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[[File:Mike_and_Sulley.png|thumb]]Cameos, in-jokes, re-used animation and other trivia from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''.
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[[File:monsters_inc_ver1_xlg.jpg|thumb]]Cameos, in-jokes, re-used animation and other trivia from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''.
==Cameos==
==Cameos==
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* The [[Pizza Planet]] [[Pizza Planet Truck|truck]] is parked next to the trailer from ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' where Randall ends up at the end.
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*The [[Pizza Planet]] [[Pizza Planet Truck|truck]] is parked next to the trailer from ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' where Randall ends up at the end.
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* [[Roly Poly Clown]] appears at the end.
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*[[Roly Poly Clown]] appears at the end.
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* [[Boo]] has in [[Boo's Room|her room]] a [[Ball|Pixar ball]], a [[Nemo]] toy and a [[Jessie]] doll.
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*[[Boo]] has in [[Boo's Room|her room]] a [[Ball|Pixar ball]], a [[Nemo]] toy and a [[Jessie]] doll.
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* [[Rex]] appears in the [[Outtakes#Monsters, Inc. 2001|outtakes]].
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*[[Rex]] appears in the [[Outtakes#Monsters, Inc. 2001|outtakes]].
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* [[Randall Boggs|Randall]] turns the same color as [[Andy Davis|Andy]]'s bedroom paint job from ''[[Toy Story]]'' at one point.
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*[[Randall Boggs|Randall]] turns the same color as [[Andy Davis|Andy]]'s bedroom paint job from ''[[Toy Story]]'' at one point.
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* The wall behind the [[Sushi Chef (Monsters, Inc.)|Octopus]] in [[Harryhausen's]] has [[Marlin]] from ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' on it.
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*The wall behind the [[Sushi Chef (Monsters, Inc.)|Octopus]] in [[Harryhausen's]] has [[Marlin]] from ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' on it.
*Nemo also appears on the door of the [[Trailer Son and Mom]] when [[James P. Sullivan|Sulley]] throws Randall into it.
*Nemo also appears on the door of the [[Trailer Son and Mom]] when [[James P. Sullivan|Sulley]] throws Randall into it.
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*The toy plane from ''[[Toy Story]]'' appeared on the top left of the shelf in the little boy's bedroom at the beginning.
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*The toy plane from ''Toy Story'' appeared on the top left of the shelf in the little boy's bedroom at the beginning.
==Other trivia==
==Other trivia==
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* Sulley has 2,320,413 individual strands of hair.<ref name="pixarTouch">Price, David A. (2008). ''[http://www.amazon.com/Pixar-Touch-Making-Company/dp/0307265757/ The Pixar Touch]'', pp. 197-200. New York, Alfred A. Knopf</ref>
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*Sulley has 2,320,413 individual strands of hair.<ref name="pixarTouch">Price, David A. (2008). ''[http://www.amazon.com/Pixar-Touch-Making-Company/dp/0307265757/ The Pixar Touch]'', pp. 197-200. New York, Alfred A. Knopf</ref>
* The letters "[[Fizt|FIZT]]" on the door machine come from an application developed to control the movement of Sulley's fur based on his actions and other factors such as wind.<ref name="pixarTouch"/>
* The letters "[[Fizt|FIZT]]" on the door machine come from an application developed to control the movement of Sulley's fur based on his actions and other factors such as wind.<ref name="pixarTouch"/>
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* The name for [[Mike Wazowski]] came from the father of the Muppet performer [[Frank Oz]].<ref name="pixarTouch"/>
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*The name for [[Mike Wazowski]] came from the father of the Muppet performer [[Frank Oz]].<ref name="pixarTouch"/>
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* In one of the children's bedrooms at the end of the film, posters for Disneyland's Sailing Ship Columbia and Tomorrowland are seen.
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*In one of the children's bedrooms at the end of the film, posters for Disneyland's Sailing Ship Columbia and Tomorrowland are seen.
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* Randall Boggs, voiced by [[Steve Buscemi]], at one point says to [[Fungus]], "If I don't see a new door in my station in five seconds, I will personally put you THROUGH THE SHREDDER!" Buscemi starred in ''Fargo'', a movie in which his character gets put through a wood chipper/shredder by his murderous accomplice.
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*Randall Boggs, voiced by [[Steve Buscemi]], at one point says to [[Fungus]], "If I don't see a new door in my station in five seconds, I will personally put you THROUGH THE SHREDDER!" Buscemi starred in ''Fargo'', a movie in which his character gets put through a wood chipper/shredder by his murderous accomplice.
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* On the top [[Scarer's Leaderboard|scarers leader board]], under Sulley and Randall, is a monster named Ranft. This was probably to [[Joe Ranft]], who is one of [[Pixar Animation Studios|PIXAR]]'s storyboard artists. He also did a couple of voices in films.
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*On the top [[Scarer's Leaderboard|scarers leader board]], under Sulley and Randall, is a monster named Ranft. This was probably to [[Joe Ranft]], who is one of [[Pixar Animation Studios|PIXAR]]'s storyboard artists. He also did a couple of voices in films.
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* All of the Scarers' last names except for Sulley, Randall, [[George Sanderson]] and [[Ricky Plesuski]] are also those of actual Pixar staff members.
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*All of the Scarers' last names except for Sulley, Randall, [[George Sanderson]] and [[Ricky Plesuski]] are also those of actual Pixar staff members.
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* The Hidden City Cafe is seen in the opening scene, which, according to a teaser trailer for ''[[WALL-E]]'', is where they thought up the idea for ''Monsters, Inc.''
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*The Hidden City Cafe is seen in the opening scene, which, according to a teaser trailer for ''[[WALL-E]]'', is where they thought up the idea for ''Monsters, Inc.''
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* This is the only Pixar film series not to feature any permanent deaths at all.
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*This is the only Pixar film series not to feature any permanent deaths at all.
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* It is also the only film in which the [[A113]] gag is nowhere to be seen, although the number 13 can be seen briefly on the garbage compactor at one point in the film.
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*It is also the only film in which the [[A113]] gag is nowhere to be seen, although the number 13 can be seen briefly on the garbage compactor at one point in the film.
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* The scene where Sulley thinks that Boo has been crushed to death in a trash compactor references the Looney Tunes short ''Feed the Kitty'', right down to Sulley even mimicking Marc Anthony the bulldog's reactions to "Boo"/"Pussyfoot" being "shredded alive" by the compactor/"cooked alive" in an oven and subsequently lamenting her "death" after retrieving a garbage cube containing one of Boo's costume's "eyes"/cookie shaped like a cat.
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*The scene where Sulley thinks that Boo has been crushed to death in a trash compactor references the Looney Tunes short ''Feed the Kitty'', right down to Sulley even mimicking Marc Anthony the bulldog's reactions to "Boo"/"Pussyfoot" being "shredded alive" by the compactor/"cooked alive" in an oven and subsequently lamenting her "death" after retrieving a garbage cube containing one of Boo's costume's "eyes"/cookie shaped like a cat.
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* The preschool teacher who brings her class to the [[Monsters, Inc. (company)|Monsters, Inc.]] factory during Boo's escapades inside the factory and blending into said class is named [[Ms. Nesbit]], after a throwaway gag in ''Toy Story'' in which [[Hannah Phillips]] assigns that name to [[Buzz Lightyear]] after Buzz attempts to fly out of a window after learning the truth about him not being a flying toy after watching a TV commercial about his toy brand only to fall off the balcony and crashing onto the first floor and severing his left arm, before being rescued by Hannah and turned into one of her "dolls."
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*The preschool teacher who brings her class to the [[Monsters, Inc. (company)|Monsters, Inc.]] factory during Boo's escapades inside the factory and blending into said class is named [[Ms. Nesbit]], after a throwaway gag in ''Toy Story'' in which [[Hannah Phillips]] assigns that name to [[Buzz Lightyear]] after Buzz attempts to fly out of a window after learning the truth about him not being a flying toy after watching a TV commercial about his toy brand only to fall off the balcony and crashing onto the first floor and severing his left arm, before being rescued by Hannah and turned into one of her "dolls."
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* This is the last Pixar film to have outtakes at the end of the film.
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*This is the last Pixar film to have outtakes at the end of the film.
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* The Blu-ray re-release version of the film's closing credits lacked the outtakes as in the original theatrical and home releases as such has been relegated to a bonus feature, instead it features stylized monster body parts (like in the opening credits) and closet doors surrounding the credits.
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*The Blu-ray re-release version of the film's closing credits lacked the outtakes as in the original theatrical and home releases as such has been relegated to a bonus feature, instead it features stylized monster body parts (like in the opening credits) and closet doors surrounding the credits.
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* All of the digital displays (such as the clock radio, the "Days since the last accident" counter, etc), are all made up of Nixie tubes. Nixie tubes were digital displays made up of digits formed from light bulbs with wiring shaped like letters or numbers, much like neon signs.
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*All of the digital displays (such as the clock radio, the "Days since the last accident" counter, etc), are all made up of Nixie tubes. Nixie tubes were digital displays made up of digits formed from light bulbs with wiring shaped like letters or numbers, much like neon signs.
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* This is Pixar's first attempt at animating fur.
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*This is Pixar's first attempt at animating fur.
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* It's also Pixar's first attempt at animating loose clothing like skirts and dresses (in this case, Boo's nightshirt). In the first two ''Toy Story'' films, all human girls and women, ([[Ms. Davis]], Hannah Phillips) wore pants since it was very difficult at the time to animate skirts and dresses, [[Bo Peep]]'s dress included a hoop skirt, and the various [[Barbie]] dolls were all seen wearing tight clothing. The second instance of Pixar animating loose clothing was in ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' with a woman's skirt in the waiting room (most noticeable in the original 2003 US home release-exclusive fullscreen version) toward the end of that film.
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*It's also Pixar's first attempt at animating loose clothing like skirts and dresses (in this case, Boo's nightshirt). In the first two ''Toy Story'' films, all human girls and women, ([[Ms. Davis]], Hannah Phillips) wore pants since it was very difficult at the time to animate skirts and dresses, [[Bo Peep]]'s dress included a hoop skirt, and the various [[Barbie]] dolls were all seen wearing tight clothing. The second instance of Pixar animating loose clothing was in ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' with a woman's skirt in the waiting room (most noticeable in the original 2003 US home release-exclusive fullscreen version) toward the end of that film.
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* This is the only Pixar film whose original VHS and DVD releases lacked a paperboard slipcover.
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*This is the only Pixar film whose original VHS and DVD releases lacked a paperboard slipcover.
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* There are at least 100 different monster "races" seen in the film.
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*There are at least 100 different monster "races" seen in the film.
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* This is the first Pixar movie of the 21st century.
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*This is the first Pixar movie of the 21st century.
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* Due to software limitations, the artists were mostly limited to 1 hairy character per shot.<ref name="pp">[http://www.pixarpost.com/2013/05/episode013.html Episode 13 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Monsters University Press Day Part 3 of 3]</ref>
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*Due to software limitations, the artists were mostly limited to 1 hairy character per shot.<ref name="pp">[http://www.pixarpost.com/2013/05/episode013.html Episode 13 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Monsters University Press Day Part 3 of 3]</ref>
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* This film was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001, but lost to a DreamWorks film, ''Shrek''. This makes Pixar one of the first three animation studios to be nominated for that category.
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*This film was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001, but lost to a DreamWorks film named ''Shrek''. This makes Pixar one of the first three animation studios to be nominated for that category.
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* This is the first Pixar film to mute the begining of the Disney and Pixar Opening. Followed by [[Ratatouille]].
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*This is the first Pixar film to mute the beginning of the Disney and Pixar opening, followed by ''[[Ratatouille]]''.
==Trivia Gallery==
==Trivia Gallery==
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monstersplane.jpg|The plane from ''Toy Story'' is seen
monstersplane.jpg|The plane from ''Toy Story'' is seen
Marlin on Wall.png|Behind the Sushi Chef appears Marlin from ''Finding Nemo'' on the wall
Marlin on Wall.png|Behind the Sushi Chef appears Marlin from ''Finding Nemo'' on the wall
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Monsters-Inc-Nemo-web.jpg|A Nemo toy in Boo's Bedroom
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Monsters-Inc-Nemo-web.jpg|A Nemo toy in Boo's bedroom
Nemo-Trailer door-Monsters-Inc.jpg|Nemo's cameo in the door
Nemo-Trailer door-Monsters-Inc.jpg|Nemo's cameo in the door
Toy.png|Jessie, Nemo and Luxo Ball appear in Boo's bedroom
Toy.png|Jessie, Nemo and Luxo Ball appear in Boo's bedroom
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Roly Poly Clown Monsters, Inc..png|[[Roly Poly Clown]] from ''[[Toy Story]]'' and ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' appears in the end
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Roly Poly Clown Monsters, Inc..png|Roly Poly Clown from ''Toy Story'' and ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' appears in the end
Pizza-Planet-Truck-Monsters.jpg|Pizza Planet Truck on the left.
Pizza-Planet-Truck-Monsters.jpg|Pizza Planet Truck on the left.
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Rex Monsters, Inc..png|[[Rex]] from ''[[Toy Story]]'', ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' and ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' appears in Outtakes
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Rex Monsters, Inc..png|Rex from ''Toy Story'', ''Toy Story 2'' and ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' appears in Outtakes
Sulley Fur.png|A fuzzy material resembling Sulley's fur as a toilet seat covering in ''[[Partysaurus Rex]]''.
Sulley Fur.png|A fuzzy material resembling Sulley's fur as a toilet seat covering in ''[[Partysaurus Rex]]''.
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