"inventive comedy."" The voice cast was also praised by various critics. Susan Wloszczyna of ""USA Today"" approved of the selection of Hanks and Allen for the lead roles. Kenneth Turan of the ""Los Angeles Times"" stated that ""Starting with Tom Hanks, who brings an invaluable heft and believability to Woody, ""Toy Story"" is one of the best voiced animated features in memory, with all the actors ... making their presences strongly felt."" Several critics also recognized the film's ability to appeal to various age groups, specifically children and adults. Owen Gleiberman of ""Entertainment Weekly"" wrote ""It has the purity, the"
"stating that Woody is ""an old family toy."" Stinky Pete also directly refers to him as a ""hand-me-down cowboy doll"" later in the movie, and when Woody finds a record player in Al's apartment room, he states ""I haven't seen one of these in ages!"", again supporting that he has been around longer than Andy. In fact, when introducing the 2009 set of Toy Story collectibles, John Lasseter said ""We always imagined he was a hand-me-down to Andy from his father."" He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the films and by his brother Jim Hanks on other occasions. In"
"design of the star of ""Toy Story"", Woody, a cowboy. Originally, the character was a ventriloquist's dummy like Edgar Bergen's character Charlie McCarthy. He evolved into a talking doll with a pull string and an empty gun holster. His character designs can also be seen in ""A Bug's Life"", ""Toy Story 2"", ""Monsters, Inc."", ""Finding Nemo"", ""Cars"", ""Ratatouille"", ""WALL-E"", ""Up"", and ""Toy Story 3"". In 2003, Luckey gained attention for the short film ""Boundin'"", which was released theatrically as the opening cartoon for ""The Incredibles"". It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 2003. Luckey wrote"
"ranked ""When She Loved Me"" the sixth greatest Pixar moment. Actors Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, who respectively voice Woody and Buzz Lightyear in the ""Toy Story"" films, were moved to tears upon watching ""When She Loved Me"" for the first time, explaining, ""we ... were looking at each other going, 'That's some powerful stuff' - to be reduced to that and to a level of emotion like that on a cartoon about talking toys and their adventures, it's profound"". Tim Grierson of ""Mel Magazine"" crowned ""When She Loved Me"" ""an all-time great tearjerker"". ""The Guardian""'s Dorian Lynskey believes that"
"Fabrizio Frizzi Fabrizio Frizzi (5 February 1958 – 26 March 2018) was an Italian television presenter, voice actor and philanthropist. He often presented a mixture of variety shows, talent shows and game shows across Italy and he was also known as the Italian voice of Woody from the ""Toy Story"" franchise. Born in Rome, Frizzi began his career in 1980, successfully auditioning to host the children's show ""Il barattolo"" for Rai 2 in 1980. He continued in the young people's afternoon slot, firstly with ""Tandem"" and later with ""Pane e marmellata"", which he co-hosted with his first wife Rita Dalla"
"Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 1995 film of the same name, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys, unknown to humans, are secretly alive, and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman named Buzz Lightyear. The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them. The first two films of the franchise were directed by John"
"Kristen Schaal and Laurie Metcalf will reprise their roles of Woody, Buzz, Trixie and Mrs. Davis. The rest of this film's cast may also return. Don Rickles also signed on to return to voice Mr. Potato Head; however, Rickles died during production and it was announced that he had died before he was able to record any lines for the film. Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in Pixar's ""Toy Story"" series, and the sequel to 1999's ""Toy"
"be changed to a cowboy ventriloquist dummy. John Lasseter liked the contrast between the Western and the science fiction genres and the character immediately changed. Eventually, all the ventriloquist dummy aspects of the character were deleted, because the dummy was designed to look ""sneaky and mean."" However they kept the name Woody to pay homage to the Western actor Woody Strode. The story department drew inspiration from films such as ""Midnight Run"" and ""The Odd Couple"", and Lasseter screened Hayao Miyazaki's ""Castle in the Sky"" (1986) for further influence. ""Toy Story""s script was strongly influenced by the ideas of screenwriter"
"Toy Story That Time Forgot Toy Story That Time Forgot is a prehistoric-themed 22-minute television special produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation that aired on ABC on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 and It is set shortly before the events of ""Toy Story 4"". It was written and directed by Steve Purcell and produced by Galyn Susman. Michael Giacchino composed the music for the special. Most of the regular cast from the ""Toy Story"" series reprised their roles, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Wallace Shawn as Rex, Timothy"
"first animated film to generate over $1 billion in ticket sales, and Pixar's second-highest-grossing film to date, behind ""Incredibles 2"". A sequel, ""Toy Story 4"", directed by Josh Cooley, is scheduled to be released on June 21, 2019. Now 17, Andy is headed to college, and his toys have not been played with for years. He has sold most of them except Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, the Aliens, and the Green Army Men. He intends to take Woody with him and puts the other toys in a trash bag to be"
"Pop singer Melanie Martinez released a song called ""Mrs. Potato Head"" on her debut album ""Cry Baby"". Mr. Potato Head is also in the Disney/Pixar ""Toy Story films"" voiced by Don Rickles. He is one of Andy's toys. In the first film, ""Toy Story"" (1995), Mr. Potato Head is shown to be very moody towards Andy's other toys, although he's good friends with Hamm the piggy bank (John Ratzenberger). When Woody (Tom Hanks) accidentally pushes Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) out of window, Potato Head accuses Woody of doing it on purpose. When it is later revealed that Buzz is okay,"
"kids and kids-at-heart."" Toy Story That Time Forgot Toy Story That Time Forgot is a prehistoric-themed 22-minute television special produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation that aired on ABC on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 and It is set shortly before the events of ""Toy Story 4"". It was written and directed by Steve Purcell and produced by Galyn Susman. Michael Giacchino composed the music for the special. Most of the regular cast from the ""Toy Story"" series reprised their roles, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Wallace Shawn"
"fear of being packed away in the process—and draw Bonnie's attention to the cabinet where the toys are being kept. As a result, Bonnie recovers her toys, and her mom calls in the police, who then presumably arrests the manager for theft. A Christmas-themed 22-minute television special, titled ""Toy Story That Time Forgot"", aired on ABC on December 2, 2014. It was written and directed by Steve Purcell, and produced by Galyn Susman. Michael Giacchino, who composed the music for the first special, returned. Most of the regular cast reprised their roles, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as"
"the film. In a 2010 interview, Lee Unkrich stated that Pixar was not planning a fourth film after ""Toy Story 3"", but also that he was ""flattered that people ask about it—it reminds me how much people love the characters, but it was really important to me with this film that we not just create another sequel, that it not just be another appendage coming off of the other two... there may be opportunities for Woody and Buzz in the future, but we don't have any plans for anything right now."" Tom Hanks and Tim Allen were signed on tentatively"
"Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf and Erik von Detten. Taking place in a world where anthropomorphic toys come to life when humans are not present, its plot focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll named Woody and an astronaut action figure Buzz Lightyear as they evolve from rivals competing for the affections of their owner Andy to friends who work together to be reunited with him after being separated from him. Pixar, which had produced short animated films to promote their computers, was approached"
"Buzz Lightyear Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character in the ""Toy Story"" franchise. He is a toy Space Ranger superhero according to the movies and an action figure in the franchise. Along with Sheriff Woody, he is one of the two lead characters in all three ""Toy Story"" movies. He also appeared in the movie """" and the television series spin-off ""Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"". He is voiced by Tim Allen in the ""Toy Story"" films, a few video games, and the ""Buzz Lightyear"" movie, Patrick Warburton in the TV series, and by Pat Fraley for the video games"
"with the fantasy world of talking, living toys and also capture the nostalgia of older generations by employing the cowboy main character, Woody. He argues that the narratives of the film, past and present, adult and child, live and mechanic, show all the possibilities that this new animation world has created. ""Toy Story"" set the themes that are involved in all Pixarvolt film. These films are interested in social hierarchies, the outside world versus the imaginary world, and these films are all powered by revolution, transformation and rebellion. Most Pixarvolt films deal with escape to a utopian freedom. One such"
"Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in Pixar's ""Toy Story"" series, and the sequel to 1999's ""Toy Story 2"". It was directed by Lee Unkrich, the editor of the first two films and the co-director of ""Toy Story 2"", written by Michael Arndt, while Unkrich wrote the story along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, respectively director and co-writer of the first two films. The plot focuses on the toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their friends accidentally being"
"received enormous critical acclaim, earning a 99% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes. It also grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing animated film until the release of 2013's ""Frozen"". A third sequel, ""Toy Story 4"", will be released on June 21, 2019. It was originally set to be directed by John Lasseter, but he stepped down and was replaced by Josh Cooley. This film will focus on the toys going to find Bo Peep, who was given away before the third film. Most of the cast of the previous films will again reprise their character roles. In"
"frequently on lists of the greatest animated films ever made. The film has seen multiple home media releases and a theatrical 3-D re-release in 2009, 10 years after its initial release. ""Toy Story 3"" was released in 2010, which was also critically and commercially successful. Andy prepares to go to cowboy camp with Woody, but while playing with Woody and Buzz Lightyear, he accidentally tears Woody's arm. Andy's mom puts Woody on a shelf, and Andy leaves without Woody. The next day, after having a nightmare of being thrown away, Woody finds Wheezy who has been shelved for months due"
"film under minor financial constraints. ""Toy Story"" was released in theaters on November 22, 1995, and was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend, eventually earning over $373 million at the worldwide box office. It was positively reviewed by critics and audiences, who praised the animation's technical innovation, the wit and thematic sophistication of the screenplay, and the performances of Hanks and Allen; it is considered by many to be one of the best animated films ever made. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song for ""You've Got a"
"donated to a day care center as their owner, Andy, prepares to leave for college, and racing to get home before Andy leaves. In the film's ensemble voice cast, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris and Laurie Metcalf reprise their roles from the first two films with Joan Cusack, Estelle Harris and Jodi Benson who reprise their roles of Jessie, Mrs. Potato Head and Barbie, from ""Toy Story 2"". Jim Varney, who voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films, died 10 years before the release of the third film, so"
"film characters, it was able to scoop up the worldwide master license for ""Toy Story"" toys simply because no one else wanted it. Walt Disney Home Video put a trailer for the film on seven million copies of the VHS re-release of ""Cinderella""; the Disney Channel ran a television special on the making of ""Toy Story""; Walt Disney World in Florida held a daily ""Toy Story"" parade at Disney-MGM Studios. It was screenwriter Joss Whedon's idea to incorporate Barbie as a character who would rescue Woody and Buzz in the film's final act. The idea was dropped after Mattel objected"
"Toy Aliens and Wheezy respectively. Woody is voiced by Jim Hanks, the younger brother of his original voice actor Tom Hanks (as Tom was too busy working on ""Cast Away""), and Hamm is voiced by Andrew Stanton instead of John Ratzenberger. Originally, Patrick Warburton, (the TV series voice for Buzz), voiced Buzz for the film, but when it was released to video, his lines were redubbed by Allen. Slinky Dog makes a silent cameo due to Jim Varney's death on February 10, 2000. When the movie was later edited into three episodes of the television show, the opening ""Andy's Room"""
"in the ""Toy Story"" series. Although the film was criticized for not using the same animation as in ""Toy Story"" and ""Toy Story 2"", it sold three million VHS and DVDs in its first week of release. Pixar created original animations for the games, including fully animated sequences for PC titles. Woody and Buzz Lightyear were originally going to appear in the ""Final Mix"" version of the Disney/Square Enix video game ""Kingdom Hearts II."" They were omitted from the final product, but their models appear in the game's coding, without textures. The director of the ""Kingdom Hearts"" series, Tetsuya Nomura,"
"and the Beast"" and ""Up"". ""Toy Story"", the first film in the franchise, was released on November 22, 1995. It was the first feature-length film created entirely by CGI and was directed by John Lasseter. The plot involves Andy, an imaginative young boy, getting a new Buzz Lightyear action figure for his birthday, causing Sheriff Woody, a vintage cowboy doll, to think that he has been replaced as Andy's favorite toy. In competing for Andy's attention, Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out a window, leading the other toys to believe he tried to murder Buzz. Determined to set things right, Woody"
"felt there was insufficient time to test the toys for safety. In 2003, the Chatter Telephone was listed as one of the 100 most memorable toys of the 20th century by the Toy Industry Association. In 2005, the Chatter Telephone was chosen as one of Dr. Toy's Best Classic Toys. Chatter Telephone appears in the 2010 animated film ""Toy Story 3"" as a minor character, helping Woody save his friends from Lotso. He is voiced by Teddy Newton and speaks with a film noir style, and a brooklyn accent. Chatter Telephone appears in the 2017 animated film ""The Boss Baby""."
"""Toy Story"" the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award writing category. ""Toy Story"" won eight Annie Awards, including ""Best Animated Feature"". Animator Pete Docter, director John Lasseter, musician Randy Newman, producers Bonnie Arnold and Ralph Guggenheim, production designer Ralph Eggleston, and writers Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton, and Joss Whedon all won awards for ""Best Individual Achievement"" in their respective fields for their work on the film. The film also won ""Best Individual Achievement"" in technical achievement. ""Toy Story"" was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, one for Best Motion Picture—Comedy or Musical, and one"
"in 2019. Initially, the first sequel to ""Toy Story"" was going to be a direct-to-video release, with development beginning in 1996. However, after the cast from ""Toy Story"" returned and the story was considered to be better than that of a direct-to-video release, it was announced in 1998 that the sequel would see a theatrical release. Toy Story's first sequel ""Toy Story 2"" was released in theatres November 24, 1999 and saw the return of the majority of the voice cast from ""Toy Story"", and the film focuses on Buzz leading Andy's toys on a mission to rescue Woody after"
"Andy's mom accidentally donating the toys to a day-care center when Andy, now a teenager, is preparing to go to college. Once there, they must hurry home before Andy leaves. Again, the majority of the cast from the prior two films returned, with Slinky Dog voiced by Blake Clark due to Jim Varney's death in 2000. It was the first film in the franchise to be released in 3-D for its first run, though the first two films, which were originally released in 2-D, were re-released in 3-D in 2009 as a double feature. Like its predecessors, ""Toy Story 3"""
"who developed the Deep Canvas animation process for the film. Phil Collins was nominated for a Kids Choice Award for his song ""Two Worlds"", but lost to Will Smith's song ""Wild Wild West."" Rosie O'Donnell, the host of the 2000 Kids Choice Awards, was nominated for her voicework as Tarzan's best friend, Terk. She won the award for Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie, beating out both Tim Allen and Tom Hanks, the voices of Buzz Lightyear and Woody from ""Toy Story 2"". The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: A spin-off animated series named ""The"
"also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D ""double feature"" for at least two weeks in October 2009. The series is the 24th highest-grossing franchise worldwide, the fifth highest-grossing animated franchise (behind ""Despicable Me"", ""Shrek"", ""Ice Age"", and ""Madagascar""), and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time. On November 1, 2011, all three ""Toy Story"" films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films. The ""Toy Story"" series consists of three CGI animated films: ""Toy Story"" (1995), ""Toy Story 2"" (1999), and ""Toy Story 3"" (2010). A fourth film, ""Toy"
"the business of it, but for us, it's pure passion...One of the things that was very important for me as an artist is to continue directing. When I direct, I get to work with the individual artists, with the animators."" In August 2015, at the D23 Expo, Lasseter said that the film would focus on the romance between Woody and Bo Peep. Its story will be built on the fact that Bo Peep was absent in ""Toy Story 3"", with Woody and Buzz Lightyear trying to find her and bring her back. ""Toy Story"" was the first Pixar film to"