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Published: June 27, 2008
A quirky, clunky, robot hero
Animation goes sci-fi in 'Wall-E'
By Brandy McDonnell
HOUSTON — The clever minds at Pixar have used high-tech computer animation and old-fashioned storytelling to explore the hidden worlds of children's toys, undersea families and gourmet rats.

The animation studio's ninth feature film, "Wall-E,” offers a cinematic journey to the final frontier.

"The biggest influence was sci-fi movies that I saw in the '70s ... particularly the iconic ones like ‘2001,' ‘...

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