Have you seen Cars 3 (aff) yet? If you did, the Pixar short before it started was Lou. It is, by far, one of my favorite shorts of all time. I found myself giggling like my kids do watching it!
When a toy-stealing bully ruins recess for a playground full of kids, only one thing stands in his way: the “Lost and Found” box. Here's a small clip for you to enjoy:
We got to interview Director Dave Mullins & Producer Dana Murray about Lou. From that interview, we learned so much, but here are some facts that I think you'll enjoy:
- Dave Mullins had been pitching shorts to Pixar since 2005. It took him 4 years to make Lou.
- His wife and him built an actual “Lou”.
- When Dave pitched this idea to John Lasseter, he said that it looked like a pain to do, so we have to do this!
- Lou is animated by hand. (All the animators are Dave's best friends now ROFL).
- When you see JJ in the movie, that's Dave's mom's initials (Joyce Jean).
- They used a kid from Inside Out to make JJ.
- They borrowed kids from Finding Dory for the playground scenes.
- The toys that are in the lost in found box are “timeless” toys.
- There are definite references to other films like ET in here.
- The “For Dad” at the end is for Dave's dad who passed away.
- Lou is the only thing that is red in the film, because red pops and is visually easy to track.
- He still owns his Henry doll.
I hope you enjoy Lou as much as I did! Go head out and see Cars 3 (aff) right now!