Toy Story 3 (2010)

The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.

Director:

Lee Unkrich

Writers:

John Lasseter (story), Andrew Stanton (story),

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

Top 250 #59 | Won 2 Oscars. Another 36 wins & 44 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Woody (voice)
Tim Allen	...	Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Joan Cusack	...	Jessie (voice)
Ned Beatty	...	Lotso (voice)
Don Rickles	...	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Michael Keaton	...	Ken (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Rex (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	Hamm (voice)
Estelle Harris	...	Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
John Morris	...	Andy (voice)
Jodi Benson	...	Barbie (voice)
Emily Hahn	...	Bonnie (voice)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Andy's Mom (voice)
Blake Clark	...	Slinky Dog (voice)
Teddy Newton	...	Chatter Telephone (voice)

Storyline

Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.

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Plot Keywords:

toy | college | escape | teddy bear | day care | 

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Taglines:

No toy gets left behind.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [jp] Disney [uk]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

18 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

3

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£21,187,264 (UK) (23 July 2010)

Gross:

$414,984,497 (USA) (26 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital EX SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) Dolby (Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Numerous visual references to Pixar Animation Studios' hometown of Emeryville, CA, are visible in Andy's room, such as the poster for a fictional Baja 1000-style off-road race that finishes in the city of Emeryville. In addition, a ticket stub can be seen on the cork board above Andy's desk for a concert in Emeryville featuring the New Jersey pop/punk band Humble Beginnings -- which may also be a reference to the "humble beginnings" of Pixar itself.

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Goofs

When the children charge into the Caterpillar Room and grab the toys for the first time, Rex is immediately seen smeared with paint, before the paints come out.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[Mr. Potato Head, portraying One-Eyed Bart, jumps out of a train while carrying money sacks]
Mr. Potato Head: [laughs evily] Ah, ha ha ha! Money, money, money!
[Woody lassoes a rope to grab the money from Mr. Potato Head's hands, then trips him]
Woody: You've got a date with justice, One-Eyed Bart!
Mr. Potato Head: Too bad, Sheriff! I'm a married man!
[Mrs. Potato Head jumps onto the train, giving karate yells]
Woody: One-Eyed Betty?
[...]

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Crazy Credits

As with all Pixar movies released since "A Bug's Life", there are no opening credits aside from the studio logos and the title of the movie.

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Connections

Follows Toy Story 2 (1999)

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Soundtracks

"You've Got A Friend In Me"
Written and Performed by Randy Newman

User Reviews

How in the world did Pixar make adults CRY over TOYS??!

The best magic tricks in the world are ones that cannot be unraveled, reverse engineered or dissected to figure out exactly how they are pulled off. This philosophy is doubly applicable to Pixar's "Toy Story 3", the storyline-ending outro of the beloved Toy Story, uh, story.

I feel it relevant somehow to divulge my age, as it somehow validates the powerful emotions evoked throughout the film. I am a 28 year old male, who, fifteen years ago, was fresh into the teen years of supposed adolescence at the release of some weird, 3d animated movie (wait, they can animate with computers?) entitled "Toy Story". This was a pretty bold move, a calculated stroll to the edge of the cliff and a daring leap off into the thin air of creativity and innovation. And it was a hit, ensuring 3d animation a place right alongside (more or less) 2d animation. And naturally, Pixar would be at the forefront, leading the cavalry charge of digital animation ranging from great to gawd-awful.

"Toy Story 3" starts off as comfortably as possible, with our friends Woody and Buzz Lightyear doing what they do the best...playing with Andy in his world of make-believe adventure. We are then treated to some familiar Pixar progression, like abandonment, solidarity, coming back to friends, and the passing of the torch. Clearly, in the eleven years between this point and when "Toy Story 2" wrapped, a computer revolution or four has occurred, allowing a world of unsurpassed clarity, reality and imagination to shine through like never before. TS1's spark is TS2's candle, and that in turn is TS3's blazing sun.

Roll the last fifteen minutes of film. It became clearly obvious that the figurative tables have been turned, because a good number of the adults in the audience (including myself) were sniffling and teary-eyed, while the kids were looking up, likely thinking "jeez mom and dad, they're just toys, get over it".

Wasn't it conventional wisdom that just the kids get emotional over losing plastic playthings? With "Toy Story 3", Pixar has shown us one of the greatest magic tricks in modern showbiz history, likely not to be outdone or duplicated, that we all have very real and deep connections to our childhoods and to the things and people that allowed us as kids to be free, and innocent, and pure, and most importantly, to dream. This, to me, is a life lesson worth remembering, to infinity and beyond.

"Toy Story 3" gets 10 of 10 blazing stars