作词 : Unknown 作曲 : Unknown This story about a high flying journey is called Up.​ Let's begin now.​ Many years ago, a young Carl Fredrickson dreamed of being an adventurer.​ In newsreels, he had watched his hero Charles Muntz sail away to South America in an airship called Spirit of Adventure.​ Carl hoped that someday he would do the same thing.​ One day while playing outside, Carl heard someone shout.​ That was what Charles Muntz always said.​ It seemed to come from inside an old empty house in his neighborhood, so he crept inside to investigate.​ There he met a girl.​ My name is Ellie.​ She was pretending to fly her own airship.​ Ellie recognized the spirit of an adventurer in Carl, and pinned a bottle cap from a grape soda to his shirt.​ You and me, we're in a club now.​ Soon, they had become good friends. Ellie made Carl promise that one day they would visit a place called Paradise Falls.​ In South America.​ When Carl and Ellie grew up, they got married.​ They bought the old house where they had first met, fixed it up and moved in.​ But they couldn't become adventurers right away. Both of them started jobs at the zoo. Carl sold balloons, and Ellie looked after South American animals.​ They still dreamed of traveling to Paradise Falls.​ And saved money to pay for the trip, but it was hard to save enough.​ Years passed, and Carl and Ellie slowly got older.​ They saved enough money for the trip, but before they could go, Ellie passed away.​ Carl missed Ellie very much, and he kept her things just as they had always been.​ Still, his life was not the same. Even the neighborhood around their house was changing.​ It was all under construction for new taller buildings.​ That made Carl miss Ellie even more.​ One day, a boy in a junior wilderness explorer uniform knocked on Carl's front door.​ Good afternoon. My name is Russell. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?​ No.​ Carl wanted to be left alone, but Russell didn't leave. He wanted to help Carl so he could earn his badge for assisting the elderly.​ He explained its importance.​ If I get it, I will become a senior wilderness explorer.​ To get rid of Russell, Carl asked him to find a bird called a snipe a few blocks away and bring it back to him.​ Russell eagerly set off, not knowing that the bird wasn't real.​ That night, Carl learned that he was going to have to leave his house for a retirement home.​ But he didn't want to go. All his memories of Ellie were there. He sat in his chair, looking through Ellie's adventure scrapbook. He remembered how they would make plans using it and dream of going to South America.​ The next morning, when the people arrived to drive Carl to the retirement home, they got a big surprise.​ Carl released thousands of his balloons that he had tied to the house.​ The whole house was lifted up into the air, with Carl yelling out the window.​ Ha ha ha! Come on, boys!​ Carl steered the house using ropes in his living room that ran up to the roof.​ He checked his compass. And set a course for Paradise Falls in South America.​ Then, way up in the air, Carl got a surprise.​ It was Russell.​ Please let me in.​ He had been under the porch searching for the snipe when the house took off.​ Carl had to let him come along for now. Outside just wasn't safe anymore. Carl planned to land the house and send Russell home, then continue on alone.​ So he cut some of the balloons free. While he was busy with that, he didn't notice that a huge storm had crossed his course, and was headed their way. Suddenly, the flash of a lightning bolt rocked the house.​ Carl tried to steer away from the storm, but the winds were too strong.​ The house was being tossed about. And Carl ran around trying to keep Ellie's things from breaking. When everything was tied down, an exhausted Carl fell asleep in his chair.​ When Carl awoke, the house was drifting gently.​ What happened?​ Russell smiled proudly.​ I steered the house.​ Outside it was foggy, and Carl couldn't tell where they were, but Russell seemed sure.​ Oh, we're in South America all right.​ He pulled out a GPS device.​ It shows exactly where we are in the planet. With this baby, we'll never be lost.​ But as he waved it around, the GPS slipped from his hand and flew out the window, disappearing into the clouds below them.​ Oops.​ As they stepped onto the porch for a better view, the house hit something and sent them tumbling off the front.​ To Carl's surprise, they hit the ground of a high plateau. But the house was drifting away and back up.​ He and Russell grabbed a garden hose and managed to hold on to the house.​ At that moment, the fog started to clear.​ Carl couldn't believe his eyes. A short distance away was Paradise Falls.​ It looked just like the picture in Ellie's adventure scrapbook.​ Ellie. We made it.​ Unable now to get back into the house floating above them, the adventurers made a harness from the hose and started to walk toward the falls pulling the house behind them.​ When they stopped to take a break, Russell pulled a chocolate bar from his backpack.​ A beak poked out of the bushes. Russell offered to share the chocolate.​ Don't be afraid, little snake.​ Out of the bushes came the biggest bird Russell had ever seen.​ Carl yelled, Yeah! What is that thing?​ Russell thought it must be a snipe, and named it Kevin.​ Can we keep him please?​ No.​ As Carl and Russell started off again, Russell dropped bits of chocolate on the ground.​ His idea worked. The bird happily followed them, but from a distance, and stayed mostly hidden.​ They had not gotten much farther when a dog ran up to them.​ Hi there, my name is Dug.​ Carl and Russell jumped back in shock. It was a talking dog.​ My master made me this collar so that I may talk.​ Squirrel!​ Dug explained that he was sent out on a special mission.​ Have you seen a bird? I want to find one, and I've been on this scent.​ Suddenly, Kevin flew out of the bushes and landed on Dug.​ Hey, that is the bird.​ Russell wanted to keep Dug as a pet, but Carl said no.​ What is the talking dog?​ Carl didn't care. He just wanted to get to Paradise Falls.​ So he started off again, pulling the floating house behind him.​ Russell followed Carl, and Kevin followed Russell, and Dug followed the bird begging, please be my prisoner.​ When night came and they stopped to rest, Russell made a fire.​ Once the others fell asleep, he made Carl promise that he wouldn't let Dug take Kevin prisoner.​ The next morning, they awoke to Kevin perched on the roof of the house calling toward faraway rocks.​ Dug explained, the bird is calling to her babies.​ Kevin was a girl. And she set off for her home. Moments later, three fierce dogs jumped out of the brush.​ They were part of Dug's pack. When they learned that Dug had lost the bird, they insisted on taking everyone back to their master.​ The pack led them to a huge cave, an old man stood in the entry with many more mean looking dogs.​ It was Charles Muntz, and his airship, the Spirit of Adventure was moored in the cave.​ Carl couldn't believe he was finally meeting his hero, and Muntz was happy to have visitors after so many years. He invited Carl and Russell inside. When Doug tried to follow, the other dogs blocked his way.​ They decided to punish Doug for losing the bird.​ They placed him in a cone of shame, and left him outside.​ On the airship, the dog served dinner, while Muntz told Carl and Russell about the monster of Paradise Falls.​ He showed them a giant bird skeleton.​ Beautiful, isn't it? Oh, I've spent a lifetime tracking it.​ Russell thought it looked familiar.​ Hey, that looks like Kevin. That's my new giant bird pet. I trained it to follow us.​ Muntz became angry. He thought Carl and Russell had come there to capture the bird before he could.​ At that moment, there was a wail outside.​ Kevin had followed everyone into the cave.​ The dogs got excited, and in the confusion, Carl and Russell ran for the exit.​ Muntz barked out an order.​ Get them!​ Carl and Russell untied the house, as the dog pack came roaring down the gangplank.​ Kevin scooped up Carl and Russell onto her back.​ And raced for the cave opening. The dogs were closing in. Suddenly, rocks tumbled down and blocked the dog pack.​ Go on, master! I will stop the dog.​ Dug had come to the rescue, but he only managed to slow the dogs a little.​ Suddenly, a bright spotlight hit them. It was Muntz in the Spirit of Adventure.​ A net shot down from the airship trapping Kevin.​ Carl sawed at the net with Russell's pocket knife, trying to set her free. But Muntz and the dogs had landed.​ Get away from my bird!​ Then Muntz set Carl's house on fire. Carl couldn't let his house and all his memories inside be destroyed. So he gave up trying to free Kevin, and ran to the house to beat back the flames.​ But that allowed Muntz and the dogs to load their prized bird onto the airship and take off.​ Russell was upset.​ You gave away Kevin.​ Carl felt bad, but what could he do?​ I didn't ask for any of this.​ Then he turned to Dug.​ And if you hadn't shown up, none of this would have happened. Now whether you assist me or not, I am going to Paradise Falls if it kills me.​ So Carl toted the house the rest of the way to Paradise Falls by himself, with Dug and Russell trailing behind.​ He placed the house exactly as it had appeared in Ellie's drawing of the scene. Russell was still angry, and threw his wilderness explorer sash with all his badges on the ground.​ Here, I don't want this anymore.​ Carl picked it up. And went inside the house. Carl found Ellie's adventure scrapbook, and sat looking at her drawing of Paradise Falls. He had kept his promise. As Carl started to close the book, something caught his eye.​ It was a photograph of their wedding day.​ Carl turned the page. He had never looked through the whole book before.​ It was filled with photos of them over the years.​ On the last page was a message from Ellie.​ Thanks for the adventure. Now, go have one of your own.​ Carl smiled. Ellie had gotten her wish after all. Their life together had been the adventure.​ Suddenly, Carl heard something on the roof.​ He hurried outside and saw Russell ripping a bunch of the balloons.​ Russell, I'm gonna help Kevin. Even if you won't.​ Russell zoomed away using a leaf blower to steer.​ Carl knew he had to go after Russell before something terrible happened.​ But the house would not budge. The remaining balloons had lost too much air.​ In frustration, Carl knocked a chair off the porch.​ The house moved a little. He began throwing his belongings out of the house to make it lighter.​ Carl had realized Russell was more important than any of those things.​ Slowly, as the house began to rise, there was a knock on the door.​ It was Dug.​ I was hiding under your porch because I love you. Can I stay?​ Well, you're my dog, aren't you? And I'm your master.​ Dug happily wagged his tail, and they began to look for Russell.​ Carl flew through a cloud and saw the Spirit of Adventure just ahead.​ As he watched, the gangplank slowly lowered in midair.​ Something was sliding down it. Suddenly, Carl realized it was Russell. The boy was tied to a chair, and he was about to fall into thin air.​ Carl grabbed the garden hose, using it like a rope.​ He swung over to the airship, and caught Russell just before he fell.​ With Russell now safely inside the house, Carl and Dug went back for Kevin.​ Muntz had locked the bird in a cage guarded by the dog pack.​ Carl pulled a tennis ball off his cane and held it up.​ The dogs got excited, and when he threw the ball, they all chased it out the door.​ Then Carl locked the door and set Kevin free.​ Suddenly, Muntz appeared swinging a sword.​ Carl blocked it with his cane. The two old men fought, cane and sword clashing.​ Meanwhile, outside, Russell was having his own problems.​ He'd accidentally fallen from the house and was dangling from the end of the garden hose. But soon, Carl broke free from fighting Muntz.​ He made it back to the house with Dug and Kevin.​ They had just started to fly away when some of the balloons popped and the house plunged downward.​ It struck the top of the airship, and Carl fell out.​ Muntz saw his chance, he charged into the house to get the bird.​ The house began to slide toward the edge of the airship.​ Carl yelled to Russell and Dug.​ Russell, hang on to Kevin.​ Pulling a chocolate bar from his pocket, Carl waved it.​ Kevin, chocolate!​ The big bird ran toward the chocolate, dragging Russell and Dug behind it.​ They made it to the airship just before the house fell.​ Muntz, however, wasn't so lucky. His foot caught on a bunch of balloons, and he was lifted up.​And away!​ Carl and Russell watched as the house sailed away into the clouds, gone forever.​ Sorry about your house, Mr. Fredrickson.​ You know, it's just a house.​ It didn't seem as important now that he had friends. They all helped Kevin get back to her family and said goodbye.​ Then they climbed aboard the Spirit of Adventure and sailed for their homes too.​ Back home, Russell received his final badge and became a senior wilderness explorer.​ Carl came to the ceremony to pin the badge on him.​ Russell, for assisting the elderly, and for performing above and beyond the call of duty. I would like to award you the highest honor I can bestow. The LA badge.​ Carl fastened the grape soda cap pin to Russell's sash.​ Wow!​ Carl smiled, knowing that along with Russell and Dug, adventure was out there.