Toy Story 2 [1999]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production:
Running Times: 92 mins [Argentina; New Zealand; USA]     94 mins [UK]     95 mins [Finland]
Format: Technicolor     35mm     digital [Texas Instruments DLP 1280 x 1024, 1.5:1 anamorphic]
Ratio: 1.78:1     1.85:1
Sound: Dolby EX 6.1     DTS     SDDS

SELECTED CREDITS

[full credits]

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Productions
Executive Producer: Sarah McArthur
Producer: Karen Robert Jackson, Helene Plotkin

SCRIPT
Script: Doug Chamberlain, Rita Hsiao, Andrew Stanton, Chris Webb
Story: Ash Brannon, Peter Docter, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton

DIRECTION
Director: John Lasseter
Co-Directors: Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Sharon Calahan

ANIMATION
Directing Animators: Dylan Brown, Kyle Balda
Supervising Animator: Glenn McQueen

EDITING
Editors: Edie Bleiman, David Ian Salter, Lee Unkrich

MUSIC
Music: Randy Newman
Song: Randy Newman [When She Loved Me]
Song Performed By: Sarah McLachlan [When She Loved Me]

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Effects Department Manager: Kelly T. Peters

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: William Cone, Jim Pearson

CAST
Tom Hanks [Woody]
Tim Allen [Buzz Lightyear]
Joan Cusack [Jessie]
Kelsey Grammer [Stinky Pete the Prospector]
Don Rickles [Mr Potato Head]
Jim Varney [Slinky Dog]
Wallace Shawn [Rex]
John Ratzenberger [Hamm]
Annie Potts [Bo Peep]
Wayne Knight [Al McWhiggin]
John Morris [Andy]
Laurie Metcalf [Mrs Davis]
Estelle Harris [Mrs Potato Head]
R Lee Ermey [Sarge]
Jodi Benson [Barbie]
Jonathan Harris [Geri the cleaner]
Joe Ranft [Wheezy / Heimlich]
Andrew Stanton [Emperor Zurg]
Jeff Pidgeon [aliens / additional voices]

When Andy goes off to summer camp, the toys are left behind. Woody is stolen by a greedy toy collector and Woody learns something of his illustrious ancestry - he's part of a hugely successful and much sought after range of toys that the dealer hopes to sell to a Japanese toy museum. Now that he has a complete set of the toys, the deal goes through and Woody looks set to be moved to Japan - will Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the toys rescue him in time?

One of those rare creatures, a sequel that's equally as good as its predecessor. Rescued from the ignomy of a straight-to-video release, Toy Story 2 was even more successful than the first film and, technically, it the better film. For sheer entertainment value there's not much to choose between them, and Toy Story 2 is a more than creditable follow up.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

France
Theatrical Distributor: Gaumont Buena Vista International

Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Lusomundo

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures / Walt Disney Pictures

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: Atp

Australia
Rating: G

Belgium
Rating: KT

Finland
Rating: K-6/4

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: U

Hong Kong
Rating: I

Italy
Rating: T

Netherlands
Rating: AL

New Zealand
Rating: G

Norway
Rating: 7

Portugal
Rating: M/4

Singapore
Rating: PG

Sweden
Rating: 7

Switzerland
Rating: 7

UK
Rating: U

USA
Rating: G

1999
November
13: USA - theatrical premiere
19: USA - theatrical release in Los Angeles
24: USA - theatrical release nationwide

December
2: Argentina - theatrical release
2: Australia - theatrical release
2: Malaysia - theatrical release
2: New Zealand - theatrical release
2: Singapore - theatrical release
10: Thailand - theatrical release
17: Brazil - theatrical release
17: Mexico - theatrical release
18: South Korea - theatrical release

2000
January
28: Poland - theatrical release
28: Portugal - theatrical premiere

February
2: Belgium - theatrical release
2: France - theatrical release
3: Germany - theatrical release
3: Hong Kong - theatrical release
3: Spain - theatrical pre-release screenings
3: Switzerland - theatrical release in German speaking region
4: Norway - theatrical release
4: Sweden - theatrical release
4: UK - limited theatrical release
11: Denmark - theatrical release
11: Iceland - theatrical release
11: Italy - theatrical release
11: Portugal - theatrical release
11: UK - theatrical release nationwide
17: Netherlands - theatrical release
18: Finland - theatrical release

March
2: Czech Republic - theatrical release
11: Japan - theatrical release
14: Kuwait - theatrical release
17: Estonia - theatrical release
17: Russia - theatrical release

April
6: Israel - theatrical release
13: Hungary - theatrical release

The toys are back!

The Toys are Back in Town

Toy Story 2 - Woody e Buzz alla riscossa - Italian title

SEQUEL TO
Toy Story [1995]

SEE ALSO
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins [2000]
Metropolis [1927]
Puppet Playhouse [1947]
Gojira [1954]
Howdy Doody [1955] [TV]
Spin and Marty: The Movie [1955]
Goldfinger [1964]
Star Trek [1966]
2001: A Space Odyssey [1968]
Kung Fu [1972]
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope [1977]
Superman [1978]
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back [1980]
Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981]
Poltergeist [1982]
Tron [1982]
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi [1983]
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure [1985]
Luxo Jr [1986]
Who Framed Roger Rabbit [1988]
Knickknack [1989]
Batman [1989]
Twin Peaks [1990]
Prehysteria [1993]
Jurassic Park [1993]
ReBoot [1994]
Geri's Game [1997]
A Bug's Life [1998]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937]
The Terminator [1984]
The Avengers [1998]
Small Soldiers [1998]
The Matrix [1999]
Red's Dream [1987]
Tin Toy [1988]

MAGAZINES

Empire January 2001 p.26 [UK]
illustrated note

Entertainment Weekly no.515 [3 December 1999] p.72 [USA]
review [Second That Emotion [A] by Lisa Scharzbaum]

Entertainment Weekly no.564 [20 October 2000] p.55 [USA]
review [Video: Go, Figures! [A+] by Steve Daly]

Film Review March 2000 p.19 [UK]
review [by Jason Caro]

Variety vol.377 no.2 [22 November 1999] pp.83, 96 [USA]
review [Toy 2 sequel more than equal by Todd McCarthy]

NEWSPAPERS

Correio da Manha 11 February 2000
review [by Vitoriano Rosa]

Diário de Notícias 11 February 2000
review [by Eurico De Barros]

Svenska Dagbladet 4 February 2000 [Sweden]
review [Vagar lita till den fredliga fantasin by Jeanette Gentele]

KEYWORDS

computer animation, toys, sequels, airports, toy shops, dogs, children

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007