Why It's So Special: Even granted Pixar's long-standing habit of allowing animators' voices to make final cut if their recording on 'temp tracks' is up to scratch, it's still a surprise that studio big-wig Peterson has created so many of the studio's most enduring characters.
Had this list been assembled a few years ago, he'd be a dead cert for inclusion thanks to Monsters, Inc.'s Roz or Finding Nemo's Mr Ray. But it's 2009's Up that saw Peterson rising to a new level, playing both hyper-enthusiastic canine companion Dug and his arch-nemesis, squeaky-voiced Doberman Alpha.
It's safe to say that, while Ed Asner's Carl Frederickson has the monopoly on our hearts, Peterson soars off with the film's biggest laughs. All together now: "Squirrel!"
Peterson speaks: "It was a thrill for me to voice him, mainly because I have been a dog owner/lover for my entire life. This dog collar idea let us animate Dug with true dog behaviors.
I crafted Dug's voice around how I talk to my dogs. Hiii you dawgs,' I'll say with that Dug-like voice."
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Hadouken76
Jun 28th 2010, 15:10
John Ratzengberg as the Inbominable snowman makes me laugh everytime...yellow ice anyone?
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s1monb
Jul 3rd 2010, 13:31
One of the many things I love about Pixar is their avoidance of stunt casting, in order to get the best person for the role. Albert Brooks; Ellen DeGeneres; Ed Asner; Craig T Nelson; Patton Oswalt; Dave Foley; None of these would be the obvious Hollywood choices for the lead role in your big summer movie. But they are all perfect...
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Hadouken76
Oct 6th 2011, 13:19
wow this is an old feature, for a second I thought someone had cloned my ID !
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nkutzler
Oct 6th 2011, 16:17
Don Rickels: of course, everything about Toy Story is amazing because of the genius timing, but still to this day, I call almost everyone an "uncultured swine". Of course, not about Picasso, but actually about movies since I became a movie buff. BTW, if you don't still absolutely love Toy Story even after you've turned 18, you're uncultured swine.
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nkutzler
Oct 6th 2011, 16:18
Sorry, Don Rickles. Didn't mean to make that mistake.
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bundyse
Oct 6th 2011, 21:51
Steve Jobs RIP
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