Inside Boundin’, the Pixar short directed by Bud Luckey

When The Incredibles hit theaters in 2004, Pixar put a very different piece in front of it: Boundin’, a fable-like short scored by banjo and narrated in a low, gravelly voice. The story follows a proud white lamb whose confidence is shattered after being shorn, then restored by a philosophical jackalope who teaches him to “boundin’” — a high-jumping dance that represents bouncing back from adversity.

Boundin’ grew from the imagination of Bud Luckey, one of Pixar’s earliest hires and a long‑time animator and voice actor. Luckey worked on eight Pixar features, voiced characters such as Agent Rick Dicker and Chuckles, and famously helped redesign Toy Story’s lead into a cowboy named Woody.

Despite that long career and influence, he directed just this one short, which colleagues describe as personal and even autobiographical. Luckey pitched the project with his banjo, sketches and song, then boarded the entire film and designed its characters.

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