Toy Story (Film Series)

Toy Story is the first movie franchise created by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Disney. It consists of three films. Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010). The franchise focuses on a group of toys that secretly come to life whenever their owner Andy isn’t around and end up unexpectedly embarking on life-changing adventures. The first two films of the franchise were directed by John Lasseter, and the third by Lee Unkrich, co-director of the second film. All three films feature the voices talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Jack Angel, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Eremy and Jeff Pidgeon. The series also features the voices talents of Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Jim Varrey, Blake Clark, Annie Potts, Kelsey Grammar, Andrew Stanton, Bud Luckey, Joe Ranft, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Garlin, Bonnie Hunt, and Estelle Harris. All three films, produced on a total budget of US$320 million, have grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide. Each film set box office records, with the third included in the top 10 highest-grossing domestic and all-time worldwide films. Critics have given all three films extremely positive reviews. Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D "double feature" for at least two weeks in October 2009. So The third movie, Toy Story 3 was released in 3D. Special Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on March 23rd 2010. The third movie, Toy Story 3 was released in 3D. The series is currently the 14th highest-grossing franchise worldwide, and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time. On November 1st 2011, all three Toy Story films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films. The possibility of a fourth Toy Story film is in the news. This is the third computer animated series (Following Shrek and Ice Age) to make to it to three movies. 
*Creator: Pixar
*Films and Television
**Films
**#Toy Story (Original Film) (1995)
**#Toy Story 2 (1999)
**#Toy Story 3 (2010)
**Animated Series
**#Toy Story Treats (1996)
**#Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–01) 
*Theatrical presentations 
**Plays 
***Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 (2010–present) 
*Games 
**Video games 
**#Toy Story: The Game (1996)
**#Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to The Rescue (1999)
**#Toy Story Racer (2001)
**#Toy Story Mania (2009) 
**#Toy Story 3: The Videogame (2010)
*Audio 
**Soundtracks 
**#Toy Story 1
**#Toy Story 2
**#Toy Story 3
*Miscellaneous 
**Short films 
**#Hawaiian Vacation (2011) 
**#Small Fry (2011)
**#Partysaurus Rex (2012)
**Direct-to-video specials 
***Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) 
**Television Specials: Toy Story of Terror (2013)
*Directors 
*#John lasseter (1 and 2) 
*#Lee Unkrich (3) 
*Co-Directors 
*#Ash Branson (2) 
*#Lee Unkrich (2) 
*Producers 
*#Ralph Guggenheim (1) 
*#Bonnie Arnold (1) 
*#Helene Plotkin (2) 
*#Karen Robert Jackson (2) 
*#Darla K. Anderson (3) 
*Writers 
*#Joss Whedon (1) 
*#Joel Cohen (1)
*#Alec Sokolow (1) 
*#Andrew Stanton (1 and 2) 
*#Rita Hsiao (2) 
*#Doug Chamberlin (2) 
*#Chris Webb (2) 
*#Michael Arndt (3) 
*Stories  by 
*#John Lasseter 
*#Joe Ranft (1) 
*#Pete Docter (1 and 2) 
*#Andrew Stanton(1 and 2) 
*#Ash Brannon (2) 
*Stars 
*#Tom Hanks
*#Tim Allen
*#Wallace Shawn
*#Don Rickles
*#R. Lee Ermey
*#John Ratzenberger
*#Jeff Pidgeon
*#John Morris
*#Lauire Metcalf
*#Jack Angle
*#Erik Von Detten (1)
*#Sarah Freedman (1)
*#Jim Varrey (1 and 2)
*#Annie Potts (1 and 2)
*#Joe Ranft (1 and 2)
*#Joan Cusack (2 and 3)
*#Esttelle Harris (2 and 3)
*#Jodi Benson (2 and 3)
*#Andrew Stanon (2)
*#Kelsey Grammer (2)
*#Wayne Knight (2)
*#Ned Beatty (3)
*#Micheal Keaton (3)
*#Whoopi Goldberg (3)
*#Jeff Garlin (3)
*#Timthoy Dalton (3)
*#Kristen Schaal (3)
*#Bonnie Hunt (3)
*#Blake Clark (3)
*#Javier Fernandez-Peña (3)
*#Emily Hahn (3)
*#Lori Alan (3)
*#Bud Luckey (3)
*#Lee Unkrick (3)
*Cinematography 
*#Sharon Calahan (2) 
*#Jeremy Lasky (3) 
*#Kim White (3) 
*Music by: Randy Newman 
*Editing by 
*#Robert Gordon (1)
*#Lee Unkrich (1 and 2) 
*#Edie Bleiman (2)  
*#David Ian Salter (2) 
*#Ken Schretzmann (3) 
Studio: Pixar 
Executive Producers: John Lasseter (3) 
Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures 
*Theatrical Release dates 
*#November 22nd  1995 (1) 
*#November 24th 1999 (2) 
*#October 2nd 2009 (1 and 2 in 3D) 
*#June 18th 2010 (3) 
*Country : United States 
*Language 
#English 
#Spanish (3) 
==Film Series==
Toy Story consists of three animated films. The films are Toy Story  (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3  2 ((2010). Toy Story, the first film in the series, was the first feature-length film to be made entirely using computer generated imagery. The films were produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. All three films were critically acclaimed, with the first and second films getting a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The third film in the series became the highest-grossing animated film and the 8th highest-grossing film of all time. It also became the third animated film in history to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture following Beauty and the Beast and UP. 
===Toy Story 1 (1995)===
Main Article: Toy Story (Original Film)
Toy Story, the first movie in the franchise, was released in theatres on November 22nd 1995. It was the first movie released by Pixar and the first feature-length movie created entirely by Computer Animation and was directed by John Lasseter. The plot involves a young boy named Andy getting a new Buzz Lightyear toy  and Woody thinks that he has been replaced as Andy's favorite toy. As a result of Woody's jealousy, he tries to knock Buzz behind a table, but accidentally knocks him out the window. Determined to set things right, Woody attempts to save Buzz, and both try to escape from the house of the next-door neighbor Sid Phillips who likes to torture and destroy toys. The film was critically and financially successful, grossing more than $360 million worldwide. The film was later re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with Toy Story 2, for a 2-week run, which was later extended due to its financial success .
===Toy Story 2 (1999)===
Main Article: Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2, the second film in the franchise, was released in theatres on November 24th 1999. The plot involves Woody getting stolen by a greedy toy collector named Al (Wayne Knight). Buzz leads Rex, Slinky Dog, Hamm and Mr. Potato Head around the Tri-County Area to save him. New Toy charactersnclude Jessie The Cowgirl, Bullseye The Horse, Stinky Pete The Prosector, Emperour Zurg, Mrs. Potato Head and Wheezy The Penguin. Toy Story 2 wasn’t originally intended for release in theaters, but as a direct-to-video sequel to the original Toy Story, with a 60 minute running time. However, Disney's executives saw how impressive the in-work imagery for the sequel was, and due to pressure from the main characters' voice actors Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, they decided to convert Toy Story 2 into a theatrical film. It turned out to be an even greater success than the original Toy Story, grossing more than $ 480 million worldwide. The film was re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with the original Toy Story, on October 2nd 2009. This is Jim Varney’s last time as the voice of Slinky Dog. Jim died the following year. In Toy Story 3, Slinky is voiced by Blake Clark.
===Toy Story 3 (2010)===
Main Article: Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3, the third film in the franchise, was released in theatres eleven years later, on June 18th 2010 in 3D. It is the first Toy Story film not directed by John Lasseter (although he remained involved in the film as executive producer), but by Lee Unkrich, who edited the first two films and co-directed the second. Set years after the events of the second film, Andy is grown up and Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys need to find a new owner. Toy Story 3 include us to tons of new characters including A shapespearin Hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants, A Ken Doll and an evil teddy bear named Lotso Hugging Bear,It is currently Pixar's highest-grossing film of all-time worldwide, surpassing Finding Nemo. In August 2010, it surpassed Shrek 2, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide. It grossed more than the first and second films combined, making it the only animated film to date to have crossed the $1 billion mark. Toy Story 3 also made Toy Story the third computer animated film series to make to three movies, following Shrek and Ice Age.
===Possible Fourth Film (TBA)===
According to an article on NOLA.com, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich has confirmed that Toy Story 4 is not yet planned. "Well, we don't have any plans for Toy Story 4 right now," Unkrich said. "I'm 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." However, he did say, "there may be opportunities for Woody and Buzz in the future, but we don't have any plans for anything right now." It has also been reported that Tom Hanks (the voice of Woody) and Tim Allen (The voice of Buzz) have signed on for a Toy Story 4 if Pixar ever decides to produce one. In a BBC interview in 2011 Tom Hanks said that he thinks Pixar was working on a sequel. Let’s hope Pixar makes a fourth film and puts in theatres in 3D.
==Toy Story Toons==
In 2011, Pixar started releasing short animated films based on the Toy Story films, called Toy Story Toons. The toons pick up where Toy Story 3 has left off, with Woody, Buzz, and Andy's other toys finding a new home a Bonnie's. So far, three shorts have been released; HawaiianVacation, Small Fry, and Partysaurus Rex. Two new shorts are in development.
===Hawwiain Vacation (2011)===
Main Article: HawaiianVacation
Hawaiian Vacation is a 2011 Pixar animated short directed by Gary Rydstrom. The short takes place after the events of Toy Story 3. It was released in theatres before Pixar's feature film Cars 2 (Pixar’s first non - Toy Story sequel). In the short film, Ken and Barbie want to go to Hawaii, but get left behind, so Woody , Buzz and the other toys console them and make them a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
===Small Fry (2011) ===
Main Article:Small Fry 
Small Fry, another Toy Story short, premiered before The Muppets. This marks the second time a Pixar short has screened with a non-Pixar film, after Tokyo Mater screened with Bolt. Directed by Angus MacLane, the short takes place after the events of Toy Story 3 and involves Buzz  getting trapped at a fast food restaurant at a support group for discarded toys, with a kids' meal toy version of Buzz (voiced by The smae guy who voiced Chatter Telephone in Toy Story 3) taking his place. 
===Partysaurus Rex (2012)===
Main Article: Partysaurus Rex
Partysaurus Rex, the third of the series, was announced by electronic artist BT, who composed music for the short. It is set after the events of Toy Story 3. In this mini-movie, Rex becomes a bath time toy, and finds that job to be a bubble-filled world of good clean fun. The short has been released with the 3D Re-Release of Finding Nemo.
==TV Specials==
Main Article: Toy Story of Terror
In addition to Toy Story Toons, Pixar is working on two 22-minute Toy Story television specials. The first, A Halloween themed television special, titled Toy Story of Terror is scheduled to air in October 2013. The special will follow the toys on their road trip, when an unexpected event leads them to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fame. The second is planned for Spring 2014.
==Recepetion==
===Box Office===
Toy Story's first five days of domestic release (on Thanksgiving weekend), earned the film $39,071,176. The film placed first in the weekend's box office with $29,140,617, and maintained its number one position at the domestic box office for the following two weekends. It was the highest-grossing domestic film in 1995, and the third highest-grossing animated film at the time.
Toy Story 2 opened at #1 over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, with a three-day tally of $57,388,839 from 3,236 theaters. It averaged $17,734 per theater over three days during that weekend, and stayed at #1 for the next two weekends. It was the third highest-grossing film of 1999.
Toy Story 3 had a strong debut, opening in 4,028 theaters and grossing $41,148,961 at the box office on its opening day.  In addition, Toy Story 3 had the highest opening day gross for an animated film on record. During its opening weekend, the film grossed $110,307,189, making it #1 for the weekend. This was the biggest opening weekend for a Pixar film. Toy Story 3 stayed at the #1 spot for the next weekend. The film had the second-highest opening ever for an animated film. It was the highest-grossing film of 2010 domestically and worldwide. Toy Story 3 grossed over $1 billion, making it the seventh film in history, the second Disney film in 2010, the third Disney film overall, and the only animated film to do so. The Toy Story series is the 14th highest-grossing franchise of all time, and the second highest-grossing animated series worldwide between Shrek and Ice Age.
Movie 	Release Date 	Revenue 	Revenue 	Revenue 	Rank 	Rank 	Rank 	Budget
Movie 	Release Date 	United States	Foregin 	Worldwide 	All Time	Domestic	Worldwide	Budget
Toy Story 	November 22nd 1995	$191,796,233 	$170,162,503 	$361,958,736 	
#130 
#	
#127
# 	
#186
# 	$30,000,000
Toy Story 2 	November 24th 1999	$245,852,179 	$239,163,000 	$485,015,179 	
#70  
#	
#103
# 	
#100
# 	$90,000,000
Toy Story 1 and 2 3D Double Feature	October 2nd 2009 	
$30,702,446 	
$1,582,154 	$32,284,600 	
#20
# 	
#52
# 	 	
Toy Story 3 	June 18th 2010 	$415,004,880 	$648,167,031 	$1,063,171,911	
#11  
#	
#89
# 	
#8
# 	$200,000,000
﻿﻿Total: 	﻿﻿Total: 	$883,355,738 	$1,059,074,688	$1,942,430,426	 	 	 	$320,000,000
===Critial Reaction===
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the Toy Story trilogy is the most critically acclaimed trilogy of all time. The first and second films received a 100% "fresh" rating, while the third holds a 99% "fresh" rating. According to the site, no other trilogy has had all of its films rated so highly - the Dollars trilogy and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy come close with average ratings of 95% and 94% respectively, while the Toy Story trilogy has an average of an almost perfect 99.6%.  According to Metacritic, the Toy Story trilogy is tied as the most critically acclaimed trilogy of all time, it and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy each having an average rounded score of 91 out of 100. As of July 20, 2010, every film in both trilogies is placed in the Top 100 of the site's Best Reviewed Movies List, but each Toy Story film is placed beneath a film in the Lord of The Rings trilogy.
==Awards and Nomations Cast==
Toy Story was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me". John Lasseter, the director of the film, also received a Special Achievement Award for "the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film". Toy Story was also the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. At the 53rd Golden Globe Awards, Toy Story earned two Golden Globe nominations - Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song. It was also nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 50th British Academy Film Awards.
Toy Story 2 won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and earned a single Academy Award nomination for the song "When She Loved Me" performed by Sarah MacLachlan. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was introduced in 2001, after the first two Toy Story installments.
Toy Story 3 won two Academy Awards - Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. It earned three other nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Sound Editing. It was the third animated film in history to be nominated for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast and Up. Toy Story 3 also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and the award for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards.
==Cast of Characters==
Character and Thing	Main Films 	Main Films 	Main Films 	Short Films 	Short Films 	Short Films 	TV Media 	TV Media 	TV Media 	TV Media
Character and Thing	Toy Story (1995) 	Toy Story 2 (1999) 	Toy Story 3 (2010)	Hawwaiian Vacation (2011)	Small Fry (2011) 	
Partysaurus Rex (2012)	Toy Story Treats (1996)	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)	Buzz Lightyear: The Adventure Begins (2000)	Toy Story of Terror (2013)
Woody 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Hanks 	Jim Hanks 	Slient Cameo 	Jim Hanks 	Tom Hanks
Buzz Lightyear 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	
Tim Allen (English) and Javier Fernandez-Peña (Spanish)	
Tim Allen (English) and Javier Fernandez-Peña (Spanish)	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen 	Pat Farley 	Patrick Warburton 	Tim Allen 	Tim Allen
Aliens 	Jeff Pidgoen and Debi Derryberry	Jeff Pidgoen and Debi Derryberry	Jeff Pidgoen 	Jeff Pidgoen 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	Jeff Pidgoen 	Jeff Pidgoen and Patrick Warburton 	Jeff Pidgoen and Patrick Warburton 	Jeff Pidgoen
Hamm 	John Ratenzberger 	John Ratenzberger 	John Ratenzberger 	John Ratenzberger 	John Ratenzberger	John Ratenzberger	John Ratenzberger 	Silent Cameo 	Andrew Stanton 	John Ratenzberger
Rex 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn 	Silent Cameo 	Wallace Shawn 	Wallace Shawn
Slinky Dog 	Jim Varrey 	Jim Varrey 	Blake Clark 	Blake Clark 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	Blake Clark
Jessie 	 	Joan Cusack and Mary Kay Bergman	Joan Cusack 	Joan Cusack 	Joan Cusack 	Silent Cameo 	 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	Joan Cusack
Bullseye 	 	Silent 	Silent 	Silent 	Silent 	Silent 	 	Silent 	Silent 	Silent
Mr. Potato Head 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	Don Rickles 	Silent Cameo 	Don Rickles 	 	 	 	Don Rickles
Sarge 	R.Lee Ermey 	R.Lee Ermey 	R.Lee Ermey 	 	 	 	 	 	R.Lee Ermey 	
Evil Emperour Zurg 	Mentioned Only 	Andrew Stanton 	Silent Cameo 	 	Jess Harnell 	 	Mentioned Only 	Wayne Knight 	Wayne Knight 	
Wheezy 	 	
Joe Ranft (Speaking) and Robert Goulet(Singing)	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	Joe Ranft 	
Bo Peep 	Annie Potts 	Annie Potts 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	
Mrs. Potato Head 	Mentioned Only 	Esttelle Harris 	Esttelle Harris 	Esttelle Harris 	Esttelle Harris 	Esttelle Harris 	 	 	 	Esttelle Harris
Andy Davis 	John Morris 	John Morris 	
John Morris and Chalrie Bright	 	 	 	Mentioned Only 	 	 	
Ms. Davis 	Laurie Metcalf 	Laurie Metcalf 	Laurie Metcalf 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Molly Davis 	Silent 	Silent 	Beatrice Miller 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Buster 	Heard and Mentioned Only 	Silent 	Silent 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lenny 	Joe Ranft 	Joe Ranft 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	
Barbie 	 	Jodi Benson 	Jodi Benson 	Jodi Benson 	 	 	 	 	 	Jodi Benson
Mr. Pricklepants 	 	 	Timothy Dalton 	Timothy Dalton 	Timothy Dalton 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	Timothy Dalton
Buttercup 	 	 	Jeff Garlin 	Jeff Garlin 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	Possible
Trixie 	 	 	Kristen Schaal 	Kristen Schaal 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	Kristen Schaal
Dolly 	 	 	Bonnie Hunt 	Bonnie Hunt 	Silent Cameo 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	Possible
Mr. Shark 	Jack Angel 	Silent Cameo 	 	 	 	 	Actor 	 	 	
Sid Phillips 	Erik Von Detten 	Mentioned Only 	 	 	 	 	Erik Von Detten 	 	 	
Hannah Phillips 	Sarah Freedman 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scud 	Silent 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ken 	 	 	Micheal Keaton 	Micheal Keaton 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bonnie Anderson 	 	 	Emily Hahn 	Emily Hahn 	Emily Hahn 	Emily Hahn 	 	 	 	
Mrs. Anderson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Al McWhiggin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lots-O-Hugging Bear	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Twitch 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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