Fresh Air from WHYY, April 6, 2005 · Brad Bird is the writer and director of the Academy Award-winning computer animated Pixar film The Incredibles, about a family of superheroes doing their best to blend into their suburban neighborhood by not using their powers.
Actors Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel Jackson provided the voices, as well as Sarah Vowell, who also stars on This American Life. The mix of everday settings and extraordinary abilities has turned the animated characters into celebrities, and a new Collector’s Edition DVD of The Incredibles is now available.
Bird previously directed the animated film The Iron Giant. He has also worked on The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
NPR’s Terry Gross has another interview with Brad Bird about The Incredibles. (Windows Media Player or Real Player needed to listen. You can download Real Player here, and Windows Media Player here. Also check out The Incredibles at NPR’s DVD Room here.
Last modified: April 16, 2005