Inside Out (franchise)

Inside Out is an American media franchise created by Pete Docter. It takes place inside the mind of a girl named Riley, with multiple personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions throughout her life. The franchise is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by its parent company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It began with the 2015 film of the same name, and will be followed by Inside Out 2 (2024). The franchise also includes a short film, several video games, and two theme park attractions.

Inside Out
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Created byPete Docter
Original workInside Out (2015)
Owner
Years2015–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Short film(s)
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)
  • * Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.

Films

Inside Out (2015)
Main article: Inside Out

Inside Out follows the inner workings of the mind of a young girl named Riley, who adapts to her family's relocation, as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions.[1]

Director Pete Docter conceived Inside Out in October 2009 after observing changes in his daughter's personality as she grew older.[lower-alpha 1] Docter invited Ronnie del Carmen, who had previously worked as story supervisor on Finding Nemo (2003) and Up (2009), to come on as co-director, a role del Carmen accepted.[6][7] They sought inspiration for the film from their own personal histories and experiences,[8] including del Carmen's inspiration through his upbringing,[9] and consulted psychologists and neuroscientists in an effort to portray the mind with greater accuracy.[10][11] The film's principal characters were cast in August 2013.[12] Development lasted for five and a half years.[13][14] Inside Out debuted out of competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015,[15] and was released in the United States on June 19.[16]

Inside Out 2 (2024)

Inside Out 2 will follow a teenage Riley with a "new set of personified emotions".[17]

Development of Inside Out 2 began in 2022 during the D23 Expo announcement.[18] It features Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that Mann pitched during its production to utilize "truthful" worldbuilding.[19] The film will be released in the United States on June 14, 2024.[18]

Short film

Riley's First Date? (2015)
Main article: Riley's First Date?

Riley's First Date? was released on November 3, 2015, on the first film's Blu-ray release with Josh Cooley as director and writer.[20]

The short follows the events of the 2015 film Inside Out and involves Riley's parents and their emotions, suspecting that Riley is going out on a date with a boy named Jordan.

Television series

A television series based on Inside Out is in development at Pixar. Soul co-writer Mike Jones will develop the series.[21]

Video games

Inside Out: Thought Bubbles (2015)

Inside Out: Thought Bubbles is a mobile Puzzle Bobble-style game, was released in 2015 for some app stores.[22][23]

Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
Main article: Disney Infinity 3.0

Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015) includes a platformer-type Inside Out playset featuring the emotions as playable characters.[24][25]

Disney Crossy Road (2016)
Main article: Disney Crossy Road

Disney Crossy Road was released in 2016, and features Inside Out characters.[26]

Disney Emoji Blitz (2016)

Disney Emoji Blitz was released in 2016, and contains Inside Out emojis.

Lego The Incredibles (2018)
Main article: Lego The Incredibles

Bing Bong becomes a playable character in Lego The Incredibles.[27]

Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (2018)

Disney Heroes: Battle Mode was released in 2018, and features Inside Out characters.

Disney Magic Kingdoms (2023)
Main article: Disney Magic Kingdoms

In June 2023, an update with a limited time event based on Inside Out was released in the world-building game Disney Magic Kingdoms, including the five emotions as playable characters, as well as emotions' Headquarters and Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind as attractions.[28]

Cast and characters
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Characters Theatrical films Video game Short film
Inside Out Inside Out 2 Inside Out Thought Bubbles Riley's First Date?
201520242015
Joy Amy Poehler Kate Higgins Amy Poehler
Sadness Phyllis Smith TBA Phyllis Smith
Fear Bill Hader Bill Hader
Disgust Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling
Anger Lewis Black Lewis Black
Riley Andersen Kaitlyn Dias Kaitlyn Dias
Riley's Mother Diane Lane Diane Lane
Riley's Father Kyle MacLachlan Kyle MacLachlan
Bing Bong Richard Kind
Jangles Josh Cooley
Jordan Character is mute Ben Cox

Crew
Film Director(s) Writers Producer(s) Executive Producer(s) Composer Editor(s)
Inside Out Pete Docter
co-directed by:
Ronnie del Carmen		 Original Story by:
Pete Docter
Ronnie del Carmen
Screenplay by:
Pete Docter
Meg LeFauve
Josh Cooley		 Jonas Rivera John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton		 Michael Giacchino Kevin Nolting
Inside Out 2 Kelsey Mann Meg LeFauve Mark Nielsen Pete Docter TBA TBA

Reception

Box office performance

The first film was one of the highest-grossing films of 2015.[29]

Film U.S. release date Box office gross Budget Ref.
U.S. and Canada Other territories Worldwide
Inside Out June 19, 2015 $356,461,711 $501,149,463 $857,611,174 $175 million [30]
Total $356,461,711 $501,149,463 $857,611,174 $175 million

Critical and public response
Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak
Inside Out 98% (382 reviews)[31] 94 (55 reviews)[32] A[33] —

Accolades

The first film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,[34] the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film,[35] the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature,[36] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.[37]

Outside media

Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, a spinner ride, has run since 2019 at Disney California Adventure.[38][39] Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out is an exhibit at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh that has been in operation since 2021. It features activities based on set pieces from the first film.[40] A confectionery store, Inside Out: Joyful Sweets, opened on Disney Wish in July 2022.[41]

Notes
  1. Attributed to multiple references:[2][3][4][5]

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