22 Facts About The Incredibles

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The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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The Incredibles debuted at the El Capitan Theatre on October 24, 2004, and was released in theaters in the United States on November 5.

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The Incredibles received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise for its animation, screenplay, action sequences, humor, voice acting, themes, music, and appeal to different age groups, and is frequently considered to be one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.

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The Incredibles stated, "Consciously, this was just a funny movie about superheroes.

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The Incredibles imagined it as a homage to the 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and he initially tried to develop it as a 2D cel animation.

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The Incredibles was written and directed solely by Brad Bird, a departure from previous Pixar productions which typically had two or three directors and as many screenwriters with a history of working for the company.

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The Incredibles's was drawn to the film by its unique and "unconventional story about family and human dynamics".

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The Incredibles brought up a core group of people he worked with on The Iron Giant.

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Not only did The Incredibles cope with the difficulty of animating CGI humans, but many other complications.

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10.

Bird admitted that he "had the knees of [the studio] trembling under the weight" of The Incredibles, but called the film a "testament to the talent of the animators at Pixar, " who were admiring the challenges the film provoked.

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The Incredibles recalled, "Basically, I came into a wonderful studio, frightened a lot of people with how many presents I wanted for Christmas, and then got almost everything I asked for.

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The Incredibles is the first Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino.

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The Incredibles did comment that it was nice to be compared to it, since "if you're going to be compared to something, it's nice if it's something good".

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Teaser trailer of The Incredibles premiered on May 30, 2003, and was attached to the screenings of Finding Nemo.

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The Incredibles was released theatrically in the United States on November 5, 2004.

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The Incredibles was re-released and digitally re-mastered for IMAX theaters using their DMR Technology in a double feature on June 14, 2018.

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For 15 years, The Incredibles had the biggest November opening weekend for an animated film until it was dethroned by Frozen II in 2019.

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The Incredibles completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on April 14, 2005.

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19.

The Incredibles appeared on several lists of the best superhero films, by outlets including: Time, Paste, Vulture, Marie Claire (all 2019), IGN (2020), Esquire, The Indian Express, and Parade (all 2021).

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20.

The Incredibles led the 77th Academy Awards season with four nominations.

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Premiere magazine released a cross-section of all the top critics in America and The Incredibles placed at number three, whereas review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes cross-referenced reviews that suggested it was its year's highest-rated film.

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Sequel, titled The Incredibles 2, was released on June 15, 2018 and was a critical and commercial success.

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