The Incredibles

Submitted by Pierre Meunier and Kathleen Bedford

On Disney’s DVD release of the animated Pixar masterpiece “The Incredibles” the studio has also added some extras, hidden from immediate view.

Let’s start on the first disc of the DVD set. From the Main Menu go to the “Commentaries” section and there simply wait for a little while. Eventually a silhouette of Mr. Incredible will show up which you can select using the directional keys on your remote control. Press “Enter” then and you will see some clips of Mr. Incredible doing some delightfully ordinary dancing in his living room.

Now, insert the second disc of the DVD set in your player and on the Main Menu, highlight the menu entry “Intro” and then wait for some time without doing anything. After about 20 seconds or so, the Omnidroid will appear on the menu. Now press the “Up” arrow key on your remote control to highlight Omnidroid and press the “Enter” key and view a series of explosions from the movie.

Now go to the “Deleted Scenes” menu on the second disc. An icon of the Omnidroid will eventually appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Press the “Up” arrow key on your remote control to highlight the icon, then press “Enter.” You’ll see a deleted scene of what took place before Dash put the thumbtack on the teacher’s chair.

Now, go to the “Behind The Scenes” menu. The menu will cycle through each family member. When it gets to Jack Jack, an icon of an Omnidroid will eventually appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Press “Up” on your remote control to highlight the icon, then press “Enter” to see one of two clips. The first clip has Brad Bird talking about Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston (veteran Disney animators), while the second clip is titled “Markisms”.

Let’s go on to the “More Making Of The Incredibles” section now. An icon of an
Omnidroid will eventually appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Press “Up” on your remote control to highlight the icon, then press “Enter” to see one of two randomly selected clips. The first clip is a rough animation of Dash and one of the guards, while the second clip is a rough animation of Mr. Incredible throwing a rock at a guard.

In the “Publicity” section of the disc an icon of an Omnidroid will also appear after some time, this time in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Press “Up” to highlight the icon, then press “Enter” to see one of two random clips. The first clip features Dash & Mr. Incredible, while
the second clip features Mr. Incredible & Frozone.

Time to visit the “Set Up” menu. An icon of an Omnidroid will eventually appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Press “Up” followed by “Enter” and you’ll see a hilarious sock-puppet version of the movie!

Now go to the “Index” menu on the disc. On the first page of the menu, an icon of an Omnidroid will appear after a while. Press the “Up” arrow key on your remote control to highlight the icon, then press “Enter.” You’ll see a clip about the cake-eating scene. On the second page of the menu, an icon of an Omnidroid will eventually appear in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Press “Up” and then “Enter” to see a Pixar employee being attacked by a big red ball!