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Meet the talented cast and crew behind Finding Nemo (2003), the animated adventure comedy film that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. From the voices of Nemo, Dory, Marlin, and Bruce, to the directors, writers, and producers, you can find out who contributed to this Pixar masterpiece. You can also explore the characters and their memorable quotes, such as Darla, the dentist's ...
Nemo : Yeah. Gill : You're the only one small enough to get in and out of that thing. All you have to do swim inside, jam a pebble in the fan, and swim out. Once you do that, this tank is going to get filthier and filthier, and the dentist will have no choice but to clean the tank himself. He'll put us in individual baggies, then we roll out ...
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“We're gonna get him outta here. We're gonna help him escape. We're all gonna escape.”
―Gill
Gill is the maverick of the dentist's office fish tank. He is the leader of an eclectic gang of fish, who hang on his every word and are drawn to his magnetic personality. This tough, scarred, one-finned fish was raised in the ocean, but taken at a young age to live in a tank. Surrounded by fish who have spent their entire lives in "the box," Gill ...
Finding Nemo
Unlike the other Tank Gang members, Gill had a neutral reaction to Nemo's entrance. When Nemo got stuck in a filter pipe the tank gang tried to help him but Gill told them not to. Nemo asks for Gills help but he tells Nemo firmly that he can get himself out, while the others question this, Gill tells them he wants the little fish to try. Nemo says he can't swim well because he has a small fin but Gill shows Nemo his bad fin and encourages Nemo to try and he gets out. That night, Nemo is welcomed into the tank gang and given the name "Shark Bait." Gill explains why they are gathered, Gill knows that Nemo could fit through small tubes, Gill had an idea: since Nemo was the only one who's small enough to enter, he had to use a pebble to block the aquarium filter, which will quickly cause the water to get dirty, forcing the dentist to put everyone in plastic bags so he would clean it out, and then they'll all escape to the ocean. The rest of the gang is reluctant at first due to Gill's many failures, but once he explains it, they're all in, including Nemo. Later, while they are waiting for Dr Sherman to leave the room, Gill spots Nemo staring sadly outside the office window and goes up to reassure him that his father is out there looking for him. Nemo says that his dad is too afraid of the ocean to go looking for him and Gill briefly looks down with sympathy. As Gill then asks Peach for an update on what Dr Sherman is doing, Nemo notices Gill's torn fin and scars which Gill catches a glimpse of before Nemo looks away. Gill explains that he got them from his first escape attempt after landing on some dental tools and that all "drains lead to the ocean". He expresses his belief that fish are better off free instead of being stuck in a glass box, which has motivated him to make more escape attempts than he can remember. As the dentist leaves for a bathroom break, the mission begins as Nemo jumps into the filter and listens to Gill's instructions from the other side. Peach the starfish worries that this may not be the safest idea, but Gill insists that Nemo will be fine. However, something does go wrong: the pebble detaches from the gear, causing Nemo to nearly be sucked into the gears before the other fish save him by pushing a plastic plant into the tube for the clownfish to grab. Gill, shocked and horrified about the fact that he selfishly almost sacrificed the little clownfish, isolates himself, feeling guilty for nearly killing him. Later, when Nemo goes to see Gill, he apologizes to him for selfishly putting him into harm's way, stating he was so ready to finally be free, he didn't regard Nemo's safety. However, when Nemo hears his father's amazing achievements, he tries again, and Gill reacts with horror, especially after hearing a terrible sound of locked gears, but when he realizes that Nemo survived and has successfully blocked the filter, he is very proud of him. He calls the plan back on in full leader mode and the tank soon gets dirty and Gill congratulates Nemo for making it possible, but the dentist, during the night, installed a new filter, the AquaScum 2003, which cleaned it, ruining the plan again. He then captured Nemo with a net, but everyone saves him by hopping into it and swimming downwards, which Nemo learns to use later on, although he's then put in a plastic bag and his attempt to escape through the window fails, so when Darla arrives, he fakes his death. Gill is initially horrified, along with the rest of the Tank Gang, but when the little fish winks at him, they realize it's a trick. But instead of the toilet, he is about to put Nemo in the trash as Nigel with Marlin and Dory arrive in the nick of time. As they cause a ruckus to save Nemo, Darla picks up the baggie and starts shaking it violently. Gill makes an effort to rescue him by shooting himself out of the tank's artificial volcano with help from the other fish and landing on Darla's head and then helps Nemo escape the office by flipping onto the dentist's mirror to catapult the clownfish into a spit sink leading to the ocean. After Dr. Sherman puts Gill back into the tank, the Tank Gang congratulates him on finally succeeding in helping Nemo return to the ocean and they all gladly watch Darla break the sink Nemo went through and get harshly sprayed in the face. At the end of the film, Dr. Sherman's new AquaScum 2003 breaks and the fish tank becomes filthy again. This time he has to take his fish out, put them in bags, and clean the tank himself. While he looks over the device and complains to Barbara about it breaking when it has a maintenance free, lifetime guarantee, Gill and the others make their way out of the office. They are seen having crossed the street and jumped into the ocean to their freedom, although still trapped in the plastic bags.
Finding Dory
Gill, along with the rest of the Tank Gang, appears in the post-credits scene. They are still trapped in their respective bags, now covered with algae, and then rescued by the Marine Life Institute volunteers.
•Gill's voice, as Dafoe said, is based on the character Earl Copen, whom he plays in the movie Animal Factory.
•His mannerisms are quite similar to Doc Hudson from Cars.
•Gill's species, Moorish Idols, are notoriously difficult to keep in captivity due to their diet and mannerisms.
•The official Pixar website states that his squint is inspired by Clint Eastwood's.
•In the earliest versions, Gill basically had Dory's role, as a battle-hardened fish who would accompany and befriend Marlin. Andrew Stanton noticed this wasn't doing much for the story and he eventually settled with the female comic companion we know and love today.
•His Polish name is "Idol" (from his species) because Gil means "bullfinch" or "mucus" in Polish.
May 30, 2003 · voiced by Bruce Spence and 6 others. Dentist. voiced by Bill Hunter and 10 others. Darla. voiced by LuLu Ebeling and 6 others. Tad. voiced by Jordy Ranft and 4 others. Pearl. voiced by Erica Beck and 3 others.
May 30, 2003 · Finding Nemo: Directed by Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich. With Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe. After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
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- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
- 2003-05-30
Gill is one of the main characters in Finding Nemo and a minor character in Finding Dory. He is a Moorish Idol. He is the leader of the Tank Gang. "The mysterious mastermind of the tank gang, moorish idol fish Gill hides a kind heart under his moody exterior. He believes that fish were not meant to live in a box, and dreams of freedom. Gill has got a genius for inventing crazy escape plans ...
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