The Incredibles

The Incredibles
Directed by	Brad Bird
Produced by	John Walker
Written by	Brad Bird
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Edited by	Stephen Schaffer
Production companies	Disney Pixar
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	October 27, 2004 (London Film Festival) November 5, 2004 (United States)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$92 million

The Incredibles is a 2004 animated movie. It was written and developed by Brad Bird, who once directed The Simpsons and was best known for directing the animated movie The Iron Giant. The movie was produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and has won an Academy Award. The Incredibles was originally developed as a traditionally-animated movie, but after Warner Bros. shut down its animation division, Brad Bird moved to Pixar and took the story with him.

The movie depicts a world where there are superheroes, but after an intense court hearing, the government decides that all 'supers' must now go undercover and live normal lives. The main character is Robert Parr (Mr Incredible). The sequel Incredibles 2 was released to the public on June 15, 2018.

Plot

In the 1950s, superheroes are now scorned by the public because of the collateral damage caused by their crime-fighting. After several lawsuits, the government initiates the Superhero Relocation Program, in which superheroes must give up crime-fighting and live under secret identities. Many years later, in the mid-1960s, Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) and his wife Helen (Holly Hunter)-formerly Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl-live in the suburbs of Metroville with their children Dash (Spencer Fox), Violet (Sarah Vowell) and Jack-Jack (Eli Fucile). Although Bob loves his family, he secretly resents his white-collar job and his mundane suburban life. Along with his friend Lucius Best (Samuel L. Jackson)-formerly known as Frozen-Bob occasionally moonlights as a vigilante to relive his "glory days".

One day, Bob and Lucius are nearly caught during one of their vigilante activities when he discovers one of his friends, Gazerbeam, is missing. The next day, after his boss, Gilbert Huph (Wallace Shawn), prevents him from stopping a mugging, Bob loses his temper, and injures Huph with his super strength, leading to him being fired. When he returns home, he receives a video call from a mysterious woman called Mirage (Elizabeth Peña), who assigns him a paid mission to defeat the Omnidroid, a savage robot on a remote island called Nomanisan. Bob travels to the island, where he battles the robot and destroys it by ripping out its power source. Bob finds the action and higher pay rejuvenating; over the next two months, while waiting for another assignment by Mirage, he improves his relationship with his family. When he finds a rip in his super suit, he visits the eccentric costume designer Edna Mode (Brad Bird) to mend it. Assuming Helen knows what Bob is doing, she designs suits for the rest of the family.

Travelling to Nomanisan again, Bob discovers Mirage is working for the wicked Syndrome (Jason Lee), a jilted fan formerly known as Buddy Pine, who now makes money as an inventor and arms dealer. After escaping from Syndrome, Bob discovers Gazerbeam's skeleton in a cave, with the reflection pointing towards writing on a wall; KRONOS. Bob uses the word to hack into Syndrome's computer, and discovers to his horror, that Syndrome has been perfecting the Omnidroid to kill superheroes after he hires them to fight it. Syndrome's plans to send the Omnidroid to Metroville, where he will manipulate its controls and defeat it, becoming a hero in the eyes of the public; his endgame is to sell his inventions around the world, so everyone can become super, rendering actual superheroes obsolete.

Helen visits Edna and learns what Bob has been up to. She activates a beacon built into the suits to find Bob, accidentally causing him to be captured while infiltrating Syndrome's base. Elastigirl borrows a private plane to travel to the island, and discovers that Dash and Violet have stowed away, leaving Jack-Jack with a babysitter. Syndrome picks up on Helen's radio transmissions, and he sends anti-aircraft missiles to shoot her down, destroying the plane. Helen and the kids survive and use their powers to reach the island. Helen infiltrates the base and discovers Syndrome's plan. Discontented with Syndrome's indifference when her life was threatened, Mirage frees Bob and tells him his family are alive. Helen arrives and she and Bob race to find their children; Dash and Violet defeat Syndrome's henchmen and reunite with their parents; Syndrome captures them all, and travels to Metroville with the Omnidroid.

With the help of Mirage, the family escape. Due to the Omnidroid's advanced intelligence, it recognizes Syndrome as a threat to itself, shooting off the controller from his wrist, rendering him unable to control it, and knocking him out. The Incredibles team up with Frozone, and defeat the Omnidroid. Helen acquires the controls, and Bob destroys the robot's power source. Upon arriving home, the Incredibles discover Syndrome, who plans to capture Jack-Jack and raise him as his apprentice out of revenge. As he travels to his jet, Jack Jack's power manifest and he escapes him in mid-air, being caught by Helen. Bob throws his car at Syndrome's plane, and the villain is incinerated when his cape is caught in the plane's turbines.

Three months later, the Incredibles are confronted by the supervillain Underminer; they wear their masks, ready to confront the new threat together.

Voice cast

Actor	Role
Craig T. Nelson	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible
Holly Hunter	Helen Parr / Elastigirl
Sarah Vowell	Violet "Vi" Parr
Spencer Fox	Dashiell Robert "Dash" Parr
Jason Lee	Buddy Pine / Incrediboy / Syndrome
Dominique Louis	Bomb Voyage
Brad Bird	Edna "E" Mode
Samuel L. Jackson	Lucius Best / Frozone
Wallace Shawn	Mr. Huph
Elizabeth Peña	Mirage
John Ratzenberger	The Underminer
Frank Thomas	Frank
Ollie Johnston	Ollie
Deirdre Warin	Squeaker's Owner
Randy Nelson	Police Officer #1
Mark Andrews	Police Officer #2
Peter Sohn	Mugger
John Walker	Minister
Patrick Pinney	Oliver Sansweet
Bill Farmer	Oliver Sansweet's Lawyer
Bob Scott	Mr. Incredible's Lawyer
Lori Richardson	Government Public Speaker
Andrew Stanton	Police Officer #3
Louis Martin Braga III	Edna Mode's Security Guard
Teddy Newton	Jet's Automated Captain
Dennis 'D.J.' Jennings	Robotic Security Bird
Phil Proctor	Guard #1
Jack Angel	Guard #2
Mickie McGowan	Citizen Mother
Elizabeth Greenberg	Citizen #1
Katherine Ringgold	Citizen #2
Jennifer Seguin	Mrs. Huph
Marcel Jeannin	Mr. Hogenson
Philip L. Clarke	Firefighter #1
Rodger Bumpass	Firefighter #2
Jan Rabson	Firefighter #3
Jack Angel	Firefighter #4
Bob Bergen	Firefighter #5
Patrick Pinney	Firefighter #6
Paul Eiding	Firefighter #7
Eddie Korbich	Firefighter #8
Jim Ward	Firefighter #9
Pat Fry	Firefighter #10
Phil Proctor	Firefighter #11
Rick Miller	Firefighter #12
Hans Zimmer	Firefighter #13
Bill Farmer	Firefighter #14
Corey Burton	Firefighter #15
Carole Jeghers	Firefighter Woman
Corey Burton	Mission Control Caller

Other websites

• Quotations related to The Incredibles at Wikiquote
• Official site
• The Incredibles -- The Official DVD Website
• The Incredibles on IMDb
• Pixar Wiki: The Incredibles