Mike Wazowski
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| Mike Wazowski | |
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| Monsters Inc. character | |
| First appearance | Monsters Inc. (2001) |
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| Species | Unnamed monster |
| Gender | Male |
| Significant other | Celia Mae |
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Michael “Mike” Wazowski is a fictional character who appears in Disney/Pixar's Monsters Inc. franchise. He is a green one-eyed round monster with two arms, legs, and small horns. In the films, Mike is one of the two protagonists, alongside James P. Sullivan, and is primarily voiced by Billy Crystal in the film series, shorts, and the Disney+ series.[1]
Conception and creation[edit]
In early versions of the film, Mike had not yet been added.[2][3] Later on in development when he was added, his earlier designs consisted of no arms and his size was smaller with a more aggressive attitude.[4] Billy Crystal, having regretted turning down the part of Buzz Lightyear years prior, accepted that of Mike.[5][6]
Appearences[edit]
Monsters, Inc.[edit]
Mike runs Sulley's station on the scare floor and they are close friends and roommates. Mike is in a relationship with Celia Mae at this time. Additionally, Mike helps Sulley in his mission to save Boo. While Sulley bonds with Boo, Mike desperately wants her gone. Randall finds out his involvement from the glimpse of him near Boo in a newspaper and Mike makes a deal with him to return Boo. However, this makes Sulley suspicious and Mike tries to prove him wrong. Randall ends up kidnapping Mike for the scream extractor. At the last second, Mike is saved from the extractor by Sulley and after he and Sulley foil Randall’s plot, they report Waternoose’s involvement in the scheme to the CDA. Mike is portrayed as a comedian in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort attraction, Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. Mike is not only known for his humor but also his intelligence.
Monsters University[edit]
On a class field trip to Monsters, Inc., Mike is inspired to become a professional scarer. He gets accepted into the Monsters University scare program, where he meets both James P. Sullivan and Randall Boggs in a SCARE 101 class. Mike initially dislikes Sulley for his arrogance and bad work ethic. He likes Randall because he’s a Scaring major and his roommate at the time. It is seen that Randall and Mike hangout a lot by studying and even sitting next to each other in class. After failing the class, Mike works out a deal with the school's dean to re-enroll in the program on the stipulation that he wins the Scare Games. Sulley joins Mike, despite Mike's protests.
Mike and Sulley join the Oozma Kappa fraternity to qualify for the Games. Mike and Sulley begin to build a friendship as they compete together. During the final event, Sulley cheats. Mike is devastated his team won by cheating and later breaks into the door-lab to unsuccessfully collect a child's scream before Sulley saves him. These actions result in both Mike and Sulley being expelled from school. After being expelled, the two apply as workers in the Monsters, Inc. mailroom. They advance through the ranks until Sully becomes a scarer with Mike as his assistant.
Series[edit]
Following the arrest of Waternoose, Mike and Sulley are put in charge of Monsters, Inc. He works as Jokester and trains former scarers to be Jokesters.
Reception[edit]
Mike’s character has been generally well received by critics and audiences. Rolling Stone considers him the 8th best Pixar character, going on to state "It’s weird to think of a lumpy green thing as an everyman, but Billy Crystal’s voice helps make Mike a monster of the people."[7] Additionally Victoria Robertson from ScreenRant listed him as the 7th best Pixar character, stating "Perhaps it’s the little quirks that make him so great, his skittishness, despite the fact that he’s a monster, or his comical and romantic qualities that shine throughout the film, but whatever it is, Wazowski made a name for himself."[8]
Legacy[edit]
Mike has appeared in a wide variety of various internet memes.[9] One such example is the face-swap meme, where Sulley's face is photoshopped onto Mike, as well as “Mike Wazowski explaining things” where Mike is shown complaining to Sulley and Roz about the games in the rec room, taken from a cutscene in the 2001 Disney Interactive game Monsters Inc. Rec Room Arcade.[10] He has made appearances in other Pixar movies, such as Finding Nemo (2003), Cars (2006), WALL-E (2008), and Toy Story 3 (2010).[11] Mike and Sulley were planned to be feature in the convention hall scenes in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, but they were replaced with He-Man and Skeletor.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ May 27, Madeline Boardman Updated; EDT, 2022 at 10:03 AM. "See the Voices Behind Your Favorite 'Monsters, Inc.' Characters". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ↑ "Monsters Inc: Production Notes". Culture.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Price, p. 196
- ↑ Foster, Tom (2018). "This is What the Early Version of Monsters Inc. Looked Like". TVOvermind.
- ↑ Fischer, Paul. "Billy Crystal – Cranky Critic StarTalk". Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pearlman, Cindy (October 28, 2001). "Crystal clear on 'Monsters'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original (Fee required) on January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "25 Best Pixar Movie Characters". November 18, 2020.
- ↑ "20 Best Characters From Pixar Movies". November 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Mike Wazowski Meme". Memes.com. 2020.
- ↑ Melissa Locker (September 12, 2019). "The Stoic Mike Wazowski-Sulley Face Swap Reaction Meme Is a Monstrously Rollicking Good Time". Time.
- ↑ "Mike Wazowski Mania". Mike Wazowski Mania. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ Barnhardt, Adam (June 5, 2022). "Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers Reveals Ugly Sonic Replaced Another Controversial Character". Comicbook.com. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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