It was praised for the technical innovation of the 3D animation, screenplay, Newman's score, appeal to young age groups, and vocal performances (particularly Hanks and Allen) it is considered by many to be one of the best animated films ever made. The film received critical acclaim and holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was the highest-grossing film during its opening weekend, eventually grossing over $373 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1995. Toy Story premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 19, 1995, and was released in theaters in North America on November 22 of that year. The studio, then consisting of a relatively small number of employees, produced Toy Story under only minor financial constraints. this desire drives their hopes, fears, and actions'.

After several disastrous story reels, production was halted and the script was rewritten to better reflect the tone and theme Pixar desired: 'toys deeply want children to play with them, and.

Lasseter, Stanton, and Docter wrote early story treatments, which were rejected by Disney, who wanted the film's tone to be 'edgier'. Taking place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, the plot of Toy Story focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pull-string cowboy doll named Woody and a modern space cadet action figure, Buzz Lightyear, as Woody develops jealousy towards Buzz when he becomes their owner Andy's favorite toy.įollowing the success of Tin Toy, a short film that was released in 1988, Pixar was approached by Disney to produce a computer-animated feature film that was told from a small toy's perspective. Lee Ermey, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, and Erik von Detten.

The film features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. The film features music by Randy Newman, and was executive-produced by Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull. It was directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Bonnie Arnold and Ralph Guggenheim, from a screenplay written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow and a story by Lasseter, Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft. The first installment in the Toy Story franchise, it was the first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film from Pixar. Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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