How old are Carl Fredricksen and Charles Muntz?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Greg

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***Warning: Minor spoilers for Up.***

There has been much speculation about the ages of Carl Fredricksen and Charles Muntz in Up. Many viewers of the film doubted that Charles Muntz could still be alive when Carl encounters him in the 2nd half of the film (after showing a grown up Muntz via newsreel footage when Carl is a child).  The following ages have been confirmed by director Pete Docter (via Lee Unkrich’s twitter).

At the beginning of the film, Carl is 9 years old and Charles Muntz is 23. So, when they meet later in the film, Carl is now 78 years old and Muntz is 92! It’s good to finally have that debate settled.

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  • Dan

    Ah. Did not know that. They should have made muntz look older, really. But then again, it might be more unbelievable that he would be able to do those feats if he looked that decrepit.

  • Dan

    Ah. Did not know that. They should have made muntz look older, really. But then again, it might be more unbelievable that he would be able to do those feats if he looked that decrepit.

  • Ain

    It’s good to have it settled. But it still bothers me, seeing how these 70 years old and 90 years old men.. so agile and pretty strong, despite their age.

  • Ain

    It’s good to have it settled. But it still bothers me, seeing how these 70 years old and 90 years old men.. so agile and pretty strong, despite their age.

  • Middlecreekmo

    What bothers me is how Muntz had already managed to become the world’s foremost explorer and archaeologist by the age of 23.

  • Anonymous

    True, but look at Gates, zuckerberg, etc :)

  • Marty

    No, that’s not possible.  Muntz has to be well over 100.  Remember – he said he went on Safari with Roosevelt, whom he got into the habit of playing Gin Rummy with in the evenings “…and did he cheat!  Oh, he was horrible!”  Roosevelt died in 1919, so I highly doubt that TR went on a safari that late in life, much less played Gin Rummy with a three year old who knew TR was cheating.