Wall-E

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Ben Burtt as WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter: Earth-class), a compactor robot who has achieved sentience, he is the only one still functioning on Earth. He is a small mobile compactor box accompanied by his cockroach friend Hal. He collects trinkets from the garbage and displays them at his home, where he watches a video cassette of 20th Century Studios’ Hello, Dolly!, mimicking the dance sequences.
  • Burtt also voices M-O (Microbe-Obliterator), a cleaning robot.
• Elissa Knight as EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator), a glossy white egg-shaped probe robot with blue LED eyes, whose directive is to verify the habitability of planets for humans. She moves using antigravity and is equipped with scanners, specimen storage, and a cannon which she is quick to use.
• Jeff Garlin as Captain B. McCrea, the captain of the Axiom. (While McCrea’s name was never spoken, it does appear on a portrait of him in his quarters. He is only ever referred to as the Captain.)
• MacInTalk, the text-to-speech program for Apple Macintosh computers, is the voice of AUTO, the Axiom’s villainous AI autopilot which handles command functions of the ship. Loyal only to directive A113, he and GO-4 are the only computers not influenced by WALL-E.
• John Ratzenberger and Kathy Najimy as John and Mary, who live on the Axiom, so dependent on their automatic services as to be oblivious to their surroundings. They are brought out of their trances by encounters with WALL-E and fall in love with each other.
• Sigourney Weaver as the Axiom’s computer. Stanton joked to Weaver: “You realize you get to be ‘Mother’ now?” referring to the ship’s computer in the film Alien, starring Weaver.

Storyline:

A robot who is responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth meets another robot and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.

About Movie:

WALL-E (stylized as WALL·E) is an American animated romantic science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, the film features a screenplay co-written by Stanton and Jim Reardon. It stars the voices of Ben Burtt as WALL-E, Elissa Knight as EVE, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, and Sigourney Weaver, with Fred Willard appearing in a live-action role.

Set in the year 2805 on a future, uninhabitable Earth covered in garbage, the story follows WALL-E, a solitary robot left to clean up the planet. After centuries of waste accumulation, humanity has abandoned Earth and lives on the starship Axiom. WALL-E spends his days compacting trash and collecting interesting items. His life changes when he encounters EVE, a sleek robot sent from the Axiom to search for signs of sustainable life. WALL-E falls in love with EVE and pursues her across the galaxy.

The film is notable for its minimal dialogue in early sequences; much of the communication is conveyed through body language and sound effects designed by Burtt. WALL-E addresses themes such as consumerism, environmental degradation, technological dependency, and the consequences of neglecting our planet. It critiques modern lifestyles characterized by overconsumption and sedentary behavior while also highlighting the importance of human connection and care for the environment.

WALL-E premiered on June 27, 2008, receiving critical acclaim for its animation quality, storytelling, character development, visuals, score by Thomas Newman, and innovative use of minimal dialogue. The film grossed approximately $521.3 million worldwide and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2008. It won numerous awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

In recognition of its cultural significance, WALL-E was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2021. It was also licensed to The Criterion Collection for a special edition release in November 2022.

Overall, WALL-E is celebrated not only as a groundbreaking animated film but also as a poignant commentary on contemporary societal issues regarding environmental stewardship and human connection. Its enduring popularity underscores its status as one of Pixar’s most beloved works.

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