Nick "Lanky" Schmidt is a character from Monsters, Inc. and its prequel Monsters University. He is a magenta monster with a small head and long arms and legs.
Monsters, Inc.[]
Lanky is a scarer at Monsters, Inc. and is tenth of the Scarer's Leaderboard. He first appears as the scarers are walking out to their stations. Later, he is seen being interviewed by a news reporter about the incident at Harryhausen's, where he exaggerates the story by claiming Boo flew over him and blasted a car with "its laser vision." He is a good friend of Claws Ward.
Lanky's last scene is in Mike's play "Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me" as a frightened customer at Harryhausen's.
Monsters University[]
A younger, smaller Lanky appears as a background character in Monsters University. He first appears when Mike Wazowski arrives at the campus. His picture can be seen on a Scare Card during the credits. It is also revealed in Monsters University that he graduated from Fear Tech and formerly worked at Fear Co..
Trivia[]
- Although all the cast from Mike's play appear onstage for the final musical number, Lanky is mysteriously missing.
- It is possible that Lanky's surname is a reference to Pixar animator Andrew L. Schmidt.
- His name is Lanky because he is tall and skinny.
- He invented a scare technique known as the "Twist and Shout" which is guaranteed to scare the braces off of any kid.
- According to his Scare Card:
- He is 6'9" (206 cm), weighs 163 pounds (74 kg), and was born on July 9th in Creepsville.
- In the Latino-Spanish version, he speaks with an Argentinian accent.
