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John Lasseter
Director 69 years old

John Lasseter

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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10 titles
Cars 2

Cars 2

John Lasseter 2011 1h 46m 6.5

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Mater and the Ghostlight

Mater and the Ghostlight

John Lasseter 2006 7m 7.0

In this short featuring the characters of the movie Cars, Mater is told the story of a Ghostlight, which causes him to be scared.

Cars

Cars

John Lasseter 2006 1h 57m 7.6

On the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life.

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

John Lasseter 1999 1h 32m 8.1

During a garage sale Andy’s mother sells some of Andy’s old things including his favorite toy Woody to a collector. Buzz Lightyear and the other toys begin a reckless mission to save their friend. The sequel to the revolutionary computer animated feature film Toy Story.

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

John Lasseter 1998 1h 35m 7.6

A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of warrior bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.

Toy Story

Toy Story

John Lasseter 1995 1h 21m 8.5

Woody the cowboy is young Andy’s favorite toy. Yet this changes when Andy get the new super toy Buzz Lightyear for his birthday. Now that Woody is no longer number one he plans his revenge on Buzz. Toy Story is a milestone in film history for being the first feature film to use entirely computer animation.

Knick Knack

Knick Knack

John Lasseter 1989 4m 7.5

Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks free of his glass house, his vacation plans are cut short.

Tin Toy

Tin Toy

John Lasseter 1988 5m 7.0

Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's attention moves on to other things only an infant could find interesting.

Red's Dream

Red's Dream

John Lasseter 1987 4m 6.5

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.

Luxo Jr.

Luxo Jr.

John Lasseter 1986 2m 6.9

A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

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