One of the cartoons that are remembered for a long time, giving a feeling of warmth and positive, is the "Monster Corporation". Characters (names will be listed below) are not at all frightening, but rather, touches viewers of all ages. This is a movie that everyone should watch.
General cartoon info
The full-length picture was published in 2001. The creators were the famous US studios - Disney and Pixar.
What is the plot of the cartoon "Monster Corporation"? Characters live in a parallel world. The action takes place in the city of Monstropolis, all of whose inhabitants are monsters. For the operation of all city infrastructures, they need the energy that they take from children's cries. Therefore, the inhabitants created a factory of fear in which monsters penetrate the human world in order to scare children at night and get the necessary energy. At the same time, the monsters themselves are very afraid of human children, considering them dangerous. Everything changes with the advent of the little girl into the world of monsters.
The picture was released in international rental in 2002. In the same year, the film received an Academy Award for Best Music. Next, we will focus on the main characters.
Sullivan
The protagonist of the movie "Monster Corporation", whose characters are considered, is James P. Sullivan. This monster is covered with turquoise wool with purple spots. He has short horns on his head. The hero is the best fear factory scarecrow.
Partly because of him, the little girl entered the world of monsters, so he tries to bring her home. Learning the girl closer, he realized that children should not be afraid. Returning the baby home and exposing the villainous plan of the factory director, Sullivan becomes the new director. Now energy is extracted from the laughter of children.
Voiced by the hero John Goodman.
Michael
The Monster Corporation, whose characters do not leave the audience indifferent, consists not only of intimidators (Sullivan), but also of other personnel. So, James's assistant is Mike Wazowski.
This small sized monster has an oval shape with green skin. In the center of his body, he has one eye and a large mouth with pointed teeth. Thin arms and legs come out of the body.
Mike is not only an assistant, but also Sullivan's best friend. He is very selfish and meets with Celia - a one-eyed jellyfish. Friends quarrel over the girl, but find a common language and save the child from trouble. By the end of the story, it turns out that Mike makes the children laugh, so the city can receive several times more energy.
Voiced by Billy Crystal.
Boo
The monster corporation, whose characters are described, was turned upside down with the advent of a little girl. Met with Sullivan, she is not afraid of him. Only the monster that works in his bedroom causes her fear. This is Randal's villain.
Voiced by Mary Gibbs.
Minor Characters
Cartoon "Monster Corporation" (photos of the characters confirm this fact) is drawn in such a way that does not cause fear in children. Heroes are more likely touching and laughing. The only exception is the negative character Randal.
Short information about minor characters:
- Randal Boggs is a humanoid pangolin with purple skin that can change color to suit the environment. It moves on eight legs. He is the main negative character in the film. His dream is to become more successful than Sullivan. For the sake of this, he is cunning, because of which the human child is in danger. In the finale, Randall enters the world of people where he is beaten with a shovel.
- Henry the Water-Walker the Third - at first is considered a positive character, but by the end is one of the villains. He works as director of the fear factory and is a former James teacher. Trying to improve the affairs of the Corporation, it is decided to intimidate children with prohibited methods. By the end of the film, he is being arrested.
- Rose is an elderly factory worker, as well as the head of the Child Detection Agency. She looks like a slug and a toad at the same time. All the time very strictly behaves with Mike Wazowski.
- George Sanderson is a frightening monster with a human sock on his body. Because of this, his red hair is shaved bald.
- Gerzon is the intimidator who is ranked last in the ranking of fear factory workers. It looks like a red mouth with two limbs.
- Yeti is a monster who was once expelled and he ended up in the world of people. He helps the main characters after the Water-Bog threw them out of the world of monsters.
- Needmel and Smithy are two slug monsters working as cleaners at the Corporation. At the same time, they leave behind a trace of mucus. They constantly argue with each other.
- Bill Hlyup is a monster who is trained as a scarer. He cannot go through the practical part of training - to scare a robot child. His clumsiness, in the end, helps him become a successful worker when the factory begins to extract energy from children's laughter.
Death of the creator of the characters
After it became known the name of the characters from the "Monster Corporation", I want to dwell separately on Daniel Gerson. This man is known for voicing the cleaners of Needman and Smitty. But more importantly, he was a co-author of the animated film "Corporation of Monsters." Unfortunately, he died in 2016 at the age of forty-nine from brain cancer. His other works were cartoons:
- "City of Heroes";
- "Cars";
- "Chicken Chicken";
- "Up".
The Pixar film studio has lost one of its most talented employees.