DVD 80 min. IMDB 8.0

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Animation

Tom Hanks	Woody [Voice]
Tim Allen	Buzz Lightyear [Voice]
Don Rickles	Mr. Potato Head [Voice]
Jim Varney	Slinky Dog [Voice]
Wallace Shawn	Rex [Voice]
Philip Proctor	[Voice]
Patrick Pinney	[Voice]
Annie Potts	Bo Peep [Voice]
John Morris	Andy [Voice]
John Ratzenberger	Hamm [Voice]
Erik von Detten	Sid (voice)
Laurie Metcalf	Andy's Mom (voice)

Regisseur	John Lasseter
Producent	Bonnie Arnold; Ralph Guggenheim
Schrijver	John Lasseter; Pete Docter

Toy Story was the first feature-length film animated entirely by computer. If this seems to be a sterile, mechanical means of moviemaking, be assured that the film is as chock-full of heart and warmth as any Disney cartoon feature. The star of the proceedings is Woody, a pull-string cowboy toy belonging to a wide-eyed youngster named Andy. Whenever Andy's out of the room, Woody revels in his status as the boy's Number One toy. His supremacy is challenged by a high-tech, space-ranger action figure named Buzz Lightyear, who, unlike Woody and his pals, believes that he is real and not merely a plaything. The rivalry between Woody and Buzz hilariously intensifies during the first half of the film, but when the well-being of Andy's toys is threatened by a nasty next-door neighbor kid named Sid — whose idea of fun is feeding stuffed dolls to his snarling dog and reconstructing his own toys into hideous mutants — Woody and Buzz join forces to save the day. Superb though the computer animation may be, what really heightens Toy Story are the voiceover performances by such celebrities as Tom Hanks (as Woody), Tim Allen (as Buzz), and Don Rickles (as an appropriately acerbic Mr. Potato Head). Director John Lasseter earned a special achievement Academy Award, while Randy Newman landed an Oscar nomination for his evocative musical score. — Hal Erickson