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Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles (View All)
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Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles
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 Disney 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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
11/22/95
MPAA Rating
Rated G
Running Time
81 mins.
Locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- San Francisco, California, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$191,773,049
Awards
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Song award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1995 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Animation award at the 1994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Song award at the 1995 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Musical or Comedy Score award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Distribution
