<P> Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer - animated comedy - drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film was directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Ronnie del Carmen , with a screenplay written by Docter , Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley , adapted from a story by Docter and del Carmen . The film is set in the mind of a young girl named Riley Andersen ( Kaitlyn Dias ) , where five personified emotions -- Joy ( Amy Poehler ) , Sadness ( Phyllis Smith ) , Anger ( Lewis Black ) , Fear ( Bill Hader ) and Disgust ( Mindy Kaling ) -- try to lead her through life as her parents ( Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan ) move from Minnesota to San Francisco , and she has to adjust to her new surroundings . </P>
<P> Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer - animated comedy - drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film was directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Ronnie del Carmen , with a screenplay written by Docter , Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley , adapted from a story by Docter and del Carmen . The film is set in the mind of a young girl named Riley Andersen ( Kaitlyn Dias ) , where five personified emotions -- Joy ( Amy Poehler ) , Sadness ( Phyllis Smith ) , Anger ( Lewis Black ) , Fear ( Bill Hader ) and Disgust ( Mindy Kaling ) -- try to lead her through life as her parents ( Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan ) move from Minnesota to San Francisco , and she has to adjust to her new surroundings . </P>
who is the main character in inside out
who is the main character in inside out
Riley Andersen
Riley Andersen