10+ Interesting Facts About 'Inside Out' That Prove It's One of the Best Disney Movies Ever Made

Inside Out is one of those Disney and Pixar movies that sticks with you long after the credits roll. It is funny, emotional, and packed with little details that make rewatching it even better.

The story follows Riley and the five emotions inside her head, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust, as they try to help her adjust after a big family move to San Francisco. That setup gives the movie room for both heart and humor, which is a big part of why it became such a favorite.

From hidden references to clever animation choices, there is a lot going on behind the scenes. Here are some of the most interesting facts about Inside Out.

1. The bubbly skin texture of the characters cost a fortune to create, risking their budget, but fortunately, they made it all work!

That kind of detail is exactly what makes the movie so memorable.

2. In case you didn't notice, Disgust is actually shaped like broccoli.

That being said, all the other emotions are based on certain things as well: Anger resembles a brick, Fear looks like a thin nerve, Joy is built like a star, and Sadness looks like the personification of a teardrop.

3. The newspaper that Anger is holding has headlines that detail Riley's day.

4. Forty-five animators worked on the movie, which is half the size of those who worked on previous Pixar films.

5. One of the schoolgirls in this scene wears a shirt similar to Sid's in Toy Story.

Pixar really loves hiding little nods for longtime fans.

6. The line "Take her to the moon for me" was actually recorded while Richard Kind, the voice of Bing Bong, was crying.

7. A plot hole that some people noticed: Joy not pushing the core memories up the pneumatic tube when it would have been easier that way.

"We discussed that along the way, and it was one of those things where we kind of boxed ourselves into a corner a little bit. We added the recall thing later when they were doing the song that got stuck in her head."

"Our argument was that Joy wouldn’t trust the memories to be fine on their own; she needed to be up there too," Director Pete Docter clarifies.

8. There were supposed to be six characters, one being the emotion Surprise.

9. Finding Nemo reference in Imagination Land.

Even the background details are doing a lot of work here.

It’s like the AITA fight over whether to let a brother take the family dog when he moved out.

10. Riley's address in San Francisco is 21 Royal St., the name of a restaurant in Disneyland.

11. Mind Worker Cop Jake is voiced by Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

12. The console gets tinted red when Anger controls it.

13. Joy actually swims down the realm of "unconsciousness" in a deleted scene.

14. Joy was initially paired with Fear and not Sadness.

"But we veered off course from that in the long run," Docter says. "We realized that wasn’t really conveying what we were trying to discuss regarding the laws of childhood and the pain of growing up. That was a pivotal moment in redoing the story, pairing Joy with Sadness."

15. The camera gets a little shaky when Riley feels upset.

16. The same globe can be seen in Toy Story.

17. The music that plays when Riley has a nightmare is from Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride.

18. The console gets bigger as Riley gets older.

19. Joy glows yellow, but she also has a tint of blue aura—a foreshadowing detail of her acceptance of Sadness.

Inside Out works because it makes big feelings feel normal, and that is part of why so many people still love it.

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It still hits harder than most animated movies.

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