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''Toy Story 2'' was hugely a critical and commercial success earning a 100% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] (one of the only animated films to do so), with an average reviewer score of 8.6/10 (based on a sample of 144 reviews). It is currently #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' list of best rated movies<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php</ref> and the best rated animated movie<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_animated_films/toy_story_2/</ref>. The film also holds an 88 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]]<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/toystory2?q=Toy%20Story</ref>. It joins the rare number of sequels judged to be "as good as or better than the original." |
''Toy Story 2'' was hugely a critical and commercial success earning a 100% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] (one of the only animated films to do so), with an average reviewer score of 8.6/10 (based on a sample of 144 reviews). ''Toy Story'' and ''Toy Story 2'' are both Pixar's highest-rated films to date. It is currently #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' list of best rated movies<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php</ref> and the best rated animated movie<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_animated_films/toy_story_2/</ref>. The film also holds an 88 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]]<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/toystory2?q=Toy%20Story</ref>. It joins the rare number of sequels judged to be "as good as or better than the original." |
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Toy Story 2 won the Golden Globe for Best Picture Comedy or Musical at the 2000 ceremony. |
Toy Story 2 won the Golden Globe for Best Picture Comedy or Musical at the 2000 ceremony. |
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Directed by | John Lasseter Co-directors: Lee Unkrich Ash Brannon |
Written by | Andrew Stanton Rita Hsiao Doug Chamberlain Chris Webb Story: John Lasseter Pete Docter Ash Brannon Andrew Stanton Story Supervisor: Dan Jeup Joe Ranft |
Produced by | Karen Robert Jackson Helene Plotkin |
Starring | Tom Hanks Tim Allen Joan Cusack Kelsey Grammer Don Rickles Jim Varney Wallace Shawn John Ratzenberger Wayne Knight John Morris Laurie Metcalf Estelle Harris Jonathan Harris Andrew Stanton |
Cinematography | Sharon Calahan |
Edited by | Lee Unkrich Edie Bleiman David Ian Salter |
Music by | Randy Newman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
Release date | November 19, 1999 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million |
Box office | $485,752,179 |
Toy Story 2 is a 1999 CGI family film, the third Disney/Pixar feature film, and the sequel to Toy Story, which features the adventures of a group of toys that come to life when humans are not around to see them. Like the first film, Toy Story 2 was produced by Pixar Animation Studios, directed by John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon, and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 19, 1999,[1] in some parts of Australia on December 2, 1999 and the United Kingdom on 11 February 2000. Toy Story 2 was re-released in a double feature with Toy Story in Disney Digital 3-D on October 2, 2009, and Toy Story 3 is scheduled for release on June 18, 2010.
The movie keeps most of the original characters and voices from the first movie, including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, John Morris, and Laurie Metcalf. They are joined by new characters voiced by Jodi Benson, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Estelle Harris, and Wayne Knight.
Plot
Woody prepares to go to summer camp with Andy for the weekend, but Andy accidentally rips Woody's arm while playing with his toys before leaving, effectively paralyzing it and forcing Andy to place Woody on a shelf and stay behind. There he discovers that Andy's mother is having a yard sale, to where she takes a fellow shelved toy, Wheezy, an old rubber penguin with a broken squeaker, to be sold. Woody sneaks down to the yard sale with the help of Andy's pet dog Buster and saves Wheezy, but is accidentally left outside and found by an enthusiastic toy collector, who ends up stealing him when Andy's mother refuses to sell him. Buzz chases after the collector's car as he drives away, but quickly loses him. Back at Andy's room, Buzz and the other toys determine that the thief is Al McWhiggin, owner of Al's Toy Barn and the man who wears a chicken suit in a commercial in which Hamm says "I despise that chicken." and "I knew there was something I didn't like about that chicken.".. Buzz recruits Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head, Rex and Hamm to help him save Woody. Mrs. Potato Head gives a warning not to talk to foreign toys.
In Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a valuable collectible based on Woody's Roundup, a popular children's TV show from the 1950s, and meets three other toys from the franchise: Jessie, his yodeling cowgirl sidekick; Bullseye, his trusted horse companion; and Stinky Pete the Prospector, who is in mint condition inside his unopened box. With Woody's inclusion and his collection complete, Al plans to sell his Woody's Roundup merchandise to a toy museum in Tokyo, Japan. The three other toys are excited about the trip, but Woody, still being Andy's toy, wishes to return home, though putting himself at odds with Jessie, who fears going back to storage, gets mad with Woody and think Andy is importance to him. Shortly afterward, Woody loses his arm completely. That night Woody attempts to steal back his arm from Al, but in the midst of this, the TV suddenly turns on, waking Al. Woody accuses Jessie of turning on the TV with the remote because the remote is near her. Woody's arm is then fixed by a repairman, and he makes plans to escape and return to Andy once again. Stinky Pete asks Woody to talk to Jessie, who reveals that she too was once owned and by a child, a girl named Emily, until she was forgotten and given away as her owner grew up. Realizing he cannot stop Andy from one day doing the same to him, Woody warms up to the idea of going to the museum and decides to stay.
Meanwhile, Buzz and the other toys reach the Al's Toy Barn store across the street from Al's apartment. Shortly after splitting up with the other toys, Buzz encounters a newer Buzz Lightyear action figure who, like the original Buzz from the first film, believes himself to be a real space ranger. The two Buzzes fight, but Buzz #2 overpowers Buzz #1 and ends up being mistakenly taken by the others in their search for Woody. Buzz #1 chases after the team, inadvertently letting loose an action figure of Emperor Zurg, Buzz's arch-nemesis, who sets out to destroy him. Buzz catches up with the others as they find Woody and attempt to take him back home, but Woody refuses to go. Buzz vehemently reminds him that he is a toy, as Woody once told Buzz, and that toys are meant to be played with by children. Woody soon returns to his senses and convinces Jessie and Bullseye to come with him to become Andy's toys, but Stinky Pete, now out of his box, doesn't want to go and locks the vent. Woody realises that it was Stinky Pete who turned on the TV last night, to prevent him from leaving. Stinky Pete is angry with having to sit on a store shelf, unsold, and is determined to be taken to Japan.
As Al packs up Woody with the rest of the merchandise and drives off to the airport to ship them, Buzz #1 and the rest of the toys attempt to get out of the building, but run into Emperor Zurg, who attacks the group. Buzz #2 and Zurg battle it out on the elevator, but Zurg manages to win, and claims that he is Buzz #2's father, parodying the same scene from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Rex, unable to look, turns away, and accidentally knocks Zurg off the elavator with his tail. Buzz #1 and the team carjack a Pizza Planet delivery truck while Buzz #2 remains behind to keep Emperor Zurg occupied. Mr. Potato Head rescues the Squeeze Aliens and reluctantly decides to have himself and Mrs. Potato Head adopt them the minute they get home. In the baggage-handling area of the airport, Stinky Pete faces off against Buzz and Woody, but is distracted by the other toys and stuffed in a little girl's backpack to be taken in and played with.
Jessie ends up being boarded on the airplane for Japan, but Woody, Buzz, and Bullseye manage to save her just before the plane lifts off. The toys return home just before Andy comes back from camp and await his return. Andy takes in Jessie and Bullseye as his new toys and fixes Woody's arm, with extra stuffing and Wheezy's squeaker the following morning. The toys also learn that Al's business has suffered as a result of his failed deal. Buzz shows a crush on Jessie, and gets very amazed when she pulls off a stunt like him for opening the door in order to help Andy's dog Buster. As the new toys become accustomed to having a new owner, Woody and Buzz allow Andy to grow and Wheezy sings "You Got A Friend in Me". The end credits is full of toys. In the end credits of Toy Story 2, we have bloopers above.
Voice cast
- Tom Hanks as Woody
- Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear/Wrong Buzz
- Andrew Stanton as Emperor Zurg
- Joan Cusack as Jessie
- Kelsey Grammer as Stinky Pete the Prospector
- Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head
- Wallace Shawn as Rex
- Jim Varney as Slinky Dog
- John Ratzenberger as Hamm
- Wayne Knight as Al McWhiggin
- Annie Potts as Bo Peep
- Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head
- John Morris as Andy
- Joe Ranft as Wheezy (speaking voice)/Heimlich the Caterpillar (outtakes)
- Robert Goulet as Wheezy (singing voice)
- Jodi Benson as Barbie
- Laurie Metcalf as Andy's Mom
- Jonathan Harris as Geri
- Jeff Pidgeon as Squeeze Toy Aliens
- Dave Foley as Flik (uncredited, in the outtakes)
- Mary Kay Bergman as Jessie (yodeling voice)
- Andi Peters as Luggage Handler and Male Baggage handler 2
Crew
- Directed by John Lasseter
- Co-Directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon
- Produced by Helene Plotkin and Karen Robert Jackson
- Executive Producer Sarah McArthur
- Story by Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter and Ash Brannon
- Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlain and Chris Webb
- Music by Randy Newman
- Story Supervisors Dan Jeup and Joe Ranft
- Edited by Lee Unkrich
- Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom
Production
Toy Story 2 was not originally intended for release in theaters. Disney asked Pixar to make a direct-to-video sequel for the original Toy Story with a 60 minute running time. When Disney executives saw how impressive the in-work imagery for the sequel was, they decided to create a theatrical movie, and the plot was reworked to be more epic and cinematic in scope and the duration of the movie was extended to just over 90 minutes. Some animators got repetitive stress injuries rushing to complete the film, which taught the Pixar managers to arrange breaks between each project from then on.[2]
Pixar and Disney had a five-film co-production deal and Pixar felt that with its change in status, Toy Story 2 should count as one of the pictures in the deal. Disney felt that since the production of Toy Story 2 was negotiated outside of the five-picture deal, it should not count. This issue became a particularly sore spot for Pixar, leading to a falling out between Pixar CEO Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Michael Eisner, concluding in Pixar's 2004 announcement that it would not extend its deal with Disney and would instead seek other distribution partners. However, with Eisner's departure and Pixar's ultimate purchase by Disney by 2006, as well as Jobs now holding a seat within Disney's board of directors, these problems have been overcome.
Toy Story 2 was one of Jim Varney's last movies before his death in 2000.
Music
Randy Newman wrote two new songs for Toy Story 2 as well as the complete original score:
- "When She Loved Me" - performed by Sarah McLachlan: Used for the flashback montage in which Jessie experiences being loved, forgotten, and ultimately abandoned by her owner, Emily. This song was nominated at the Oscars in 2000 for Best Song, though the award went to Phil Collins for "You'll Be in My Heart" from another Disney animated film Tarzan.
- "Woody's Roundup" - performed by Riders in the Sky: Theme song for the "Woody's Roundup" TV show. Also end-credit music.
The film also includes two new versions of "You've Got a Friend in Me," the theme from the first film. The first is performed by the puppet Woody (Tom Hanks) "on guitar" as part of the "Woody's Roundup" show. The second is a Vegas-style finale production number sung by Wheezy (singing voice provided by Robert Goulet).
Release
Marketing
A video game for the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast was released. The game featured original cast voices and clips from the movie as introductions to levels. Once earned, these clips could be viewed at the player's discretion. Another game was released for the Game Boy Color.
Box office performance
Toy Story 2 opened over the Thanksgiving Day weekend at #1 to a three-day tally of $57,388,839 from 3,236 theaters averaging $17,734 per theater over three days, making $80,102,784 since its Wednesday launch, and staying at #1 for the next two weekends. It eventually made $245,852,179 domestically and $239,163,000 overseas for a total worldwide gross of $485,015,179, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1999, and far surpassing the original, and in fact, every other animated movie to that date except for The Lion King, even though both were later eclipsed by 2 CGI movies, Shrek 2 and Finding Nemo.
Reception
Toy Story 2 was hugely a critical and commercial success earning a 100% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes (one of the only animated films to do so), with an average reviewer score of 8.6/10 (based on a sample of 144 reviews). Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are both Pixar's highest-rated films to date. It is currently #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' list of best rated movies[3] and the best rated animated movie[4]. The film also holds an 88 out of 100 on Metacritic[5]. It joins the rare number of sequels judged to be "as good as or better than the original."
Toy Story 2 won the Golden Globe for Best Picture Comedy or Musical at the 2000 ceremony.
Television
The film premiered in the US on ABC in 2001.
In Spain, it premiered in 2002 on Telecinco. It is broadcast sometimes on Antena 3, a channel that actually has a partnership with Disney. The last broadcast was on February 14, 2009 after airing of the first Toy Story.
Premiered on RTE Two in December 31, 2006.
3-D re-release
On October 2, 2009, the film was re-released in Disney Digital 3-D.[6] The film was released with Toy Story as a double feature for a two-week run[7] which was extended due to its success.[8][9] In addition, the film's sequel, Toy Story 2, was also released in the 3-D format.[6] Lasseter commented on the new 3-D re-release: "The Toy Story films and characters will always hold a very special place in our hearts and we're so excited to be bringing this landmark film back for audiences to enjoy in a whole new way thanks to the latest in 3-D technology. With Toy Story 3 shaping up to be another great adventure for Buzz, Woody and the gang from Andy's room, we thought it would be great to let audiences experience the first two films all over again and in a brand new way."[10]
Translating the movies into 3-D involved revisiting the original computer data and virtually placing a second camera into each scene, creating left-eye and right-eye views needed to achieve the perception of depth. Unique to computer animation, Lasseter referred to this process as “digital archaeology.” The lead stereographer Bob Whitehill oversaw this process and sought to achieve an effect that impacted the emotional storytelling of the film.[11]
Unlike other countries, the UK and Argentina received the films in 3-D as separate releases. Toy Story 2 was instead released January 22, 2010 in the UK, and February 18, 2010 in Argentina.[12]
Home Video
Toy Story 2 was released as a two-pack with Toy Story on October 17, 2000. That same day an "Ultimate Toy Box" set was released containing both films and a third disc of bonus materials. On September 6, 2005 it was again re-released as a "2-Disc Special Edition" alongside the 10th Anniversary Edition of the first film. Both editions returned to the vault in January 31, 2009. The film was available on Blu-ray for the first time in a Special Edition Combo Pack that was released on March 23, 2010, along with the original film.[13]
Pixar themes
Trailers
One Pixar tradition is to create trailers for their films that do not contain footage from the released film.[citation needed] In one trailer for Toy Story 2 (released theatrically with Tarzan), the green squeeze toy aliens watch the metal claw they worship coming down. The claw first brings down the words Toy Story, and the aliens react with their trademark "Oooooh." The claw next brings down the number '2'; in reaction, the aliens turn to face the camera and parody themselves with a 'Twoooo.' Then Woody appears, saying "Hey howdy hey, folks! It's good to be back." He is swiftly disappointed when Buzz shows up as well, and expresses his annoyance that the Space Ranger is also in the sequel. Buzz retorts, "Excuse me, Pullstring Boy, what would Toy Story 2 be without Buzz Lightyear?" "A good movie," counters Woody.
Attached short film
The initial theatrical and video releases of this film include Luxo Jr, Pixar's first short film released in 1986, starring Pixar's titular mascot,. Before "Luxo Jr.", a message states: "In 1986 Pixar Animation Studios produced their first film. This is why we have a hopping lamp in our logo".
References to other Pixar films
References
- ^ http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=filmsearch_exact&dept=Film&movieID=10740
- ^ George Rousch (2009-02-06). "Brad Bird Talks To Latinoreview About 1906, Toy Story 3, Iron Giant Re-Release And More". Latino Review. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_animated_films/toy_story_2/
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/toystory2?q=Toy%20Story
- ^ a b Richards, Olly (January 24, 2008). "Toy Story Movies Going 3D". Empire. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
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- ^ "Toy Story news". October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ David Chen (October 12, 2009). "Lee Unkrich Announces Kristen Schaal and Blake Clark Cast in Toy Story 3; Toy Story 3D Double Feature To Stay in Theaters". Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ "Toy Story Franchise Going 3-D". VFXWorld.com. January 24, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
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- ^ Murphy, Mekado (October 1, 2009). "Buzz and Woody Add a Dimension". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ "Toy Story in 3D: MSN Review". Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ "Amazon.com - Toy Story 2 (Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo w/ Blu-ray Packaging)". Amazon.com. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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