from your dad.

This brings him back.

Like back to life?

The film Onward is a tale of two brothers...

trying to finally meet their father.

I'm gonna to meet dad?

They perform this spell...

which will hopefully bring their dad back.

Hang on!

It's a pretty great concept...

that has so much heart.

Dad?

Ah! There's no top part!

And that's exactly what Pixar does so well.

We've only got 24 hours

to bring back the rest of dad.

When Chris got the role,

he called Tom and said,

"I'm your brother!"

This is so fun, Tom!

It is fun!

The best part of the job was the fact

that I got to do it with my buddy, Chris.

For any spell to work,

you have to speak from your heart's fire.

Aloft Elevar!

Heart's Fire!

I love these two whippersnappers

and as the mother of two teenage boys,

I have that in common with Laurel

because that's been the joy of my life.

Now take out the trash.

Family is important.

I'm looking for my sons!

Oh, they went on a quest.

But don't worry,

I told them about the map,

I told them about the gem,

I told them about the curse...

Ah! I forgot to tell them about the curse!

The what?!

This definitely pulls at the heart strings.

I just want to meet you.

That's why I love Pixar movies...

you always walk away feeling like

you've been a part of something real.

At Pixar, we're really encouraged

to tell personal stories.

My father passed away

when I was a year old...

So, when you're making a personal story

you get to delve into something that's real

and encouraging for other people

You can do this.

I believe in you.

It's moving because it's

rooted in real relationships.

And that's the fun of making

one of these movies is

at some point it's the story

of all the people who helped make it...

and then it becomes the story

of all the people who watch it.