Monsters University

***Monsters University*** is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon in his feature film debut and produced by Kori Rae, with John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich as executive producers. The music for the film was composed by Randy Newman, making it his seventh collaboration with Pixar. It is a prequel to *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), making it the first, and currently, only time Pixar has made a prequel film. *Monsters University* tells the story of two monsters, Mike and Sulley, and their time studying at college, where they start off as rivals, but slowly become best friends. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger reprise their roles as James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Roz, and the Abominable Snowman, respectively. Bonnie Hunt, who played Ms. Flint in the first film, voices Mike's grade school teacher Ms. Karen Graves.

Disney, as the rights holder, had plans for a sequel to *Monsters, Inc.* since 2005. Following disagreements with Pixar, Disney tasked its Circle 7 Animation unit to make the film. An early draft of the film was developed; however, Disney's purchase of Pixar in early 2006 led to the cancellation of Circle 7's version of the film. A Pixar-made sequel was confirmed in 2010, and in 2011, it was confirmed that the film would instead be a prequel titled *Monsters University*.

*Monsters University* premiered on June 5, 2013 at the BFI Southbank in London, England, and was theatrically released on June 21, 2013, in the United States. It was accompanied in theaters by a short film, *The Blue Umbrella*, directed by Saschka Unseld. The film grossed $744 million against its estimated budget of $200 million, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2013. An animated short film titled *Party Central*, which takes place shortly after the events of *Monsters University*, premiered in fall 2013 before being released theatrically with *Muppets Most Wanted* in 2014. The film received positive reviews from the critics.

## Cast

### Additional Voices

* Lori Alan
* Carlos Alazraqui
* Jack Angel
* Bob Bergen
* Gregg Berger
* Rodger Bumpass
* Neil Campbell
* Patrick Carlyle
* Sean Conroy
* John Cygan
* Greg Dykstra
* Paul Eiding
* Jessica Evans
* Bill Farmer
* Keith Ferguson
* Andy Fischer-Price
* Don Fullilove
* Teresa Ganzel
* Daniel Gerson
* Mike Hanford
* Jess Harnell
* Brandon Johnson
* John Kassir
* Elissa Knight
* Lindsay Lefler
* Dawnn Lewis
* Sherry Lynn
* Danny Mann
* Jason Marsden
* Mona Marshall
* Tricia McAlpin
* Mickie McGowan
* Allan McLeod
* Alec Medlock
* Matthew Mercer
* Pam Murphy
* David Neher
* Laraine Newman
* Colleen O'Shaughnessey
* Bret Parker
* Donovan Patton
* Dannah Phirman
* Jeff Pidgeon
* Christina Pucelli
* Jan Rabson - The Astronomy Club President
* Dan Scanlon
* Patrick Seitz
* Betsy Sodaro
* Joel Spence
* Mindy Sterling
* Tara Strong
* Dave Theune
* Marcia Wallace
* James Kevin Ward
* Colette Whitaker
* April Winchell

### Additional Children's Voices

* Ava Acres
* Isabella Acres
* Casey Barden
* Ileanna Bravos
* Jack Bright
* Tyree Brown
* Mason Cook
* Makenna Cowgill
* Natalie Jane Dang
* Gage Davenport
* Ethan Louis Samuels DiSalvio
* Clayton Drier
* Tyler Ganus
* Faith Goblirsch
* Montse Hernandez
* Calum John
* Brooke Klinger
* Gia Michailidis
* Nikolas Michailidis
* Madison Moellers
* Raymond Ochoa
* Marley Pearson
* Alexis Poindexter
* David Ransom
* Samantha Sadoff
* Kristen Sarkisian
* Joseph John Schirle
* Aramé Scott
* Erica Teeple
* Khiara Symone Threets