| Nominated for four Academy Awards, and winner | | | | superheroes by the people they save, who cite |
| of Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, The | | | | numerous damages to their person as a result of |
| Incredibles is one of the best animated films ever | | | | being saved. The rash of legal action, and the |
| produced. A cross between Toy Story, | | | | strain it places on the local governmental budget, |
| Superman, and Office Space, it provides an | | | | turns the tide of public opinion against the |
| endless array of action sequences, visual | | | | superheroes and forces them underground. |
| creativity, and well-delivered humor. Director Brad | | | | Harbored by the government witness protection |
| Bird (who's directed a few episodes of The | | | | program, Mr. Incredible has assumed a new |
| Simpsons) not only creates a memorable film, but | | | | identity - that of Bob Parr, an ordinary |
| also voices one of the star characters of The | | | | middle-class suburbanite who works as an |
| Incredibles, Edna Mode. And following in the rich | | | | Insurance Claims Specialist. Cowering in his cubicle, |
| tradition of animated classics such Bambi (1942), | | | | Bob Parr must deal with the typical travails of a |
| Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Lion King | | | | 9-to-5 job, a boss he hates, and regulations he |
| (1994), Walt Disney Pictures teams up once again | | | | feels are immoral and hurtful to the company's |
| with Pixar Animation Studios (with whom it | | | | clients. Meanwhile, Elastigirl is now known as Helen |
| collaborated on Finding Nemo) to produce a film | | | | Parr, and she's grown comfortable in her new role |
| both children and adults will love with equal verve | | | | as a housewife rearing the couple's three |
| and passion... | | | | suppressed-superhero children - Violet (a shy girl |
| The Incredibles is set in the fictional cartoon | | | | with the ability to turn invisible), Dash (a cocky |
| township of Metroville (a hybrid of Superman's | | | | boy with the ability to run super fast), and Jack |
| two homes, Metropolis and Smallville). Metroville is | | | | Jack (a baby with no as-of-yet-known super |
| home to a number of miraculous superheroes | | | | powers). All goes well until Mr. Incredible, anxious |
| who do everything from hunting down evil | | | | to return to life of helping people, is approached |
| murderers to saving cats stuck in trees. | | | | by a super secret government organization hoping |
| Foremost among the superheroes is Mr. Incredible | | | | to enlist his aid. When it turns out to be part of an |
| (Craig T. Nelson) who resembles Superman in | | | | elaborate conspiracy hatched by the evil |
| both strength and style. Shortly after Mr. | | | | Syndrome (Jason Lee), a former Mr. Incredible |
| Incredible's marriage to the vivacious Elastigirl | | | | sycophant turned bad, Elastigirl and the entire Parr |
| (Holly Hunter), a surge in civil lawsuits and other | | | | family must risk blowing their cover in order to |
| unwarranted torts are brought against the | | | | save Mr. |