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- 2022
- Angus MacLane
- 104 mins
- PG
Summary
Animated sci-fi adventure featuring the voice of Chris Evans. Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear finds himself and his team marooned on a dangerous planet that is home to unfriendly lifeforms. With time against him and an army of robots seeking to claim his spaceship's fuel source, will the intrepid explorer find a way home?
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A star rating of 3 out of 5.
Terry Staunton
The origins of space ranger Buzz, who inspired the action figure in Toy Story, are revealed in this lively spin-off from Pixar. Stranded on a desolate planet with hundreds of other explorers, our hero embarks on a succession of test flights to achieve the necessary hyperspeed to help them escape - only to find that for every failed 60-second mission he attempts, life on the planet moves forward four years. The space-time continuum plot may not hold up to close scrutiny, but the laws of physics don't get in the way of this affectionate homage to bygone science-fiction serials. Taking over from Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz, Chris Evans gives the character warmth and boyish charm without losing any of the hero's requisite courage. The result is a joyful romp packed with the kind of gags and emotion that Pixar does so well.
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rolenameBuzz LightyearChris EvansIzzy HawthorneKeke PalmerSoxPeter SohnOld SoxPeter SohnMo MorrisonTaika WaititiDarby SteelDale SoulesZurgJames BrolinOld BuzzJames BrolinAlisha HawthorneUzo AdubaI.V.A.N.Mary McDonald-LewisCommander BurnsideIsiah Whitlock Jr.ERICAngus MacLaneDERICAngus MacLaneZyclopsAngus MacLane
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rolenameDirectorAngus MacLaneWriterAngus MacLaneWriterMatthew AldrichWriterJason HeadleyWriterRebecca BanksProducerGalyn SusmanComposerMichael GiacchinoDirector of photographyJeremy LaskyDirector of photographyIan MegibbenEditorAnthony GreenbergCastingNatalie LyonCastingKevin ReherProduction designerTim Evatt
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Theatrical distributor
Disney
Released on
2022-06-17
Languages
English
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Colour
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