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Toy Story 3
File:Toy Story 3 poster2010.jpg
Official movie poster
Directed byLee Unkrich
Written byMichael Arndt
Produced byDarla K. Anderson
John Lasseter (Executive)
Nicole Paradis Grindl (Associate)
Starring
Edited byKen Schretzmann
Music byRandy Newman
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release date
June 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$190 million[2]
Box office$109,000,000[3]

Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated film. It is the third installment in the Toy Story series. The film was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films, and co-directed the second, takes over as director. Ken Schretzmann is the editor.

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, and Laurie Metcalf all reprised their roles from the previous films. Jim Varney, who played Slinky Dog in the first two movies, and Joe Ranft, who played Lenny and Wheezy, have both died since the second film was released, but Blake Clark, a good friend of Varney's, took over the role of Slinky, and Wheezy was revealed to be written out of the story, along with Etch, Bo Peep, RC, and most of the ensemble cast of toys.

Toy Story 3 was released in theaters on June 18, 2010 in the United States and Canada. It will be released June 24, 2010 in Australia and July 23, 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[4][5] Toy Story 3 broke the record of Shrek the Third as the biggest single day gross for an animated film,[6] and as of the biggest opening for a Pixar film surpassing The Incredibles.

Plot

As Andy, now 17, prepares to leave for college, his toys face an uncertain future, since he has not played with them in years. He decides to take Woody with him, packing the others in an unlabeled garbage bag, which he intends to store in the attic. Unfortunately, when Andy's sister distracts him, his mom takes the garbage bag to the curb, thinking that it contains trash.

Woody, the only toy who realizes what Andy was trying to do, finds the others and tries to explain, but they refuse to listen. They decide instead to go to a daycare center, and Woody winds up unintentionally going with them. Upon their arrival, they receive a warm reception from the other toys, led by a large stuffed bear (Lots-o-Huggin' Bear, aka "Lotso"). Seeing how happy his friends are at the center, Woody says goodbye to them and leaves for Andy's house. He does not get far before Bonnie, one of the center's kids, finds him and takes him home to become one of her toys.

Meanwhile, Woody's friends receive an unpleasant surprise when the group of young kids in the room where they are located plays with them too roughly. They then learn that Woody was telling the truth when Mrs. Potato Head, who lost an eye in Andy's house, sees Andy becoming upset with his mom over the toys; they decide to escape. Buzz leaves the room, but before he can help the others, Lotso catches him and tries to bargain with him. Buzz refuses, and Lotso reprograms him, then turns him on the others, thus imprisoning them.

At Bonnie's house, Woody learns that Lotso was once owned by a loving girl named Daisy, but snapped when he discovered that he was replaced after being lost during a family trip: Daisy had fallen asleep. Lotso then took over the daycare center, making it a prison for its toy inhabitants. Woody decides to rescue the others from the daycare center and get back to Andy's house before Andy departs for college.

Woody sneaks in and comes up with a plan to bypass the security that Lotso has set up. He and his friends reprogram Buzz, but during the process, he loses his memory, behaving like a real Space Ranger while speaking Spanish. The toys nearly escape, but Lotso catches them on a dumpster, with a garbage truck fast approaching. Woody convinces the other daycare toys of Lotso's treachery, and they toss Lotso in the dumpster. However, Lotso grabs Woody at the last minute, and Woody's friends jump in to rescue him. The garbage truck then takes them all to the city dump, where Woody rescues his friends -- and Lotso -- from an incinerator. Lotso, however, has fooled them and leaves them to certain death, only to be rescued by the green aliens, who separated from the gang, and meanwhile discovered an oversize version of a familiar tool. Eventually, Lotso is snatched by a garbage manwho once had a Lotso of his own: he is tied to the front of the garbage truck, along with a few other mangled toys, who immediately dispense friendly advice to their fellow passenger.

Meanwhile, having narrowly escaped the incinerator, Woody and the gang clean themselves up and make their way back to Andy's house. Woody decides that his friends deserve better than being stored in the attic, and leaves a sticky note on their box. Andy reads the note and donates the toys to Bonnie, introducing each toy. Bonnie notices Woody at the bottom of the box. Hesitant to give him up at first, Andy realizes that Bonnie will take good care of Woody, adding he is "special because he'll never give up on you... no matter what," as he hands her the cowboy. Andy and Bonnie play with the toys before Andy finally drives off. As Woody and Buzz watch Andy leave, Woody introduces Buzz and his friends to Bonnie's other toys.

The ending credits show Andy's toys getting used to life at Bonnie's, while Sunnyside is now a happy place for new arrivals as well as old toys.

Voice cast

Main article: List of Toy Story characters

Non-speaking characters include Bullseye, Totoro, and the Monkey.

Several of Andy's other toys (such as Bo Peep, RC, and Wheezy) are revealed to have been sold, given away or put in the attic years after Toy Story 2.

Development

According to the terms of Pixar's revised deal with Disney, all characters created by Pixar for their films were owned by Disney. Furthermore, Disney retains the rights to make sequels to any Pixar film, though Pixar retained the right of first refusal to work on these sequels. But in 2004, when the contentious negotiations between the two companies made a split appear likely, Disney Chairman at the time Michael Eisner put in motion plans to produce Toy Story 3 at a new Disney studio, Circle 7 Animation. Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear, indicated a willingness to return even if Pixar was not on board.[9]

Promotional art for Circle 7's Toy Story 3, displaying the storyline of the Buzz Lightyears being recalled; this story was later shelved.

Jim Herzfeld wrote a script for Circle 7's version of the film. It focused on the other toys shipping a malfunctioning Buzz to Taiwan, where he was built, believing that he will be fixed there. While searching on the Internet, they find out that many more Buzz Lightyear toys are malfunctioning around the world and the company has issued a massive recall. Fearing Buzz's destruction, a group of Andy's toys (Woody, Rex, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Jessie, and Bullseye) venture to rescue Buzz. At the same time Buzz meets other toys from around the world that were once loved but have now been recalled.[9]

In January 2006, Disney bought Pixar in a deal that put Pixar chiefs Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter in charge of all Disney Animation. Shortly thereafter, Circle 7 Animation was shut down and its version of Toy Story 3 was shelved.[9] The following month, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Disney was in the process of transferring the production to Pixar.[10] John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich visited the house where they first pitched Toy Story and came up with the story for the film over a weekend. Stanton then wrote a treatment.[11] On February 8, 2007, Catmull announced Toy Story 2's co-director, Lee Unkrich, as the sole director of the film instead of John Lasseter, and Michael Arndt as Screenwriter.[12] The release date was moved to 2010.[13]

When the people behind the movie sat down to look at their work from the original Toy Story during the early development stages, they found they could not open the original computer files, and had to recreate everything from scratch.[14]

Instead of sending Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and John Ratzenberger scripts for their consideration in reprising their roles, a complete story reel of the film was shown to the actors in a theater. The reel was made up of moving storyboards with pre-recorded voices, sound effects, and music. At the conclusion of the preview, the actors signed on to the film.[15]

Dolby Laboratories announced that Toy Story 3 will be the first movie that will feature the Dolby Surround 7.1 audio format.[16]

Marketing

File:Toy-story-3-poster.jpg
The teaser poster for the film.

The film's first teaser trailer was released with the Disney Digital 3-D version of the film Up on May 29, 2009.[17] On October 2, 2009 Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were re-released as a double feature in Disney Digital 3-D.[5] The first full-length trailer was attached as an exclusive sneak peek and a first footage to the Toy Story double feature, on October 12, 2009. A second teaser was released on February 10, 2010, followed by a second full-length trailer on February 11 and appeared in 3D showings of Alice in Wonderland. On March 23, 2010, Toy Story was released on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack which included a small feature of "The Story of Toy Story 3". Also, Toy Story 2 was released on that day in the same format which had a small feature on the "Characters of Toy Story 3". On May 11, 2010, both films had a DVD-only re-release which contained the features.

Mattel Thinkway Toys and Lego are among those who will make toys to promote the film.[18][19] Disney Interactive Studios has also produced a video game based on the film which was released on June 15, 2010.[20]

Toy Story 3 was featured in Apple's iPhone OS 4 Event on April 8, 2010, with Steve Jobs demonstrating a Toy Story 3 themed iAd written in HTML5.[21]

Pixar designed a commercial for a toy, Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, and formatted it to look like it came from an old VCR recording. The recording was altered with distorted sound, noise along the bottom of the screen, and flickering video, all designed to make it look like a converted recording from the 1980s.[22] A Japanese version of the commercial was also released online.[23]

On Dancing with the Stars' May 11, 2010 episode, the Gipsy Kings performed a Spanish-language version of the song "You've Got a Friend in Me". It also featured a paso doble dance which is featured in the film. It was choreographed by Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani.[24][25]

Sneak peeks of the film are shown on Disney Channel. One sneak peek was shown on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 10, 2010.

Reception

The film has received universal acclaim. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 99% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 157 reviews, with an average score of 8.8/10.[26] The critical consensus is, "Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works."[26] Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television, and radio programs,[27] the film holds an overall approval rating of 100% based on 33 reviews.[28] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 91 based on 37 reviews.[29]

A.O. Scott from The New York Times gave the film a 4.5 stars out of 5, saying: "This film -- this whole three-part, 15-year epic -- about the adventures of a bunch of silly plastic junk turns out also to be a long, melancholy meditation on loss, impermanence and that noble, stubborn, foolish thing called love."[30] Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A, saying: "Even with the bar raised high, Toy Story 3 enchanted and moved me so deeply I was flabbergasted that a digitally animated comedy about plastic playthings could have this effect." [31] Michael Rechtshaffen from The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review, saying: "Woody, Buzz and playmates make a thoroughly engaging, emotionally satisfying return."[32] Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, while praising the film with 3 out of 4 stars, wrote that it is "a jolly, slapstick comedy, lacking the almost eerie humanity that infused the earlier Toy Story sagas, and happier with action and jokes than with characters and emotions".[33] Writing her review for USA Today, Claudia Puig gave the film a complete 4 star rating writing "This installment, the best of the three, is everything a movie should be: hilarious, touching, exciting and clever." [34] Lou Lumenick, film critic of The New York Post, who wrote "Toy Story 3 (which is pointlessly being shown in 3-D at most locations) may not be a masterpiece, but it still had me in tears at the end." [35] Michael Phillips gave the film 3/4 stars writing that "Compared with the riches of all kinds in recent Pixar masterworks such as Ratatouille, Wall·E and Up, Toy Story 3 looks and plays like an exceptionally slick and confident product, as opposed to a magical blend of commerce and popular art." [36] Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore who gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars wrote "Dazzling, scary and sentimental, Toy Story 3 is a dark and emotional conclusion to the film series that made Pixar famous." [37]

Box office

Toy Story 3 made a strong debut grossing $41,000,000 on its opening day at the box office from 4,028 theaters and is set to be the biggest opening for a Pixar film, surpassing The Incredibles's $70,467,623.[3] In addition, Toy Story 3 had the single-highest opening day gross for an animated film on record, besting Shrek the Third's $38 million.[3] During its opening weekend, the film is estimated to have grossed $109,000,000, ranking it #1 for the weekend and making it Pixar's largest opening weekend ever.

Possible sequel

According to an article on NOLA.com, director Lee Unkrich has confirmed that Toy Story 4 is not planned. "Well, we don't have any plans for Toy Story 4, Unkrich said. "I'm flattered that people ask about it -- it reminds me how much people love the characters. (But) it was really important to me with this film that we not just create another sequel, that it not just be another appendage coming off of the other two." However he did say, "there may be opportunities for Woody and Buzz in the future, but we don't have any plans for anything right now."[38]

Soundtrack

Untitled
No.TitleArtistLength
1."We Belong Together"Randy Newman4:03
2."You've Got a Friend in Me (para Buzz Español)"The Gipsy Kings2:15
3."Cowboy!"Randy Newman4:11
4."Garbage?"Randy Newman2:41
5."Sunnyside"Randy Newman2:20
6."Woody Bails"Randy Newman4:40
7."Come to Papa"Randy Newman2:06
8."Go See Lotso"Randy Newman3:37
9."Bad Buzz"Randy Newman2:22
10."You Got Lucky"Randy Newman5:59
11."Spanish Buzz"Randy Newman3:31
12."What About Daisy?"Randy Newman2:07
13."To The Dump"Randy Newman3:51
14."The Claw"Randy Newman3:57
15."Going Home"Randy Newman3:22
16."So Long"Randy Newman4:55
17."Zu-Zu (Ken's Theme)"Randy Newman0:35

In addition, the film also uses the song "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright and "Le Freak" by Chic.

Pixar themes

Attached short film

Main article: Day & Night (2010 film)

The theatrical release of Toy Story 3 includes the short film Day & Night, which focuses on what happens when an animated personification of daytime (Day) meets his opposite, nighttime (Night) and the resulting growth for both.[39][40]

References to other Pixar films

Main article: List of Pixar film references

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