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

Early drafts of the original Toy Story had a Barbie doll in the role that became Little Bo Peep, but Mattel refused to license the character to Disney. The huge popularity of the movie (and boost in sales for Mr. Potato Head and other featured toys) led them to agree to have Tour Guide Barbie included in this film. Naturally, Mattel released Tour Guide Barbie as an exclusive doll to tie in with the film.

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Goofs

Toward the end of the film, after Hamm is finished playing the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) and it cuts back to the television, you can see that the controller is not even plugged into either of the ports, and thus he could not have been controlling the game.

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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

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.109 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Also Sprach Zarathustra"
Written by Richard Strauss

User Reviews

Wonderful, imaginative film

This film is definitely a pleasure and a joy to see, a very well done sequel. I wouldn't be surprised if it would spawn yet another sequel, raising the bar even more for computer animation, such as this film has done. Toy Story 2 looks even more lifelike and realistic than its original, I found myself several times 'forgetting' that it was computer animation. Definitely a must see for all ages.