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Toy Story
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- 1995
- John Lasseter
- 77 mins
- PG
Summary
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Woody the cowboy is young Andy's favourite toy. But when Andy receives Buzz Lightyear - a brash state-of-the-art space ranger - for his birthday, Woody's position is undermined and the two toys become bitter rivals.
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.
Tom Hutchinson
Though this magnificent film will go down in history as the first completely computer-generated animation feature, it is much more than just a technical tour de force. Director John Lasseter has delivered a great adventure story that will not only entertain children but can also be enjoyed as a jokey parable by adults. In a suburban bedroom, Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy, lords it benevolently over Mr Potato Head (Don Rickles), Bo Peep (Annie Potts) and Rex the Dinosaur (Wallace Shawn) and remains his owner's favourite toy until the arrival of birthday present Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), a hi-tech space-ranger. Apart from the brilliant characterisations of Hanks, Allen and the rest of the cast, mention should also be made of Randy Newman's masterly score, which was Oscar-nominated along with his song You've Got a Friend in Me and provides a perfect complement to the action.
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rolenameWoodyTom HanksBuzz LightyearTim AllenMr Potato HeadDon RicklesSlinky DogJim VarneyRexWallace ShawnHammJohn RatzenbergerBo PeepAnnie PottsSergeantR Lee Ermey
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Theatrical distributor
Buena Vista International UK
Released on
1996-03-22
Languages
English
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
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