Public backlash and costly lawsuits force the US government to ban all superhero activity. “Supers” are granted amnesty on the condition that they permanently retire and blend into mundane civilian life.
Fifteen years later, the former Mr Incredible – now just plain old Bob Parr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson) – is working a soul-crushing job as an insurance claims adjuster and secretly longing for his glory days, occasionally sneaking out at night to do rogue superhero work with his best friend, Lucius Best (voiced by Samuel L Jackson) – once a superhero called Frozone.
Bob is approached by a mysterious woman named Mirage (Elizabeth Peña), who recruits him for a top-secret mission on a remote island to defeat a rogue, giant battle-bot called the Omnidroid.
Too late, Bob discovers that the mission is a trap engineered by “Syndrome”, a bitter former fanboy named Buddy Pine (voiced by Jason Lee) whom Mr Incredible rejected decades earlier.
Syndrome has been systematically luring and murdering retired heroes to perfect his war machine.
When Bob is captured, his wife Helen (voiced by Holly Hunter) – formerly Elastigirl – flies to rescue him, accidentally bringing along their children, Violet (Sarah Vowell) – a shy, insecure teenager who can turn invisible and generate highly durable force fields – and Dash (Spencer Fox) – a hyperactive 10-year-old boy gifted with superhuman speed.
The family must learn to work as a cohesive superhero unit to stop Syndrome from attacking Metroville.
Production of The Incredibles presented a massive technical challenge to animation studio Pixar.
At the time, CGI technology struggled immensely with three specific things: realistic human anatomy, moving long hair, and simulated water. The Incredibles required all three in massive quantities.
The film was a massive critical and commercial success, grossing over $630 million worldwide and winning two Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing).
A highly anticipated sequel, Incredibles 2, was released 14 years later in 2018, and went on to gross over $1.2 billion worldwide.
Bob Parr/Mr Incredible
Craig T. Nelson Helen Parr/Elastigirl
Holly Hunter Violet Parr
Sarah Vowell Dashiell “Dash” Parr
Spencer Fox Jack-Jack Parr
Eli Fucile (1)
Maeve Andrews (2) Lucius Best/Frozone
Samuel L. Jackson Syndrome/Buddy Pine
Jason Lee Edna Mode
Brad Bird Bomb Voyage
Dominique Louis Mrs Hogenson
Jean Sincere Gilbert Huph
Wallace Shawn Bernie Kropp
Lou Romano Tony Rydinger
Michael Bird Mirage
Elizabeth Peña Rick Dicker
Bud Luckey Kari
Bret Parker Honey
Kimberly Adair Clark Underminer
John Ratzenberger Principal
Wayne Canney Newsreel Narrator
Teddy Newton
Director
Brad Bird
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Too late, Bob discovers that the mission is a trap engineered by “Syndrome”, a bitter former fanboy named Buddy Pine (voiced by Jason Lee) whom Mr Incredible rejected decades earlier.
Production of The Incredibles presented a massive technical challenge to animation studio Pixar.
