Toy Story (1995) movie poster

Toy Story (1995)

"The adventure takes off when toys come to life!"
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👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 98%
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Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
G
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
8.0/10 (19,641 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
96

Cast

Tom Hanks as Woody (voice) · 76% avg
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice) · 76% avg
Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 79% avg
Jim Varney as Slinky Dog (voice) · 75% avg
Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice) · 69% avg
John Ratzenberger as Hamm (voice) · 77% avg
Annie Potts as Bo Peep (voice) · 75% avg
John Morris as Andy (voice)

Is Toy Story good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 98%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#143 / 865 · Family
Rank in its year
#29 / 107 · 1995
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 5 · John Lasseter
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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Toy Story is a 1995 American animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, the film follows Woody, a pull-string cowboy doll voiced by Tom Hanks, who has been the favorite toy of a boy named Andy for years. When Andy receives a new Buzz Lightyear action figure, voiced by Tim Allen, for his birthday, Woody's position as the top toy is threatened, and his jealousy leads to a series of misadventures that force the two rivals to work together to find their way home.

Toy Story holds the distinction of being the first entirely computer-animated feature film ever made, a technological achievement that launched a revolution in filmmaking. Pixar's founding team, led by Ed Catmull and John Lasseter, had spent years developing the technology to produce a full-length CG film, and the resulting movie proved that computer animation could deliver not just visual novelty but genuine emotional storytelling. The film's development was famously troubled, with an early version — known internally as the "Black Friday" cut — presenting Woody as a sarcastic, unlikable character.

Disney rejected this version, and the Pixar team rewrote the story to make Woody sympathetic, a decision that saved the project. Randy Newman's score, including the song "You've Got a Friend in Me," became one of the most recognizable in animation. Toy Story earned $394 million worldwide and received three Academy Award nominations, including a Special Achievement Award to Lasseter.

The film fundamentally changed the animation industry, eventually leading to the near-complete displacement of traditional hand-drawn animation by computer animation in mainstream American filmmaking.

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