Big Hero 6 + Pocahontas (2014) (The Sorta Racist Critical Flop)

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Big Hero 6

Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams
Producers: Kristina Reed, Roy Conli
Screenplay: Jordan Roberts, Dan Gerson and Robert L. Baird
Based on: Big Hero 6 by Man of Action
Voices: Scott Adsit, Abraham Benrubi, Paul Briggs, Billy Bush, Jamie Chung, James Cromwell, Dan Gerson, Charlotte Gulezian, Daniel Henney, Katie Lowes, T.J. Miller, Ryan Potter, Genesis Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, David Shaughnessey, Alan Tudyk, Damon Wayans Jr.
Music by: Henry Jackman
Cinematography: Rob Dressel, Adolph Lusinsky
Edited by: Tim Mertens
Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates: October 23, 2014 (Tokyo International Film Festival), November 7, 2014 (United States)
DVD/Blu-Ray release date: February 24, 2015
Running time: 102 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $165 million
Box office: $657.8 million
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Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated superhero-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Very loosely based on the Marvel Comics superhero team, the film is the 54th Disney animated feature film.[5] It (along with Frozen Fever) shares the similiary with Pocahontas as The Sorta Racist Critical Flop in the Renaissance/Revival era. Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, the film tells the story of Hiro Hamada, a young robotics prodigy who forms a superhero team to combat a masked villain. The film features the voices of Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T. J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Génesis Rodríguez, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, and Maya Rudolph.
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated film to feature Marvel Comics characters, whose parent company was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2009.[6] Walt Disney Animation Studios created new software technology to produce the film's animated visuals.[7][8]
Big Hero 6 premiered at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014, and at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival on October 31; it was theatrically released in the Disney Digital 3-D and RealD 3D formats in the United States on November 7, 2014. The film was met with both critical and commercial success, grossing over $657 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing animated film of 2014.[9] It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie. It also received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Big Hero 6 was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 24, 2015.
A television series, taking place right after the film, will debut in 2017 on Disney XD.[10]

Plot
Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old robotics genius in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo. He spends his time illegally participating on bot betting fights. To redirect Hiro, his elder brother Tadashi takes him to his robotics lab at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, where Hiro meets Tadashi's friends, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred, as well as Baymax, the inflatable healthcare robot Tadashi created. Hiro also meets Professor Callaghan, the head of the university's robotics program. Amazed, Hiro decides to apply to the university. To enroll, he signs up for the school's science fair and presents his project: microbots, swarms of tiny robots that can link together in any arrangement imaginable using a neuro-cranial transmitter. Impressed, Krei Tech's CEO Alistair Krei offers to market Hiro's microbots, though he declines; Callaghan grants Hiro acceptance. When a fire breaks out at the university, Tadashi rushes in to rescue Callaghan. An explosion then occurs inside the building, apparently killing both Tadashi and Callaghan.
Weeks later, a depressed Hiro inadvertently activates Baymax again who follows Hiro's only remaining microbot to an abandoned warehouse. There, the two discover that someone has been mass-producing the microbots and are attacked by a man wearing a Kabuki mask who is controlling the bots. After they escape, Hiro equips Baymax with armor and a battle chip containing various karate moves and they track the masked man to the docks. GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred arrive and the masked man chases the group. The six escape to Fred's mansion where they decide to form a superhero team to combat the man.
The group tracks the masked man, who they suspect to be Krei, to an abandoned Krei Tech laboratory which they find he was researching teleportation technology until a test pilot was lost in an accident. The masked man attacks, but the group manages to knock off his mask, revealing him to be Professor Callaghan who had stolen Hiro's microbots to shield himself from the explosion. Realizing that Tadashi died in vain, an enraged Hiro removes Baymax's personality chip, leaving only the battle chip and orders him to kill Callaghan. Honey re-installs the healthcare chip at the last second, preventing Baymax from carrying out the kill order. Callaghan escapes, and Hiro leaves upon getting angry at his friends' interference. Back home, Hiro tries to remove the healthcare chip again, but Baymax prevents him stating that vengeance is not what Tadashi would have wanted. To calm him down, Baymax shows Hiro videos of Tadashi running numerous tests during Baymax's development as a demonstration of Tadashi's benevolence and legacy. A remorseful Hiro apologizes to Baymax and his friends, receiving an embrace from GoGo and reassurance that they will catch Callaghan the right way. Hiro's friends reveal that they have evidence of the accident at the abandoned laboratory.
The group discovers that Krei's test pilot was Callaghan's daughter Abigail, and that Callaghan is seeking revenge on Krei. Callaghan interrupts Krei at a public event and attempts to destroy his headquarters using Krei's teleportation portal. After a lengthy battle, the team deprives Callaghan of his microbots and the mask, saving Krei, but the portal remains active. Baymax detects Abigail inside, alive but in hyper-sleep, and leaps into the portal with Hiro to rescue her. They find Abigail's pod, but on the way back out, Baymax is struck by debris, damaging his armor and disabling his thrusters. Knowing that the portal will collapse, Baymax uses his armor's rocket fist to propel Hiro and Abigail back through the portal, forcing them to leave him behind. Callaghan is arrested while Abigail is taken to the hospital. Sometime later, Hiro discovers Baymax's personality chip clenched in the rocket fist. He rebuilds Baymax's body and the six friends continue their exploits through the city, fulfilling Tadashi's dream of helping those in need.
During the end credits, it is shown through newspaper headlines that Hiro has been awarded a grant from the university, where a building has been dedicated to Tadashi. In a post-credits scene, Fred accidentally opens a secret door in his family mansion and finds superhero gear inside. His father, a retired superhero, arrives stating "We have a lot to talk about."
Plot in Pocahontas
In 1607, the Susan Constant sails to the New World from London, carrying English settlers. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyage's leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks gold to bring him wealth and status. Along the way, the Susan Constant is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced crewmate named Thomas from drowning. In the Powhatan tribe in Virginia, Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, fears being possibly wed to Kocoum, a brave warrior whom she sees as too serious for her own free-spirited personality. Powhatan gives Pocahontas her mother's necklace as a present. Pocahontas, along with her friends, the raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit, visit Grandmother Willow, a spiritual talking willow tree, and speaks of a dream involving a spinning arrow, and her confusion regarding what her path in life should be. Grandmother Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving English.
Ratcliffe has Jamestown built in a wooded clearing and immediately has the crewmen dig for gold. Smith departs to explore the wilderness and encounters Pocahontas. They quickly bond, fascinated by each other's worlds and develop a relationship, Pocahontas disregarding her father's orders to keep away from the English after Kocoum and other warriors engage them in a fight. Meanwhile, Meeko meets Percy, Ratcliffe's dog, and becomes the bane of his existence. Pocahontas introduces Smith to Grandmother Willow and avoids two other crewmen, but Pocahontas's best friend Nakoma discovers her relationship with Smith and warns Kocoum. Later, Smith and Pocahontas meet with Grandmother Willow and plan to bring peace between the colonists and the tribe. Smith and Pocahontas kiss, while Kocoum and Thomas witness from afar. The enraged Kocoum attacks and attempts to kill Smith, but Thomas inadvertently shoots and kills Kocoum as he collapses and destroys Pocahontas' necklace. Smith commands Thomas to leave just before the tribesmen come and capture Smith while Kocoum's body is taken away. Powhatan enraged, declares war on the English, beginning with Smith's execution at sunrise.
Thomas warns the crewmen of Smith's capture, while Ratcliffe rallies his men to battle, using this as an excuse to annihilate the tribe and find their non-existent gold. A desperate Pocahontas visits Grandmother Willow, where Meeko hands her Smith's compass. Pocahontas realizes Smith's compass was the spinning arrow from her real life encounter, which leads her to her destiny. Just as Powhatan is about to kill Smith, Pocahontas stops him and convinces her father to end the fighting between the two groups. Both parties accept gracefully, except Ratcliffe, who tries to kill Chief Powhatan in anger, but wounds Smith instead when he protected the chief. Ratcliffe is then arrested by his crewmen. In the end, Smith is forced to return home to receive medical treatment, while Ratcliffe is also sent back to England to face justice for his crimes. He asks Pocahontas to come with him, but she chooses to stay with her tribe. Meeko and Percy, now friends, give Pocahontas her mother's necklace completely fixed. Smith leaves with Pocahontas and Powhatan's blessing to return in the future.
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Scenes
1. Hustle
2. Nerd School
3. Showcase
4. Tragedy
5. A New Friend
6. Being Helpful
7. Upgrade
8. The Chase
9. Fred's House
10. Training
11. Secret Lair
12. Big Reveal
13. Putting It All Together
14. Saves The Day!
15. The Portal
16. End Credits
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Cast (in credits order)
Scott Adsit – Baymax
Ryan Potter – Hiro
Daniel Henney – Tadashi
T.J. Miller – Fred
Jamie Chung – Go Go
Damon Wayans Jr. – Wasabi
Genesis Rodriguez – Honey Lemon
James Cromwell – Robert Callaghan
Alan Tudyk – Alistair Krei
Maya Rudolph – Cass
Abraham Benrubi – General
Katie Lowes – Abigail
Billy Bush – Newscaster
Daniel Gerson – Desk Sergeant
Paul Briggs – Yama
Charlotte Gulezian – Ringleader
David Shaughnessey – Heathcliff
Additional Voices: Kirk Baily, Reed Buck, June Christopher, Cam Clarke, Roy Conli, Cooper Cowgill, David Cowgill, Marie Crisafulli, Terri Douglas, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Bridget Hoffman, Kelly Hoover, Leah Latham, Jimmy Leung, Yuri Lowenthal, Tim Mertens, Yumi Mizui, Brian Norris, Sundra Oakley, Lynwood Robinson, Shane Sweet, Josie Trinidad.

Birthdays (2014)
Scott Adsit: Date of Birth: November 26, 1965 [age 48] at Illinois, USA
Ryan Potter: Date of Birth: September 12, 1995 [age 19] at Oregon, USA
Daniel Henney: Date of Birth: November 28, 1979 [age 34] at Michigan, USA
T.J. Miller: Date of Birth: June 4, 1981 [age 33] at Colorado, USA
Jamie Chung: Date of Birth: April 10, 1983 [age 31] at California, USA
Damon Wayans Jr.: Date of Birth: November 18, 1982 [age 31] at Vermont, USA
Genesis Rodriguez: Date of Birth: July 29, 1987 [age 27] at Florida, USA
James Cromwell: Date of Birth: January 27, 1940 [age 74] at California, USA
Alan Tudyk: Date of Birth: March 16, 1971 [age 43] at Texas, USA
Maya Rudolph: Date of Birth: July 27, 1972 [age 42] at Florida, USA
Abraham Benrubi: Date of Birth: October 4, 1969 [age 45] at Indiana, USA
Katie Lowes: Date of Birth: September 22, 1981 [age 33] at New York, USA
Billy Bush: Date of Birth: October 13, 1971 [age 43] at California, USA
Daniel Gerson
Paul Briggs
Charlotte Gulezian
David Shaughnessey
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Dane Cook: Date of Birth: March 18, 1972 [age 42] at Massachusetts, USA
Ed Harris: Date of Birth: November 28, 1950 [age 63] at New Jersey, USA
Julie Bowen: Date of Birth: March 3, 1970 [age 44] at Maryland, USA
Curtis Armstrong: Date of Birth: November 27, 1953 [age 60] at Michigan, USA
John Michael Higgins: Date of Birth: February 12, 1963 [age 51] at Massachusetts, USA
Hal Holbrook: Date of Birth: February 17, 1925 [age 89] at Ohio, USA
Wes Studi: Date of Birth: December 17, 1947 [age 66] at Oklahoma, USA
Brad Garrett: Date of Birth: April 14, 1960 [age 54] at California, USA
Teri Hatcher: Date of Birth: December 8, 1964 [age 49] at California, USA
Stacy Keach: Date of Birth: June 2, 1941 [age 73] at Georgia, USA
Cedric the Entertainer: Date of Birth: April 24, 1964 [age 50] at Missouri, USA
Danny Mann: Date of Birth: July 28, 1951 [age 62] at Tennessee, USA
Barry Corbin: Date of Birth: October 16, 1940 [age 73] at Texas, USA
Regina King: Date of Birth: January 15, 1971 [age 43] at California, USA
Anne Meara: Date of Birth: September 20, 1929 [age 84] at New York, USA
Jerry Stiller: Date of Birth: June 8, 1927 [age 87] at New York, USA
Fred Willard: Date of Birth: September 18, 1939 [age 74] at Ohio, USA
Dale Dye: Date of Birth: October 8, 1944 [age 69] at Missouri, USA
Matt Jones
Bryan Callen: Date of Birth: January 26, 1967 [age 47] at Manila, Philippines
Danny Pardo: Date of Birth: November 15, 1971 [age 42] at Buenos Aires, Argentina
Corri English: Date of Birth: May 10, 1978 [age 36] at Georgia, USA
Kari Wahlgren: Date of Birth: July 13, 1977 [age 37] at Kansas, USA
Patrick Warburton: Date of Birth: November 14, 1964 [age 49] at New Jersey, USA
Rene Auberjonois: Date of Birth: June 1, 1940 [age 74] at New York, USA
Kevin Michael Richardson: Date of Birth: October 25, 1964 [age 49] at New York, USA
Erik Estrada: Date of Birth: March 16, 1949 [age 65] at New York, USA
Steve Schirripa: Date of Birth: August 1, 1958 [age 55] at New York, USA
Brent Musburger: Date of Birth: May 26, 1939 [age 75] at Oregon, USA
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 66] at Connecticut, USA
Winnie the Pooh and the Tigger Too
Sterling Holloway: Date of Birth: January 4, 1905 [age 69] at Georgia, USA
John Fiedler: Date of Birth: February 3, 1925 [age 49] at Wisconsin, USA
Paul Winchell: Date of Birth: December 21, 1922 [age 51] at New York, USA
Junius Matthews: Date of Birth: June 12, 1890 [age 84] at Illinois, USA
Barbara Luddy: Date of Birth: May 25, 1908 [age 66] at Montana, USA
Dori Whitaker
Timothy Turner
Sebastian Cabot: Date of Birth: July 6, 1918 [age 56] at London, England
TRON
Jeff Bridges: Date of Birth: December 4, 1949 [age 32] at California, USA
Bruce Boxleitner: Date of Birth: May 12, 1950 [age 32] at Illinois, USA
David Warner: Date of Birth: July 29, 1941 [age 40] at Manchester, England
Cindy Morgan: Date of Birth: September 29, 1954 [age 27] at Illinois, USA
Barnard Hughes: Date of Birth: July 16, 1915 [age 66] at New York, USA
Dan Shor: Date of Birth: November 16, 1956 [age 25] at New York, USA
Peter Jurasik: Date of Birth: April 25, 1950 [age 32] at New York, USA
Bambi
Donnie Dunagan: Date of Birth: August 16, 1934 [age 7] at Texas, USA
John Sutherland: Date of Birth: September 11, 1910 [age 31] at North Dakota, USA
Cammie King: Date of Birth: August 5, 1934 [age 8] at California, USA
Ann Gillis: Date of Birth: February 12, 1927 [age 15] at Arkansas, USA
Peter Behn: Date of Birth: July 4, 1934 [age 8] at California, USA
Sam Edwards: Date of Birth: May 26, 1915 [age 27] at Georgia, USA
Stanley Alexander
Sterling Holloway: Date of Birth: January 4, 1905 [age 37] at Georgia, USA
Will Wright: Date of Birth: March 26, 1894 [age 48] at California, USA
Paula Winslowe: Date of Birth: March 23, 1910 [age 32] at North Dakota, USA
Fred Shields: Date of Birth: May 18, 1904 [age 38] at Missouri, USA
Mary Lansing: Date of Birth: June 10, 1911 [age 31] at Louisiana, USA
Thelma Boardman: Date of Birth: October 31, 1909 [age 32]
Margaret Lee: Date of Birth: March 9, 1909 [age 33] at Idaho, USA
Cinderella
Ilene Woods: Date of Birth: May 5, 1929 [age 20] at New Hampshire, USA
William Phipps: Date of Birth: February 4, 1922 [age 28] at Indiana, USA
James MacDonald: Date of Birth: May 19, 1906 [age 43] at Cheshire, England
June Foray: Date of Birth: September 18, 1917 [age 32] at Massachusetts, USA
Eleanor Audley: Date of Birth: November 19, 1905 [age 44] at New York, USA
Lucille Bliss: Date of Birth: March 31, 1916 [age 33] at New York, USA
Rhoda Williams: Date of Birth: July 3, 1930 [age 19] at Alabama, USA
Verna Felton: Date of Birth: July 20, 1890 [age 59] at California, USA
Luis Van Rooten: Date of Birth: November 29, 1906 [age 43] at Mexico City, Mexico
Betty Lou Gerson: Date of Birth: April 20, 1914 [age 35] at Tennessee, USA
Don Barclay: Date of Birth: December 26, 1892 [age 57] at Oregon, USA
The Rescuers Down Under
Bob Newhart: Date of Birth: September 5, 1929 [age 61] at Illinois, USA
Eva Gabor: Date of Birth: February 11, 1919 [age 71] at Budapest, Hungary
Adam Ryen: Date of Birth: October 7, 1980 [age 10] at Norway
Tristan Rogers: Date of Birth: June 3, 1946 [age 44] at Melbourne, Australia
John Candy: Date of Birth: October 31, 1950 [age 40] at Ontario, Canada
George C. Scott: Date of Birth: October 18, 1927 [age 63] at Virginia, USA
Frank Welker: Date of Birth: March 12, 1946 [age 44] at Colorado, USA
Wayne Robson: Date of Birth: April 29, 1946 [age 44] at British Columbia, Canada
Douglas Seale: Date of Birth: October 28, 1913 [age 77] at London, England
Peter Firth: Date of Birth: October 27, 1953 [age 37] at Yorkshire, England
Carla Meyer
Billy Barty: Date of Birth: October 25, 1924 [age 66] at Pennsylvania, USA
Ed Gilbert: Date of Birth: June 29, 1931 [age 59]
Bernard Fox: Date of Birth: May 11, 1927 [age 63] at West Glamorgan, Wales
Russi Taylor: Date of Birth: May 4, 1944 [age 46] at Massachusetts, USA
Cars
Owen Wilson: Date of Birth: November 18, 1968 [age 37] at Texas, USA
Paul Newman: Date of Birth: January 26, 1925 [age 81] at Ohio, USA
Bonnie Hunt: Date of Birth: September 22, 1961 [age 44] at Illinois, USA
Larry the Cable Guy: Date of Birth: February 17, 1963 [age 43] at Nebraska, USA
Cheech Marin: Date of Birth: July 13, 1946 [age 59] at California, USA
Tony Shalhoub: Date of Birth: October 9, 1953 [age 52] at Wisconsin, USA
Guido Quaroni: Date of Birth: November 9, 1967 [age 38] at Pavia, Italy
Jenifer Lewis: Date of Birth: January 25, 1957 [age 49] at Missouri, USA
Paul Dooley: Date of Birth: February 22, 1928 [age 78] at West Virginia, USA
Michael Wallis: Date of Birth: October 7, 1945 [age 60] at Missouri, USA
George Carlin: Date of Birth: May 12, 1937 [age 69] at New York, USA
Katherine Helmond: Date of Birth: July 5, 1928 [age 77] at Texas, USA
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 59] at Connecticut, USA
Joe Ranft: Date of Birth: March 13, 1960 [aged 45] at California, USA
Michael Keaton: Date of Birth: September 5, 1951 [age 54] at Pennsylvania, USA
Richard Petty: Date of Birth: July 2, 1937 [age 68] at North Carolina, USA
Jeremy Piven: Date of Birth: July 26, 1965 [age 40] at New York, USA
Bob Costas: Date of Birth: March 22, 1952 [age 54] at New York, USA
Darrell Waltrip: Date of Birth: February 5, 1947 [age 59] at Kentucky, USA
Richard Kind: Date of Birth: November 22, 1956 [age 49] at New Jersey, USA
Edie McClurg: Date of Birth: July 23, 1951 [age 54] at Missouri, USA
Humpy Wheeler: Date of Birth: October 23, 1938 [age 67] at North Carolina, USA
Tom Magliozzi: Date of Birth: June 28, 1937 [age 68] at Massachusetts, USA
Ray Magliozzi: Date of Birth: March 30, 1949 [age 57] at Massachusetts, USA
Lynda Petty
Andrew Stanton: Date of Birth: December 3, 1965 [age 40] at Massachusetts, USA
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Date of Birth: October 10, 1974 [age 31] at North Carolina, USA
Michael Schumacher: Date of Birth: January 3, 1969 [age 37] at Hurth, Germany
Jay Leno: Date of Birth: April 28, 1950 [age 56] at New York, USA
Mario Andretti: Date of Birth: February 28, 1940 [age 66] at Istria, Italy
Sarah Clark
Mike Nelson: Date of Birth: October 11, 1964 [age 41] at Illinois, USA
Jonas Rivera
Lou Romano: Date of Birth: April 15, 1972 [age 34] at California, USA
Adrian Ochoa
E.J. Holowicki
Elissa Knight: Date of Birth: April 15, 1975 [age 31] at California, USA
Lindsey Collins
Douglas Keever
Tom Hanks: Date of Birth: July 9, 1956 [age 49] at California, USA
Tim Allen: Date of Birth: June 13, 1953 [age 52] at Colorado, USA
Billy Crystal: Date of Birth: March 14, 1948 [age 58] at New York, USA
John Goodman: Date of Birth: June 20, 1952 [age 53] at Missouri, USA
Dave Foley: Date of Birth: January 4, 1963 [age 43] at Ontario, Canada
Mulan
Ming-Na: Date of Birth: November 20, 1963 [age 34] at Coloane Island, Macau
B.D. Wong: Date of Birth: October 24, 1960 [age 37] at California, USA
Eddie Murphy: Date of Birth: April 3, 1961 [age 37] at New York, USA
Miguel Ferrer: Date of Birth: February 7, 1955 [age 43] at California, USA
Soon-Tek Oh: Date of Birth: June 29, 1943 [age 54] at Japan
Gedde Watanabe: Date of Birth: June 26, 1955 [age 42] at Utah, USA
Harvey Fierstein: Date of Birth: June 6, 1952 [age 46] at New York, USA
Jerry Tondo
Pat Morita: Date of Birth: June 28, 1932 [age 65] at California, USA
James Hong: Date of Birth: February 22, 1929 [age 69] at Minnesota, USA
Freda Foh Shen
June Foray: Date of Birth: September 18, 1917 [age 80] at Massachusetts, USA
George Takei: Date of Birth: April 20, 1937 [age 61] at California, USA
James Shigeta: Date of Birth: June 17, 1933 [age 65] at Hawaii, USA
Miriam Margolyes: Date of Birth: May 18, 1941 [age 57] at Oxfordshire, England
A Bug's Life
Dave Foley: Date of Birth: January 4, 1963 [age 35] at Ontario, Canada
Kevin Spacey: Date of Birth: July 26, 1959 [age 39] at New Jersey, USA
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Date of Birth: January 13, 1961 [age 37] at New York, USA
Hayden Panettiere: Date of Birth: August 21, 1989 [age 9] at New York, USA
Phyllis Diller: Date of Birth: July 17, 1917 [age 81] at Ohio, USA
Richard Kind: Date of Birth: November 22, 1956 [age 42] at New Jersey, USA
David Hyde Pierce: Date of Birth: April 3, 1959 [age 39] at New York, USA
Joe Ranft: Date of Birth: March 13, 1960 [age 38] at California, USA
Denis Leary: Date of Birth: August 18, 1957 [age 41] at Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Harris: Date of Birth: November 6, 1914 [age 84] at New York, USA
Madeline Kahn: Date of Birth: September 29, 1942 [age 56] at Massachusetts, USA
Bonnie Hunt: Date of Birth: September 22, 1961 [age 37] at Illinois, USA
Michael McShane: Date of Birth: June 25, 1955 [age 43] at Massachusetts, USA
Brad Garrett: Date of Birth: April 14, 1960 [age 38] at California, USA
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 51] at Connecticut, USA
Roddy McDowall: Date of Birth: September 17, 1928 [aged 70] at London, England
Edie McClurg: Date of Birth: July 23, 1951 [age 47] at Missouri, USA
Alex Rocco: Date of Birth: February 29, 1936 [age 62] at Massachusetts, USA
David Ossman: Date of Birth: December 6, 1936 [age 61] at California, USA
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Sterling Holloway: Date of Birth: January 4, 1905 [age 61] at Georgia, USA
Ralph Wright: Date of Birth: May 17, 1908 [age 57] at Oregon, USA
Junius Matthews: Date of Birth: June 12, 1890 [age 75] at Illinois, USA
Hal Smith: Date of Birth: August 24, 1916 [age 49] at Michigan, USA
Barbara Luddy: Date of Birth: May 25, 1908 [age 57] at Montana, USA
Clint Howard: Date of Birth: April 20, 1959 [age 6] at California, USA
Howard Morris: Date of Birth: September 4, 1919 [age 46] at New York, USA
Bruce Reitherman: Date of Birth: September 15, 1955 [age 10] at California, USA
Sebastian Cabot: Date of Birth: July 6, 1918 [age 47] at London, England
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Birthday Months + Death Months
Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 — January 1, 2014) (Imitation of Life)
Alicia Rhett (February 1, 1915 — January 3, 2014)
Dave Madden (December 17, 1931 — January 16, 2014) (Charlotte's Web, Laugh In, The Partridge Family, Alice)
Margery Mason (September 27, 1913 — January 26, 2014) (The Princess Bride, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Love Actually)
Arthur Rankin, Jr. (July 19, 1924 — January 30, 2014) (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
Shirley Temple (April 23, 1928 — February 10, 2014)
John Henson (April 25, 1965 — February 14, 2014) (The Muppets)
Christopher Malcolm (August 19, 1946 — February 15, 2014) (Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Highlander, Absolutely Fabulous)
Joe Lala (November 3, 1947 — March 18, 2014) (Monsters, Inc., On Deadly Ground)
Lynda Petty (March 6, 1942 — March 25, 2014) (Cars)
Mary Anderson (April 3, 1918 — April 6, 2014)
Mickey Rooney (September 23, 1920 — April 6, 2014) (The Black Stallion, Pete's Dragon, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Fox and the Hound, Night at the Museum)
Bob Hoskins (October 26, 1942 — April 29, 2014) (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mona Lisa, Hook)
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 — May 28, 2014) (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
Rik Mayall (March 7, 1958 — June 9, 2014) (The Young Ones, Drop Dead Fred, Bottom)
Casey Kasem (April 27, 1932 — June 15, 2014) (Scooby-Doo, Super Friends)
Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 — June 24, 2014) (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Magnificent Seven, Baby Doll)
Paul Mazursky (April 25, 1930 — June 30, 2014) (An Unmarried Woman, Harry and Tonto, Moscow on the Hudson)
Dickie Jones (February 25, 1927 — July 7, 2014) (Pinocchio, Buffalo Bill, Jr.)
Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 — July 17, 2014) (Elaine Stritch at Liberty, 30 Rock)
James Garner (April 7, 1928 — July 19, 2014) (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Maverick, The Rockford Files, Murphy's Romance)
James Shigeta (June 17, 1929 — July 28, 2014) (Flower Drum Song, Die Hard, Mulan)
Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 — August 11, 2014) (Good Will Hunting, Aladdin, Mork & Mindy)
Lauren Bacall (September 16, 1924 — August 12, 2014) (Key Largo, Howl's Moving Castle, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Applause)
Don Pardo (February 22, 1918 — August 18, 2014) (Saturday Night Live, Jeopardy)
Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 — September 4, 2014) (Spaceballs, Fashion Police)
Richard Kiel (September 13, 1939 — September 10, 2014) (The Spy Who Love Me, Happy Gilmore, Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn)
Marian Seldes (August 23, 1928 — October 6, 2014) (A Delicate Balance, Affliction, August Rush)
Jan Hooks (April 23, 1957 — October 9, 2014) (Saturday Night Live, Designing Women, Batman Returns)
Elizabeth Peña (September 23, 1959 — October 14, 2014) (The Incredibles, Rush Hour, Jacob's Ladder)
Gerry Parkes (October 16, 1924 — October 19, 2014) (Fraggle Rock, The Boondock Saints)
Marcia Strassman (April 28, 1948 — October 24, 2014) (Welcome Back, Kotter, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
Tom Magliozzi (June 28, 1937 — November 3, 2014) (Car Talk)
Christine Cavanaugh (August 16, 1963 — December 22, 2014) (Rugrats, Dexter's Laboratory, Babe, Darkwing Duck)
David Ryall (January 5, 1935 — December 25, 2014) (The Singing Detective, Harry Potter, The Elephant Man)
Edward Herrmann (July 21, 1943 — December 31, 2014) (Gilmore Girls, Richie Rich, The Lost Boys)
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2014 – Big Hero 6, Planes: Fire & Rescue
2008 – WALL-E, Bolt
2003 – Finding Nemo, Brother Bear
1997 – Hercules
1986 – The Great Mouse Detective
1969 – Sesame Street
1947 – Fun & Fancy Free
1941 – Dumbo

1980 – Kristen Bell
1975 – Christina Hendricks
1958 – Jennifer Saunders
1952 – Jim Cummings
1947 – John Ratzenberger

1947 – Susan Sheridan
1930 – Rod Taylor, Robert Loggia
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2013 – Monsters University, Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret, Planes
2002 – Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet
1996 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Muppet Treasure Island
1991 – Beauty and the Beast
1985 – The Black Cauldron
1974 – Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1968 – Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1963 – The Sword in the Stone
1957 – Old Yeller
1946 – Make Mine Music, Song of the South
1940 – Pinocchio, Fantasia

2002 – Eva Bella
1985 – Jonathan Groff, Raven-Symoné
1974 – Mick Wingert, Paul Briggs
1968 – Lucy Liu, Chris Williams
1963 – David Rudman, Paula Pell
1957 – Frances McDormand
1946 – Dave Goelz

1929 – Richard Dysart, Anita Gordon, Anne Meara
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2012 – Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, Tangled Ever After w/ The Pixie Olympics
2007 – Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, Enchanted
2001 – Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Monsters, Inc.
1990 – The Rescuers Down Under, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1984 – The Muppets Take Manhattan
1979 – The Muppet Movie
1973 – Robin Hood
1951 – Alice in Wonderland
1945 – The Three Caballeros

2001 – Raymond Ochoa
1984 – Angela Bartys
1979 – Mindy Kaling
1973 – Grey DeLisle
1962 – Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Bennett, Carlos Alazraqui, Flea
1956 – Rob Paulsen, Richard Kind
1961 – Anjelica Huston, Phyllis Smith

1934 – Nicholas Smith
1923 – John Stephenson
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2011 – Cars 2, Winnie the Pooh & Tinker Bell's Midsummer Rescue
2005 – Chicken Little
1994 – The Lion King
1988 – Oliver & Company, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1983 – Mickey's Christmas Carol
1977 – The Rescuers, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Pete's Dragon
1966 – Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
1955 – Lady and the Tramp
1949 – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

2005 – Livvy Stubenrauch
1988 – Mae Whitman
1977 – Kari Wahlgren, Bobby Moynihan, Peter Sohn
1966 – Pamela Adlon

1949 – Zoe Leader, Kevin Corcoran
1932 – Barrie Ingham
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2009 – Up, The Princess and the Frog & Tinker Bell
1998 – Mulan, A Bug's Life
1992 – Aladdin, The Muppet Christmas Carol
1987 – The Brave Little Toaster
1981 – The Fox and the Hound, The Great Muppet Caper
1970 – The AristoCats
1964 – Mary Poppins
1959 – Sleeping Beauty
1953 – Peter Pan
1942 – Bambi, Saludos Amigos

1987 – Jesse McCartney
1981 – Tom Hiddleston, Josh Gad, Megan Hilty
1970 – Matt Vogel, Tyler Bunch
1964 – Bill Barretta, Jane Horrocks, Kevin Michael Richardson
1959 – Steve Whitmire, Joel McNeely, Kyle MacLachlan, Paula Poundstone
1942 – Billy Connolly

1959 – Michael Earl
1953 – James Horner
1936 – Alex Rocco
1931 – Leonard Nimoy, Richard Bakalyan
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2010 – Toy Story 3, Tangled & Muppets & Fairies Treasure Autumn
2004 – Home on the Range, The Incredibles
1999 – Tarzan, Toy Story 2
1993 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
1982 – TRON
1976 – The Muppet Show
1971 – Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Walt Disney World
1965 – The Sound of Music
1954 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1948 – Melody Time
1943 – Saludos Amigos
1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1999 – Kaitlyn Dias
1982 – Santino Fontana, Anna Paquin
1976 – Rashida Jones
1971 – Idina Menzel, Eric Jacobson, Alan Tudyk, Jennifer Lee, Amy Poehler, David Boat, Carrie Paff
1965 – Diane Lane, Jeffrey Wright
1948 – Lewis Black

1926 – Stan Freberg
1920 – Maureen O'Hara
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2006 – Cars
2000 – Dinosaur, The Emperor's New Groove
1995 – Pocahontas, Toy Story
1989 – The Little Mermaid
1978 – The Small One
1967 – The Jungle Book
1961 – 101 Dalmatians
1950 – Cinderella
1944 – The Three Caballeros
1979 – The Wizard of Oz

2000 – Marcus Scribner
1978 – Bill Hader, A.J. Buckley
1972 – Carlos Ponce
1967 – Peter Linz, Steve Zahn
1944 – Frank Oz, Sam Elliott

1950 – Natalie Cole
1944 – Roger Rees
1933 – Lance Percival
1922 – Christopher Lee

Big Hero 6
???+ matches: Hiro Hamada, Baymax
?? matches: Fred
?? matches: Go Go
?? matches: Wasabi
?? matches: Tadashi Hamada
?? matches: Honey Lemon
?? matches: Robert Callaghan
?? matches: Aunt Cass
?? matches: Alistair Krei
? matches: Yama, Desk Sergeant
? matches: Ringleader
? matches: Abigail Callaghan, General
? matches: Fred's Dad
? matches: Newscaster

23 matches: Hiro Hamada
21 matches: Baymax
20 matches: Fred
15 matches: Wasabi
13 matches: Go Go
7 matches: Honey Lemon
6 matches: Tadashi Hamada
5 matches: Alistair Krei, Aunt Cass, Automated Voice
4 matches: Robert Callaghan
2 matches: Officer
1 match: General, Newscaster, Yama, Ringleader, Fred's Dad, Announcer, Man Over Radio, Woman Over Radio, Technician
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
100+ matches: Dusty Crophopper, Blade Ranger
67 matches: Maru
52 matches: Cad Spinner
48 matches: Lil' Dipper
45 matches: Mayday, Chug
32 matches: Sparky
30 matches: Skipper
27 matches: Dottie
26 matches: Windlifter
20 matches: Dynamite
19 matches: Pulaski
16 matches: Harvey, Patch
15 matches: Drip
14 matches: Winnie
13 matches: Ol' Jammer, Secretary of the Interior, Cabbie
11 matches: Avalanche
9 matches: Leadbottom
8 matches: Andre the Concierge Pitty, Ryker
6 matches: Blackout, Steve
4 matches: Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, Brent Mustangburger, Brodi
1 match: Pinecone

18 matches: Blade Ranger
17 matches: Dusty Crophopper
10 matches: Skipper
9 matches: Patch
7 matches: Maru
6 matches: Chug
5 matches: Mayday, Dynamite
4 matches: Lil' Dipper, Cad Spinner, Leadbottom, Ol' Jammer, Drip, Pulaski
2 matches: Dottie, Sparky, Winnie, Harvey, Secretary of the Interior, Cabbie, Blackout, Brodi
1 match: Avalanche, Concierge Pitty, Brent Mustangburger, Propwash Tower, Bar Truck, Citizen, Announcer, Car

Voice Cast
Scott Adsit as Baymax, an inflatable robot built by Tadashi as a medical assistant. Hall said "Baymax views the world from one perspective — he just wants to help people, he sees Hiro as his patient". Producer Roy Conli said "The fact that his character is a robot limits how you can emote, but Scott was hilarious. He took those boundaries and was able to shape the language in a way that makes you feel Baymax's emotion and sense of humor. Scott was able to relay just how much Baymax cares".[11][12][13]
Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada, a 14-year-old robotics prodigy. Speaking of the character, co-director Don Hall said "Hiro is transitioning from boy to man, it's a tough time for a kid and some teenagers develop that inevitable snarkiness and jaded attitude. Luckily Ryan is a very likeable kid. So no matter what he did, he was able to take the edge off the character in a way that made him authentic, but appealing".[11][12][14]
Daniel Henney as Tadashi Hamada, Hiro's older brother and Baymax's creator. On Hiro and Tadashi's relationship, Conli said "We really wanted them to be brothers first. Tadashi is a smart mentor. He very subtly introduces Hiro to his friends and what they do at San Fransokyo Tech. Once Hiro sees Wasabi, Honey, GoGo, and even Fred in action, he realizes that there's a much bigger world out there than really interests him".[12][14][15]
T. J. Miller as Fred, a comic-book fan who also plays the mascot at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Speaking of Miller, Williams said "He's a real student of comedy. There are a lot of layers to his performance, so Fred ended up becoming a richer character than anyone expected", both literally and metaphorically.[11][12][16][17]
Jamie Chung as GoGo, a tough, athletic student who specializes in electromagnetics. Hall said "She's definitely a woman of few words. We looked at bicycle messengers as inspiration for her character".[11][12][18][19][20]
Damon Wayans, Jr. as Wasabi, a smart, slightly neurotic youth who specializes in lasers. On the character, co-director Chris Williams said "He's actually the most conservative, cautious—he [sic] the most normal among a group of brazen characters. So he really grounds the movie in the second act and becomes, in a way, the voice of the audience and points out that what they're doing is crazy".[11][12][21]
Génesis Rodríguez as Honey Lemon, a chemistry enthusiast at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Williams said "She's a glass-is-half-full kind of person. But she has this mad-scientist quality with a twinkle in her eye — there's more to Honey than it seems".[11][12][22]
James Cromwell as Professor Robert Callaghan, the head of a robotics program at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology who becomes an extremely powerful masked supervillain.[12][15] According to film merchandising, this supervillain alter ego is named "Yokai".[23]
Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei, a pioneer entrepreneur, tech guru, and the CEO of Krei Tech and is always on the hunt for the next big thing.[12][15]
Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass, Hiro and Tadashi's aunt and guardian.[12][15][19]
Stan Lee as Fred's father. Lee's likeness was used for the character.[24]
Katie Lowes as Abigail Callaghan, the daughter of Professor Callaghan and a test pilot for Krei Tech.[25]
Daniel Gerson as Sergeant Gerson, the desk sergeant for the San Fransokyo Police Department.[25]
Billy Bush as a newscaster[26]
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Production
After Disney's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009, CEO Bob Iger encouraged the company's divisions to explore Marvel's properties for adaptation concepts.[27] By deliberately picking an obscure title, it would give them the freedom to come up with their own version.[28] While co-directing Winnie the Pooh, director Don Hall was scrolling through a Marvel database when he stumbled upon Big Hero 6, a comic he had never heard of before. "I just liked the title," he said. He pitched the concept to John Lasseter in 2011, as one of five ideas[29] for possible productions for Walt Disney Animation Studios, and this particular idea "struck a chord" with Lasseter, Hall, and Chris Williams.[30][31][32]

In June 2012, Disney confirmed that Walt Disney Animation Studios was adapting Marvel Comics' series and that the film had been commissioned into early stages of development.[33][34] Because they wanted the concept to feel new and fresh, head of story Paul Briggs (who also voiced Yama in the film[35]) only read a few issues of the comic, while screenwriter Robert Baird admitted he had not read the comic at all.[36]

Big Hero 6 was produced solely by Walt Disney Animation Studios,[37] although several members of Marvel's creative team were involved in the film's production including Joe Quesada, Marvel's chief creative officer, and Jeph Loeb, head of Marvel Television.[38][39] According to an interview with Axel Alonso by CBR,[40] Marvel did not have any plans to publish a tie-in comic.[41] Disney planned to reprint the Marvel version of Big Hero 6 themselves, but reportedly Marvel disagreed. They eventually came to agreement that Yen Press would publish the Japanese manga version of Big Hero 6 for Disney.[42]

Conversely, Lasseter dismissed the idea of a rift between the two companies, and producer Roy Conli stated that Marvel allowed Disney "complete freedom in structuring the story."[43][44] Disney Animation Studio President Andrew Millstein stated "Hero is one example of what we've learned over the years and our embracing some of the Pixar DNA."[45] Regarding the film's story, Quesada stated, "The relationship between Hiro and his robot has a very Disney flavor to it...but it's combined with these Marvel heroic arcs."[30] The production team decided early on not to connect the film to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and instead set the film in a stand-alone universe.[46]

With respect to the design of Baymax, Hall mentioned in an interview, "I wanted a robot that we had never seen before and something to be wholly original. That's a tough thing to do, we've got a lot of robots in pop culture, everything from The Terminator to WALL-E to C-3PO on down the line and not to mention Japanese robots, I won't go into that. So I wanted to do something original." Even if they did not yet know what the robot should look like, artist Lisa Keene came up with the idea that it should be a huggable robot.[47]

Early on in the development process, Hall and the design team took a research trip to Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, where they met a team of DARPA-funded[48] researchers who were pioneering the new field of 'soft robotics' using inflatable vinyl,[49][50] which ultimately inspired Baymax's inflatable, vinyl, truly huggable design.[51][52][53] Hall stated that "I met a researcher who was working on soft robots. ... It was an inflatable vinyl arm and the practical app would be in the health care industry as a nurse or doctor's assistant. He had me at vinyl. This particular researcher went into this long pitch but the minute he showed me that inflatable arm, I knew we had our huggable robot."[54] Hall stated that the technology "will have potential probably in the medical industry in the future, making robots that are very pliable and gentle and not going to hurt people when they pick them up."

Hall mentioned that achieving a unique look for the mechanical armor took some time and "just trying to get something that felt like the personality of the character." Co-director Williams stated, "A big part of the design challenge is when he puts on the armor you want to feel that he's a very powerful intimidating presence...at the same time, design-wise he has to relate to the really adorable simple vinyl robot underneath."[55] Baymax's face design was inspired by a copper suzu bell that Hall noticed while at a Shinto shrine.[56]

According to Conli, Lasseter initially disliked Baymax's description (while low on battery power) of Hiro's cat as a "hairy baby," but Williams kept the line in anyway, and at the film's first test screening, Lasseter admitted that Williams was correct.[57]

According to Williams, Baymax was originally going to be introduced rather late in the film, but then story artist John Ripa conceived of a way for Baymax to meet Hiro much earlier.[58] The entire film became much stronger by establishing the relationship between Hiro and Baymax early on, but the filmmakers ended up having to reconstruct "a fair amount of the first act" in order to make that idea work.[58]

About ninety animators worked on the film at one point or another; some worked on the project for as long as two years.[59] In terms of the film's animation style and settings, the film combines Eastern world culture (predominantly Japanese) with Western world culture (predominantly California).[60] In May 2013, Disney released concept art and rendered footage of San Fransokyo from the film.[61] San Fransokyo, the futuristic mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo, was described by Hall as "an alternate version of San Francisco. Most of the technology is advanced, but much of it feels retro ... Where Hiro lives, it feels like the Haight. I love the Painted ladies. We gave them a Japanese makeover; we put a cafe on the bottom of one. They live above a coffee shop." According to production designer Paul Felix, "The topography is exaggerated because what we do is caricature, I think the hills are 1½ times exaggerated. I don't think you could really walk up them ... When you get to the downtown area, that's when you get the most Tokyo-fied, that pure, layered, dense kind of feeling of the commercial district there. When you get out of there, it becomes more San Francisco with the Japanese aesthetic. ... (It's a bit like) Blade Runner, but contained to a few square blocks. You see the skyscrapers contrasted with the hills."[62]

The reason why Disney wanted to merge Tokyo (which is where the comic book version takes place) with San Francisco was partly because San Francisco had not been used by Marvel before, partly because of all the city's iconic aspects, and partly because they felt its aesthetics would blend well with Tokyo.[36] The filmmakers' idea was that San Fransokyo is based on an alternate history in which San Francisco was largely rebuilt by Japanese immigrants in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, although this premise is never stated in the film.[63]

To create San Fransokyo as a detailed digital simulation of an entire city, Disney purchased the actual assessor data for the entire city and county of San Francisco.[59] The final city contains over 83,000 buildings and 100,000 vehicles.[59]

A software program called Denizen was used to create over 700 distinctive characters[59] that populate the city.[64] Another one named Bonzai was responsible for the creation of the city's 250,000 trees,[65] while a new rendering system called Hyperion offered new illumination possibilities, like light shining through a translucent object (e.g. Baymax's vinyl covering).[66] Pixar's RenderMan was considered as a "Plan B" for the film's rendering, if Hyperion was not able to meet production deadlines.[8]

Development on Hyperion started in 2011 and was based upon research into multi-bounce complex global illumination originally conducted at Disney Research in Zürich.[59] Disney in turn had to assemble a new super-computing cluster just to handle Hyperion's immense processing demands, which consists of over 2,300 Linux workstations distributed across four data centers (three in Los Angeles and one in San Francisco).[59] Each workstation, as of 2014, included a pair of 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon processors, 256 GB of memory, and a pair of 300 GB solid-state drives configured as a RAID Level 0 array (i.e., to operate as a single 600 GB drive).[59] This was all backed by a central storage system with a capacity of five petabytes, which holds all digital assets as well as archival copies of all 54 Disney Animation films.[59]

The emotional climax that takes place in the middle of a wormhole portal is represented by the stylized interior of a mandelbulb.[67]

The post-credits scene was only added to the film in August 2014, late in production, after co-director Don Hall and his crew went to see Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy. He stated that "[i]t horrified us, that people were sat waiting for an end credits thing, because of the Marvel DNA. We didn't want people to leave the movie disappointed."[68]
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Soundtrack (November 4, 2014)
Henry Jackman composed the score for the film.[69] The soundtrack features an original song titled "Immortals" written and recorded by American rock band Fall Out Boy, which was released by Walt Disney Records on October 14, 2014.[70][71] The soundtrack album was digitally released by Walt Disney Records on November 4, 2014, and had a CD release on November 24.[72] While not part of the soundtrack, a brief instrumental section of "Eye of the Tiger" plays in the film.
Tracks
Immortals – Fall Out Boy
Hiro Hamada
Nerd School
Microbots
Tadashi
Inflatable Friend
Huggable Detective
The Masked Man
One of the Family
Upgrades
The Streets of San Fransokyo
To the Manor Born
So Much More
First Flight
Silent Sparrow
Family Reunion
Big Hero 6
I Am Satisfied with My Care
Signs of Life
Reboot
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Release
Big Hero 6 premiered on October 23, 2014 as the opening film at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[74] The world premiere of Big Hero 6 in 3D took place at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival on October 31, 2014.[75] It was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2014[76] with limited IMAX international showings.[77] Theatrically, the film was accompanied by the Walt Disney Animation Studios short, Feast.[78]

For the South Korean release of the film, it was retitled Big Hero, to avoid the impression of being a sequel, and edited to remove indications of the characters' Japanese origin. This is owing to the tense relations between Korea and Japan. For instance, the protagonist's name, Hiro Hamada, was changed to "Hero Armada," and Japanese-language signage onscreen was changed to English. Nonetheless, the film caused some online controversy in South Korea, because of small images resembling the Rising Sun Flag in the protagonist's room.[79]

The film was released in China on February 28, 2015.[80]

Home media
Big Hero 6 was released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on February 24, 2015.[81][82] Writer Steven T. Seagle, who co-created the comic book Big Hero 6, criticized the Blu-ray featurette documenting the origins of the group, for not mentioning him or co-creator Duncan Rouleau. Seagle also criticized the book Art of Big Hero 6 for the same omission.[83]
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Reception
Box office
Big Hero 6 earned $222.5 million in North America and $435.3 million in other territories for a worldwide estimated total of $657.8 million.[4] Calculating in all expenses, Deadline estimated that the film made a profit of $187.34 million.[84] Worldwide, it is the highest-grossing animated film of 2014,[9] the third-highest-grossing non-Pixar animated film from Disney,[85] and the 16th-highest-grossing animated film of all time. By grossing over $500 million worldwide, it became the fourth Disney release of 2014 to do so; the other titles being Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
North America
In the U.S. and Canada, the film is the second-highest-grossing science fiction animated film (behind 2008's WALL-E),[87] the second-highest-grossing animated superhero comedy film (behind 2004's The Incredibles),[88] and the second-highest-grossing Disney animated film (behind 2013's Frozen).[89] The film earned $1.4 million from late Thursday night showings, which is higher than the previews earned by Frozen ($1.2 million) and The Lego Movie ($400,000).[90][91] In its opening day on November 7, the film earned $15.8 million, debuting at number two behind Interstellar ($16.9 million).[92][93] Big Hero 6 topped the box office in its opening weekend, earning $56.2 million from 3,761 theaters ahead of Interstellar ($47.5 million);[94][95] it is Walt Disney Animation Studios' second-best opening behind Frozen ($67.4 million), both adjusted and unadjusted.
On February 15, 2015, Big Hero 6 became the third-highest-grossing Disney animated film in both the U.S. and Canada, behind The Lion King and Frozen.
Outside North America
Two weeks ahead of its North American release, Big Hero 6 was released in Russia (earned $4.8 million) and Ukraine (earned $0.2 million) in two days (October 25–26).[102] The main reason behind the early release was in order to take advantage of the two weeks of school holidays in Russia. Jeff Bock, box office analyst for Exhibitor Relations, said "For a two-day gross, that's huge. It's a giant number in Russia."[103] In its second weekend, the film added $4.8 million (up 1%) bringing its total nine days cumulative audience to $10.3 million in Russia and $10.9 including its revenue from Ukraine.[104]
In its opening weekend, the film earned $7.6 million from seventeen markets for a first weekend worldwide total of $79.2 million, behind Interstellar ($132.2 million).[105] It went to number one in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.[106] It opened with $4.8 million in Mexico.[107][108] In Japan, where the film is locally known as Baymax, it opened at second place behind Yo-Kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan!, with $5.3 million, marking it the second-biggest Disney opening in Japan behind Frozen.[109][110] and topped the box office for six consecutive weekends.[111] The film opened in second place with $6 million ($6.8 million including previews) in the U.K., which is 15% lower than Frozen.[112] It opened at No. 1 with $14.8 million in China, which is the biggest opening for a Disney and Pixar animated film (breaking Frozen's record)[113] and topped the box office for three consecutive weekends.
The film became the highest-grossing Disney animated film in Vietnam[107] and in China (surpassed by Zootopia)[115]),[9] the second-highest-grossing Disney animated film of all time in Russia[106] in the Philippines (behind Toy Story 3),[107] and in Japan (behind Frozen).[9] In addition to being the second-highest-grossing Disney animated film, it is also the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of all time in China.[116] In total earnings, its biggest markets outside of the United States and Canada are China ($83.5 million) and Japan ($76 million).
Critical response
Big Hero 6 received critical acclaim from critics. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 89% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 197 reviews, with an average score of 7.3/10. The site's consensus states: "Agreeably entertaining and brilliantly animated, Big Hero 6 is briskly-paced, action-packed, and often touching."[118] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 74 based on 38 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Rating
The film was rated PG: "Parental Guidance Suggested." (for action and peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements) by the Motion Picture Association of America.
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.