It is a well established staple of Disney pictures to strike just the right emotional chord with audiences, having the ability to make us laugh in one scene and cry in the next. Continuing their hugely successful relationship with Pixar Animation Studios, the next collaboration personifies the emotions themselves to explore the goings on inside the brain of a child. Directed and co-written by Pete Docter, best known for his work on Up, ‘Inside Out’ mostly takes place in the head of an eleven year old girl called Riley whose family up sticks to San Francisco, taking her away from her friends and the home comforts of Minnesota. Dealing with the change from within the conscious mind known as Headquarters are Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling), who work in harmony to keep Riley content. However, when Joy and Sadness are removed from HQ through the memory tube leaving the others to hold the fort, they must find their way back to restore normality.
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