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What's Up, Doc(ter)?

Pete Docter, director of the new Pixar film Up, says that as a Christian he's learned that relationships matter more than anything—and his new movie shows it.

Mark Moring | posted 5/26/2009 08:34AM

Pete Docter admits he wasn't the most socially proficient kid, and says that even today, he prefers to work alone and has to remind himself to connect with others.

Docter, director of the new Pixar film ...

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Frank Hope

Posted: June 15, 2009 4:29 PM

Great interview Mark. I used it to write my own review of the movie which I called "The Spirit of Pixar’s UP". http://futurenewstoday.blogspot.com/2009/06/spirit-of-pixars-up.htm l I hope you get a chance to look at it. I explore some of the Christian symbolism in this latest Pixar movie. It's interesting to me that both Andrew Stanton, the director of WALL-E, and Pete Docter, the director of UP, are Christians.

adam martin

Posted: June 11, 2009 11:34 PM

Wow, That is kind of cool I was talking about "teaching" False Teachings are in the films we watch if they have Worldlyness behind it which most do...I would recommend UP more than most other films running this month. LUCK is not a word that computes here. The Lord Reigns and luck would mean it just happened for whatever reason-The Lord even knows what the dice will come up..Sorry NO LUCK involved.proverbs 16:33. You are there Docter for a reason and He knows why..

Nora Charles

Posted: June 04, 2009 12:13 AM


Isn't it funny that some of the the most complex, philosophical and intelligent movies today come from Pixar who are making 'childrens' films? That's not to dismiss the wonderful work Pixar does, but to highlight the paucity of such films in the 'adult' genre of live action famous actors and famous directors. Whatever happened to Hollywood?

Dolores McBride

Posted: June 01, 2009 1:55 PM

This is an excellent article. I especially like that it connected me with other interviews as well as this one. I enjoyed learning about Pixar and Docter's views on filmmaking and the values they bring to their work. I really can apprecite this delightful and touching movie even more now that I know how much of themselves they invest in their work. For instance, I knew a lot of work went into animation, but I never knew it required YEARS to go from concept to finished product. And that they would actually take a trip to S.A. to get an accurate picture of the location used in the movie--well, that just blew my mind! I am much more interested in "animated" movies now that I know all this. Thanks for a great job!

Doug Johnstone

Posted: May 29, 2009 5:51 PM


Don't think I will wait for the grandkids to come by to see this one. Sounds great, and the interview with Docter was very helpful. Knowing my wife and me, we will have to take some extra tissues along -- the themes could strike too close to home.

Les Nordman

Posted: May 28, 2009 12:07 PM


Thank you for interviewing Mr. Docter the way you did. You brought out his struggle and his progress on the journey of his life. Wow, the guys at Pixar yell and get red in the face?! Mr. docter has had trouble in his life, like me? Wow! Great interview.

EJ Watson

Posted: May 26, 2009 8:21 PM


I am really jazzed and can't wait to take the kids to see this movie. Pixar tells great stories and it is great to have people like Pete Docter and Andrew Stanton bringing amazing ideas to life.

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