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Annie Potts, Don Rickles, Erik von Detten, Jim Varney, John Morris ...( see more  see more... ) , John Ratzenberger , Laurie Metcalf , R. Lee Ermey , Tim Allen , Tom Hanks , Wallace Shawn

Woody, a traditional pull-string talking cowboy, has long enjoyed a place of honor as the favorite among six-year-old Andy's menagerie of toys. Quick to calm their anxieties about being replaced by ne...( read more  read more... )wer arrivals, Woody finds his own confidence shaken, and his status as top toy in jeopardy, upon the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, simply the coolest space action figure ever made. Woody plots to get rid of Buzz, but things backfire and he finds himself lost in the outside world with Buzz as his only companion. Joining forces to find their way home, the two rivals set out on an adventure that lands them in the clutches of Sid, a sadistic neighborhood kid who is notorious for dismembering and reassembling "mutant" toys in his bedroom. As "guests" of Sid and his dog, Scud, the two fugitive toys forge a genuine friendship and learn that only through mutual trust and respect do they have any chance of survival.

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G, 1 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: John Lasseter

Release Date: November 22, 1995

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  • SirPant
    September 22, 2009
    SirPant
    Yeah yeah, amazing effects etc, I appreciate that but after all the technical stuff you?re just left with Tom Hanks & Tim Allen arguing. Why are all buddy films about 2 people arguing? I?ve had 4 arguments with my best mate in the last 12 years! Sure, this is a turning point in c...( read more)inema as far as animation is concerned but it?s got to have a good story.
  • Darksome
    July 8, 2009
    Darksome
    Will always like this movie!
  • thmtsang
    May 30, 2009
    thmtsang
    Great animation. About a boy and his toys. They move house and forget Andy's fave toys - Woody (cowboy) and Buzz Lightyear. The toys pursue them across town in an effort to catch up with Andy. Full of adventure. Fave characters Woody, Buzz and the soliders. Woody voiced by Tom Ha...( read more)nks and Buzz by Tim Allen.
  • Showrogan
    January 12, 2009
    Showrogan
    Toy Story" creates a universe out of a couple of kid's bedrooms, a gas station, and a stretch of suburban highway...everything's big when your 6 inches tall right ;)

    Its heroes are toys, which come to life when nobody is watching. Its conflict is between an old-fashioned cow...( read more)boy who has always been a little boy's favorite toy, and the new space ranger who may replace him. The villain is the mean kid next door who takes toys apart and puts them back together again in macabre combinations...cute kid ;/

    For the kids in the audience, the movie works because it tells a fun story, contains a lot of humor, and is exciting to watch. Parents appeal lies within the fact that this is the first animated film made entirely by computer graphics, it's creates a three-dimensional reality and freedom of movement that was brand spanking new. The more you know about how the movie was made, the more you respect it...

    But to be brief, on a wide scope it's a fantastically simple but provingly wonderful story, proving that you can make new friends while never forgetting your old and best ones...
  • mrpopcorn
    January 3, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "Hang on for the comedy that goes to infinity and beyond!"

    Toy Story was the first feature-length film animated entirely by computer. If this seems to be a sterile, mechanical means of moviemaking, be assured that the film is as chock-full of heart and warmth as any Dis...( read more)ney cartoon feature. The star of the proceedings is Woody, a pull-string cowboy toy belonging to a wide-eyed youngster named Andy. Whenever Andy's out of the room, Woody revels in his status as the boy's number one toy. His supremacy is challenged by a high-tech, space-ranger action figure named Buzz Lightyear, who, unlike Woody and his pals, believes that he is real and not merely a plaything. The rivalry between Woody and Buzz hilariously intensifies during the first half of the film, but when the well-being of Andy's toys is threatened by a nasty next-door neighbor kid named Sid -- whose idea of fun is feeding stuffed dolls to his snarling dog and reconstructing his own toys into hideous mutants -- Woody and Buzz join forces to save the day. Superb though the computer animation may be, what really heightens Toy Story are the voice-over performances by such celebrities as Tom Hanks (as Woody), Tim Allen (as Buzz), and Don Rickles (as an appropriately acerbic Mr. Potato Head). Director John Lasseter earned a special achievement Academy Award, while Randy Newman landed an Oscar nomination for his evocative musical score.

    Review
    A technological breakthrough (the first entirely digital animated feature), John Lasseter's comedy would be astonishing if only for the realism of the film's design. But Lasseter and his writers (there are six others who get credit) have fashioned a screenplay simple in story line but complex in structure and emotion; it's also rollickingly funny with a spate of memorable lines that have real depth to them. As two beloved toys vying for their owner's affection, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are splendid--they join forces with Lasseter's formidable crew to make their characters come completely alive. You feel as if you know them thoroughly by the conclusion and are moved by the life lessons they've learned, lessons you would want any child to learn. In addition to the main performers, the voice cast is perfectly suited to the toys they're called upon to represent: there's Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, the late Jim Varney as Slinky Dog, Wallace Shawn as Rex, the timid dinosaur, Annie Potts as Bo Peep and John Ratzenberger as Hamm, the talking pig. Laurie Metcalf is the voice of the child's mother. A supreme accomplishment, you can watch it over and over again and still find something new every time--it's animation's "Citizen Kane".
  • zeebaby4real21
    December 14, 2009
    zeebaby4real21
    Love the movie though am no cartoon freak
  • sinD123
    December 9, 2009
    sinD123
    A very good animated film.
  • glitchanything420
    December 7, 2009
    glitchanything420
    the ONLY best computer animated series. cant wait for 3!
  • alvarogonzalez1975
    December 7, 2009
    alvarogonzalez1975
    El inicio de la animación...
  • giovannythegodfather
    December 6, 2009
    giovannythegodfather
    Ever wonder how toys apparently get from one place to another with no human help? Toy Story, Disney's first feature-length foray into computer animation, postulates that they do it all by themselves. Toys have their own magical world which comes to life any time the lights are ou...( read more)t or people aren't around. Any who doubt this should take a look at Toy Story. You'll never again feel quite the same way about Mr. Potato Head, Monkeys in a Barrel, or Slinkies.

    Of course, the visual aspect is the centerpiece of Toy Story. The computer-generated effects are a marvel. Rich in unexpected detail (the grain of a wood floor, fingerprints and chipped paint on a door, reflections in polished surfaces, and so on...), this colorful and brilliantly-rendered aspect of the film would alone be worth the price of admission. It's something of a bonus that the characters, dialogue, and story provide entertainment value of their own.

    Toy Story is a buddy movie/adventure tale with an understated lesson about the value of friendship. Parents might also be able to use some of what transpires to encourage their offspring to put away toys after playtime. While the screenplay isn't a marvel of originality, it is capable of holding the attention - light, undemanding fun that never gets too immature or syrupy. There's also quite a bit of intelligent wit that will go above the heads of younger viewers - that stuff's for Mom and Dad.

    The two main characters are toys: cowboy Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), the old-time favorite, and space ranger Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), the battery-operated newcomer. The supporting cast includes a dinosaur (voice of Wallace Shawn), Mr. Potato Head (voice of Don Rickles), a piggy bank (voice of John Ratzenberger), a slinkie (voice of Jim Varney), Little Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts), and an army of tiny plastic soldiers who scout out the new arrivals on birthdays and Christmas. The humans who appear in Toy Story are intentionally rendered to look artificial. In this movie, people are "unreal"; all the vividness and multi-dimensionality is saved for the toys. But that's a typical convention of animation.

    Toy Story opens with Buzz's arrival. Woody is upset that this high-tech neophyte has usurped his rightful place on the bedspread and in his six-year old owner's play time. The disgruntled cowboy comes up with a plan to eliminate Buzz, but it backfires, and soon the two rivals are out in the real world, forced to help each other in their struggle to escape the clutches of a toy-torturing juvenile delinquent.

    How does Toy Story compare to Disney's more conventional animated features? They're really very different types of productions. This film is less artistic and more technologically impressive. Despite a few Randy Newman songs, it's not really a musical. Of course, the target audience is the same, and everything from Disney embraces "family values", but it's difficult - and unfair - to make an effective contrast of the two film making styles.

    The one big negative about Toy Story involves Disney's overcommercialization. Already, Woody and Buzz dolls line store shelves. Burger King is coming out with figurines. It won't be long before the movie is drowned in hype. So, from the perspective of pure entertainment, it's a good idea to see Toy Story before the deluge of promotions becomes so excessive that it turns off every adult. Frankly, the movie deserves a less ignominious fate than the marketing overkill which will surely overcome it.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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