Utility Belt Buzz then joins the other toys, who mistake him for Andy's Buzz. While searching for Woody, Buzz is imprisoned in a cardboard box by a Utility Belt Buzz Lightyear action figure, who believes Buzz is a rogue space ranger. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, and Rex set out on a mission to rescue Woody in Al's Toy Barn. Woody decides to stay, much to the delight of the others. Prospector warns Woody the same fate awaits him when Andy grows up, whereas he would last forever in the museum. Woody discovers that Jessie once belonged to a girl named Emily, who eventually outgrew her and gave her away. The next day, the toy cleaner arrives and reattaches Woody's arm. That night while Al is sleeping, Woody attempts to retrieve his arm and escape, but his attempt is sabotaged when Al's television turns on, waking up Al in the process, and he angrily blames Jessie when he finds the television remote in front of her. Prospector explains the museum is only interested in the collection if it is complete, and without Woody, they will be returned to storage, which triggers Jessie's claustrophobia.Īl accidentally rips Woody's arm off completely while planning a photograph of the Roundup gang, so he calls a toy cleaner to come the next morning to fix him. At Al's apartment, Woody learns he is based on the main character of a 1950s television show called Woody's Roundup and, along with Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete the Prospector (the other characters in his show), they are set to be sold to a museum in Tokyo, Japan, but Woody intends to return to Andy, much to Jessie's ire. When Andy's mother puts Wheezy in a yard sale, Woody rescues him from being sold, but is stolen in the process by a greedy toy collector named Al McWhiggin (the owner of Al's Toy Barn). Andy leaves without him, and Woody later finds Wheezy, a squeeze toy penguin with a broken squeaker. 3.4 Controversy and troubled productionĪndy prepares to go to cowboy camp with Woody, but accidentally tears Woody's arm during playtime.The sequel, Toy Story 3, was released in June 2010. The film has seen multiple home media releases and a theatrical 3-D re-release in 2009, 10 years after its initial release. Among its accolades, the film won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 57th Golden Globe Awards. It is considered by critics to be one of few sequel films superior to the original and is frequently featured on lists of the greatest animated films ever made. It received critical acclaim, with a rare 100% rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes, like its predecessor. ĭespite production struggles, Toy Story 2 opened on Novemto wildly successful box office numbers, eventually grossing over $497 million. Although most Pixar features take years to develop, the established release date could not be moved and the production schedule for Toy Story 2 was compressed into nine months. Lasseter and the story team redeveloped the entire plot in one weekend. When story reels proved promising, Disney upgraded the film to a theatrical release, but Pixar was unhappy with the film's quality. The film began production in a building separated from Pixar, on a small scale, as most of the main Pixar staff were busy working on A Bug's Life (1998). The returning cast is joined by Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Estelle Harris, Wayne Knight, and Jodi Benson, who voice the new characters introduced in this film.ĭisney initially envisioned Toy Story 2 as a direct-to-video sequel. Lee Ermey, John Morris, and Laurie Metcalf all reprise their character roles from the original film. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, R. In the film, Woody is stolen by a toy collector, prompting Buzz Lightyear and his friends to rescue him, but Woody is then tempted by the idea of immortality in a museum. It is the second installment in the Toy Story franchise and the sequel to Toy Story (1995). Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
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