Monsters, Inc.

Is Monsters, Inc. your favourite film? Here you can find out amazing facts about the film.

1. Monsters, Inc. was released in 2001.

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2. Boo's real name is Mary Gibbs.

3. Bill Murray was Pixar's first choice to voice Sulley, however he didn't return the studio's calls.

4. Sulley has exactly 2,320,413 strands of hair.

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5. It took around 11 to 12 hours to render a single frame involving Sulley.

6. In Boo's toy collection there are lots of easter eggs, including the very famous Luxo ball, a Jessie doll from Toy Story 2 and a Nemo toy from Finding Nemo.

7. Due to technical software limitations, animators had to restrict to only having one hairy character per shot.

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8. Mary Gibbs was so young when Pixar recorded her lines for Boo, she wouldn't sit still. Instead crew members followed her around the IMDb Monsters, Inc. Trivia tracking room with a microphone while she played.

9. The emergency code 2319 stands for a 'White Sock' contamination. The number corresponds directly to letters of the alphabet: W is the 23rd letter and S is the 19th letter.

10. Boo and Sulley share exactly the same shade of brown eyes to visually highlight their bond.

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11. Early concept art showed Sulley with tentacles instead of legs and glasses instead of eyes.

12. The original corporate tagline for Monsters, Inc. was "We Scare Because We Care".

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13. Bob Peterson voiced the character Roz, he was the film's story supervisor, he used a raspy voice for the character.

14. The film's teaser trailer was attached to the theatrical release of Toy Story 2 in 1999.

15. The movie grossed over $577 million worldwide, becoming the third highest-earning film of 2001.

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There you have fifteen incredible facts about Monsters, Inc. Which one are you most surprised by, let me know in the comments or on social media.

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