Wall·E is curious and lonely, repeatedly watching a ‘Hello, Dolly!‘ tape and collecting miscellaneous junk, which he keeps meticulously organized, until a female robot ‘Eve’ joins him.
Wall·E (short for Waste Allocation Lift Loader, Earth-Class) is the only one of his kind of robot left on earth after a botched attempt at trying to clean the earth that has been overrun with garbage. He developed a personality over 700 years, after humanity had deserted the planet for a “five-year” cruise in which they expected a multitude of Wall·E’s to clean and restore the planet to habitable conditions.
WALL-E (promoted with an interpunct as WALL·E) is a 2008 computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton. It follows the story of a robot named WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Lift Loader, Earth-Class) who is designed to clean up a polluted Earth. He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure.
After directing Finding Nemo, another Pixar film, Stanton felt that Pixar achieved believable water physics and was willing to direct a film set in space. Most of the characters do not have actual human voices, but instead communicate with body language and robotic sounds, designed by Ben Burtt, that resemble voices. In addition, it is the first animated feature by Pixar to have several segments featuring live action characters.
Walt Disney Pictures released it in the United Kingdom on Wenesday 18th July after its premier on 13th July 2008 in Leicester Square. The film grossed £4.2 million on its opening weekend in the UK, $23.1 million on its opening day in the US ranking #1 at the box office. This ranks the third highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film as of July 2008. Following Pixar tradition, WALL-E was paired with a short film titled Presto for its theatrical release.