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09-08-2009, 10:21 AM
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| Pixar fulfills dying girl’s wish to see ‘Up’
I saw this on the Global news yesterday, but haven't seen much coverage. Thought I'd share this touching story. Quote:
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Colby Curtin got her final wish.
The 10-year-old girl desperately wanted to see the new Disney-Pixar movie, “Up.” But the cancer-stricken girl was too sick to go to a theater.
Thanks to a family friend who got in touch with the movie studio Pixar, an employee of the Emeryville-based company arrived at Colby’s home with a DVD copy of the movie, The Orange County Register reported Friday. The girl died later that night.
| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31448115...inment-movies/
It's these touching stores that make you look at life differently.
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09-08-2009, 10:24 AM
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I like to hear stories like this but at the same time they make me feel so bad for the child and the family. I try and put my self in that parents shoes but I can't even imagine, so bitter sweet and out right heart wrenching.
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09-08-2009, 10:42 AM
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09-08-2009, 10:54 AM
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Why didn't they just buy the DVD for her instead of having to contact someone from Pixar so they could bring the DVD?
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09-08-2009, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG  Why didn't they just buy the DVD for her instead of having to contact someone from Pixar so they could bring the DVD? | Its not out yet. DVD release date is in November.
In the end, she died with a smile. That's all that matters.
Kudos to Pixar.
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09-08-2009, 10:57 AM
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I don't think it's out on DVD yet... the movie came out 3 months ago.
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09-08-2009, 10:59 AM
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how the fuck do you get cancer at age 10...?????? and kudos to Pixar
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09-08-2009, 11:01 AM
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09-08-2009, 11:11 AM
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Props to pixar... that's sad to hear
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09-08-2009, 11:42 AM
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Wow, that story is completely FALSE!!
I remember my co worker telling me this story a few months back when UP just came out in theaters and my co-worker's son has a serious ailment as well. He was telling me how this situation made him cry.
When the movie came out, the request was indeed made to Pixar for a copy to be lent to the family so the ill child can view the movie without leaving house. Guess what? Pixar rejected the offer, saying that the family would have to sign all these papers for viewing the DVD of the movie and they would have the DVD - all this action was supposedly too much of a hassle for Pixar. The family pleaded for their dying child's wish and the company refused.
Local media heard about this story and published it. Pixar Senior Marketing Management finally provided a DVD of the movie to the child's family only after the negative attention it received when the story was published.
When the child finished viewing the movie, she told her parents "Mom, I'm ready to die now".
Damn Pixar...
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09-08-2009, 12:45 PM
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^ WTF that's messed up of Pixar if that was what really happened..
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09-08-2009, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo E how the fuck do you get cancer at age 10...?????? and kudos to Pixar
RIP. | Childhood Leukemia is an unfortunate example.
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09-08-2009, 01:41 PM
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I have a similar story that is local...
My cousin (19yrs) who had AML (cancer of the bone marrow) droves a e46 m3, which he had a blown motor before he was bed ridden, anyways story short, Brian Jessel replaced his motor and tranny under the warranty policy. His car was a US car outside of warranty. The day he was told the 40,000 warranty job was completed and his car was comming home, he passes away. He always wanted to join RS but never had the chance to get to it.
This was last Saturday,September 5.
RIP brother....
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09-08-2009, 03:07 PM
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09-08-2009, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG Why didn't they just buy the DVD for her instead of having to contact someone from Pixar so they could bring the DVD? | the story's dated june 19th... b4 the movie was even out in theatres
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09-08-2009, 07:03 PM
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|  I totally overlooked that.
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09-08-2009, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PiuYi the story's dated june 19th... b4 the movie was even out in theatres | According to imdb.com, Up was out in Canada on May 29.
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09-08-2009, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by shenmecar According to imdb.com, Up was out in Canada on May 29. | but the story probably wasn't written the day it happend right?
anyways, thats what happened in the version i heard
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09-08-2009, 08:12 PM
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and i was just about to cry...
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09-08-2009, 08:16 PM
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they shoulda downloaded it! ALthough sad, i'm happy for the girl she got her wish before passing. I want to sleep with Scarlet Johansen if im cancerous and about to die, i just hope she'll be as generous as Pixar when the time comes 
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these days some movies come out on DVD in like one month
some takes longer..weird
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09-08-2009, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Supafly I have a similar story that is local...
My cousin (19yrs) who had AML (cancer of the bone marrow) droves a e46 m3, which he had a blown motor before he was bed ridden, anyways story short, Brian Jessel replaced his motor and tranny under the warranty policy. His car was a US car outside of warranty. The day he was told the 40,000 warranty job was completed and his car was comming home, he passes away. He always wanted to join RS but never had the chance to get to it.
This was last Saturday,September 5.
RIP brother.... | Brutal man. My condolences.
RIP.
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