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.
Films That Influenced Up
