"Up"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2009 retrospective continues with the first animated Best Picture nominee since 1991's "Beauty And The Beast," Disney Pixar's "Up," starring Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai & Bob Peterson. Hot off the heels of "Wall-E"the year prior, Pete Docter's film about an elderly man who gets reconnected with life in the aftermath of his wife's passing continued Pixar's hot streak with critics, audiences, and the Academy. Did this one float to the top of our favorite Pixar films? Please join Alyssa Christian, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, guest Nick Spake and me as we discuss our thoughts on the story, characters, animation, score, iconic opening montage, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our review! Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Up.
0:04.8	Good afternoon. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?
0:09.2	No.
0:10.1	I could help you cross the street.
0:12.7	No.
0:13.5	I could help you cross your yard?
0:16.6	No.
0:17.2	I could help you cross your...
0:19.7	Ow.
0:21.3	All right, everyone, you were just listening to the trailer for Up, and the story is as follows.
0:27.2	Carl Fredrickson, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream.
0:33.2	Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness.
0:38.3	But Grumpy Carl's worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.
0:46.3	The film is starring.
0:48.3	Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, and Bob Peterson.
0:53.3	It is directed by Pete Doctor, and it is co-written by Doctor along with Bob Peterson.
1:00.3	Here to join me today for this Patreon exclusive Throwback 2009 podcast review.
1:06.6	I have, Alyssa Christian.
1:08.2	Hello, everyone.
1:09.8	Dan Baer.
1:10.9	Adventure is out there. Josh Parham. Hello, everyone. Dan Baer. Adventure is out there.
1:13.0	Josh Parham.
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