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Frequently asked about Finding Nemo

Common questions people search for, with answers written by us at MoviesPack.

• Is Finding Nemo a movie?▾

  Yes, Finding Nemo is a 2003 American animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Andrew Stanton and features the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Alexander Gould.

• Why is Marlin so overprotective of Nemo at the start of the film?▾

  Marlin witnessed a barracuda attack that killed his mate Coral and destroyed nearly all of their eggs, leaving Nemo as the only surviving egg — and even that egg was damaged, resulting in Nemo's small underdeveloped fin. Having lost almost everything in an instant, Marlin channeled his grief and guilt into extreme protectiveness over Nemo, his sole remaining connection to Coral.

• How does Nemo end up in the fish tank at the dentist's office?▾

  On his first day of school, Nemo swam out to touch a boat on a dare to prove he wasn't scared — defying Marlin's warnings. A scuba diver named P. Sherman spotted him in open water and scooped him up with a net. P. Sherman brought the captured fish back to Sydney, where he kept Nemo in his dentist office aquarium.

• What was the Tank Gang's escape plan, and why did it ultimately fail the first time?▾

  Gill devised a plan for Nemo to jam the tank's filter with a pebble, forcing the dentist to clean the tank manually and place the fish in plastic bags — which they would then roll out the window and into the harbor. The plan initially failed because the dentist replaced the old filter with a new high-tech AquaScum 2003 device before Nemo could sabotage it, trapping the fish in a sparkling clean tank on the morning Darla was due to arrive.

• What causes Dory's short-term memory loss, and does she recover by the end?▾

  The film presents Dory's short-term memory loss as a lifelong condition she was simply born with, not the result of any injury or trauma. She does not recover — by the film's end she still forgets things moments after they happen. What changes is that Marlin and Nemo accept her as she is, and Dory herself demonstrates that, even with her condition, she can hold onto what matters when it counts, such as recalling the address P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney under emotional pressure.

• How do Marlin and Dory escape the whale at the climax of their journey?▾

  After the whale swallows them, Marlin refuses to let go of the baleen when the whale signals it is time to release them, fearing they will be crushed. Dory, who claimed to speak whale, tells Marlin that the whale is saying they have to let go. Marlin ultimately trusts her and releases his grip; the whale then expels them through its blowhole, launching them into Sydney Harbour, which is exactly where they needed to be.