Finding Nemo (franchise)


Finding Nemo is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2003 film of the same name, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a sequel, Finding Dory, released in 2016. Both films were directed by Andrew Stanton. The film series has received positive critical reception. With two films released to-date, the series has grossed $1.9 billion worldwide.

Film series

''Finding Nemo'' (2003)

Finding Nemo is the fifth Pixar film. The film tells the story of a clownfish named Nemo who gets abducted, his over-protective father Marlin who, along with a regal tang named Dory, searches for him all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let little Nemo take care of himself.

''Finding Dory'' (2016)

Finding Dory is the seventeenth Pixar film. The film focuses on the amnesiac character Dory, who travels to California to find her long-lost parents, Jenny and Charlie, as well as exploring the idea of her being reunited with her family. It takes place one year after Finding Nemo and is set off the coast of Morro Bay, California.

Future films

Director Andrew Stanton commented in June 2016 about the possibility of a third Finding Nemo film, stating:

Documentary film

''Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau'' (2003)

Exploring the Reef is a short documentary film. It features Jean-Michel Cousteau, exploring the Great Barrier Reef, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. The short film is included with Disneynature Dolphins on Disney+.

Character interviews

''Marine Life Interviews'' (2016)

Marine Life Interviews focuses on some of the supporting characters within Dory as they give brief interviews and thoughts on Dory herself. This is similar to the character interviews for Finding Nemo.

Reception

Box office performance

Finding Nemo is the second highest-grossing film of 2003, behind '. It was the highest-grossing Pixar film, up until 2010 when Toy Story 3 surpassed it. Finding Dory is the third-highest-grossing film of 2016, behind ' and Rogue One.
Finding Nemo is the 6th highest-grossing animated franchise and holds the third average box office gross per film among all animated franchises in box office history .

Critical response

Accolades

Both films received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with the first film winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $921 million worldwide. It is the best-selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006 and is the 2nd highest grossing G-rated movie of all time. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it the 10th greatest American Animated film ever made during their 10 Top 10. It also won the award for best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.

Cast and characters

Video games

''Finding Nemo''

Finding Nemo was released in 2003 by THQ. The goal in the game is to complete different levels under the roles of film protagonists Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cutscenes from the movie and each clip is based on a level. For example, Marlin and Dory hopping through a batch of jellyfish.
The game received mixed reviews. It received 2/5 stars on GameSpy, 6.2/10 points on GameSpot and IGN gave it 7.0/10 and 6.0/10 on its PS2 and Xbox, and GameCube platforms, respectively.

''Disney Friends''

In 2007, Disney Interactive Studios released Disney Friends. It is a video game based on various Disney films. The game features characters Stitch from Lilo & Stitch, Dory from Finding Nemo, Pooh from Winnie the Pooh, and Simba from The Lion King.

''Kinect: Disneyland Adventures''

Kinect: Disneyland Adventures is a video game released in 2011 by Frontier Developments. The game is based in various Disneyland attractions. It was released on Kinect for Xbox 360. Characters from Finding Nemo appear as part of a minigame based on Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

''Nemo's Reef''

Nemo's Reef was a mobile game available from December 20, 2012 to June 30, 2017 by Disney Mobile. The game is a casual reef building which features characters from Finding Nemo. It was released on Android and iOS devices.

''Disney Infinity''

Disney Infinity was a video game series developed by Avalanche Software that ran from 2013 to 2016. Elements from Finding Nemo appeared throughout all three games in the series, with power discs based on the film released for the first game, and a playset based on Finding Dory along with Dory and Nemo figures released for the console versions of Disney Infinity 3.0 in June 2016. The aforementioned playset and figures were the last new content released for the series, which was cancelled by Disney in May 2016.

''Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure''

Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure is a video game developed by Asobo Studio originally released in 2012 for Xbox 360. On October 31, 2017, a remastered release without the Kinect branding titled Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure was released for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows 10. The remastered version adds a world based on Finding Dory alongside the original release's worlds.

Stage musical

Finding Nemo – The Musical is a 40-minute show, which opened on January 2, 2007 at the Theater in the Wild at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. It is a musical adaption of the film with new songs written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops".

Magazine

In August 2016, Egmont Publishing launched a magazine, titled Finding Dory.

Music

Finding Nemo is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name. The soundtrack was scored by Thomas Newman.
The score was nominated for the 76th Academy Awards for Best Original Score but lost against . It received 5/5 stars from the Film Score Reviews and 3.5/5 stars from Soundtrack.net.

Crew

FilmDirectorProducerExecutive ProducerWriterComposerEditor
Finding NemoAndrew Stanton
Co-directed by: Lee Unkrich		Graham WaltersJohn LasseterScreenplay by: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
Original Story by: Andrew Stanton		Thomas NewmanDavid Ian Salter
Finding DoryAndrew Stanton
Co-directed by: Angus MacLane		Lindsey CollinsJohn LasseterScreenplay by: Andrew Stanton and Victoria Strouse
Original Story by: Andrew Stanton		Thomas NewmanAxel Geddes