Toy Story [1995]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 80 mins [Finland; Germany]      81 mins [Argentina]     77 mins [UK]      81 mins [USA]
Format: Technicolor     35mm
Ratio: 1.78:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

SELECTED CREDITS

[Full Credits]

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Productions
Executive Producers: Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs
Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Ralph Guggenheim

SCRIPT
Screenplay: Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Story: John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft

DIRECTION
Director: John Lasseter

ANIMATION
Supervising Animator: Peter Docter
Animation Managers: B.Z. Petroff, Triva von Klark
Directing Animators: Ash Brannon, Rich Quade
Animators: Alan Sperling, Angie Glocka, Anthony LaMolinara, Bud Luckey, Colin Brady, Davey Crockett Feiten, David Tart, Doug Sheppeck, Doug Sweetland, Glenn McQueen, Guionne Leroy, Hal T. Hickel, Jeff Pidgeon, Jeff Pratt, Jimmy Hayward, Karen Kiser, Ken Willard, Les Major, Mark Oftedal, Rex Grignon, Roger Rose, Steve Rabatich, Steve Segal, Tom K. Gurney, Michael Berenstein, Kim Blanchette

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera Supervisor: Louis Rivera
Camera Manager: Julie M. McDonald

EDITING
Editors: Robert Gordon, Lee Unkrich

MUSIC
Music: Randy Newman; Klaus Lage [German version]
Songs: Randy Newman [You've Got a Friend in Me; Strange Things; I Will Go Sailing No More]; Elton John, Tim Rice [Hakuna Matata]

SOUND
Sound Designer: Gary Rydstrom

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Mark T. Henne, Oren Jacob, Darwyn Peachey, Mitch Prater, Brian M. Rosen

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Ralph Eggleston
Designer / Illustrator: Bob Pauley

VOICES
Tom Hanks [Woody]
Tim Allen [Buzz Lightyear]
Don Rickles [Mr Potato Head]
Jim Varney [Slinky Dog]
Wallace Shawn [Rex]
John Ratzenberger [Hamm]
Annie Potts [Bo Peep]
John Morris [Andy Davis]
Erik von Detten [Sid Phillips]
Laurie Metcalf [Mrs Davis]
R Lee Ermey [Sergeant]
Sarah Freeman [Hannah Phillips]
Penn Jillette [TV announcer]
Joe Ranft [Lenny the binoculars]

Cowboy ragdoll rules the roost as the favourite of young Andy's toys. But when Andy is given a Buzz Lightyear doll, the balance of power in the toy room changes. A jealous Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out of the window and has to set off to rescue him. The two toys, who hate each with a passion, must join forces in their efforts to get home safely and before Andy and his mum move house.

Fabulous. There's more imagination per minute here than most films can manage in their entire running time. Technically stunning and hilariously funny, Toy Story is quite simply a classic boasting state of the art animation, a simple but effective story and winning performances.

Argentina
Video Distributor: Gativideo

Australia
Theatrical Distributor: Roadshow

Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Lusomundo

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Lauren Film

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

Argentina
Rating: Atp

Australia
Rating: G

Belgium
Rating: KT

Denmark
Rating: 7

Finland
Rating: S

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: U (w)

Netherlands
Rating: AL

Portugal
Rating: M/6

Spain
Rating: T

Sweden
Rating: 7

UK
Rating: PG

USA
Rating: G

AWARDS

1996
Academy Awards
Best Achievement in Music [Original Song] - nomination
Best Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen - nomination

1995
November
22: USA - theatrical release

1996
February
16: Hong Kong - theatrical release

March
7: Singapore - theatrical release
8: Sweden - theatrical release
14: Argentina - theatrical release
14: Spain - theatrical release
21: Germany - theatrical release
21: Mexico - theatrical release
22: Denmark - theatrical release
22: Italy - theatrical release
22: UK - theatrical release
23: Japan - theatrical release
27: Belgium - theatrical release
27: France - theatrical release
29: Finland - theatrical release
29: Portugal - theatrical release
29: Switzerland - theatrical release

April
4: Netherlands - theatrical release
5: Poland - theatrical release

September
6: Estonia - theatrical release

The Toys Are Back In Town

Toy Story - Il mondo dei giocattoli - Italian title

SEQUEL
Toy Story 2 [1999]

SEE ALSO
The Adventures of André and Wally B. [1984]
Alien [1979]
Back to the Future [1985]
A Bug's Life [1998]
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins [2000]
Child's Play [1988]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977]
Evil Dead II [1987]
The Exorcist [1973]
Galaxy Quest [1999]
Knickknack [1989]
Luxo Jr [1986]
Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981]
Red's Dream [1987]
The Shining [1980]
Small Soldiers [1998]
Spice World [1997]
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope [1977]
The Story Behind Toy Story [1997]
Tin Toy [1988]
Toy Story [1996]
Toy Story On Ice [1997]

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen [1996]

NET LINKS
www.toystory.com

MAGAZINES

Cinema [Germany] 28 March 1996
review [by Eric Stahl]

Diario de Noticias 29 March 1996
review [by Nuno Henrique Luz]

Diario de Noticias 31 March 1996
interview with William Reeves [by Joao Antunes]

Empire April 1996 p.40
review [by Caroline Westbrook]

FilmMagasinet February / March 1996 p.34
review [by Ketil Johansen]

Film Review March 1996 p.66
review

Film Review April 1996 pp.9, 17, 30-32

Imágenes April 1996 p.121
review [by Ángel Sala]

Premiere [France] April 1996 p.29
review [by Gerard Delorme]

SFX 10 p.8
review

Svenska Dagbladet 8 March 1996
review [Julafton i barnkammaren by Jeanette Gentele]

Visao 11 April 1996 p.90
review [by Joao Mario Grilo]

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

computer animation, toys, children, dolls, dogs, car crashes, fireworks

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007