. >> jusuvus, cornelia thought he wanted more juice, he knocked the cup over. >> reporter: for some a particularly topic of interest, "star trek," maps. for owen, disney movies, he was fixated on a scene in "the little mermaid." >> he rewinds it the second time, the third time. cornelia goes, it's not juice. >> it won't cost much, just your voice! >> i grab owen and say, just your voice! he looks at me for the first time in a year and says, "jules a vus." pandemonium broke out in the bedroom. >> reporter: now owen and his family are sharing the heartwarming journey in a new documentary "life, animated." >> i see owen on the bed. i see yaga the puppet. yago is the evil sidekick to the villain jaffar from "aladdin." i grab the puppet. i pull it up to my elbow. i say, owen, owen, how does it feel to be you? >> and i said, not good, because i don't have any friends. >> and then we talk. it's the first conversation we've ever had. >> reporter: a remarkable discovery. owen had memorized every line from every disney movie. and the family now realized by speaking in those characters' voices,