Co-helmed by WALL-E director Andrew Stanton, FINDING NEMO follows Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), an overprotective clown fish father, as he desperately searches the farthest reaches of the sea for his missing son Nemo. Marlin's journey leads him beyond the Great Barrier Reef into deeper and darker waters, where he meets Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a forgetful yet optimistic blue tang, and a number of not-so-friendly--and often very hungry--aquatic creatures. Meanwhile, little Nemo finds himself in a dentist's fish tank in Syndey, Australia, along with other underwater captives, including Gill (Willem Dafoe), the group's scarred Moorish idol leader. As Nemo works with his new friends on a plan to escape their tank, Marlin and Dory swim closer, but they'll need more than just fins to get into the dentist's office.

This fifth computer-animated outing by Pixar continues the company's remarkable winning streak that began with TOY STORY. Like other Pixar films, FINDING NEMO features a story with heart--this time, a father-and-son tale--and thoroughly charming leads--in this case, Marlin, Nemo, and Dory. And, of course, there's an army of fascinating supporting characters, including Bruce (Barry Humphries), a great white shark on a no-fish diet; Crush (director/screenwriter Stanton), a surfer-dude sea turtle; Peach (Allison Janney), a stuck-to-the-aquarium starfish; and Nigel (Geoffrey Rush), a bold pelican. However, what truly distinguishes NEMO from even its CGI cousins is its stunning depiction of aquatic life, from the colorful creatures on a coral reef to a blue whale on the vast expanse of the open ocean. By combining the aesthetic of a National Geographic marine life documentary with clever jokes and Hitchcock references, NEMO succeeds in its bid to up the ante for animated films yet again. And be sure to watch the credits or you just might miss something!

Theatrical release: May 30, 2003

DVD Features:

Region 1
2-Disc Set

Disc 1: FINDING NEMO
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette - 1. Visual Commentary Featuring Deleted Scenes
2. THE ART OF NEMO - Narrated by the Artists
Making-of - 1. MAKING NEMO
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Game - 1. Turn Your TV into a Virtual Aquarium
Interactive Menus
Disc 2: Supplementary Material
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Shorts - 1. All-New Animation
2. "Knick Knack" - A New Pixar Short
3. Sneak Peek at THE INCREDIBLES - Pixar's Next Film
Featurette - 1. A Tour of Pixar Studios
Documentary - 1. EXPLORING THE REEF with Jean-Michel Cousteau
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Game - 1. Learning Fun with MR' RAY'S ENCYCLOPEDIA
2. Fisharades
Interactive Menus

Distributor Notes: Finding Nemo

From the Academy Award(R)-winning creators of TOY STORY and MONSTERS, INC. (2001, Best Animated Short Film, FOR THE BIRDS), it's FINDING NEMO, a hilarious adventure where you'll meet colorful characters that take you into the breathtaking underwater world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to Marlin (Albert Brooks), his worrisome father, and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, to make the epic journey to bring Nemo home. Their adventure brings them face-to-face with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more. Marlin discovers a bravery he never knew, but will he be able to find his son? FINDING NEMO's breakthrough computer animation takes you into a whole new world with this undersea adventure about family, courage, and challenges. Take the plunge into FINDING NEMO, a "spectacularly beautiful animated adventure for everyone" -- David Sheehan, CBS-TV

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Andrew Stanton: Actor, writer, director, WALL-E, TOY STORY, FINDING NEMO

Andrew Stanton: Actor, writer, director, WALL-E, TOY STORY, FINDING NEMO
Bob Peterson: Screenwriter/Animator, Pixar Films
David Reynolds: Screenwriter, JUNGLE BOOK 2 (2003)

Thomas Newman: Composer

"...An upbeat, sentimental fable....The animation achieves an astonishing synergy of voice, computer-animated image and dialogue..."
"The most gorgeous of all the Pixar films....NEMO treats family audiences to a sweet, resonant story and breathtaking visuals..."
"...An engaging undersea story....[With] a level of smarter-than-the-room humor noticeably wacky and sophisticated for studio family fare..."
"You could trawl the seven seas and not net a funnier, more beautiful, and more original work of art and comedy than FINDING NEMO, the dazzling new computer-animated adventure..."
"...A thing of beauty, hugely entertaining and way cool..."
"...FINDING NEMO has all the usual pleasures of the Pixar animation style....And it adds an unexpected beauty....There is something dreamlike about the visuals of FINDING NEMO..."
"?A buoyant adventure?.Notable first for its spectacularly colorful underwater setting, which gives the picture one of the most striking visual backdrops ever seen in an animated film?"
"...When the fish surface, the water is pastel, reflective, as lovely or lovelier as anything that actually exists in nature..."
"...A sparkling treasure trove of snappy comedy, lush visuals and breakneck action..."
"...NEMO creates an awe-inducing sense of the infinite in its watery visuals..."