Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Direction
Lasseter's camera work still outclasses most modern animated films.
Writing
Pixar's 'story is king' ethos before they had money to waste.
Practical Effects
They literally invented software to make this. No, really.
Director
John Lasseter
Tom Hanks
Woody (voice)
Tim Allen
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Jim Varney
Slinky Dog (voice)
Wallace Shawn
Rex (voice)
John Ratzenberger
Hamm (voice)
Annie Potts
Bo Peep (voice)
John Morris
Andy (voice)
Erik von Detten
Sid (voice)
Laurie Metcalf
Mrs. Davis (voice)
R. Lee Ermey
Sergeant (voice)
Penn Jillette
TV Announcer (voice)
Jack Angel
Shark / Rocky Gibraltar (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Hanks recorded his lines during breaks from filming Apollo 13, meaning Woody and Jim Lovell technically have the same voice actor in the same year.
This was the first entirely computer-animated feature film—Disney almost killed it because they thought no one would care about toy protagonists. They were wrong.
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