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The 1994 Lunch Meeting
Official Soundtrack

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Before debuting in Toy Story 3, this antagonistic character was given a brief pre-fame cameo in a child's bedroom in a scene from Up when Carl and Ellie Fredriksen's house first took a balloon-laden flight to the sky.

What is Lotso Huggin' Bear

100
Although Pixar are not known for applying cliffhangers to their franchises' debut films, this first installment of a 2004 Pixar film franchise ended with a cliffhanger that directly segues into its sequel film 15 years later.

What is The Incredibles

100

At a lunch meeting discussing future films to be written, John Lasseter, Pete Docter and Joe Ranft had conceived four film concepts. This addition, of the four, became Pixar's first feature of the 21st century.

What is Monster's Inc.

100

"You've Got a Friend in Me" has been the theme for the Toy Story franchise, often taking a different stylistic form in each film. In 1999's Toy Story 2, the song is featured before the end credits in a big band style, sung by which toy character?

Who is Weezy

100

The esteemed land of Paradise Falls in Up is located in an unspecified country within this continent.

What is South America

200
In 2006's Cars, Lightning McQueen claiming a victory in the Dinoco 400 race may earn him a chance at a high-profile sponsorship with Dinoco. The Dinoco oil company is originally introduced in the Pixar universe from this film several years earlier.

What is Toy Story

200

During the end credits of 2013's Monsters University, RΩR fraternity leader, Johnny Worthington, was found to have transferred to this institution, one of Monsters University's rival schools.

What is FearTech.

200

This film was the fourth and final title to be released from its conception during the 1994 writers' lunch meeting, and comes five years after its predecessor in the lineup.

What is Wall-E.

200

Thomas Newman, a younger cousin of Randy Newman, made his Pixar soundtrack debut in this early 2000's film, often incorporating between lounge music, jazz, and modernist orchestral compositions.

What is Finding Nemo

200

In Finding Nemo, the office of pediatric dentist Dr. Philip Shermann is located in this address.

What is 42 Wallaby Way Sydney, NSW, Australia

300
One of the main settings of Toy Story 3 is Sunnyside Daycare, where Bonnie Anderson is often found joining her friends in play. One in particular is seen wearing a headband and dark brown hair, leaving fan theorists to believe this is an older version of this young Monsters, Inc. character.

Who is Boo

300

Toy Story 2 debuts the character, Jessie, who won legions of Toy Story fans over with her energetic cowgirl persona and deeply emotional back story. The voiceover role portraying Jessie was performed by this actress who would go on to have on-screen acclaim in 2004's School of Rock.

Who is Joan Cusack

300

The first film to be released by conception of the 1994 lunch meeting was inspired by a proverb of the Greek fabulist, Aesop.

What is A Bug's Life

300

For this emotional piece of the Cars OST, "Our Town" is the musical backdrop to the I-40's construction contributing to the obsolescence of Route 66 and travelers visiting Radiator Springs. The song features a lead vocal cameo from this iconic singer songwriter.

Who is James Taylor

300

This classic Pixar film has an extensive attraction at Disney's California Adventure, and provides one of the theme park's only 4-D cinematic experiences.

What is A Bug's Life (A Bug's World)

400

Toy Story 3 ends with a garbage man collecting the lost and disgraced Lozzo Huggin' Bear as a personal souvenir. He is seen wearing a black and white skull T-shirt and is believed to be an older version of this central character from the first Toy Story film.

Who is Sid

400

This sequel to a classic Pixar film is the only of any Pixar franchise to highlight a different main character than its predecessor.

What is Finding Dory (sequel to Finding Nemo)?

400

DAILY DOUBLE: This Point Richmond, CA restaurant was the location of the famous 1994 Pixar lunch meeting.

What is Hidden City Café

400

A Kentucky-born country singer provides the main theme to 2019's Toy Story 4, replacing "You've Got a Friend in Me" as the official main theme thus far in the series with "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy".

Who is Chris Stapleton

400

In Ratatouille, Linguini is ordered to dispose of Remy away from Gusteau's kitchen, lest he be disgraced by the kitchen's crew. His initial plan is to send Remy afloat in a jar in this Parisian river.

What is The Seine River

500

In a feeble attempt to suffice a way to have Remy at Linguini's culinary aid in Ratatouille, Linguini searches himself for a place to hide Remy, including upon his undergarments, which display logos from this earlier Pixar film.

What is The Incredibles

500

Cruzy was featured in an iconic video screaming in fear to this character from Toy Story 3

Who is the guard monkey from Sunnyside Day Care's surveillance room

500

Although considered a spinoff by some, this film within the four "lunch meeting films" is the only one to have a true sequel, in that the events follow its predecessor's storyline.

What is Finding Nemo

500

A memorial montage in the closing credits of 2006's Cars dedicated to animator, writer, and voice actor Joe Ranft, was displayed alongside the song "Find Yourself" by this country singer.

Who is Brad Paisley?

500

This city is the founding location of Pixar.

What is Richmond, CA

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