Carl is the second eldest protagonist of a Pixar film, the oldest being WALL-E, as he has been "alive" for more than 700 years (the movie WALL-E takes place in 2805, and Up takes place in 2009 the year it was released). Just as Carl and Ellie, who were both senior citizens, finally seemed able to take their trip, Ellie contracted an illness and died of old age, leaving Carl by himself, becoming bitter and cranky and missing his wife terribly.
Carl Fredricksen : This is crazy.
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Go to Paradise Falls by putting loads of balloons onto his house (formerly, succeeded).Save Russell, Kevin and Dug from Charles Muntz (succeeded).
As an old man, he is voiced by Edward Asner in the English version of the movie, and by Giancarlo Giannini in the Italian version of the movie. The house floats to the street until Russell shows up. Voiced By: Edward Asner Jeremy Leary (as a Child) Steve Purcell (George and A.J.) Slinky Dog |
Both these last two points were Pixar deciding to go for believable rather than realistic.
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Dug : Hey, I know a joke! At 8 years old, when Carl watches a movie about Charles Muntz, he gets disgusted that he lost his license for not capturing a legendary bird. Occupation Young When Carl meets Ellie again in the tent, the balloon has popped.
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Tuck & Roll, Monsters, Inc. franchise Carl goes into his house without Ellie. Andy Davis | Russell, a young Wilderness Explorer (a fictional scouting organisation), becomes an accidental passenger in an effort to earn his final merit badge for assisting the elderly. Powers/Skills Most people would see him as a grumpy old guy. Mr. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Muntz invites Carl and Russell aboard his dirigible, where he explains that he has spent the years since his disgrace searching Paradise Falls for the giant bird. Hank | Laurel Lightfoot | Carl and Ellie become friends due to… Dory | Buzz Lightyear | When Russell's father misses his son's Senior Explorer Ceremony, Carl presents Russell with his final badge, the grape soda cap that Ellie gave to Carl when they first met, to the applause of who appears to be Russell's mother in the audience.
Carl's personality may be a reference to Shel Silverstein's. Dolly | Enemies
Jacques | Bloat | Ellie gets sick because of old age and Carl goes to her. A squirrel walks up to a tree and … Origin
Duke Caboom | Carl is a cranky, widowed 78-year-old former balloon salesman who has lost his wife, Ellie, and is determined to fulfill his promise he made with her to go to Paradise Falls in South America. Carl and Russell harness themselves to the still-buoyant house and begin to walk it around the ravine, hoping to reach the falls before the balloons deflate. Muntz eventually catches up with them and starts a fire beneath Carl's house, forcing Carl to choose between saving it or Kevin. Mr. The two then enjoy some ice cream together, sitting on the curb outside the shop as Russell and his father used to do, with the dirigible parked nearby. Carl obeys Ellie's words and later is sent to the plank upstairs to retrieve a balloon that got away from Ellie. Princess Merida | Bill Andersen's Emotions | Momma Ida | In 1939, 9-year-old Carl Fredricksen was a shy, quiet boy who idolized renowned explorer Charles F. Muntz.
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Settling into his home, Carl looks through Ellie's childhood scrapbook, seeing that it actually has many more photos of their lives in it than he thought, and finds a note from Ellie thanking him for the "adventure" and encouraging him to go on a new one. Gazerbeam |
Slim | Terri & Terry Perry | Carl's personality may be a reference to Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree.
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), Charles F. Muntz, Alpha and Beta and Gamma.
He is inspired by Spencer Tracy and Walter Matthau. Meanwhile, Carl's house is shown to have landed on the cliff beside Paradise Falls, as promised to Ellie. WALL-E | Buster | After a fight with a construction worker over his broken mailbox, the court orders Carl to move into the Shady Oaks Retirement Village.
Full Name Spending time with Ellie (formerly).
Muntz invites Carl and Russell aboard his dirigible, where he explains that he has spent the years since his disgrace searching Paradise Falls for the giant bird.
Professor Derek Knight | Peas-in-a-Pod | Anger | Carl and Russell encounter a pack of dogs led by Alpha and are taken to Dug's master, who turns out to be an elderly Charles F. Muntz.
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Meanwhile, Carl's house is shown to have landed on the cliff beside Paradise Falls, as promised to Ellie.
As the years passed, the city grew around Carl's old house with construction as he refused to move. Russell is captured by Muntz, but Carl manages to board the dirigible in flight and free both Russell and Kevin, having a fight with Muntz. Carl and Russell harness themselves to the still-buoyant house and begin to walk it around the ravine, hoping to reach the falls before the balloons deflate. Carl lures Kevin out through a window and back onto the airship with Dug and Russell clinging to her back, just as Muntz is about to close in. Red | Don Carlton |
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Alfredo Linguini | Queen Elinor | Brick | When Russell innocuously notes the bird's similarity to Kevin, Muntz becomes hostile, prompting the pair to flee with Kevin and Dug.
Take his wife and house to Paradise Falls, South America flying with thousands of balloons tied to it (failed). Friends/Allies Angus | Pepita | When the movie was first pitched, some thought that the movie's target audience (children) may have trouble relating to Carl, due to his old age.