Finding Nemo
Pixar and Disney's computer-animated movie Finding Nemo won the 2003 Academy Award for "Best Animated Feature Film." It has since become the best selling DVD ever with over 40 million copies sold worldwide as of 2006.
Fast Facts
- Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
- Producer: Graham Walters
- Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe and Brad Garrett
- Released: May 30, 2003
- Budget: $94 million
- Crew: 180 people
- Run time: 100 minutes
- Grossed over $864 million worldwide in theaters
- Demand for pet clownfish tripled shortly after release
Plot Synopsis
Finding Nemo follows Marlin the clownfish on his quest to find his kidnapped son, Nemo. During the cross-ocean journey, Marlin meets, among other underwater personalities, an absent-minded blue tang named Dory, who joins him on his epic voyage. For Marlin, the search for his son parallels a personal journey, during which he learns to reevaluate his priorities, fathering techniques and outlook on the world. Nemo, meanwhile, while being held captive with fellow tank mates in a dentist’s office, learns to take risks and appreciate those who care about him.
Taglines
- Sea it.
- 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. That's a lot of space to find one fish.
- Fish are just like people, only flakier.
- There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean, they're looking for one.
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