The Real-Life Story Behind Pixar’s Up Is More Heartbreaking Than The Film

Pixar’s Up has a real-life backstory behind Carl’s house, and it is more heartbreaking than the movie. Up follows grumpy pensioner Carl Fredricksen who wants to move his beloved house to Paradise Falls, using balloons. After a career as a balloon salesman, and losing his beloved wife Ellie, Carl attaches thousands of balloons to his house to make it fly. He inadvertently picks up Wilderness Explorer Russell along the way as Russell is at Carl’s house trying to earn another badge. Carl’s house is a major emotional plot point of Up and is the reason behind a lot of Carl’s motives and decisions.