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Synopsis

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

Year2009
CountryUnited States
DirectorPete Docter
Cinematic Threads
Pete Docter and Bob Peterson cited Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo — a man dragging a massive steamship over a jungle mountain through sheer obsession — as the thematic blueprint for Up's second act. Carl dragging his house through the South American wilderness is Fitzcarraldo made animated, made family-film emotional. Docter documents this in commentary and interviews. Fitzcarraldo is available on Criterion Channel.
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