John Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After Lucasfilm became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2".
He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).
| Known For | Production |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 7.378 |
| Birthday | 1957-01-12 |
| Place of Birth | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Also Known As | John Alan Lasseter, 约翰·拉塞特, 約翰·拉薩特, |
2006
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
5.7/3
Short featurette about the inspiration behind Pixar's "Cars".
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The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2003
Making 'Nemo'
0/0
A special documentary showing how producer John Lasseter, director Andrew Stanton and the rest of the creative team met the many production challenges...
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Making 'Nemo'
2007
The Pixar Story
7.538/223
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
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The Pixar Story
1991
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
0/0
Early Pixar documentary where John Lasseter talks through early Pixar shorts Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, Tin Toy, and Knick Knack.
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Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
2011
These Amazing Shadows
7.4/68
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and inde...
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These Amazing Shadows
2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
6.7/30
Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM with in depth interviews with some of the company's top talent and showcases never...
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2007
Fog City Mavericks
8.5/2
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home i...
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Fog City Mavericks
2000
The Beatles Revolution
0/0
A primetime special celebrating The Beatles and exploring the lasting impact on pop music of Beatles innovations like stadium concerts, music videos,...
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The Beatles Revolution
2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
7/235
Explore the evolution of Buzz Lightyear from toy to human in the making of Pixar’s Lightyear. Dive into the origin and cultural impact of everyone’s f...
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Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2/104
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
2014
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
7.8/31
A behind-the-scene look at the origins and evolution of the Academy Award-winning film.
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The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
1994
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
0/0
The making of this classic Disney masterpiece about the life of a young faun. Includes archive footage of Walt Disney and his team of animators.
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The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
2007
Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
9.7/5
Before Mickey there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series, THE ADVENTURES OF OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. Fun and mischi...
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
7.7/7
There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and pe...
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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Toy Story 2
7.597/13791
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen,...
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Toy Story 2
2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
6.3/5
10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute.
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2006
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
0/0
The Making of "Life is a Highway". A musical Road Trip with Rascal Flatts.
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Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
2013
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
7/9
When it comes to animation, few do it better than Pixar and Disney. They are the dreamers and doers with multi-billion dollar imaginations. Bloomberg...
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Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2007
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
7.633/30
The story of Pixar's early short films illuminates not only the evolution of the company but also the early days of computer animation, when a small g...
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The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
7/29
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2016
Imagining Zootopia
7.4/11
Fusion spent two years with the production team of Disney's smash hit film. In 'Imagining Zootopia,' you will travel with the team to Africa to explor...
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Imagining Zootopia
2016
Bozzetto non troppo
9.3/3
For the first time, a film about what's inside, behind, before, beneath and in the pockets of Italian animation legend Bruno Bozzetto.
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Bozzetto non troppo
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.7/20
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie...
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2011
Cars 2
6.1/7733
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rock...
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Cars 2
1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
7.9/16
The documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie became a success and helps to boost Pixar's popularity...
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The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
2017
Motori Ruggenti
0/0
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Motori Ruggenti
1995
Toy Story
7.97/18338
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's he...
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Toy Story
1998
A Bug's Life
6.973/9092
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...
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A Bug's Life
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
7.3/36
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
7.5/37
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Foc...
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2002
The Making of TRON
6.3/7
This made-for-video documentary treats science fiction fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tron, Disney's classic live-action film about...
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The Making of TRON
1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
8.1/9
The incredible evolution of George Lucas' special effects dream factory, including an inside look at "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace."
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
6.8/69
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
6.8/5
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebr...
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2003
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
8.7/3
The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, wi...
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The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
Lasseter-san, Thank You
0/0
Depicts the 2002 trip by several employees of Studio Ghibli to promote the movie Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) in North America. It wa...
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Lasseter-san, Thank You
2005
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
8/4
A documentary about the Ghibli Museum. It features Goro Miyazaki speaking with Isao Takahata about the "charm" of the museum and its various influence...
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Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2015
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6.3/5
The story of the rocky road that Walt Disney took to get his interpretation of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937) to the silver screen.
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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2010
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
10/1
Featurette on the making of Disney's Princess and the Frog
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Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
1995
Making 'Toy Story'
6.8/6
Documentary of the making of the groundbreaking Disney/Pixar animated hit movie.
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Making 'Toy Story'
2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
6.8/13
Retrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story.
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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2005
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
6.3/7
The production of the movie, "The Incredibles," shot behind the scenes at Pixar Animation Studios.
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