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Luckily, Woody and Buzz get rid of Scud and the other toys, realizing their mistake, finally see that Woody was telling the truth and try to help them get in, but fail when RC's batteries run out becoming depleted. Eventually, with the help of RC, Andy's remote control car, strategic use of the rocket, and use of Buzz's plastic wings, Woody and Buzz return to Andy, whose mom assumes they were in the car all along.

At Christmas, which takes place a few months after the toys reconcile with Woody, we see a scene similar to the birthday party, with the toys less worried about the new ones.

Potato Head is pleased to find out that Molly has been given a new Mrs. Potato Head. When discussing being replaced by a new toy like Woody was almost replaced by Buzz , Woody poses the question to Buzz, " What could Andy possibly get that is worse than you? John Lasseter's first experience with computer animation was during his work as an animator at Disney when two of his friends showed him the light cycle scene from TRON. It was an eye-opening experience which awakened Lasseter to the possibilities offered by the new medium of computer-generated animation.

Lasseter went on to work at Lucasfilm and later as a founding member of Pixar. Toy Story 's script was strongly influenced by the ideas of screenwriter Robert McKee. The script went through many changes before the final version.

Lasseter decided Tinny was "too antiquated", and the character was changed to a military action figure, and then given a space theme. Lightyear's design was modeled on the suits worn by Apollo astronauts as well as G. Joe action figures along with the green and purple color scheme.

A second character, originally a ventriloquist's dummy, was changed to a stuffed cowboy doll with a pull-string and named Woody for Western actor Woody Strode. The difference between the old and new toy led to a conflict between their personalities. Lasseter wanted the film to not be a musical, but a buddy film, with the story department drawing inspiration from films such as 48 Hrs.

Joss Whedon claimed "It would have been a really bad musical because it's a buddy movie. It's about people who won't admit what they want, much less sing about it. Buddy movies are about sublimating, punching an arm, 'I hate you. In addition, Disney wanted the film to appeal to both children and adults and asked for adult references to be added to the film. Disney gave approval for the film on January 19, , at which point voice casting could begin.

In addition, Katzenberg also made repeated demands that they make the film more adult, cynical, and edgy, resulting in Woody being made into a sarcastic jerk with little redeeming value. Lasseter always wanted Tom Hanks to play the character of Woody. Lasseter claimed Hanks " Even if the character, like the one in A League of Their Own , is down-and-out and despicable.

Paul Newman also auditioned for the role of Woody, but turned down the role, although he would voice Doc Hudson in Pixar's later success, Cars. Billy Crystal was approached to play Buzz, but turned down the role, which he later regretted, although he would voice Mike Wazowski in Pixar's later success, Monsters, Inc.

Katzenberg took the role to Tim Allen, who was appearing in Disney's Home Improvement , and he accepted. Toy Story was both Hanks and Allen's first animated film role. Pixar presented an early draft of the film to Disney on November 19, The result was disastrous: Walt Disney Feature Animation president Peter Schneider immediately shut down production pending a new script approved by Disney.

Pixar survived the shutdown by falling back on its existing television commercial business while the script was rewritten.

The new script made Woody a more likable character, instead of the "sarcastic jerk" he had been. Katzenberg restarted production in February The voice actors returned in March to record their new lines.

It was Whedon's idea to incorporate Barbie as a character who would rescue Woody and Buzz in the film's final act. That promise was fulfilled almost a decade later, in Toy Story 3 , a concluding chapter in which Andy finally heads off to college and a new life, leaving behind toys and parents alike.

So strong was their synergy that every time outside directors were brought in to handle a film as they were for Toy Story 2 and Ratatouille , they were ultimately replaced by one of the early members of the Braintrust. In , a Disney subsidiary, Circle 7 Animation, was created to produce sequels to Pixar films. And then, after Toy Story 3 , the Pixar magic began to fade.

The sequels that followed— Cars 2 a spy spoof in and Monsters University a college farce in —lacked any thematic or emotional connection to the movies that spawned them. The studio rallied with Inside Out in The ratio since has been closer to the inverse.

Especially lamentable was the announcement, in , of plans for Toy Story 4. The differing trajectories of Pixar and Disney Animation have hardly gone unremarked. Lasseter and Catmull do, after all, have only so many hours in their days to devote to their competing obligations at Pixar and Disney, as Catmull made clear in his book. Other Braintrust members have been pursuing interests beyond Pixar too: Stanton explored live-action filmmaking with John Carter , and Bird did the same with Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol and Tomorrowland.

The Disney merger seems to have brought with it new imperatives. Buzz doesn't know why Andy would want him, and Woody explains while coming to terms with his own feelings of resentment:. Look at you! You're a Buzz Lightyear. Any other toy would give up his moving parts just to be you.

You've got wings, you glow in the dark, you talk, your helmet does that You are a cool toy I mean--I mean what chance does a toy like me have against a Buzz Lightyear action figure? I'm the one that should be strapped to that rocket As this happens, Buzz looks at his boot where Andy has signed his name, helping him realize how much Andy loves him and how being a toy isn't too bad. So even as a hopeless Woody tells Buzz to go on without him, save himself and get back to Andy and it seems that he did at first , a reinvigorated Buzz helps Woody out of the crate.

The two try to escape although Buzz accidentally knocks the toolbox on Woody when trying to get the milk crate off of him. Unfortunately, Sid wakes up and takes Buzz out to blow him up, leaving Woody alone in the room. Even worse, Andy and his family are getting ready to move, with Andy depressed over having to have seemingly lost Woody and Buzz having only been able to find Buzz's cardboard spaceship and his cowboy hat.

Desperate, Woody calls out to the Mutant Toys to help him, although it seemed they weren't willing to help him after Woody attacked them. Just when Woody was about to lose hope, Babyface convinces the Mutant Toys to help Woody as he tells him his plan, thanking them in the process. After a daring escape through the house and past Scud, Woody and the mutants end up in the yard with Sid.

After getting into positions, Woody starts of the plan by speaking to him through his voice box just before Sid comes close to lighting the rocket, proceeding to tell him that his toys are sick of being tortured, breaking the rules as they allow Sid to see that they can move on their own, then with his own voice, Woody tells him in a Kevin Conroy Batman-esque way to play nice.

This freaks Sid out and he runs into the house screaming, where his sister frightens him with her new doll Sally , a possible replacement for her original doll Janie , which was destroyed by Sid.

Now freed from Sid, Woody and Buzz try to catch Andy's moving van just as it is pulling away from the house. After saying farewell to the Mutant Toys, a harrowing chase follows, with Scud chasing them and Andy's toys not helping, since they still think that Woody intentionally killed both Buzz and RC. Luckily, Woody and Buzz trap Scud and the other toys finally see that Woody was telling the truth and realized their mistake. Unfortunately, RC's batteries run out, requiring Woody to light the rocket still strapped to Buzz.

At first, Woody tries to use the match Sid stuck in his holster, but the car that nearly ran over Woody during the chase passes by them, blowing out the match. Just as Woody and Buzz accept defeat, Woody uses Buzz's helmet to light the rocket. As they hurtle forward, Woody drops RC into the van as they fly over, but not before hitting Mr.

Potato Head. Just when it seems they would be destroyed by the rocket, Buzz activates his wings to sever the tape just before the rocket explodes. Buzz and Woody glide over the van and drop into Andy's car through the skylight. Woody and Buzz return to Andy, whose mom assumes they were in the car all along.

A few months later, at Christmas in Andy's new house , Sarge and the soldiers are reporting the new presents received, similar to the birthday party, with the toys less worried about the new ones from now on.

Potato Head is pleased to find out that Molly has been given a Mrs. The film ends with Woody and Buzz discussing being replaced by a new toy like Woody was almost replaced by Buzz, Woody poses the question to Buzz, "What could Andy possibly get that is worse than you? The film's working logo, seen on the teaser trailer. Toy Story began its life as an extension of Pixar's short Tin Toy , which featured Tinny , a mechanical drummer who tries to find his way in a baby's playroom.

The original plot called for Tinny to butt heads with a ventriloquist's dummy. Ultimately, Tinny was found to be too immobile for the storyline and he was developed as a "space toy", first named Lunar Larry. The ventriloquist's dummy gradually evolved into a pull-string cowboy doll named Woody, in honor of Western actor Woody Strode.

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