Big Hero 6 (film) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Big Hero 6
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Hall Chris Williams
Produced by	Roy Conli
Screenplay by	Jordan Roberts Robert L. Baird Dan Gerson
Starring	Scott Adsit Ryan Potter Daniel Henney T.J. Miller Jamie Chung Damon Wayans Jr. Genesis Rodriguez James Cromwell Maya Rudolph Alan Tudyk
Music by	Henry Jackman
Cinematography	Rob Dressel (layout) Adolph Lusinsky (lighting)
Editing by	Tim Mertens
Studio	Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) (Tokyo International Film Festival) November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) (United States) January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30) (United Kingdom)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$165 million
Money made	$657.8 million

Big Hero 6 is an exciting computer-animated superhero movie from 2014. It was made by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is based on the Marvel comics of the same name. It's the 54th animated movie from Disney.

The story was directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. It follows Hiro Hamada, a super smart young inventor. He teams up with Baymax, a kind healthcare robot built by his older brother. Together, they form a superhero team to stop a mysterious masked villain. Famous actors like Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, and Jamie Chung lend their voices to the characters.

Big Hero 6 was the first Disney animated movie to feature characters from Marvel Comics. Disney bought Marvel in 2009. The animators even created new computer software to make the movie look amazing!

The film first showed at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014. It was released in the United States on November 7, 2014. The movie was a huge hit with both critics and audiences. It earned over $657.8 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing animated film of 2014. It also won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature! Later, a TV series continued the story, starting in 2017.

The Story of Big Hero 6

Meet Hiro and Baymax

The movie takes place in a cool futuristic city called San Fransokyo. It's a mix of San Francisco and Tokyo. Here, we meet Hiro Hamada, a 14-year-old genius. He loves building robots and often spends his time in robot fights. His older brother, Tadashi, wants Hiro to use his talents for good. Tadashi takes Hiro to his university lab, the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

At the lab, Hiro meets Tadashi's awesome friends: Go Go, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred. He also meets Baymax, an inflatable healthcare robot that Tadashi created. Hiro is super impressed and decides he wants to join the university. To get in, he shows off his amazing invention: microbots. These are tiny robots that can connect and form anything you can imagine, controlled by his mind.

A Tragic Event and a New Mystery

Hiro's microbots are a huge success at the university showcase. A rich businessman, Alistair Krei, offers to buy them, but Hiro says no. Professor Robert Callaghan, the head of the robotics program, accepts Hiro into the school. As Hiro and his family leave, a terrible fire breaks out in the showcase hall. Tadashi rushes back inside to save Professor Callaghan, but the building explodes. Tadashi is gone.

Two weeks later, Hiro is very sad about losing his brother. He accidentally activates Baymax. The robot finds Hiro's last microbot, which leads them to an old warehouse. There, they discover someone is making many more microbots! A mysterious person in a Kabuki mask attacks them with the robots. Hiro starts to think the fire wasn't an accident. He believes the masked man stole his microbots and caused the fire to hide it.

Forming a Hero Team

Hiro wants revenge. He gives Baymax special armor and a battle chip with karate moves. They track the masked man to the docks. Suddenly, Tadashi's friends – Go Go, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred – show up. Baymax had called them! The masked man chases the group, but they escape to Fred's huge mansion. There, they decide to become a high-tech superhero team to stop the villain.

The team believes the masked man is Krei. They track him to an old Krei Tech lab. This lab was used for teleportation experiments, but an accident happened there. The masked man attacks them again. The team manages to stop him and pull off his mask. To their shock, it's Professor Callaghan! He had used the microbots to protect himself from the explosion that killed Tadashi.

Justice and Sacrifice

Hiro is furious that Tadashi died for nothing. He tries to make Baymax hurt Callaghan. But Honey Lemon quickly puts Baymax's healthcare chip back in, stopping him. Callaghan escapes with his mask. Hiro is still determined to get revenge.

Back home, Hiro tries to remove Baymax's healthcare chip again. But Baymax shows him videos of Tadashi working on him. These videos remind Hiro of Tadashi's kindness and legacy. Hiro feels terrible and apologizes to his friends. They promise to catch Callaghan the right way.

The team finds old video footage from the lab accident. It shows that Callaghan's daughter, Abigail, was the test pilot who disappeared in the teleportation experiment. Callaghan is seeking revenge on Krei for this. Callaghan interrupts Krei at a public event and tries to destroy his company using Krei's teleportation portal.

After a big fight, the team takes Callaghan's microbots and mask. They save Krei, but the portal is still open. Baymax senses Abigail is alive inside! He and Hiro jump into the portal to rescue her. They find Abigail in a deep sleep. On the way out, Baymax is hit by debris, damaging his thrusters. Baymax knows he has to sacrifice himself. He asks Hiro if he is "satisfied with his care" to turn off his systems. Hiro tearfully agrees. Baymax fires his rocket fist, pushing Hiro and Abigail back through the portal before it closes. Abigail goes to the hospital, and Callaghan is arrested.

A New Beginning

Later, Hiro finds Baymax's healthcare chip in the rocket fist. He rebuilds Baymax's body, and Baymax remembers everything! They share a big hug. The university gives Hiro a special award and names a building after Tadashi. Hiro, Baymax, and their friends continue to protect San Fransokyo.

In a scene after the credits, Fred talks to a picture of his dad. He's sad his dad isn't there to see him as a superhero. Fred accidentally opens a secret door behind the picture. It leads to a room full of superhero gear! His dad returns and tells Fred they have a lot to talk about.

Meet the Voice Actors

• Scott Adsit as Baymax, the inflatable robot. He just wants to help people.
• Ryan Potter as Hiro, the 14-year-old robotics genius.
• Daniel Henney as Tadashi, Hiro's older brother and Baymax's creator.
• T.J. Miller as Fred, a funny comic-book fan and team mascot.
• Jamie Chung as Go Go, a tough and athletic student who loves speed.
• Damon Wayans Jr. as Wasabi, a smart but cautious student who uses lasers.
• Genesis Rodriguez as Honey Lemon, a cheerful chemistry expert.
• James Cromwell as Robert Callaghan, the robotics professor who becomes the masked villain, Yokai.
• Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei, a rich inventor and CEO of Krei Tech.
• Maya Rudolph as Cass, Hiro and Tadashi's loving aunt.
• Katie Lowes as Abigail, Professor Callaghan's daughter and a test pilot.
• Stan Lee as Fred's dad, who appears briefly at the end.

Movie Music

Henry Jackman created the music for the film. The soundtrack includes a cool song called "Immortals" by the band Fall Out Boy. This song was released on October 14, 2014. The full soundtrack album came out digitally on November 4, 2014.

Song List

All music composed by Henry Jackman (except "Immortals", performed by Fall Out Boy).

Other Big Hero 6 Adventures

Comics

• A Japanese manga comic version of Big Hero 6 started in 2014. It's called Baymax in Japan. The manga even shared story details before the movie came out in some places!
• IDW Publishing also started making new comics based on the Disney version of Big Hero 6. This is special because Marvel Comics usually keeps its characters to itself.

Video Games

• A video game called Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay was released in 2014 for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS. It's a side-scrolling game where you fight enemies after the movie's events. You can play as four of the six heroes.
• Hiro and Baymax are also playable characters in the Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes game.
• A mobile game, Big Hero 6: Bot Fight, came out in 2014. It was a match-3 puzzle game where you battled runaway robots.
• The world of Big Hero 6 also appears in the video game Kingdom Hearts III. In this game, the heroes team up with Sora to fight a monstrous version of the original Baymax body.

Toys

• Funko, a toy company, made Big Hero 6 Funko POP Vinyl figures. You can collect Hiro, Go Go, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Fred, and a big 6-inch Baymax.
• Bandai also released many action figures. These included different Baymax toys, like a soft 10-inch version that projects scenes from the movie. There was also a Deluxe Flying Baymax with lights and sounds, and an Armor-Up Baymax that you could build yourself. Other characters like Yokai (Professor Callaghan) were also made into 4-inch action figures.

Will There Be a Sequel?

People often ask if there will be a sequel to Big Hero 6. The directors, Don Hall and Chris Williams, have said a sequel is possible. They love the characters and would enjoy working with them again. Some of the voice actors have also mentioned that a sequel is being thought about. In 2021, an animator from the film said there's still a lot of potential for more stories.

Images for kids

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  An inflatable robotic arm that helped inspire Baymax's design. It came from researchers in the new field of soft robotics.

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  An inflatable Baymax on top of the El Capitan Entertainment Centre in 2014.

See also

In Spanish: Big Hero 6 (película) para niños