A 78-year-old balloon salesman (Ed Asner) ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies to South... (Learn more)
Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger (View All)
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Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger
A feisty septuagenarian teams with a fearless wilderness ranger to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computer-animated adventure scripted by Pixar veteran Bob Peterson and co-directed by Peterson and Monsters, Inc. director Peter Docter. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home and finally taking flight. But Carl isn't alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell. Later, as the house touches down on the world's second largest continent, Carl and his unlikely traveling companion step outside to discover that not only is their new front lawn considerably larger, but that the predators therein are much more ferocious than anything they ever faced back home. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
5/29/09
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for some peril and action.
Running Time
89 mins.
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$292,979,556
Awards
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2009 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Florida Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Score award at the 2009 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2009 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Edited Animated Feature award at the 2009 American Cinema Editors Guild [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 2009 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Producer of the Year award at the 2009 Producers Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2009 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound Editing award at the 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2009 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
Distributor
- Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Distribution
