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Riley's First Date
''Riley's First Date?'' is a 2015 Pixar computer animated romantic comedy short film written and directed by Josh Cooley. It premiered on August 14, 2015, at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, and was included in the October 13, 2015, Digital HD release of '' Inside Out'', as well as the November 3, 2015, Blu-ray release. The short follows the events of the 2015 film '' Inside Out'' and involves Riley's parents and their emotions, suspecting that Riley is going out on a date with a boy named Jordan. Plot Riley, now 12, is relaxing with her parents at home when a school friend, a boy named Jordan (seen briefly at the end of ''Inside Out''), shows up to take her skating. Riley's parents suspect their daughter is going out on a date, and their emotions react. Riley's mother attempts to get the information out of her, by attempting to sound cool and using slang terms, much to Riley's (and her emotions') chagrin. Riley's father tries to intimidate and interrogate Jordan. His pati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Cooley
Joshua Cooley (born May 23, 1979) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor. He is best known for directing the 2019 film ''Toy Story 4'', the fourth film of the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He also worked on the 2015 Pixar animated film ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'' and directed the short film ''Riley's First Date?'' that was included in its home video release. Career Cooley was recruited by Joe Ranft at Pixar, where he started his career as an intern, mostly working as a storyboard artist on films including ''The Incredibles'' (2004), the first two films of the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' franchise (2006-2011), ''Ratatouille (film), Ratatouille'' (2007), and ''Up (2009 film), Up'' (2009). In 2009, Cooley wrote and directed a short film ''George & A.J.'' for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures. In 2015, Cooley worked as a screenwriter and storyboard supervisor on the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Docter
Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and chief creative officer of Pixar. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated feature films '' Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), '' Up'' (2009), ''Inside Out'' (2015), and ''Soul'' (2020), and as a key figure and collaborator at Pixar. He has been nominated for nine Oscars and has won three for Best Animated Feature—for ''Up'', ''Inside Out'' and ''Soul''—making him the first person in history to win the category three times. He has also been nominated for nine Annie Awards (winning six), a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award.Awards for Peter Docter Imdb.com Accessed June 8, 2009. He has desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Seitz
David Patrick Seitz (born March 17, 1978) is an American voice actor, ADR director and script writer known for his work for Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, Studiopolis, Viz Media, Disney/Pixar, New Generation Pictures and Riot Games. He has provided voices for English versions of Japanese anime and video games, including over 100 projects since his initial foray into the voice-over industry in 2000 with the ''Amazing Nurse Nanako'' OVA. Biography Seitz began acting in plays at the age of fourteen when he tried out for and got into ''The King and I.'' He continued doing theater through high school and took acting and singing lessons. Prior to his current level of involvement in the voice-over industry, he taught English studies at his high school alma mater and received a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts in Creative and the Performing Arts Writing (both from UC Riverside). Career Seitz's video game roles include ''Eternal Sonata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Pell
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress, best known for her work writing for the sketch series ''Saturday Night Live,'' being recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and seven Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019 Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence. Pell has produced, written, and performed in numerous TV series, including ''30 Rock, A.P. Bio, ''Love'', and Mapleworth Murders,'' and has worked as a writer for awards ceremonies like the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the MTV Video Music Awards. As a voiceover artist, she has voiced characters in ''Inside Out'', ''Big Mouth'', and '' Bless the Harts.'' Pell has also appeared in several films and TV series, including ''Sisters'', ''Other People'', and ''Wine Country''. Since 2021, Pell has been a main cast member on the Peacock original series '' Girls5eva''. Biography Born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laraine Newman
Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She was part of the original cast of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live''. She took an interest at improv in high school. After graduating, she studied mime with Marcel Marceau for a year in Paris. She then moved to Los Angeles and became a founding member of comedy improvisational group The Groundlings. She was first hired by Lorne Michaels for a Lily Tomlin TV special in 1974. The next year Newman became one of the original cast members of ''Saturday Night Live'', working there from 1975 to 1980 and creating characters like Connie Conehead, proto-Valley girl Sherry, and Christie Christina. In 2017, she and the rest of the original cast members of ''SNL'' were among the honorees of Television Academy's Hall of Fame. She has appeared in movies like '' Stardust Memories'', '' Problem Child 2'', ''Coneheads'', and '' The Flintstones''. She is also a voice actor with appearances in both TV shows and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lori Alan
Lori Alan (born July 18, 1966) is an American actress and voice actress. She has played a long-running role as Pearl Krabs on the animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. She also voiced Diane Simmons on ''Family Guy'', the Invisible Woman on ''Fantastic Four'', and The Boss in the ''Metal Gear'' video game series. Personal life Alan was born on July 18, 1966, in Potomac, Maryland. She had a mixed-faith family: her mother is a Southern Baptist and her father is Jewish. Both of her parents were performers and supported her choice to be an actress. Alan lives in Los Angeles. She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial. Her stage debut was as Annie's youngest sister in a local community theater production of ''Annie Get Your Gun''. A longtime member of New York's Gotham City Improv (Groundlings East), she went on to Emerson College and graduated with honors from Tisch School of the Arts. Alan is active in animal rescue an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
