Onward Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Onward!

Disney and Pixar have put out a whole lot of classic animated films over the years-- but in the past decade the majority of them have been sequels, prequels or spinoffs of their most popular properties. With Onward, they’re making a return to the world of original concepts. They’re bringing us into a world of magic that’s lost its magic, featuring the vocal talents of Star-Lord himself Chris Pratt, as well Spider-Man himself Tom Holland.

Onward does raise some questions though-- like how did the invention of planes lead to creatures not flying down the street, or to reach things on shelves? Why are all their technological inventions human-sized if the creatures are the ones that made them? Why doesn’t anyone consider how the mom character feels? Why does every single road trip movie need an encounter with a biker gang? Why are the Simpsons here?

To answer all these questions and more, step inside the pitch meeting that led to Onward! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

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[geardog]

"Parents have no business being alive in animated movies."

*Disney at its finest*

[wikiwiki]

"it's not an animated movie without something that isn't a dog acting like a dog"

"Parents have no business being alive in animated movies"


I love Pitch Meetings so much

[theGreenGoblin]

“I guess that manticore lady was right on the edge...”

Have you met a person in customer service like....EVER? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[TotoDG]

People: “You can’t just make the same jokes every episode and expect people to laugh!”

Pitch Meetings:

[karmallarma]

"You can't fly a plane through rush-hour traffic!"
Not with that attitude you can't.

[Crazelord]

That definitely got my tears. Pixar has like a formula for it as this point

[forwhomthetacobelltolls]

“He’s a centaur and she’s like a human sized elf?”
“That’s right.”
“I have some questions...”
“Not to worry, I brought some drawings to kind of explain how that would work.”
“Oh these are VERY not meant for children.”

[glennmejorada]

"We run on tears." I was literally scared.

[herosam]

Pitch meeting for Monty Python and the Holy Grail

“So, you have a movie for me”
“Yes, sir. I do!”
“Amazing, so how much money is this thing gonna cost?”
“Enough to get us through half the movie”
“Oh, money is TIGHT!”

[jeongminoh]

I didn’t see the movie yet but I clicked
Because it’s a pitch meeting

[theburrisarchivedk]

“Parents have no business being alive in animated movies”
The incredibles: am i a joke to you!?

[idoshyvits]

Missed opportunity to say, "Super easy, Barley's an inconvenience".

[autotuner]

“So Ryan i Imagine it’s hard carrying a whole channel on your back”
“Actually it’s super easy, barely and inconvenience”

[michaelbaptist]

Usually pitch meetings make movies that are bad look worse, but honestly this doesn't make Onward look bad

[mj]

Society: “You’re not crazy if you talk to yourself, you’re crazy if you answer back.”

Ryan: “Hold my YouTube algorithm.”

[phlpcockrell]

Soo... Chris pratt's parent dies when he's just a little boy, he's too afraid to face it, runs off and gets enveloped in another reality, but comes to accept this loss by the end of the movie? Sounds familiar.

[Me-rhhg]

"They're basically humans but blue with pointy ears"
Wait a minute...




are they tall Smurfs?

[tessabublick]

"i have so many questions."
"please don't ask them"
lmao

[WendyfromCali]

“Pixar runs on tears” - they got a river from me when I saw that scene they described.

[kanyewest]

Another surprise line in the pitch...
Director::: "So I was thinking..."
Executive::: "Nice"