THE PIXAR TOUCH The Making of a Company

Pixar began as a team of people who had what seemed like a fanciful idea of using computers to make animated movies. Business was so slow that Pixar masqueraded for years as a computer hardware company just to keep talent under one roof. Steve Jobs, equally respected and reviled in Silicon Valley, emerged as the white knight to rescue a business that otherwise would have almost certainly failed. An improbable business saga such as this can be enhanced by a sober, matter-of-fact delivery, which is why David Drummond was a good choice to narrate David Price's history of the Pixar corporation. A combination of nitty-gritty business history and inside dope on how your favorite Pixar films evolved, THE PIXAR TOUCH is a usually entertaining trip from quirky start-up to industry giant. E.D.R. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2009]