Toy Story (1995)

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

Director:

John Lasseter

Writers:

John Lasseter (original story), Pete Docter (original story),

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles

Top 250 #116 | Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Woody (voice)
Tim Allen	...	Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles	...	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Jim Varney	...	Slinky Dog (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Rex (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	Hamm (voice)
Annie Potts	...	Bo Peep (voice)
John Morris	...	Andy (voice)
Erik von Detten	...	Sid (voice)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Mrs. Davis (voice)
R. Lee Ermey	...	Sergeant (voice)
Sarah Freeman	...	Hannah (voice)
Penn Jillette	...	TV Announcer (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Shark / Rocky Gibraltar (voice)
Spencer Aste	...	(voice)

Storyline

A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named "Woody". But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to life. Woody believes that he has life (as a toy) good. However, he must worry about Andy's family moving, and what Woody does not know is about Andy's birthday party. Woody does not realize that Andy's mother gave him an action figure known as Buzz Lightyear, who does not believe that he is a toy, and quickly becomes Andy's new favorite toy. Woody, who is now consumed with jealousy, tries to get rid of Buzz. Then, both Woody and Buzz are now lost. They must find a way to get back to Andy before he moves without them, but they will have to pass through a ruthless toy killer, Sid Phillips.

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Plot Keywords:

toy | boy | new toy | spaceman | birthday party | 

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Taglines:

"Oooh...3-D" (USA 2009 re-release)

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Toy Story in 3-D

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$118,543 (USA) (26 July 1996)

Gross:

$30,593,152 (USA) (30 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min 74 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only Pixar film to have full opening credits.

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Goofs

"Legs" and "Ducky" go into the air vent of Sid's house at the beginning of the rescue, but when they go to the garden they come out the drain pipe which would be attached to the outside of the roof not coming from inside the house anywhere near the air vent.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Andy: [playing with and mimicking the voices of his toys; holding Mr. Potato Head] All right, everyone! This... is a stick-up. Don't anybody move! Now empty that safe!
[empties Hamm the piggy bank and coins fall out]
Andy: Ooh, hoo hoo! Money, money, money!
[has Potato Head "kiss" the money; as Bo Peep]
Andy: Stop it! Stop it, you mean old potato!
[as Potato Head]
Andy: Quiet, Bo Peep! Or your sheep get run over!
[as the sheep, on a toy car track]
Andy: Help! Baaa! Help us!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

This is the first Pixar film to feature the "Production Babies" section, which lists babies born to the crew members during production. This would become a trademark in the following years, in films like A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo.

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Connections

Referenced in Farscape: ...Different Destinations (2001)

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Soundtracks

"You've Got a Friend in Me"
Written and Produced by Randy Newman
Performed by Randy Newman and Lyle Lovett
Randy Newman appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Lyle Lovett appears courtesy of Curb Music Company and MCA Records

User Reviews

Created a decade ago, but still stunning

I am a big fan of the animated movies coming from the Pixar Studios. They are always looking for the newest technological possibilities to use in their movies, creating movies that are more than just worth a watch, even when they were made a decade ago.

The movie is about toys that come to life when their owner is asleep or not in the same room. When the young boy's birthday is coming up, all the toys are nervous. They don't want to be ignored when the new one arrives. Woody the cowboy is their "leader" because he's the most popular one of them all. He's the only one that hasn't got to be afraid, but than a new favorite arrives ... Buzz Lightyear. He hates him and tries everything possible to get rid of him, but as the time passes by they learn to appreciate each other...

When you see Toy Story, you may think that the different human like characters (Woody the cowboy for instance) aren't always as perfect as we are used to see in todays animated movies. Perhaps that's true, but if you keep in mind that all this was done in 1995, when computers weren't yet as strong and the technology for creating such movies was almost unknown, than you can only have a lot of respect for what the creators did. I loved the story and liked the animations a lot. I give it an 8.5/10.