Toy Story 2 (1999)

When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.

Directors:

John Lasseter, Ash Brannon,

Writers:

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

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Woody (voice)
Tim Allen	...	Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Joan Cusack	...	Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice)
Kelsey Grammer	...	Stinky Pete the Prospector (voice)
Don Rickles	...	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Jim Varney	...	Slinky Dog (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Rex the Green Dinosaur (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	Hamm the Piggy Bank (voice)
Annie Potts	...	Bo Peep (voice)
Wayne Knight	...	Al the Toy Collector (voice)
John Morris	...	Andy (voice)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Andy's Mom (voice)
Estelle Harris	...	Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
R. Lee Ermey	...	Army Sarge (voice)
Jodi Benson	...	Tour Guide Barbie / Barbie on Backpack (voice)

Storyline

While Andy is away at summer camp Woody has been toynapped by Al McWiggin, a greedy collector and proprietor of "Al's Toy Barn"! In this all-out rescue mission, Buzz and his friends Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm springs into action to rescue Woody from winding up as a museum piece. They must find a way to save him before he gets sold in Japan forever and they'll never see him again!

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Plot Keywords:

toy | collector | rescue | friend | yard sale | 

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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:

Disney Norway Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

24 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Toy Story 2 in 3-D

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£149,604 (UK) (4 February 2000)

Gross:

£1,832,385 (UK) (29 January 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 82 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Ratzenberger has voiced a character in every film made by Pixar as of release.

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Goofs

When Woody's right arm ripped the first time Woody was unable to use it. But later on in the film, after Prospecter re-opens the rip in his arm (and when it tears even more when Woody is dangling from the plane) he is somehow able to use it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Buzz Lightyear: [landing on Zurg's planet] Buzz Lightyear to mission log: All signs point to this planet as location of Zurg's fortress, but there seems to be no signs of intelligent life anywhere...

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Crazy Credits

Starting December 25th, there are "bloopers" running over the credits.

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Connections

Spoofs Patton (1970)

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Soundtracks

"When She Loved Me"
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Performed by Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. and Nettwerk Productions, Inc.

User Reviews

Funny, Exciting and Thoughtful: What more do you want?

PIXAR has done the impossible, and significantly improved on their original groundbreaking film Toy Story. Not only is the movie hysterically funny, but every time I thought I knew where the plot was headed something completely new and original was thrown into the mix. One minute I'm laughing hysterically at "Tour Guide" Barbie, the next I'm nearly brought to tears watching a sequence where Emily grows up and leaves Jessie behind.

What more can be said? If you think you're too old to enjoy something like this then I feel sorry for you, because this film has more to say about friendship, loss, loyalty and the value of life itself than any of the so-called "grown up" movies I've seen this year.

I rarely do this, but I'm rating this one a "10".