Fact or Fiction: The Complete Pixar Filmography

No one was expecting Toy Story (1995), Pixar Animation Studios’ first feature computer-animated film, to become the highest-grossing film in 1995 and third-highest animated film ever at the time. But its success changed the world of feature films, and Pixar Animation Studios was able to become the world leader in computer-animated films.

They would release hits like Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, Cars, The Incredibles, Wall-E, Up, Inside Out, Coco, Onward, and Soul. They’ve also released lots of sequels to their big hits, including Toy Story 2 and Monsters University. The list of Pixar films is also stacked with Academy Award winners too. They’ve won 23 awards in total.

Pixar began with a short film called The Adventures of Andre & Wally B. (1984), and it’s now the world’s largest computer-animated company with a value of $7.4 billion and nearly 1,300 employees. They have also become synonymous with creating heartwarming stories that you can’t help but watch and relate to. If you’re a true Pixar film fan then you should be able to tell the difference between fact and fiction in their movies, right?

Pixar filmography

The Pixar filmography includes over 24 films. Since Pixar released its first film, Toy Story, in 1995, they've won 23 Academy Awards and earned almost $15 billion worldwide at the box office.

The characters of these films are the reason for all the success of Pixar. Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Flik, Nemo, Lightning McQueen, Mike Wazowski, Carl Fredricksen, Miguel, and Luca are all reasons people keep going to the cinema to see these movies. Even their short films are now available to watch thanks to online streaming.

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Toy Story (Choose the answer that is true.)

The original script written by John Lasseter ended up being the final one used in the film.
The writers always planned to have four Toy Story movies and created an outline before making the first movie.
Billy Crystal turned down the role of Buzz Lightyear because he didn't think this type of animation would be successful.
Pizza Planet was originally going to be called Pizza Hut but they failed to get the licensing contract.

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A Bug's Life (Choose the answer that is true.)

A Bug's Life was the first Pixar film to use animation in the teaser trailer that's not in the film, which is now a trademark of the company.
Princess Atta was actually named for the band ABBA because John Lasseter is a huge fan.
Pixar almost moved the release date back two years because they were afraid people would be tired of animated insect films.
This is the only Pixar film not to feature Pizza Planet memorabilia.

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Monsters, Inc. (Choose the answer that is true.)

The original Boo was supposed to be a 10-year-old boy but the film creators felt they needed someone younger to be more dependent on Sully.
John Goodman demanded Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi for the roles of Mike and Randall or he would walk.
Whenever they needed Boo (Mary Gibbs) to laugh on cue, Peter Docter would throw a pie in someone's face or run into a wall.
Legendary Disney animator Joe Grant came up with the title of the film during a pitch meeting.

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Finding Nemo (Choose the answer that is true.)

The original idea was for the fish tank to be located in a hospital but they changed it to a dentist's office last minute.
Megan Mullally was supposed to play a role, but she refused to do her Karen voice from Will & Grace, which producers thought was her real voice, and she was let go from the film.
Instead of clownfish, Andrew Stanton tried to convince Disney to use a killifish but they hated the name.
Finding Nemo is the only Pixar film to not have a song nominated for an Academy Award.

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The Incredibles (Choose the answer that is true.)

Elastigirl was already the name of a Marvel comics character so Stan Lee had to approve the use of the name in the film.
The Incredibles is the first Pixar film to win an Academy Award for its music.
Fashion designer Edna Mode was actually voiced by the film's writer and director, Brad Bird.
Syndrome's Island was created to resemble Pleasure Island from Pinocchio.

Question 6/12

Cars (Choose the answer that is true.)

In order to create an arrogant but likable character for Lightning McQueen, animators studied people like Kid Rock, Muhammad Ali, and Joe Namath.
Doc Hudson's character was based on NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. originally but was changed to Herb Thomas at the last minute.
The hardest part of filming the cars was getting the reflections right.
Larry the Cable Guy was originally going to be played by Walton Goggins, but he just never could make it likable.

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WALL-E (Choose the answer that is true.)

The hit Broadway musical WALL-E plays on his TV is Meet Me in St.Louis, the 1944 musical starring Judy Garland.
This film marks the first time Pixar uses live-action in their film.
WALL-E has one of the largest, and best-selling, merchandise lines of any Pixar film.
EVE uses German, Chinese, and Italian before saying "Directive" in English and settling on that language.

Question 8/12

Up (Choose the answer that is true.)

The spot under the tree where Carl and Ellie go picnicking is where Andy lived in Toy Story several years later after houses were built all around it.
Pete Docter tried to see if balloons could really lift a house up, but they failed even after reaching 50,000 balloons.
The Boy Scouts created a group called Wilderness Explorers for children that loved the outdoors.
The original version of the film featured muppet-like characters living on a floating city on some distant alien planet.

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Inside Out (Choose the answer that is true.)

Joy was the only emotion that kept her same name from the very first script.
All the twists and turns located in the Long Term Memory section were designed to look like the cerebral cortex of the brain's outer surface.
This was the largest crew Pixar has ever used for a movie.
Mel Gibson was the first choice to play Angry but they changed their minds after hearing his voice in Chicken Run.

Question 10/12

Coco (Choose the answer that is true.)

The Land of the Dead was actually inspired by Mexico City.
By starting production in 2011 and releasing the film in 2017, Coco owns the Pixar record for longest production schedule.
Coco was the first Pixar film ever released during Thanksgiving week.
To avoid confusion, Coco was originally going to be the name of Miguel until they got positive feedback from test screenings.

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Onward (Choose the answer that is true.)

Following the film's release, John Lasseter resigned as CEO of Disney animation, making it the last film he worked on.
Disney executives wanted Barley (Chris Pratt) to be played by someone younger, but after meeting with him, they loved his sense of humor and knew it would work.
The birthday song that was sung in the Manticore's Tavern is the same as the one from Alice in Wonderland.
In order to remain accurate, Pixar hired an entire team of fantasy roleplaying fans to help with the details.

Question 12/12

Luca (Choose the answer that is true.)

Hank from Finding Dory is a concrete statue in the town of Portorosso.
This was the second Pixar film to be worked on completely at the creators' homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Onward was the first one.
Before they landed on Jim Gaffigan to play Luca's father, creators wanted Will Ferrell but he declined.
Luca's sea creature actually has over 5,000 scales because someone from Pixar made sure to count them.

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Fact or Fiction: The Complete Pixar Filmography