumber. None of them were walking, so forget that I- Sheldon! Get out of Mr. Johannsen's yard now! - Whoa! - All right, you kids! Ooh, where'd you go? Dad, can I go play, too? Can I? I would feel better if you'd play on the sponge beds.
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- What's wrong with his fin? - He looks funny. Ow! Hey, what'd I do? Be nice. It's his first time at school. He was born with it. We call it his lucky fin. - Dad... - See this tentacle? It's actually shorter than all my other tentacles... but you can't really tell. Especially when I twirl them like this. I'm H-2-O intolerant. - Ah-choo! - I'm obnoxious. Oh Let's name the zones, the zones, the zones Let's name the zones of the open sea Mr. Ray! - Come on, Nemo. - You better stay with me. Mesopelagic, bathyal, abyssalpelagic All the rest are too deep for you and me to see Huh. I wonder where my class has gone? We're under here! Oh, there you are. Climb aboard, explorers. Oh, knowledge exploring Is, oh, so lyrical When you think thoughts that are empirical Dad, you can go now. - Hello. Who is this? - I'm Nemo. Nemo, all new explorers must answer a science question. - OK. - You live in what kind of home? An anemon-none. A nemenem-menome. OK, don't hurt yourself. Welcome aboard, explorers. Just so you know, he's got a little fin. I find if he's having trouble swimming... I let him take a break, 10, 15 minutes. Dad, it's time for you to go now. Don't worry. We're gonna stay together as a group. OK, class, optical orbits up front. And remember, we keep our supraesophogeal ganglion... to ourselves. That means you, Jimmy. Aw, man! Bye, Nemo! Bye, Dad! Bye, son!
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Be safe. You're doing pretty well for a first-timer. You can't hold on to them forever, can you? I had a tough time with my oldest out at the drop off. They got to grow up- The drop off? They're going to the drop off? What are you, insane? Why don't we fry them up now and serve them with chips? Hey, Marty, calm down. Don't tell me to be calm, pony boy. Pony boy? For a clownfish, he really isn't that funny. Pity. Oh Let's name the species, the species, the species Let's name the species that live in the sea Whoa. There's Porifera, coelenterata, hydrozoa, scyphozoa Anthozoa, ctenophora, bryozoas, three Gastropoda, arthropoda, echinoderma And some fish like you and me Come on, sing with me. Oh Just the girls this time. Oh, seaweed is cool Seaweed is fun It makes its food OK, the drop off. All right, kids, feel free to explore... but stay close. Stromalitic cyanobacteria! Gather.
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Oh, look at me. I'm going to touch the butt. - Ah-choo! Whoa! - Ha ha ha! Oh, yeah? Let's see you get closer. OK. Beat that. Come on, Nemo. How far can you go? My dad says it's not safe. - Nemo! No! - Dad? You were about to swim into open water. No, I wasn't- Good thing I was here. If I hadn't shown up- - He wasn't going to go. - He was too afraid. No, I wasn't. This does not concern you, kids... and you're lucky I don't tell your parents. You know you can't swim well. I can swim fine, Dad, OK? No, it's not OK. You shouldn't be near here. OK, I was right. You'll start school in a year or two. No, Dad! Just because you're scared of the ocean- Clearly, you're not ready... and you're not coming back until you are. You think you can do these things... but you just can't, Nemo!
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There's Nothing to see. Gather. Over there. Excuse me. Is there anything I can do? I am a scientist, sir. Is there any problem? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt things. He isn't a good swimmer, and it's a little too soon... for him to be out here unsupervised. I can assure you, he's quite safe with me. I'm sure he is, but you have a large class... and he can get lost from sight if you're not looking. I'm not saying you're not looking. Oh, my gosh! Nemo's swimming out to sea!
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What do you think you're doing? You'll get stuck out there... and I'll have to get you before another fish does. Get back here! I said get back here now! Stop! You take one more move, mister... Don't you dare! If you put one fin on that boat... Are you listening to me? Don't touch the bo-Nemo!
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