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Party Central

  • 2013
  • PG
  • 5m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.1K
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Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Dave Foley, Sean Hayes, Charlie Day, Joel Murray, and Peter Sohn in Party Central (2013)
Mike and Sully help turn an OK party into party central.
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With a little trickery, Mike and Sulley help their social outcast friends at Monsters University have the best frat party ever.With a little trickery, Mike and Sulley help their social outcast friends at Monsters University have the best frat party ever.With a little trickery, Mike and Sulley help their social outcast friends at Monsters University have the best frat party ever.

  • Director
    • Kelsey Mann
  • Writer
    • Kelsey Mann
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal
    • John Goodman
    • Peter Sohn
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Kelsey Mann
    • Writer
      • Kelsey Mann
    • Stars
      • Billy Crystal
      • John Goodman
      • Peter Sohn
    • 13User reviews
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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Mike
    • (voice)
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Sullivan
    • (voice)
    Peter Sohn
    Peter Sohn
    • Squishy
    • (voice)
    Julia Sweeney
    Julia Sweeney
    • Ms. Squibbles
    • (voice)
    Colleen O'Shaughnessey
    Colleen O'Shaughnessey
    • Mom
    • (voice)
    Jim Ward
    Jim Ward
    • Dad
    • (voice)
    • (as James Kevin Ward)
    Charlie Day
    Charlie Day
    • Art
    • (voice)
    Nathan Fillion
    Nathan Fillion
    • Johnny
    • (voice)
    Dave Foley
    Dave Foley
    • Terry
    • (voice)
    Sean Hayes
    Sean Hayes
    • Terri
    • (voice)
    • (as Sean P. Hayes)
    Bobby Moynihan
    Bobby Moynihan
    • Chet
    • (voice)
    Cristina Pucelli
    Cristina Pucelli
    • Timmy
    • (voice)
    Joel Murray
    Joel Murray
    • Don
    • (voice)
    Lori Alan
    Lori Alan
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Carlos Alazraqui
    Carlos Alazraqui
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Kim Donovan
    Kim Donovan
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Jess Harnell
    Jess Harnell
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Elissa Knight
    Elissa Knight
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Kelsey Mann
    • Writer
      • Kelsey Mann
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    7SnoopyStyle

    Party!

    This is a Monsters University short. The Oozma Kappa frat is having a party but nobody showed up. It's Mike and Sulley to the rescue. They have brought along two Door Stations to steal party goers from the Roar Omega Roar frat party. It's a rocking time and then Squishy's mother arrives to show how to truly use the Door Stations for a party trick.

    This is fun and this is fun franchise. It's not complicated. There are loads of gags. Oh by the way, it's fun.
    7TheLittleSongbird

    A monster party

    Saw 'Party Central' for many reasons. Love animation, and always have done as a child, will be forever grateful towards it for helping me relax when very much needed. Love Pixar and a vast majority of their films, in my mind 'Monsters Inc' is one of their best if not quite one of my all-time favourite animated films. Really like to love their theatrical short films and the feature-related shorts are fun enough though don't put them on the same level personally.

    One of their feature related shorts, 'Party Central' is enjoyable enough but nowhere near a Pixar high point to me. Being still very well made and characterised, but an example of the Pixar feature-related shorts that doesn't quite have the same amount of charm and heart of the feature film. Of the feature related shorts, 'Party Central' is neither among the best or worst and fits very comfortably in the middle. Which is a solid position to be in. Very like the other 'Monsters Inc' related short 'Mike's New Car'.

    'Party Central' is a bit hectic in terms of pacing, due to having a lot of content in a short, perhaps a little too short, period of time.

    It's not really going to remembered for its story either, which is somewhat lost amongst the physical humour. While it's very funny and colourful, it doesn't have the same amount of heart that 'Monsters Inc' has.

    The physical humour though is very funny, timed beautifully and looks great in the animation. Just as good is the verbal comedy, which is as sharp and witty as one expects. There is more than enough energy and it is a party that one would be happy to be at. Mike and Sulley are still the great characters and double act that they were in 'Monsters Inc' and the supporting characters are colourful and amusing (if not near as memorable as those in 'Monsters Inc'.

    Voice acting is very good, wonderful in the case of Billy Crystal and John Goodman. Can't imagine anybody else voicing Mike and Sulley. The music captures the party mood adeptly, but one of 'Party Central's' best assets is the animation. It is beautifully vibrant and rich in background detail, have also always admired how real Sulley's furry character design looks.

    Altogether, enjoyable short. 7/10
    10tonydimasofilms

    PARTY CENTRAL!!!!

    I LOVE this Short! So simple, college relatable for those who dorm away... maybe, very clever, everything about it was just AWESOME! Kind of makes me regret not going away to college. But given the circumstances... it's not that big of a deal. Regardless... LOVED THIS!!
    8lesleyharris30

    Short and Fun,

    Party Central is a very funny,quick and very enjoyable short film.It shows before Muppets Most Wanted and really warms you up and gets you excited for the feature film.I didn't know this short film was coming,and I usually do before I see the movie,and it was a very pleasant surprise,I was very happy to see these characters again,even if it was just for a few minutes,and was very impressed that they got Billy Crystal and John Goodman to record dialogue for Mike and Sully.Party Central is a few minutes of fun and comedy that fans of Monsters Inc and Monsters University should really appreciate.

    When their college friends throw a house party that no one shows up to,Mike and Sully go against school rules in order to get people to go to the party.
    6Prismark10

    House dance

    Party Central is a fun animated short shown in the cinemas with Muppets Most Wanted and takes place after the events of Monsters University.

    Mike and Sulley go to Monsters University to see how their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers are doing. The answer is not too well as no one has shown up for their first party.

    Mike and Sulley liven it up using a borrowed portal door to sneak into the party at the rival fraternities and steal its food and guests to get their party started and then to keep it swinging.

    They regularly go through the wardrobe doors of a married couple's bedroom that disturbs them and leads to a hilarious end credit gag.

    As with other Pixar shorts the quality of the animation and voice work is very good and kids will find this enjoyable.

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    • Trivia
      The short got rated PG, unlike other media related to Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Monsters University (2013), due to some reckless behavior going on. This is also the first Pixar or Disney-related short to be rated PG since Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990).
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Mom: Timmy? Can we sleep with you tonight?

      Dad: There's monsters in our closet!

      Timmy: That's what I've been trying to tell you!

    • Crazy credits
      In a post-credits scene, the husband and wife wake their son Timmy up and ask if they can sleep with him, saying that there are monsters in their closet. Their son vehemently replies, "That's what I've been trying to tell you!"
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Reviews: Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Monsters University Short: Party Central
    • Production companies
      • Pixar Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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      5 minutes
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      • 1.85 : 1

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