toy story toy story american computer animated adventure buddy comedy film produced released directed directorial debut feature length computer animated film theatrical film produced follows group anthropomorphic toys pretend humans present focuses relationship woody cowboy doll voiced astronaut action figure voiced film written featured music executive producers released theatres november produced short animated films promote computers approached disney produce computer animated feature success short film tin toy told small toy perspective wrote early story treatments thrown disney pushed edgy film disastrous story production halted script written better reflecting tone theme desired toys deeply want children play desire drives hopes fears actions studio consisting relatively small number employees produced film minor financial constraints grossing film opening weekend went earn million worldwide reviews positive praising animation technical innovation screenplay wit widely considered critics best animated films film received academy_award nominations including best original score best original song got friend winning inducted culturally historically aesthetically significant year eligibility addition home media releases theatrical releases inspired material run toys video games theme park attractions spin offs merchandise sequels toy story toy story garnered massive commercial success critical acclaim sequel toy story slated release plot world toys living things pretend owners present group toys owned year old boy caught guard andy birthday party moved week andy single mother infant sister preparing following week toys leader andy favorite toy old fashioned cowboy doll named toys including dinosaur wallace scouting mission green army men led spy party report results baby monitors toys relieved party appears end having replaced andy receives surprise gift electronic toy space ranger action figure named believes actual space ranger buzz toys features andy begins favor making woody feel left andy prepares family outing pizza planet mother allows bring toy choose buzz woody attempts trap desk ends knocking window instead resulting toys accusing woody murdering buzz jealousy exact punishment andy takes woody instead leaves family stops gas woody finds buzz ride car fight find family left manage way restaurant away pizza delivery truck buzz believing real space ranger despite woody attempts convince gets stuck crane game picked andy destructive neighbor buzz attempts escape house fails finally discovering toy plans launch buzz rocket plans delayed thunderstorm woody tells buzz joy bring andy toy restoring confidence morning woody toy creations rescue buzz launch rocket scare longer toys coming life woody buzz leave house andy family drive away new home duo try moving truck dog sees gives chase woody tries rescuing buzz andy car toys thinking attack toss truck having evaded buzz pick woody continue truck seeing woody buzz toys realize mistake try help aboard batteries depleted woody rocket buzz manages throw truck air buzz opens wings free rocket explodes woody land safely box van right andy christmas day new house woody buzz stage reconnaissance mission prepare new toy arrivals woody jokingly asks worse buzz discover andy new gift share worried smile cast main cast sheriff woody cowboy pull string doll space ranger action figure woody rival later best friend potato shaped doll pieces body toy green bank woody love interest woody buzz owner andy door neighbor year old bully toys amusement davis andy single mother green plastic figure soldier leader green soldiers younger sister additional voices announcer andy baby sister soldier squeeze toy aliens pizza planet phillips mother ryan kid commercial squeeze toy aliens spell robot guard bowling announcer commercial chorus production development director experience computer animation work animator friends showed scene eye opening experience awakened possibilities offered new medium computer generated animation tried pitch idea fully computer animated film disney idea rejected fired went work later founding member purchased entrepreneur founder created short computer animated films capabilities short told perspective toy referencing love classic toys claim academy award animated short films computer generated film tin toy gained disney attention new team ceo chairman film division began quest come grateful jobs faith felt compelled stay telling founder disney director stay history realized lure disney set plans motion ink production deal produce film disney movies house refused change work disney wanted buy rights nightmare christmas disney struck deal allowing disney movie outside studio opened door movies outside disney sides willing fellow founder long wanted produce computer animated feature addition disney licensed caps largest customer computers jobs apparent disney happy way want film said jobs happy time president potentially interested making feature film smith head animation met summer found atmosphere contentious later learned intended disney film outside aggravated meeting contingent went home low expectations surprised called conference smith joined head animation research development jobs brought idea half hour television special called tin toy christmas reasoned television program sensible way gain experience feature film met conference table building burbank smith considered difficult interested working company time considered difficult sell junior animators idea working disney bad reputation treated animators built reputation asserted meeting everybody thinks usually right threw idea half hour special eyed key talent room john won come work going work way invited visitors animators ask men finding backed statements felt able work disney companies began negotiations time verge bankruptcy needed deal disney insisted disney given rights technology making animation jobs refused case jobs demanded ownership film characters sharing control video rights sequels refused disney reached accord contract terms agreement dated signed early july eventually deal specified disney picture characters outright creative control pay ticket revenues option obligation films right sequels characters film disney kill film time small penalty early negotiations point contention jobs years agreement produce feature film based working title finalized production began soon writing original treatment drafted little common eventual finished film paired man band dummy sent odyssey studio head woody main villain toys rallied disney executive saw relinquished creative control core idea present treatment onward toys deeply want children play desire drives hopes fears actions felt original treatment problematic told odd couple buddy picture suggested watch classic buddy movies characters different attitudes thrown bond emerged early september second treatment lead characters dummy outline final film beginning shape script went changes final version decided character changed military action figure given space theme changed eventually astronaut design modeled suits worn apollo action figures addition green purple color scheme suit inspired wife nancy favorite colors green purple respectively woody second character inspired doll child originally woody dummy pull string woody character designer suggested woody changed cowboy dummy liked contrast western science fiction genres character immediately changed eventually dummy aspects character deleted dummy designed look mean kept woody pay homage western actor story department drew inspiration films odd couple screened castle sky influence toy story script strongly influenced ideas screenwriter members story team aware writing feature films feature story writing credits taught story class storyboard work prior seeking insight attended day los_angeles given principles grounded aristotle dictated character emerges choices protagonist makes reaction problems disney appointed later help develop script found script wasn working great structure added character sought pivotal role story team continued touch script production underway late additions encounter buzz alien toys pizza planet emerged session dozen directors story artists animators disney casting gave approval script january point voice casting begin wanted play character woody claimed ability emotions appealing character like league subsequently accepted role success cars considered role woody approached play buzz turned role later regretted subsequently accepted role success monsters inc addition crystal considered buzz took role appearing disney accepted gauge actor voice fit character borrowed common disney technique vocal monologue established actor actor voice appearance actions animated character early test footage voice convinced sign film allen animated film role production couple weeks team latest set footage disney early screen tests impressed disney technical innovation convincing disney plot difficult presentation tear giving detailed comments notes big push add main characters disney wanted film appeal children adults asked adult references added film rounds notes disney general consensus woody stripped charm recording dialogue story point character team half movie ready screen brought burbank disney executives november event later dubbed black friday incident results disastrous particularly idea having outsiders animation disney declared mess ordered production stopped immediately asked colleague bad replied movie anymore completely movie john set embarrassed screen later recalling story filled unhappy mean characters seen asked disney chance retreat script weeks supportive delivered news production production crew left jobs work project meantime crew shift television commercials head writers worked new script kept morale high remaining production scary time recalled story department manager initially wanted production altogether fire recently hired animators film wing team pleased open door counsel disney animation veterans continued dim view project later head urge cancel retreated small dark office emerging periodically new script pages story artists draw shots came help script revised weeks promised halted production kept work going personal funding jobs insert creative process artists instead managing relationship disney team came new script months later character woody boss andy toys wise caring leader included adult oriented staff meeting toys juvenile group discussion existed earlier drafts character changed slightly clear audience doesn realize toy approved new approach february film production voice actors returned march record new lines production crew quickly grew original size including animators technical directors artists engineers comparison released required budget million staff early process jobs eager produce film efficiently possible focus cost cutting despite million production budget proving inadequate especially given major revision necessary pushed woody edgy jobs demanded funds complete film right insisted disney liable cost willing described diplomatic jobs able reach compromise animation recruiting animators talent pay generally mediocre taking computer animated feature said challenges computer animation film things look organic leaf blade grass created world sense history doors floors film began animated guide animators developing characters animators worked film computer models characters character created clay modeled computer drawn reaching computer animated design animators model motion controls coded allow character variety ways talking walking jumping characters woody complex required motion controls including face mouth piece animation second test delivered disney june company requested sample film look like wanted impress disney number things test traditional hand drawn animation woody yellow shirt red stripes reflections buzz helmet space suit venetian blind shadows falling andy room shot film passed hands different teams art department gave shot color scheme general lighting layout department placed models shot framed setting location virtual camera programmed camera movement medium feel familiar possible sought stay limits live action film real cameras cranes headed directing animators shot went animation department layout opted disney approach assigning animator work character film certain exceptions scenes thought acting particularly critical animators program set character desired pose sequence hand built poses created software build poses frames animators studied actors inspiration rejected automatic lip characters mouths facial expressions actors recorded voices animators spent week seconds animation afterward animators scenes develop new storyboard computer animated characters added lighting visual effects finally computer render film final design team language create programs model surfaces surfaces toy story came real objects curtain fabric andy room scan actual cloth lighting team orchestrated final lighting shot animation completed shot went rendering render farm computers ran hours day finished animation emerged steady minutes week depending complexity frame took minutes hours render film required machine hours frames animation total minutes animation spread shots camera team aided recorded frames film stock rendered mere corresponding roughly quarter inch screen area typical cinema screen post production film sent sound effects mixed music score music disney concerned position use music unlike disney films time want film musical saying buddy film featuring real toys agreed saying bad musical buddy movie people won admit want sing buddy movies punching arm hate open emotion disney favored musical format claiming musicals orientation characters breaking song great takes asking disney reached compromise characters break song film use songs action graduate convey emotions buzz woody feeling disney tapped compose film edited newman late september final work score sound design respectively claimed songs touching witty satirical deliver emotional scene newman developed film signature song got friend day editing pre release difficult crew members perceive film quality production process finished footage scattered pieces lacked elements like music sound design animators felt film significant disappointment commercially felt animators animation fans find interesting according original editors scene cut original final edit scene features buzz woody violently decided cut right scene toys creators movie thought audience loving buzz woody point scene woody trying buzz attention stuck box shortened creators felt lose energy movie grown optimistic film neared completion announced united_states release date november coinciding thanksgiving weekend start winter holiday season sources indicate executive producer lacked confidence film production talking companies ranging microsoft selling film progressed jobs excited feeling verge transforming movie industry scenes movie finished watched repeatedly friends come home share new passion jobs decided release november occasion public test audience near anaheim late july indicated need minute added pressure final weeks response cards audience encouraging scale adding question audiences respond film ended shot andy house sound new attended screening told afterward film needed end shot woody buzz reacting news soundtrack soundtrack produced released november week film release scored written soundtrack received praise stirring score despite album critical success soundtrack peaked number billboard album chart cassette single release got friend released april promote soundtrack release soundtrack remastered went print album available purchase digitally retailers itunes soundtrack newman complete unreleased score film reissued july legacy collection series track listing songs written composed charts release november disney organized los_angeles built fun house door featuring characters jobs attend instead rented regency similar theater san_francisco held premiere night instead guests celebrities highlighted issue companies disney film audience appeared film wrote book touch adult voiced heard quiet moments fell lay broken landing toy story opened screens united_states november later expanding screens paired alongside reissue short called rabbit select prints contained adventures film shown berlin international film festival competition february film opened march marketing marketing film included million spent disney advertising paying million tied promotions film marketing consultant reflected promotion killer deal kid sitting half hour movie army recognizable toy characters want despite slow potential early thanksgiving release date announced january toy companies accustomed having eighteen months years runway time passed project february disney took idea toy industry trade new_york toronto based company factory based china toys interested small player industry mainly producing toy banks form film characters able worldwide master license toys simply wanted trailer film seven million copies vhs release ran television special making florida held daily parade screenwriter idea incorporate character rescue woody buzz film final act idea dropped objected refused license toy producer claimed allow use toy felt girls play dolls projecting personalities doll doll voice creating persona little girl dream desire likewise refused license joe mainly going blow license toy movie production discontinued 1970s designs sent wife said improved toy original release october film released film released toy story double feature week run extended success addition film second sequel toy story released format commented new release toy story films characters hold special place hearts excited bringing landmark film audiences enjoy new way thanks latest technology toy story shaping great adventure buzz woody gang andy room thought great let audiences experience films brand new way translating film involved original computer data virtually placing second camera scene creating left eye right eye views needed achieve perception depth unique computer animation referred process digital process took months additional months films add lead oversaw process sought achieve effect affected emotional storytelling film look films search story reasons use different ways instance toys world wanted feel consistent safer world went human world blew feel dangerous deep overwhelming unlike countries united_kingdom received films separate releases released october instead released january release performed box office opening opening weekend placing position cloudy chance double feature grossed week release home media released vhs laserdisc october bonus material week release vhs totaled million debuting toy story week video million vhs copies sold year deluxe edition laserdisc disc box set released december january film released vhs time video disney gold classic collection bonus short film tin toy release sold million copies film released dvd october pack sequel toy story day disc ultimate toy box set released featuring toy story disc bonus materials twin pack release later released individually march dvd pack ultimate toy box set dvd original dvd disney vault september disc 10th anniversary edition released featuring bonus material ultimate toy box including retrospective special home theater mix new picture dvd went disney vault january toy story 10th anniversary release version released taken disney vault lineup toy story september bare bones toy story released sony playstation portable film available time blu ray special edition combo pack included discs blu ray dvd versions film combo edition released march sequel dvd release ultimate toy box packaging combo pack sequels available november november dvd blu ray release cars toy story films released dvd blu ray blu ray digital copy combo pack discs films film released blu ray complete trilogy box set reception critical response received widespread critical acclaim review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported approval rating based reviews average score website consensus reads entertaining innovative animation arrival family friendly force metacritic uses normalized rating system film earned universal acclaim level rating based reviews mainstream critics reviewers hailed film creative computer animation voice cast ability appeal numerous age groups variety commended animation technique unusual look camera loops fashion fairly takes breath away roger_ebert chicago_sun-times compared film innovative animation disney framed saying movies apart universe cinematic visuals allowing new way film creative animation time claimed year inventive comedy voice cast praised critics usa today approved selection allen lead roles los_angeles_times stated starting brings best voiced animated features memory actors making strongly felt critics recognized film ability appeal age groups specifically children adults entertainment_weekly wrote purity freedom imagination greatest children films kind spring loaded times adults kids ranked eighth time list best films time named time best animated films ranks number empire magazine list greatest films time highest ranked animated movie ranked film greatest animated film time named film 22nd list influential visual effects films time years theatrical release film selected preservation films selected year eligibility film ranked afi list greatest american films time animated films list sixth best animation genre afi director praise film work genius got people understand toys true character brilliant got shot stuck discovers toy sitting landing staircase camera pulls tiny little figure guy massive ego seconds stunning films period box office performance film release executive producer founder stated modest hit million box office disney break gets million money real blockbuster earns million box office good money disney lot money release november managed gross million worldwide disney chairman stated don think thought toy story turn technology brilliant casting inspired think story touch nerve believe agreed work thought movie holiday feature public strength film days domestic release thanksgiving weekend earned film placed weekend box office maintained position domestic box office weekends highest grossing domestic film beating starring time release highest grossing animated film time considering inflation list highest grossing domestic films time film gross receipts canada international markets total worldwide time release film ranked 17th highest grossing film domestically 21st highest grossing film worldwide accolades film won nominated awards including kids choice award received development inspired application techniques possible feature length computer animated film additionally film nominated academy_awards got friend comedy score nominated best original screenplay work making animated film nominated academy award writing category won including best animated feature animator director musician producers production designer writers won awards best individual achievement respective fields work film film won best individual achievement technical achievement nominated golden globe awards best motion picture comedy musical newman got friend film won best animated film list films age highest placed animated film empire magazine list greatest movie time toy story voted 4th greatest cartoon channel_4 poll simpsons tom jerry south park impact legacy large impact film industry innovative computer animation film debut industries interested technology film graphics chip makers desired imagery similar film animation personal computers game developers wanted learn replicate animation video games researchers interested building artificial intelligence machines compared film characters authors compared film interpretation addition left impact infinity sequels software infinity classic line infinity seen usage themed merchandise philosophers mathematical took action figure space discovery space shuttle educational experience students stressing action figure experiments zero reported father son continually repeated phrase help track water hours atlantic_ocean phrase occurs lyrics beyoncé song single ladies ring bridge sequels shows spin offs spawned sequels toy story toy story toy story released initially sequel going direct video release development beginning cast returned story considered better direct video release announced sequel theatrical release sequel toy story released theatres november saw return majority voice cast film focuses andy toys going rescue woody stolen yard sale toy collector voiced film equally received critics thought better installment earning rare approval rating rotten tomatoes based reviews metacritic film earned favorable rating based reviews film widest release theaters grossed worldwide second successful animated film time release second sequel toy story released theatres june centers andy toys accidentally donated day care center andy teenager preparing college majority cast prior films returned film franchise released run films originally released released double feature like predecessors toy story received enormous critical acclaim earning approval rating rotten_tomatoes grossed billion worldwide making highest grossing animated film release frozen november disney ice toy story ice opened featured cast voices music april disney wonder cruise ship launched toy story musical shows cruises led spin direct video animated film star command adventure begins animated television series star command film series followed friends uphold justice galaxy film criticized animation toy story sold million vhs dvds week release television series brought commercial critical acclaim winning outstanding sound editing series ran total episodes following release toy story series short films shown theaters disney features hawaiian vacation shown cars vacation room shown buzz left fast food restaurant shown release bath toys january fan live action version film posted youtube received million views taken disney copyright audio february video returned youtube october abc aired promoting television special special disappears woody buzz find december abc aired toy story time forgot story woody buzz toy characters introduced toy story trapped room group dinosaur warrior toys called know toys escape sequel toy story released june directed focus romance woody software merchandise disney animated toy story disney activity center toy story released windows mac disney animated toy story best selling software title selling copies console video games released film toy story video game game boy playstation contains elements toy story created original animations games including fully animated sequences titles large promotion release leading numerous tie ins film including images food packaging variety merchandise released film theatrical run initial vhs release including toys clothing shoes things action figure created initially ignored retailers figures sold character film release demand continued expand eventually reaching million units sold theme park attractions sequels inspired multiple attractions theme parks space ranger spin magic kingdom casts theme park guests cadets buzz guests ride scenes featuring emperor firing laser cannons symbols scoring points hit similar laser cannons hand held mounted ride vehicle despite nearly identical attraction car style attraction guests compete ride vehicles firing playground balls disney disney features series interactive carnival type games hosted toy story characters guests ride vehicles wearing glasses pull string cannon launch virtual rings etc disney announced update attraction add characters months film release date world color disney california adventure large night time water light scenes projected water screens feature animation toy story films paris opening august respectively area designed create illusion guest size toy play andy backyard themed rides located disney parks main characters woody normally characters meet meet influences toy story cast characters forms basis naming releases computer operating system buzz stretch version currently prepared release designed sculpture based animations character sold
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