Toy Story (1995)

Director:

John Lasseter

Writers:

John Lasseter (story) &
Pete Docter (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

"Oooh...3-D" (USA 2009 re-release)

Plot:

A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

Plot Keywords:

Toy | Spaceman | Cowboy | Spaceman Toy | Jealousy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Woody (voice)
Tim Allen	...	Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles	...	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Jim Varney	...	Slinky Dog (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Rex (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	Hamm (voice)
Annie Potts	...	Bo Peep (voice)
John Morris	...	Andy (voice)
Erik von Detten	...	Sid (voice)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Andy's Mom (voice)
R. Lee Ermey	...	Sergeant (voice)
Sarah Freeman	...	Hannah (voice)
Penn Jillette	...	TV Announcer (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Spencer Aste	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Greg Berg	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Lisa Bradley	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Kendall Cunningham	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Aliens / Troll / Voice on Intercom at Pizza Planet (voice)
Cody Dorkin	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Bill Farmer	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Craig Good	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Gregory Grudt	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Danielle Judovits	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Sam Lasseter	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Brittany Levenbrown	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Scott McAfee	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Mickie McGowan	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Ryan O'Donohue	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jeff Pidgeon	...	Aliens (voice)
Patrick Pinney	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jan Rabson	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Joe Ranft	...	Lenny the Binoculars (voice)
Andrew Stanton	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Shane Sweet	...	Additional Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hannah Unkrich	...	Molly (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
John Lasseter

Writing credits
John Lasseter		(story) &
Pete Docter		(story) &
Andrew Stanton		(story) and
Joe Ranft		(story)
Joss Whedon		(screenplay) &
Andrew Stanton		(screenplay) &
Joel Cohen		(screenplay) and
Alec Sokolow		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bonnie Arnold	....	producer
Ed Catmull	....	executive producer (as Edwin Catmull)
Ralph Guggenheim	....	producer
Steve Jobs	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Randy Newman

Film Editing by
Robert Gordon
Lee Unkrich

Art Direction by
Ralph Eggleston

Production Management
Patsy Bouge	....	post-production supervisor (as Patsy Bougé)
Karen Robert Jackson	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Kevin Bjorke	....	lead layout artist (as Kevin Björke)
Norm DeCarlo	....	sculptor (as Norm Decarlo)
Ewan Johnson	....	lead layout artist
Shelley Daniels Lekven	....	sculptor
Terry McQueen	....	art manager (as Terry Herrmann Mcqueen)
Kelly O'Connell	....	set dresser
Ann M. Rockwell	....	set dresser
Konishi Sonoko	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	dialogue recordist
Tom Barwick	....	foley artist
Tony Eckert	....	foley recordist
Dan Engstrom	....	assistant sound editor
J.R. Grubbs	....	assistant sound editor
Tim Holland	....	supervising sound editor
Pat Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Doc Kane	....	dialogue recordist
Mary Helen Leasman	....	foley editor
Marilyn McCoppen	....	adr editor
Tom Myers	....	assistant sound designer
Susan Popovic	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound designer
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Sanford	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Tina Canny	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist: temp mix (uncredited)
David E. Turner	....	machine room operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Adams	....	modeling team
Narottama Alden	....	digital massage therapist
Darla K. Anderson	....	digital angel
Anthony A. Apodaca	....	renderman software development
Anthony A. Apodaca	....	shader team
Ronen Barzel	....	modeling & animation system development
Ronen Barzel	....	modeling team
Kevin Bjorke	....	modeling team (as Kevin Björke)
Sharon Calahan	....	lighting supervisor
Loren Carpenter	....	modeling & animation system development (as Loren C. Carpenter)
Loren Carpenter	....	modeling team (as Loren C. Carpenter)
Loren Carpenter	....	renderman software development (as Loren C. Carpenter)
Loren Carpenter	....	shader team (as Loren C. Carpenter)
Ed Catmull	....	renderman software development
Andrew Cho	....	render wrangler
Rob Cook	....	renderman software development
Mark Dornfeld	....	title optical supervisor
Mark Eastwood	....	additional modeler
Michael Fong	....	render wrangler
Deborah R. Fowler	....	modeling team
Damir Frkovic	....	modeling team
Keith B.C. Gordon	....	shader team
Shalini Govil-Pai	....	modeling team
Larry Gritz	....	shader team
Thomas Hahn	....	modeling & animation system development
Pat Hanrahan	....	renderman software development
David R. Haumann	....	modeling team
Mark Thomas Henne	....	modeling team
Mark Thomas Henne	....	visual effects (as Mark T. Henne)
Monique Hodgkinson	....	additional modeler
Grey Holland	....	additional modeler
Oren Jacob	....	visual effects
Steve Johnson	....	renderman software development
Chris King	....	modeling & animation system development
Tia W. Kratter	....	lead CGI painter
Barbara T. Labounta	....	lighting & rendering coordinator
John Lasseter	....	modeling & animation system development
Jim Lawson	....	renderman software development
Sam Leffler	....	modeling & animation system development
Sam Leffler	....	renderman software development
Michael Lorenzen	....	render wrangler
M.W. Mantle	....	renderman software development
Daniel McCoy	....	renderman software development (as Dan Mccoy)
Yael Milo	....	modeling team (as Yael Milò)
Peter Nye	....	modeling & animation system development
Keith Olenick	....	render wrangler
Eben Ostby	....	associate technical director (as Eben Fiske Ostby)
Eben Ostby	....	modeling & animation system development (as Eben Fiske Ostby)
Phyllis Oyama	....	digital librarian
Darwyn Peachey	....	modeling & animation system development
Darwyn Peachey	....	modeling team
Darwyn Peachey	....	renderman software development
Darwyn Peachey	....	visual effects
Thomas Porter	....	renderman software development
Thomas Porter	....	shader & visual effects supervisor
Mitch Prater	....	shader team
Mitch Prater	....	visual effects
William Reeves	....	modeling & animation system development
William Reeves	....	renderman software development
William Reeves	....	supervising technical director
Drew Rogge	....	modeling & animation system development
Brian M. Rosen	....	modeling & animation system development
Brian M. Rosen	....	shader team
Brian M. Rosen	....	visual effects
David Salesin	....	renderman software development
Rick Sayre	....	modeling & animation system development
Rick Sayre	....	modeling team
Rick Sayre	....	shader team
Don Schreiter	....	renderman software development
Michael Shantzis	....	modeling & animation system development
Eliot Smyrl	....	modeling & animation system development
Eliot Smyrl	....	modeling team
Eliot Smyrl	....	shader team
Heidi Stettner	....	modeling & animation system development
Galyn Susman	....	lighting supervisor
Galyn Susman	....	modeling team
Douglas Todd	....	assistant lighting & rendering coordinator
Mark T. VandeWettering	....	renderman software development (as Mark Vandewettering)
Vivek Verma	....	render wrangler
Graham Walters	....	modeling team
Graham Walters	....	shader team
Deirdre Warin	....	modeling and shading coordinator
Tom Vukmanic	....	model maker (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Adams	....	lighting team
Anthony A. Apodaca	....	lighting team
Larry Aupperle	....	lighting team
Sharon Calahan	....	lighting supervisor
Don Conway	....	camera technician
Cynthia Dueltgen	....	lighting team
Lisa Forssell	....	lighting lead
Deborah R. Fowler	....	lighting lead
Damir Frkovic	....	lighting team
Shalini Govil-Pai	....	lighting team
Larry Gritz	....	lighting team
David R. Haumann	....	lighting team
Oren Jacob	....	lighting team
Ewan Johnson	....	lighting technician
Les Major	....	lighting team
Matthew Martin	....	camera engineer
Julie M. McDonald	....	camera manager
Yael Milo	....	lighting team (as Yael Milò)
Desiree Mourad	....	lighting team (as Desirée Mourad)
Kelly O'Connell	....	lighting team
Jeff Pratt	....	lighting team
Louis Rivera	....	camera supervisor
Konishi Sonoko	....	lighting team
Galyn Susman	....	lighting supervisor
Tru'o'ng Gia Tìên	....	lighting lead
Mark T. VandeWettering	....	lighting team (as Mark T. Vandewettering)
William A. Wise	....	lighting lead

Animation Department
Kelly Asbury	....	story artist
Michael Berenstein	....	animator
Kim Blanchette	....	animator
Colin Brady	....	animator
Ash Brannon	....	directing animator
Ash Brannon	....	story artist
Mike Cachuela	....	story artist
William Cone	....	character designer
Jill Culton	....	story artist
Pete Docter	....	story artist
Pete Docter	....	supervising animator
Perry Farinola	....	story artist
Davey Crockett Feiten	....	animator
Roman Figun	....	layout artist
Jean Gillmore	....	character designer
Angie Glocka	....	animator
Craig Good	....	supervising layout artist
Rex Grignon	....	animator
Tom K. Gurney	....	animator
Dan Haskett	....	character designer
Jimmy Hayward	....	animator
Hal T. Hickel	....	animator
Tom Holloway	....	character designer
Ewan Johnson	....	layout artist
Steve Johnson	....	character designer
Jason Katz	....	story artist
Karen Kiser	....	animator
Heather Knight	....	animation checker
Shawn P. Krause	....	additional animator
Shawn P. Krause	....	additional layout artist
Anthony LaMolinara	....	animator (as Anthony B. Lamolinara)
Guionne Leroy	....	animator
Bud Luckey	....	animator
Bud Luckey	....	character designer
Bud Luckey	....	story artist
Matt Luhn	....	additional animator
Les Major	....	animator
Glenn McQueen	....	animator
Desiree Mourad	....	layout artist (as Desirée Mourad)
Mark Oftedal	....	animator
Bob Pauley	....	character designer
Bob Peterson	....	additional animator
Bob Peterson	....	additional layout artist
B.Z. Petroff	....	animation manager (as BZ Petroff)
Jeff Pidgeon	....	animator
Jeff Pidgeon	....	story artist
Jeff Pratt	....	animator
Rich Quade	....	directing animator
Steve Rabatich	....	animator
Roger Rose	....	animator
Andrew Schmidt	....	additional animator
Andrew Schmidt	....	additional layout artist
Steve Segal	....	animator
Doug Sheppeck	....	animator
Alan Sperling	....	animator
Andrew Stanton	....	character designer
Andrew Stanton	....	story artist
Doug Sweetland	....	animator
David Tart	....	animator
Triva von Klark	....	animation manager
Ken Willard	....	animator
Maureen Wylie	....	animation coordinator (as Maureen E. Wylie)

Casting Department
Nancy Hayes	....	additional casting
Ruth Lambert	....	casting consultant
Mickie McGowan	....	adr voice casting
Meredith Layne	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Torbin Xan Bullock	....	second assistant editor
Ada Cochavi	....	assistant editor
Tom Freeman	....	assistant editor
Ed Fuller	....	apprentice editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Robin Lee	....	assistant editor
Steven Liu	....	second assistant editor
Rich Mackay	....	negative cutter (as Rick Mackay)
Julie M. McDonald	....	editorial manager
Deirdre Morrison	....	editorial coordinator
Dana Mulligan	....	assistant editor
Phyllis Oyama	....	apprentice editor
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Jesse William Wallace	....	editorial production assistant
Margaret Yu	....	post-production administrator

Music Department
Tod Cooper	....	music production supervisor
Don Davis	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Greg Dennen	....	music recording assistant
James Flamberg	....	music editor (as Jim Flamberg)
Tom Hardisty	....	music recording assistant
Bill Kinsley	....	music recording assistant
Helena Lea	....	associate music editor
Ling Ling Li	....	assistant music wrestler
Susan McLean	....	music recording assistant
Chris Montan	....	executive music producer
Randy Newman	....	orchestrator
Robert Randles	....	storyreel music wrestler
Rail Rogut	....	music recording assistant
Frank Wolf	....	music mixer
Frank Wolf	....	music recordist

Other crew
Neftalí Álvarez 'El Magnífico'	....	hardware engineer (as Neftalí 'El Magnífico' Álvarez)
Ronen Barzel	....	illumination engineer
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Andrew Caldwell	....	production intern
Martin Caplan	....	production intern
Onny P. Carr	....	systems operator
Bill Carson	....	software engineer
David H. Ching	....	computer systems manager
Ryan Chisum	....	production intern
William Cone	....	cg painter/designer
William Cone	....	concept artwork
Robin Cooper	....	cg painter
Nancy Copeland	....	production office assistant
Monica Corbin	....	marketing & promotions coordinator
Ellen DeVine	....	production coordinator (as Ellen Devine)
David DiFrancesco	....	photoscience consultant (as D. Difrancesco)
Lisa Ellis	....	finance: Pixar
Lou Fancher	....	concept artwork
Heather L. Feng	....	assistant: John Lasseter and William Reeves
David Gordon	....	concept artwork
Terri Greening	....	assistant production accountant
Susan Hamana	....	senior production associate
Kathleen Handy	....	purchasing assistant
Alethea Harampolis	....	production office assistant
Takeshi Hasegawa	....	production intern
Jay Hathaway	....	production intern
Kevin Hawkes	....	concept artwork
Jason Henry	....	production intern
Christian Hill	....	production office assistant
Ken Huey	....	software engineer
Victoria Jaschob	....	assistant production coordinator
Dennis 'D.J.' Jennings	....	purchasing/facilities manager (as Dennis 'DJ' Jennings)
Steve Johnson	....	concept artwork
William Joyce	....	concept artwork
Steven Kani	....	production intern
Robert Lence	....	story supervisor
Susan E. Levin	....	assistant: John Lasseter and William Reeves
Susan E. Levin	....	story coordinator
Victoria Livingstone	....	production intern (as Victoria Livingston)
Lori Lombardo	....	assistant: Bonnie Arnold
Lori Lombardo	....	production coordinator
Michael E. Murdock	....	macintosh systems engineer
Kevin Page	....	production intern
Bob Pauley	....	concept artwork
B.Z. Petroff	....	layout manager (as BZ Petroff)
Lucas Putnam	....	assistant production coordinator
Edgar Quinones	....	hardware technician (as Edgar Quiñones)
Gustavo Ramírez	....	production intern
Joe Ranft	....	story supervisor
William Reeves	....	supervising technical director
Kevin Reher	....	production controller
Jonas Rivera	....	production office assistant
Nilo Rodis-Jamero	....	concept artwork (as Nilo Rodis)
Benjamin Salles	....	production intern
Katherine Sarafian	....	production schedules coordinator
Michael Shantzis	....	monitor calibration software
Heather Jane Smith	....	post-production scheduler (as Heather Jane Macdonald Smith)
Allison Smith-Murphy	....	technical department manager (as Allison Smith Murphy)
Alex Stahl	....	media systems engineer
Heidi Stettner	....	logistics programmer
Lauren Beth Strogoff	....	unit publicist (as Lauren Strogoff)
David Thomas	....	production intern
Deirdre Warin	....	assistant: Ralph Guggenheim
Alec Wong	....	systems operator
Leo Chu	....	creative executive (uncredited)
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher (uncredited)
Ron Senkowski	....	assistant: Randy Newman (uncredited)
Christian von Burkleo	....	video recording engineer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures
• Pixar Animation Studios

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Buena Vista International (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1996) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Disney Digital 3-D (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Falcon (1996) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1996) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Japan) (theatrical) (re-release)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2000) (Ireland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International (Japan)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Gativideo (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Roadshow Entertainment
• Sam-Myndbönd (video)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Alias Research Inc.  3-D modelling software
• Buena Vista Imaging  titles and opticals
• Conway Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Fast Forward Video Inc.  video playback hardware
• Interactive Effects Inc.  2-D paint software
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
• Management Graphics Inc.  film recording equipment
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Monaco Laboratories  film processing (as Monaco Labs)
• Ocean Way Studios  music recorded at
• Renderman  rendered by
• Signet Sound Studio  music remixed at
• Silicon Graphics  interactive computer workstations
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Sony Pictures Studios  music recorded at
• Sun Microsystems Inc.  computer systems for final rendering
• Technicolor  prints
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

Toy Story in 3-D (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

81 min | Turkey:74 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Ireland:G | Iceland:L | New Zealand:G | Mexico:AA | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:G | Greece:K | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Billy Crystal was originally offered the chance to voice Buzz Lightyear, but declined. After seeing the finished film, he said the decision was the biggest mistake of his career. Upon learning this, Pixar offered Crystal the role of Mike in Monsters, Inc. (2001), which he readily accepted.

Goofs:

Continuity: The ramp disappears when RC is tossed into the truck, and then it reappears when Buzz and Woody fly past.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Andy: [Andy is playing with his toys and mimicing the voices of his toys and holding Mr Potato Head] Alright, everyone. This is a stick-up. Don't anyone move.
[empties Hamm]
Andy: Oooh, money, money, money.
[mimicing Bo Beep]
Andy: No, no. Stop it you mean potato.
[as Mr. potato Head]
Andy: Quiet, Bo Beep. Or your sheep will get it.
[as Bo Beep]
Andy: Oh no, not my sheep, somebody do something.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

I Will Go Sailing No More

The World Of Andy's Room

Just in case you were also wondering what happened to all the toys that went missing when you were a kid, the answer is clear: They escaped.

"Toy Story" is the kind of children's movie adults can enjoy just as much, because it very cleverly mines deep deposits of nostalgia from the memory banks. That may be the reason the 1990s bedroom of young Andy is populated by playthings of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. If Andy was a real boy of his time, there would be a computer and a TV/Nintendo, and not much else.

The voicings of the various toys add to the enjoyability. Tom Hanks was the biggest star of the moment when "Toy Story" came out, and he works with that likeability by creating a stable center as Woody the cowboy doll. Don Rickles has the screen role of his career (not that "Kelly's Heroes" was Oscar material) as a prickly Mr. Potato Head, while Jim Varney and R. Lee Ermey are standouts in the supporting cast.

Tim Allen gives the movie's best performance, as a newfangled toy that takes Woody's place in Andy's heart but can't bring himself to accept that he's just a plastic plaything. It's the role of the story that gives him the best lines ("I don't believe that man has ever been to medical school"), but Allen delivers them with real panache. He more than holds his own, and you kind of see where he took off with that note-perfect William Shatner parody he perfected on screen in the underrated "Galaxy Quest."

While this movie's use of computer animation makes it a milestone, it neither represents the most innovative use of the technology or the cleverest Pixar-ated treatment of a story. "A Bug's Life" seems a more worthy apex; that story was funnier, worked better on its own merits, and used the animation to better effect. But given how novel all of this was in 1995, "Toy Story" could have been a lot less thought-through than it was, and still made gobs of money. The fact it is instead invested with real heart, and can be watched and enjoyed today just as easily as when it debuted nearly 10 years ago, is a tribute to the people behind it.

I like Randy Newman's music, just not here, and while the animation textures are surprisingly lifelike, there are places, especially with Scud the dog but also with the baby's drool, where it falls short. The story itself gets kind of rote with repeat viewings, though the transition to Sid's bedroom and its sad mutilated toys is a genius moment. So too are the vending machine aliens, who gape in rapt wonder at the judgment of "the claw." If it reached for pathos a little less often, "Toy Story" would be an undeniable classic.

As it is, it is very, very good, the kind of film that's only good for children, even (especially?) the inner ones.