Baby Riley playing hockey with her parents. Docter, Pete, and Ronnie Del Carmen. Inside Out. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2015.
In Inside Out, Riley’s emotions–Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust–present a unique relationship, guiding her through life’s journey from infancy to adolescence.
Immediately, we discover more of her simple life in chilly Minnesota, with love for three things: family, friends, and hockey.
Shocked, Riley looks at her new room in San Francisco. Docter, Pete, and Ronnie Del Carmen. Inside Out. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2015.
Riley's emotions, Sadness (left), Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Joy (right). Docter, Pete, and Ronnie Del Carmen. Inside Out. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2015.
Riley misses the hockey puck and falls. Docter, Pete, and Ronnie Del Carmen. Inside Out. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2015.
However, with Riley and her family’s relocation to the Golden City of San Francisco, her entire life has flipped upside down. A messy house. Broccoli on pizza. Losing her best friend. To top it all off, a disastrous hockey try-out. The not-so Golden City leaves Riley struggling to cope with this big life change, causing conflict within her psyche.