148-401: The Incredibles is a 2004 American animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures . Written and directed by Brad Bird , it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson , Holly Hunter , Sarah Vowell , Spencer Fox , Jason Lee , Samuel L. Jackson , and Elizabeth Peña . Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film follows Bob and Helen Parr ,
296-448: A claims adjuster , moonlighting as a vigilante with his friend Lucius Best (alias Frozone ). One day, Bob's supervisor, Gilbert Huph , stops him from preventing a mugging. A frustrated Bob injures Huph and is dismissed. That evening, a woman named Mirage secretly offers Bob a mission to subdue a giant " Omnidroid " robot loose on Nomanisan island. Bob succeeds by tricking the machine into ripping out its own power source. Rejuvenated by
444-477: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of
592-413: A trailer of the film given a rerecording of Barry's theme to On Her Majesty's Secret Service . However, Barry did not wish to duplicate the sound of some of his earlier soundtracks; the assignment was instead given to Giacchino. Giacchino noted that recording in the 1960s was largely different from modern day recording and Dan Wallin, the recording engineer, said that Bird wanted an old feel, and as such
740-465: A weighted average , assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, making it Pixar's fourth (consecutive) film to receive this grade (after Toy Story 2 , Monsters, Inc. , and Finding Nemo ). Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave
888-563: A Pixar short film that premiered alongside the feature film in its original theatrical release. The VHS release only featured the short, Boundin'. It was the highest-selling DVD of 2005, with 17.38 million copies sold. The film was also released on UMD for the Sony PSP . Disney released the film on Blu-ray in North America on April 12, 2011, and on 4K UHD Blu-ray on June 5, 2018; this marks Disney's first 4K Blu-ray reissue on
1036-403: A Super leads him to a series of conflicts against a fan-turned-supervillain and his mechanical robots. Bob's struggle is the main plot of the original series. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise. Robert " Bob " Parr (a.k.a. Mr. Incredible ) ( Craig T. Nelson ) possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. He is married to Helen Parr,
1184-778: A bomb onto Buddy's cape. Bob gets the bomb off, but it destroys an elevated train track, forcing Bob to stop an oncoming train. After his wedding, Bob is sued for collateral damage by the suicidal civilian and the injured train passengers. Similar lawsuits create a negative public attitude towards superheroes, and the government initiates the Superhero Relocation Program, banning "supers" from using their powers in public and forcing them into hiding. Fifteen years later, Bob lives with Helen and their children, Violet , Dash , and baby Jack-Jack , in Metroville. Bob misses his superhero days and resents his mundane job as
1332-438: A chance to prove their theories, and we changed the way a number of things are done here. For less money per minute than was spent on the previous film, Finding Nemo , we did a movie that had three times the number of sets and had everything that was hard to do. All this because the heads of Pixar gave us leave to try crazy ideas. — Brad Bird speaking to McKinsey Quarterly in 2008 Not only did The Incredibles cope with
1480-461: A close friend who flew her around the world when she was a Super. Her sharp wit and superb espionage skills, as well as her experience as a superhero, make her an excellent tactician and leader. The filmmakers drew inspiration from actresses Mary Tyler Moore , Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn for Helen's role and appearance in the sequel. Her red superheroine suit, designed by Edna Mode, can stretch as far as she can and still retain its shape. It
1628-413: A combination of brute strength and features such as claws, rockets, and laser guns to target and destroy their enemies. They are also equipped with artificial intelligence , and can quickly analyze enemies during battle, instantly adapting their fighting strategies to their enemies' weaknesses. Syndrome has his assistant Mirage lure dozens of retired supers to come fight the prototype Omnidroids. Most of
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#17327724239341776-513: A complicated monorail system and a large staff of guards. Vowing revenge on Bob and all other superheroes, Syndrome invents the Omnidroid robot, perfecting it by having his assistant Mirage lure a large number of retired superheroes to be killed while fighting its various prototypes. Bob is the last superhero called to fight the Omnidroid, and manages to destroy it. Syndrome rebuilds it so it
1924-410: A couple of superheroes, known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, respectively, who hide their powers in accordance with a government mandate, and attempt to live a quiet suburban life with their three children. However, Bob's desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe. Bird, who was Pixar's first outside director, developed the film as an extension of
2072-483: A fireproof and bulletproof blanket sleeper -like jumpsuit . Creator Brad Bird explains on the DVD that Jack-Jack's varied abilities are a metaphor for how young children have infinite possibilities ahead of them in life. He begins to manifest a broader range of powers during Incredibles 2 , inspiring Edna to upgrade his suit with sensors that allow his family to track him or rein in his powers via remote control. Jack-Jack
2220-577: A full appearance at the end of the second film. Mr. Incredible was ranked number 5 in IGN 's list of the Top 10 Pixar Characters. Readers of Empire magazine also voted Mr. Incredible number 8 in that magazine's list of The Top 20 Pixar Characters. Helen Parr (a.k.a. Elastigirl or Mrs. Incredible ) ( Holly Hunter ) is Mr. Incredible's wife. Helen can stretch any part of her body up to 300 feet and can be 1 mm thin. She can also reshape her body in
2368-554: A fully grown man who was about to kill his sister. His red superhero suit, designed by Edna Mode, is resistant to air friction, wear and heat when Dash is running at super speed. John Jackson "Jack-Jack" Parr (Eli Fucile and Maeve Andrews in the first film, Fucile and Nicholas Bird in the second film) is the Parrs' infant son, the youngest of the Parr children. Initially believed to be the only family member without any powers and shown as
2516-496: 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 . When The Iron Giant became a box office bomb , he reconnected with old friend John Lasseter at Pixar in March 2000 and pitched his story idea to him. Bird and Lasseter knew each other from their college years at CalArts in the 1970s. Lasseter was sold on the idea and convinced Bird to come to Pixar, where
2664-659: A minor character (as he did not join the family in the first film), he manifests a multitude of superhuman abilities at the end of the first film, most of which are types of shapeshifting , when Syndrome tries to kidnap him. More powers are seen in the short film Jack-Jack Attack on the Incredibles DVD, making his powers the most versatile of the family, and according to a collectible poster included with some Incredibles toys, still more powers are undisclosed. Although Edna Mode did not know what powers Jack-Jack might develop, she covered various possibilities by making him
2812-663: A particular superhero character, often focuses on the hero's origin story and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet
2960-461: A private plane to fly to Nomanisan; Violet and Dash stow away, leaving Jack-Jack with a babysitter. Despite knowing that there are children on the plane, Syndrome shoots it down. Helen and the kids survive and make it to the island. Disillusioned by Syndrome's callousness, Mirage releases Bob and informs him of his family's survival. Syndrome's guards pursue Dash and Violet, who evade them with their powers and reunite with their parents. Syndrome captures
3108-411: A reflection of views shared by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche or an extension of Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand 's Objectivism philosophy, which Bird felt was "ridiculous." He stated that a large portion of the audience understood the message as he intended whereas "two percent thought I was doing The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged ." Some purported that The Incredibles exhibited
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#17327724239343256-406: A result, this was to be the most complex film yet for Pixar. The film's characters were designed by Tony Fucile and Teddy Newton , whom Bird had brought with him from Warner Bros. Like most computer-animated films, The Incredibles had a year-long period of building the film from the inside out: modeling the exterior and understanding controls that would work the face and the body—the articulation of
3404-585: A right-wing bias, which Bird also scoffed at. "I think that's as silly of an analysis as saying The Iron Giant was left-wing. I'm definitely a centrist and feel like both parties can be absurd." The film also explored Bird's dislike for the tendency of the children's comics and Saturday morning cartoons of his youth to portray villains as unrealistic, ineffectual, and non-threatening. In the film, Dash and Violet have to deal with villains who are perfectly willing to use deadly force against children. On another level, both Dash and Violet display no emotion or regret at
3552-603: A strong, entertaining story and a truckload of savvy comic touches." Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was bored by the film's "recurring pastiches of earlier action films", concluding that "the Pixar whizzes do what they do excellently; you just wish they were doing something else." Jessica Winter of The Village Voice criticized the film for "playing as a standard summer action film", despite being released in early November. Her review, titled as "Full Metal Racket," noted that The Incredibles "announces
3700-458: A train Bob had been forced to abruptly halt for its own safety. These lawsuits are the first in a string of expensive lawsuits against supers, forcing the government to initiate the Superhero Relocation Program. Finding forced retirement difficult, Bob often sneaks out at night with his friend Lucius Best (a.k.a. Frozone) to continue their now-illegal superheroics. Eventually, Bob realizes that his family
3848-410: A variety of ways. In the film she becomes a parachute and a rubber boat, and has used her arms for swings and a slingshot. In her early years she seemed to be a feminist and had no desire to "settle down". Since her marriage to Bob, Helen has become a dedicated spouse and mother, although she is frustrated with her husband's continuing dreams of glory. Helen is also an experienced jet pilot, from having
3996-507: A very adventurous thing you are trying to do in an American film." Syndrome was originally written as a minor character who assaults Bob and Helen at the beginning of the movie, only to die in an explosion that destroys the Parrs' house (in this version, the Smiths), but he was made the main antagonist because the filmmakers liked him more than the character of Xerek, who was intended to fulfill that role. The Snug character that Helen talks to at
4144-432: A way that traditional animation is not, calling the camera's ability to easily switch angles in a given scene "marvelously adaptable." He found working in computer animation "difficult" in a different way than working traditionally, finding the software "sophisticated and not particularly friendly." Bird wrote the script without knowing the limitations or concerns that went hand-in-hand with the medium of computer animation. As
4292-418: A wonderful studio, frightened a lot of people with how many presents I wanted for Christmas, and then got almost everything I asked for." The Incredibles is the first Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino . Brad Bird was looking for a specific sound as inspired by the film's retrofuturistic design – the future as seen from the 1960s. John Barry was the first choice to do the film's score, with
4440-458: Is always expected in the family to be strong, so I made him strong. The moms are always pulled in a million different directions, so I made her stretch like taffy. Teenagers, particularly teenage girls, are insecure and defensive, so I made her turn invisible and turn on shields. And ten-year-old boys are hyperactive energy balls. Babies are unrealized potential. – Brad Bird, writer and director of The Incredibles . Bird came to Pixar with
4588-423: Is aware of his superhero past, but is unsupportive of his public-minded ideals. Lucius is best friends with Bob, and a close friend of Helen and the kids, who are the only supers he socializes with following the banning of superheroes. Whenever Lucius and Bob go out on Wednesdays to engage in superheroics, they have to cover from their respective wives by claiming to be going bowling , but they stop going out when Bob
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4736-549: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,
4884-490: Is caught by Helen. Lucius's super suit is designed to keep him warm in the cold, but he must wear a special set of refraction goggles not only to protect his identity, but also to protect his eyes from the glare of the sunlight that bounces off his ice crystals . The soles of Frozone's snow boots can change into ice skates, alpine ice skis, and a concave disc he uses as a snowboard. These forms of transport, combined with chutes of ice, result in particularly speedy travel. Frozone
5032-449: Is costing the company. Bob attempts to help a mugging victim, but Huph threatens to dismiss him if he does so. A frustrated Bob throws Huph through several walls, and Huph is subsequently hospitalized. In a deleted scene, Rick Dicker erases Huph's memories of the incident. Bernard " Bernie " Kropp ( Lou Romano ) is a teacher at Dash Parr's elementary school. Dash frequently uses his super-speed to prank Kropp, making it difficult for
5180-611: Is forced to start from scratch with Tony, asking him out to the movies again. However, she is forced to leave him at the cinema (with the promise of returning quickly) when the Incredibles are dispatched to attack a new threat. Kari McKeen (Bret Parker) is a friend of the Parrs, whom Violet calls upon to babysit Jack-Jack while the rest of the family are flying to save Mr. Incredible (in The Incredibles ). She has taken numerous babysitting classes, and assures Helen that she
5328-398: Is freed from her control, he aids in foiling Evelyn's plan to collide his cruise ship into the city by reboarding the runaway ship and freeing the delegates to then ensure their safety, while the supers attempt to regain control of the ship. He later presumably explains the truth of his sister's scheme to the delegates and to the authorities to legalize the superheroes again. Oliver Sansweet
5476-512: Is frequently considered to be one of the greatest superhero movies of all time. The film won Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing at the 77th Academy Awards , with two additional nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing , as well as the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature . It was the first entirely animated film to win the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . A sequel, Incredibles 2 ,
5624-400: Is full of wonderful little touches: Syndrome, the bad guy, is drawn to remind viewers of Heat Miser from the classic Christmas cartoon The Year Without a Santa Claus . As always, Pixar excels with its animation, but what makes this family film even more appealing is the smartness of the script, which is clearly written, end to end, to appeal to adults as well as children." The Incredibles
5772-476: Is his "greatest adventure". His red superhero suit, designed by Edna Mode, appears to have the same level of durability as Mr. Incredible himself. In his prime, Mr. Incredible rides a gadget-laden car, the Incredibile, reminiscent of those driven by James Bond or Batman . The silhouette of a newer version of the Incredibile for the Parrs is seen in the end credits of the first film, and the new car makes
5920-402: Is his hatred of people with superpowers, and his desire to be known as a hero despite having no powers himself. Like Bob Parr, his character was also physically modeled after Brad Bird. In the film, Buddy is introduced as a precocious child who calls himself Mr. Incredible's "number 1 fan". Desiring to become Bob's sidekick "Incrediboy", Buddy uses gadgets of his own invention to compensate for
6068-407: Is knocked unconscious when his invention's artificial intelligence recognizes him and his remote control as a threat. Syndrome awakens just in time to see the Parrs and Frozone being applauded for destroying the newest Omnidroid together. Syndrome retaliates by kidnapping Jack-Jack and attempts to fly away in his jet plane, but Jack-Jack's superpowers manifest and he fights back. After Helen rescues
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6216-536: Is more than adequately prepared to care for Jack-Jack in any capacity. She is heard later on Mrs. Parr's voice mail, complaining that some "very weird things" are happening and that Jack-Jack has "special needs". Her eventful night with the baby is detailed in the Jack-Jack Attack short included on the DVD release; Kari is indeed shown to be a competent babysitter, as she quickly learns to anticipate and prevent damage caused by Jack-Jack's powers. Her memory of
6364-404: Is strong enough to defeat Bob, finally revealing himself to his former idol. After later capturing Bob and his family, Syndrome reveals his plan to unleash the Omnidroid and use remote controls to publicly "defeat" it, becoming a hero himself. He then plans to sell his superpower-imitating inventions to the public, making superheroes irrelevant. During the staged battle with the Omnidroid, Syndrome
6512-481: Is the president of a bank in Municiberg, who attempts suicide by jumping from the top of a large building. Mr. Incredible saves him, but Sansweet's neck is injured in the process. He sues Mr. Incredible for damages, citing that he did not want to be saved and that the neck injury causes him daily pain. The lawsuit against Mr. Incredible becomes the first in a string of anti-Superhero lawsuits, which eventually force
6660-454: Is virtually indestructible yet it breathes like Egyptian cotton . Gina Bennett , interviewed by Maureen Dowd as part of a group of current and former CIA professionals, said " the Band of Sisters had a favorite crime fighter .... Just think of us as a work force of Elastigirls." Violet Parr ( Sarah Vowell ) is the Parrs' daughter and a 14-year-old junior high school teenager stuck at
6808-634: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented
6956-496: The 77th Academy Awards season with four nominations (including Best Original Screenplay and Sound Mixing ). It received two Oscars: Best Animated Feature and Sound Editing . Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal called The Incredibles the year's best picture. 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
7104-562: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,
7252-642: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake
7400-555: The National Public Radio program, This American Life . Bird stated that she was "perfect" for the part and immediately called her to offer her the role. Upon Pixar's acceptance of the project, Brad Bird was asked to bring in his own team for the production. He brought up a core group of people he worked with on The Iron Giant . Because of this, many 2D artists had to make the shift to 3D , including Bird himself. Bird found working with CGI "wonderfully malleable" in
7548-587: The film's orchestral score . The Incredibles debuted at the El Capitan Theatre on October 24, 2004, and was released in theaters in the United States on November 5. It earned $ 632 million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2004 . The Incredibles received widespread acclaim from critics, with praise for its animation, screenplay, voice acting, action sequences, sound design, humor, music, and
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#17327724239347696-440: The storyboards define the blocking of characters' motions, lighting, and camera movements, which had previously been left to other departments rather than storyboarded. 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. He recalled, "Basically, I came into
7844-477: The 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and personal family life. He pitched the film to Pixar after Warner Bros. ' box office disappointment of his first feature, The Iron Giant (1999), and carried over much of its staff to develop The Incredibles . The animation team was tasked with animating an all-human cast, which required creating new technology to animate detailed human anatomy, clothing, and realistic skin and hair. Michael Giacchino composed
7992-845: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of
8140-425: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). Mirage (The Incredibles) The Incredibles , an American media franchise , tells
8288-572: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in
8436-498: The Omnidroid by luring supers to fight it until it kills them. Syndrome intends to send an Omnidroid to attack Metroville, then defeat it publicly with secret controls, thereby gaining "hero" status. He plans to then sell his inventions to the world to make the term "super" irrelevant. Helen visits Edna and learns what Bob has been up to. She activates a beacon Edna built into the suits to find Bob, inadvertently causing Bob to be captured while infiltrating Syndrome's base. Helen borrows
8584-465: The Parr children from them, and is put under Evelyn's mind control via goggles. However, he is freed by Helen and her children and aids in foiling Evelyn's plan. Edna " E " Mode ( Brad Bird ) is an eccentric fashion designer who designs the costumes for many members of the superhero community. To that end, not only does she take the aesthetics of the clothes into account, but also their practical uses such as protective qualities and accommodation to
8732-466: The Parr family in a luxurious mansion. His sister, however, places him under her control via hypnotic signals transmitted by television screens, as part of her scheme to permanently undermine the legal status of supers. She intends to do this by sabotaging a summit of supers and similarly hypnotized political delegates taking place on the Deavors' cruise ship by crashing the ship into the city. When Winston
8880-591: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of
9028-788: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),
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#17327724239349176-477: The action and higher pay, Bob trains to get back into shape, and asks superhero costume designer Edna Mode to fix a tear in his old suit. Incorrectly assuming Helen knows of Bob's new job, Edna makes new suits for the entire family. Summoned back to Nomanisan, Bob discovers Mirage is working for Buddy, now calling himself Syndrome" after being embittered by Bob's rejection. Syndrome has become wealthy by inventing weapons that mimic superpowers. He has been perfecting
9324-417: The amount of hair and cloth required for The Incredibles had never been done by Pixar up until this point. Moreover, Bird would tolerate no compromises for the sake of technical simplicity. Where the technical team on Monsters, Inc. had persuaded director Pete Docter to accept pigtails on Boo to make her hair easier to animate, the character Violet had to have long hair that obscured her face; in fact, this
9472-507: The amount of water available, either in liquid form, or in the air. It is also indicated that he can use the moisture of his own body, and that dehydration weakens his abilities as a result. During the first film, it is suggested that he has adapted to civilian life much more easily than his long-time friend, Bob Parr, though he still possesses a hidden cache containing his costume and all of his old gadgets in working condition. Lucius married an unseen woman named Honey (Kimberly Adair Clark), who
9620-560: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and
9768-465: The arrival of supervillain the Underminer . They don their masks and suits, ready to face the new threat. The Incredibles as a concept dates back to 1993 when Bird sketched the family during an uncertain point in his film career. Personal issues had percolated into the story as they weighed on him in life. During this time, Bird had signed a production deal with Warner Bros. Feature Animation and
9916-511: The average 10-year-old boy, the film's official website lists "enhanced durability" amongst Dash's powers, which is implied in the film by the amount of incidental high-speed collisions and crashes Dash endures without apparent injury. Dash also discovers throughout the course of the movie that his speed allows him to be able to run over water without submerging. Dash would like to go out for sports, but his mother Helen will not allow it because she thinks that he would show off his superspeed and blow
10064-576: The baby, Bob kills Syndrome by sending him into one of the plane's engines. Syndrome was named the 64th Greatest Villain Ever by Wizard magazine , Screen Rant have described his characterisation as “a geeky kid” as being humorous despite his prowess as a villain. while Rolling Stone ranked him as the 22nd best Pixar character. The Omnidroids are a series of dangerous battle robots developed by Syndrome specifically to fight and kill Supers. The Omnidroids are large and heavy constructions, and use
10212-535: The best superhero films, by outlets including: Time (2011), Paste , Vulture , Marie Claire (all 2019), IGN (2020), Esquire , The Indian Express , and Parade (all 2021). In December 2021, the film's screenplay was listed number 48 on the Writers Guild of America 's "101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)". Others have named it one of the best conservative films, best action films, and best political films. The Incredibles led
10360-399: The black sheep. I want artists who are frustrated. I want the ones who have another way of doing things that nobody's listening to. Give us all the guys who are probably headed out the door." A lot of them were malcontents because they saw different ways of doing things, but there was little opportunity to try them, since the established way was working very, very well. We gave the black sheep
10508-480: The character to have the coolest voice. Lily Tomlin was originally considered for the role of Edna Mode, but later turned it down. After several failed attempts to cast Edna Mode, Bird took on her voice role himself. It was an extension of the Pixar custom of tapping in-house staff whose voices came across particularly well on scratch dialogue tracks. Sarah Vowell was offered the role of Violet unexpectedly; Bird wanted to cast Vowell as Violet after hearing her voice on
10656-420: The characters gained a new level of realism from a technology to mimic " subsurface scattering ." The challenges did not stop with modeling humans. Bird decided that in a shot near the film's end, baby Jack-Jack would have to undergo a series of transformations, and in one of the five planned he would turn himself into a kind of goo. Technical directors, who anticipated spending two months or even longer to work out
10804-404: The characters, and a simulation team was responsible for developing simulation technology for hair and clothing. There were at least 781 visual effects shots in the film, and they were quite often visual gags, such as the window shattering when Bob angrily shuts the car door. Additionally, the effects team improved their modeling of clouds, using volumetric rendering for the first time. The skin of
10952-464: The character—before animation could even begin. Bird and Fucile tried to emphasize the graphic quality of good 2D animation to the Pixar team, who had only worked primarily in CGI. Bird attempted to incorporate teaching from Disney's Nine Old Men that the crew at Pixar had "never really emphasized." For the technical crew members, the film's human characters posed a difficult set of challenges. Bird's story
11100-600: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced
11248-567: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid
11396-450: The crossroads between girl and woman. Violet desperately wants to be like everyone else, to blend in with normal people, and not to stand out. Her superpowers allow her to turn instantly invisible , and to generate spherical force fields to protect herself and also to levitate extremely heavy objects; the interiors of the force fields have an anti-gravitational effect, allowing Violet to levitate inside, but she can be stunned temporarily if
11544-422: The deaths of those who are trying to kill them, such as when Dash outruns pursuers who crash their vehicles while chasing him, or when both of them witness their parents destroy several attacking vehicles with people inside, in such a manner that the deaths of those piloting them is undeniable. Despite disagreeing with some analysis, Bird felt it gratifying for his work to be considered on many different levels, which
11692-450: The difficulty of animating CGI humans, but also many other complications. The story was bigger than any prior story at the studio, was longer in running time, and had four times the number of locations. Supervising technical director Rick Sayre noted that the hardest thing about the film was that there was "no hardest thing," alluding to the amount of new technical challenges: fire, water, air, smoke, steam, and explosions were all additional to
11840-411: The end, Violet sheds her shyness and ends up at the confident side when her crush Tony Rydinger asks her for a date. Unlike her normal clothes, her red superheroine suit, designed by Edna Mode, also turns invisible when Violet does. Dashiell " Dash " Robert Parr ( Spencer Fox in the first film, Huck Milner in the second film) is the Parrs' older son and a speedster . While he is only as strong as
11988-432: The family before following the Omnidroid to Metroville. Violet uses her powers to free her family, and Mirage helps them reach Metroville. Recognizing Syndrome's remote-control gauntlet as a threat, the Omnidroid disarms Syndrome and knocks him out. The Incredible and Lucius fight the Omnidroid; Helen and the kids retrieve the remote control, allowing Bob to destroy the robot's power source. The Parrs and Lucius are hailed by
12136-484: The family to track him and curb his newly manifested powers via remote control. The time she spends looking after Jack-Jack is the focus of the short Auntie Edna . Rick Dicker (voiced by Pixar animator Bud Luckey in the first film & accompanying short, Jonathan Banks in the second film) is a government agent who was once part of the NSA ( National Supers Agency ) and now belongs to the Superhero Relocation Program. He
12284-409: The family's civilian cover. To vent his frustration, Dash uses his power to play pranks on his teacher, Bernie Kropp, which also threatens their cover. Dash's reckless and impulsive nature and one-track mind have put him at odds with Violet's gloomier and more sarcastic nature more often than their parents would like, but when Dash is in battle, he cares deeply about his family; he was willing to attack
12432-575: The field is struck by a sufficiently large force. She and Dash can combine their powers to create the IncrediBall (named in the video game), a tactic in which Violet generates a force field around herself, and Dash uses his speed power to use the ball like a cannonball or battering ram. Her struggle with her shyness and lack of confidence constitutes a major side story in the movie; she is spurred on by Helen's encouragement that she has more power than she realizes and that she just has to believe it. In
12580-455: The film by its unique and "unconventional story about family and human dynamics". Bird considered Hunter "one of the finest actresses in the world", capable of playing a "sensitive" character who also has "a very sturdy center". Like Hunter, Craig T. Nelson also had never done an voice role but had wondered about wanting to do a role after he recalled seeing The Iron Giant again; he did his voicework when not working on The District , which he
12728-648: The film himself, which Bird did. Edna Mode was ranked number 8 in IGN 's list of the Top 10 Pixar Characters, and number 6 in Empire magazine's list of the Top 20 Pixar Characters. When Bob visits Edna to get his old super suit patched up in The Incredibles , she is inspired to create new suits for the entire family, including Jack-Jack even though he has not yet exhibited any powers. She returns in Incredibles 2 , offering to babysit Jack-Jack for an exhausted Bob, and upgrades Jack-Jack's suit with sensors that allow
12876-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video. Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced
13024-462: The film three-and-a-half out of four, writing that the film "alternates breakneck action with satire of suburban sitcom life" and is "another example of Pixar's mastery of popular animation." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone also gave the film three-and-a-half, calling it "one of the year's best" and saying that it "doesn't ring cartoonish, it rings true." Giving the film three-and-a-half as well, People magazine found that The Incredibles "boasts
13172-430: The film would be done in computer animation . The studio announced a multi-film contract with Bird on May 4, 2000. 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. In addition, it would be the studio's first film in which all characters are human. The dad
13320-864: The film's animators looked for inspiration in the 1995 fashion documentary Unzipped , which spotlighted a number of designers, including Isaac Mizrahi and Polly Mellen . Edna Mode also appeared with Pierce Brosnan to present the Academy Award for Costume Design at the 77th Academy Awards . Edna refuses to design super suits with capes in light of the number of supers having unfortunate accidents because their capes got caught in airliner turbines, elevators, missiles and other hazards. The film's creators originally could not find an appropriate actress to voice Edna. Finally, when asking actress Lily Tomlin to voice Edna, Brad Bird provided an example of what she should sound like. Tomlin told Bird that he successfully captured her voice so well that he should provide it in
13468-631: The film's playable characters. Lego The Incredibles was released in June 2018. A sequel, titled Incredibles 2 , was released on June 15, 2018 and was once again a critical and commercial success, although it was considered inferior in comparison to its predecessor. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about
13616-597: The film. In the weeks before the film's opening, there were also promotional tie-ins with SBC Communications (using Dash to promote the "blazing-fast speed" of its SBC Yahoo! DSL service) Tide , Downy , Bounce and McDonald's . Dark Horse Comics released a limited series of comic books based on the film. Toy maker Hasbro produced a series of action figures and toys based on the film. Kellogg's released an Incredibles-themed cereal, as well as promotional Pop-Tarts and fruit snacks, all proclaiming an "Incrediberry Blast" of flavor. Pringles included potato chips featuring
13764-422: The films, but his voice can be heard on the phone when Helen calls him to acquire a jet to access Syndrome's island (in The Incredibles ). Snug can be seen in a photograph held by Helen that shows the two of them in aviation gear. In a deleted scene, Snug was intended to travel with them on the plane to the island and would be killed in the following crash with the missiles, but this was rewritten to have Helen pilot
13912-574: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film
14060-525: The format. The Incredibles earned $ 261.4 million in the United States and Canada and $ 370.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 631.6 million. It was the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2004 , behind Shrek 2 , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Spider-Man 2 . The Incredibles was released with Alfie on November 5, 2004. It debuted earning $ 70.7 million from 3,933 theaters. This made it
14208-423: The goo effect, stealing precious hours from production that had already entered its final and most critical stages, petitioned the film's producer, John Walker, for help. Bird, who had himself brought Walker over from Warner Bros. to work on the project, was at first immovable, but after arguing with Walker in several invective-laced meetings over the course of two months, Bird finally conceded. Bird also insisted that
14356-524: The government shutting down the Superhero Relocation Program in response to the Underminer incident, Rick is forced into retirement. Rick does two favors for the Parrs before his retirement; he erases Tony Rydinger's memory of the Underminer incident, and secures the Parrs a hotel room for two weeks, but he warns them they will be on their own after that. Snug is an old friend of Helen Parr, presumably from her super days as Elastigirl. He never appears in
14504-595: The government to initiate the Superhero Relocation Program. Gilbert Huph ( Wallace Shawn ) is Bob's diminutive, temperamental supervisor at the Insuricare insurance company . Huph's main priority at Insuricare is its stockholders and profit margins; this often leads to disagreements with Bob, who prioritizes helping people in need and will not deny any claims, secretly teaching customers how to exploit Insuricare's loopholes to ensure they obtain their money. Huph later lectures Bob for how much his philanthropic attitude
14652-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office . 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking
14800-495: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,
14948-434: The incident is later erased by Rick Dicker. Ambassador Henrietta Selick ( Isabella Rossellini ) is a dignified foreign official committed to the support and legalization of superheroes. She is rescued by Elastigirl in Incredibles 2 , when Evelyn attempts to kill her in her helicopter through her hypnotic screens. Buddy Pine, a.k.a. Syndrome ( Jason Lee ) is the main antagonist of The Incredibles . His primary motivation
15096-467: The lineup of the story's family members worked out: a mom and dad, both suffering through the dad's midlife crisis; a shy teenage girl; a cocky ten-year-old boy; and a baby. Bird had based their powers on family archetypes. During production, Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli visited Pixar and saw the film's story reels. When Bird asked if the reels made any sense or if they were just "American nonsense," Miyazaki replied, through an interpreter, "I think it's
15244-442: The new difficulty of working with humans. The film's organizational structure could not be mapped out like previous Pixar features, and it became a running joke to the team. Sayre said the team adopted "Alpha Omega," where one team was concerned with building modeling, shading, and layout, while another dealt with final camera, lighting, and effects. Another team, dubbed the "character team," digitally sculpted, rigged, and shaded all of
15392-614: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army, a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to
15540-449: The ousting of Michael Eisner and Disney's acquisition of Pixar the following year. In March 2014, Disney CEO and chairman Bob Iger announced that the film would be reformatted and re-released in 3D . The Incredibles was re-released and digitally re-mastered for IMAX theaters (alongside its sequel, Incredibles 2 ) using their DMR Technology in a double feature on June 14, 2018. As part of Disney's 100th anniversary The Incredibles
15688-409: The phone in the final film was intended to fly Helen to Nomanisan Island and to die, but he was removed from that position when Lasseter suggested having Helen pilot the plane herself. Syndrome was based on Brad Bird himself. Holly Hunter , cast as Helen Parr/Elastigirl, never voiced an animated character before and saw the role as an exciting opportunity to expand her repertoire. She was also drawn to
15836-428: The plane solo instead. Winston Deavor ( Bob Odenkirk ) is an ardent superhero fan who leads a telecommunications company with his sister Evelyn. In Incredibles 2 , he wants to re-legalize supers, whose activities have been outlawed by the government, through a marketing campaign. Winston selects Helen Parr to carry out a publicity stunt as Elastigirl in order to regain the general public's support of supers, and houses
15984-400: The powers of the wearer. She was a guest at Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl's wedding. Rick Dicker, who felt that Edna was "difficult" to work with, was the one who first referred Elastigirl to Edna. Edna was conceived as an amalgam between James Bond 's gadget supplier, Q , and Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head . Pixar artist Teddy Newton , who co-designed the character, stated that
16132-403: The public just as Syndrome awakens to see their victory. Returning home, the Parrs find Syndrome abducting Jack-Jack to raise as a sidekick. As Syndrome flies away, Jack-Jack's superpowers manifest, and he escapes Syndrome's hold. Helen rescues the falling baby, and Bob throws his car at Syndrome's plane. Syndrome is pulled into the plane's engine by his cape. Three months later, the Parrs witness
16280-570: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)
16428-535: The same school as Violet Parr. Violet harbors a secret crush on him. With boosted confidence, Violet attracts Tony's attention and he asks her out on a date, which she accepts. In Incredibles 2 , Tony accidentally witnesses Violet in her supersuit unmasked during their battle with the Underminer, which results in Rick Dicker being forced to wipe Tony's memory of the day, including that of Violet and his planned date with her. Following Evelyn Deavor's defeat, Violet
16576-436: The same weekend the previous year, just after the openings of The Matrix Revolutions and Elf . For 15 years, The Incredibles had the biggest November opening weekend for an animated film until it was dethroned by Frozen II in 2019. It continued to rule the box office while staying ahead of The Polar Express . Its second weekend earnings dropped by 28% to $ 51 million, and followed by another $ 26 million
16724-475: The score was recorded on analog tapes. Wallin noted that brass instruments, which are at the forefront of the film's score, sound better on analog equipment rather than digital. Wallin came from an era in which music was recorded, according to Giacchino, "the right way," which consists of everyone in the same room, "playing against each other and feeding off each other's energy." Many of Giacchino's future soundtracks followed suit with this style of mixing. Tim Simonec
16872-429: The second-highest opening weekend for an animated film, trailing only behind Shrek 2 . The film opened in the number #1 spot at the box office, dominating Saw , The Grudge , Shark Tale , Ray , Ladder 49 and other films. Despite its opening, the overall Hollywood revenues fell, continuing a box office slump that had lingered for most of the fall season. The top 12 movies took in $ 136.1 million down to 5% from
17020-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of
17168-454: The short film Jack-Jack Attack , Rick interrogates Kari McKeen about the events that unfolded while she was babysitting Jack-Jack; afterwards, he erases her memory of the incident. In the DVD commentary, Brad Bird jokes that he had an idea to start Luckey's short film Boundin' with Rick coming into his office late at night, pulling out a bottle of "booze" and a banjo to begin telling the story. Rick also appears in Incredibles 2 ; with
17316-523: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as
17464-572: The story of superheroes, also known as "Supers," co-existing with society. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film series revolves around the Supers' struggles to live surburban lives as ordinary citizens while keeping their powers hidden due to a government mandate. The film series consists of two films, The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018), and revolves around Bob Parr's fight against villainous threats despite his quiet family life. Bob's desire to relive his glory days as
17612-432: The studio's arrival in the vast yet overcrowded Hollywood lot of eardrum-bashing, metal-crunching action sludge." Laura Clifford of Reeling Reviews gave the film an A- and said, "Mix X-Men with True Lies and Spy Kids then add the retro design of The Powerpuff Girls all tied together with the magical technology of Pixar." In a positive review, Jennifer Frey of The Washington Post explained that "the movie
17760-721: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the "Avengers Initiative" in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated
17908-556: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated
18056-510: The superheroes and quotes from the film. In July 2008, it was announced that a series of comic books based on the film would be published by BOOM! Studios in collaboration with Disney Publishing by the end of the year. The first miniseries by BOOM! was The Incredibles: Family Matters by Mark Waid and Marcio Takara , which was published from March to June 2009 and collected into a trade paperback published in July of that year. The Incredibles
18204-399: The superheroine known as Elastigirl, and they have three children together: Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. His face was physically modeled after director Brad Bird . During his early career, Bob rejects Buddy Pine, his self-proclaimed "Number 1 Fan", as a prospective sidekick. Sometime after marrying Elastigirl, Bob is sued for damages by Oliver Sansweet, and later by the injured passengers of
18352-878: The superpowers he does not have. Despite Bob repeatedly stating that he does not need a sidekick, Buddy interferes with Bob's attempted arrest of supervillain Bomb Voyage. Voyage clips a bomb to Buddy's cloak, and Bob is forced to save Buddy, letting Voyage escape. After the bomb destroys an elevated train track, Bob turns Buddy over to the custody of the local police, blaming him for the incident. Buddy becomes humiliated and disillusioned by Bob's rejection. Eventually, Buddy recreates himself as an evil genius called Syndrome, having used his great intelligence to invent numerous weapons and high-tech vehicles that use such principles as robotics, anti-gravity, and zero-point energy . After selling many of his weapons to become rich, he now owns his own fortress on Nomanisan Island, complete with
18500-410: The supers are killed during their first encounter with the robot, but a few defeat it; each time a prototype is defeated, Syndrome analyzes the damage and rebuilds the machine with modifications to ensure the robot can slay the super in question during their second battle. Eventually, the machine is perfected to such a degree that no individual superhero can defeat it. Syndrome unleashes the Omnidroid on
18648-418: The teacher to prove his guilt. After Dash places a thumbtack on Kropp's stool, Kropp tells Helen that he hid a security camera inside the classroom. Since Dash moves so quickly that the low-quality camera cannot clearly record his motion blur , the principal allows Dash to leave the office, frustrating Kropp. Anthony " Tony " Rydinger (voiced by Michael Bird) is a junior high school teenager, attending
18796-428: The third weekend. The Incredibles completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on April 14, 2005. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 97% of 248 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "Bringing loads of wit and tons of fun to the animated superhero genre, The Incredibles easily lives up to its name." Metacritic , which uses
18944-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,
19092-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during
19240-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,
19388-457: Was everything that computer-generated animation had trouble doing. It had human characters, it had hair, it had water, it had fire, it had a massive number of sets. The creative heads were excited about the idea of the film, but once I showed story reels of exactly what I wanted, the technical teams turned white. They took one look and thought, "This will take ten years and cost $ 500 million. How are we possibly going to do this?" So I said, "Give us
19536-528: Was filled with elements that were difficult to animate with CGI back then. Humans are widely considered to be the most difficult things to execute in animation. Pixar's animators filmed themselves walking to better grasp proper human motion. Creating an all-human cast required creating new technology to animate detailed human anatomy, clothing, and realistic skin and hair. Although the technical team had some experience with hair and cloth in Monsters, Inc. (2001),
19684-423: Was his intention: "The fact that it was written about in the op/ed section of The New York Times several times was really gratifying to me. Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking?" A teaser trailer of The Incredibles premiered on May 30, 2003, and was attached to the screenings of Finding Nemo . Several companies released promotional products related to
19832-503: Was in the process of directing his first feature, The Iron Giant . Approaching middle age and having high aspirations for his filmmaking, Bird pondered whether his career goals were attainable only at the price of his family life. He stated, "Consciously, this was just a funny movie about superheroes. But I think that what was going on in my life definitely filtered into the movie." After the box office failure of The Iron Giant , Bird gravitated toward his superhero story. He imagined it as
19980-449: Was included on Empire's 500 Greatest Films of All Time at number 400. It has received several game adaptations: The Incredibles (2004), The Incredibles: When Danger Calls (2004), and The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer (2005). Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure (2012) features characters and worlds from five Pixar films, including The Incredibles . Disney Infinity (2013) includes The Incredibles playset featuring
20128-595: Was included on a number of best-of lists. It appeared on professional rankings from The Guardian based on retrospective appraisal, as one of the greatest films of the twenty-first century. Travers also named it as number 6 on his list of the decade's best films. Several publications have listed it as one of the best animated films, including: Entertainment Weekly (2009), IGN (2010), Insider , USA Today , Elle (all 2018), Rolling Stone (2019), Parade , Complex , Time Out New York , and Empire (all 2021). The Incredibles appeared on several lists of
20276-422: Was integral to her character. Violet's long hair, which was extremely difficult to animate, was only successfully animated toward the end of production. In addition, animators had to adapt to having hair both underwater and blowing through the wind. Disney was initially reluctant to make the film because of these issues, thinking that a live-action film would be preferable, but Lasseter denied this. The Incredibles
20424-488: Was its year's highest-rated film. The film also received the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form , and it was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy . It also won the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film . The American Film Institute included it as one of the top 10 films of 2004 . It
20572-521: Was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media , Satellite Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award . Several film reviewers drew precise parallels between the film and certain superhero comic books, like Powers , Watchmen , Fantastic Four , Justice League , and The Avengers . The producers of the 2005 adaptation of Fantastic Four were forced to make significant script changes and add more special effects because of similarities to The Incredibles . Bird
20720-495: Was not surprised that comparisons arose due to superheroes being "the most well-trod turf on the planet," but noted that he had not been inspired by any comic books specifically, only having heard of Watchmen . He 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". Some commentators took Bob's frustration with celebrating mediocrity and Syndrome's comment that "when everyone's super, no one will be" as
20868-505: Was one of the guests present at Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl's wedding. Though appreciative of Bob's former work during the "Glory Days", Rick is exasperated by Bob's clinging on to the past; Bob's antics often force Rick to clean up expensive damages and erase memories. However, he congratulates the Parr Family after the Omnidroid's defeat, and assures them the government will happily take care of whatever needs to be done this time. In
21016-472: Was ranked number 15 in Empire magazine's list of the Top 20 Pixar Characters. Lucius Best (a.k.a. Frozone ) ( Samuel L. Jackson ) is a long-time friend of the Parr family. Frozone is Bob Parr's best friend, and was the best man at Bob and Helen's wedding. Similar to the Marvel Comics superhero Iceman , Frozone has the power to freeze water, or even ambient moisture in the air. He is limited by
21164-418: Was ranked number 16 in Empire magazine's list of the Top 20 Pixar Characters. Frozone returns in Incredibles 2 . He helps the Incredibles stop the Underminer's drill, and after the battle learns of Winston Deavor's offer to restore public trust in superheroes, bringing Helen and Bob with him to meet Deavor together. He is later overwhelmed by other hypnotized Supers when he unsuccessfully attempts to protect
21312-564: Was re-released between September 1 to 14, 2023 in the United States and October 5 to 11 in Latin America. The film was first released on both VHS and a two-disc collector's edition DVD set on March 15, 2005. The DVD set was THX certified, consisted of widescreen and a pan and scan fullscreen versions and included two newly commissioned Pixar short films, Jack-Jack Attack and Mr. Incredible and Pals , which were made specifically for this home-video release, and Boundin' ,
21460-402: Was released in June 2018. On the day of his wedding with Helen (alias Elastigirl ), superhero Bob Parr (alias Mr. Incredible ) thwarts a civilian's attempted suicide by tackling him through a skyscraper window. Bob then discovers supervillain Bomb Voyage robbing the building, but is interrupted by his devoted fanboy Buddy Pine , who wants to be his sidekick. Bob rejects Buddy, and Voyage clips
21608-526: Was released theatrically in the United States on November 5, 2004. In theaters, The Incredibles was accompanied by a short film, Boundin' (2003). The theatrical release also included sneak peeks for Cars and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . While Pixar celebrated another triumph with The Incredibles , Steve Jobs was embroiled in a public feud with the head of its distribution partner, The Walt Disney Company . This would eventually lead to
21756-480: Was starring in at the time of the sessions, which took over two years. Spencer Fox was cast as Dash Parr, which was also his feature film debut. Brad Bird wanted to give Dash a realistic out-of-breath voice in certain scenes such as the jungle scene so he made Fox run four laps around the Pixar studio until he got tired. Samuel L. Jackson was cast as Lucius Best/Frozone, Bird cast him because he stated that he wanted
21904-452: Was the conductor/orchestrator for the score's recording. The film's orchestral score was released on November 2, 2004, by Walt Disney Records , three days before the film opened in theaters. It won numerous awards for best score including Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award , BMI Film & TV Award , ASCAP Film and Television Music Award, Annie Award , Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award and Online Film Critics Society Award and
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