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{{Infobox film
| image          = Toy Story.jpg
| alt            = The poster features Woody anxiously holding onto Buzz Lightyear as he flies into Andy's room. Below them sitting on the bed are Bo Peep, Mr. Potato Head, Troll, Hamm, Slinky, Sergeant, and Rex. In the lower right center of the image is the film's title. The background shows the cloud wallpaper featured in the bedroom.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[John Lasseter]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Joss Whedon]]
* [[Andrew Stanton]]
* [[Joel Cohen (writer)|Joel Cohen]]
* [[Alec Sokolow]]
}}
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* John Lasseter
* [[Pete Docter]]
* Andrew Stanton
* [[Joe Ranft]]
}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bonnie Arnold]]
* [[Ralph Guggenheim]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tom Hanks]]
* [[Tim Allen]]
* [[Annie Potts]]
* [[John Ratzenberger]]
* [[Don Rickles]]
* [[Wallace Shawn]]
* [[Jim Varney]]
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}}
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Robert Gordon
* [[Lee Unkrich]]
}}
| music          = [[Randy Newman]]
| production_companies = [[Pixar Animation Studios]]
| distributor    = [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]{{efn|name=Disney|Distributed by [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]] through the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner.}}
| released       = {{Film date|1995|11|19|[[El Capitan Theatre]]|1995|11|22|United States}}
| runtime        = 81 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 80:30 --><ref name=Runtime>{{cite web |title=Toy Story |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/toy-story-1970-6 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=August 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053353/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/toy-story-1970-6|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $30&nbsp;million<ref name="Numbers">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Toy-Story |title=Toy Story |access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205032848/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Toy-Story|archive-date=December 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $394.4&nbsp;million<ref name="BOXMOJO">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=0114709 |title=Toy Story |access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220118230153/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0114709/|archive-date=January 18, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''''Toy Story''''' is a 1995 American animated [[adventure comedy film]]<!--WP:FILMLEAD, only primary or sub genre.--> produced by [[Pixar Animation Studios]] for [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. It is the first installment in the [[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'' franchise]] and the [[Firsts in animation|first entirely computer-animated feature film]], as well as the first feature film from Pixar. The film was directed by [[John Lasseter]], written by [[Joss Whedon]], [[Andrew Stanton]], [[Joel Cohen (writer)|Joel Cohen]], and [[Alec Sokolow]] based on a story by Lasseter, Stanton, [[Pete Docter]], and [[Joe Ranft]], produced by [[Bonnie Arnold]] and [[Ralph Guggenheim]], and features the voices of [[Tom Hanks]], [[Tim Allen]], [[Annie Potts]], [[John Ratzenberger]], [[Don Rickles]], [[Wallace Shawn]], and [[Jim Varney]].

Taking place in a world where [[toy]]s come to life when humans are not present, the plot of ''Toy Story'' focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll named [[Sheriff Woody|Woody]] and a modern space cadet action figure, [[Buzz Lightyear]], as Woody develops jealousy towards Buzz when he becomes their owner Andy's favorite toy.

Following the success of ''[[Tin Toy]]'', a [[short film]] that was released in 1988, Pixar was approached by Disney to produce a computer-animated feature film that was told from a small toy's perspective. Lasseter, Stanton, and Docter wrote early story treatments, which were rejected by Disney, who wanted the film's tone to be "edgier". After several disastrous [[story reel]]s, production was halted and the script was rewritten to better reflect the tone and theme Pixar desired: "toys deeply want children to play with them, and ... this desire drives their hopes, fears, and actions". The studio, then consisting of a relatively small number of employees, produced ''Toy Story'' under minor financial constraints.

''Toy Story'' premiered at the [[El Capitan Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]] on November 19, 1995, and was released in theaters in North America on November 22 of that year. It was the highest-grossing film during its opening weekend,<ref name="Numbers" /> eventually grossing over $373 million worldwide, making it the [[1995 in film|second highest-grossing film of 1995]]. The film received critical acclaim, with praise directed towards the technical innovation of the animation, script, [[Randy Newman]]'s score, appeal to all age groups, and voice performances (particularly Hanks and Allen), and holds a [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|{{RT data|score}} approval rating]] on film aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. The film is frequently lauded as [[List of films considered the best#Animation (shorts and features)|one of the best animated films ever made]] and, due to its status as the first computer-animated film, one of the most important films in the medium's history and film at large.<ref name="best-animation" /> The film received three [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations—[[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] (the first animated film to be nominated for the award), [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "[[You've Got a Friend in Me]]", and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]—in addition to being honored with a non-competitive [[Special Achievement Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Susan |title=How 'Toy Story' changed the face of animation, taking off 'like an explosion' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toy-story-anniversary-20150930-story.html |access-date=September 30, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002070711/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toy-story-anniversary-20150930-story.html|archive-date=October 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, ''Toy Story'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", one of nine films designated in its first year of eligibility. The success of ''Toy Story'' launched a multimedia franchise, spawning four sequels beginning with ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999); a spin-off film ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'' (2022); and numerous [[Toy Story (franchise)#Toy Story Treats (1996)|short films]]. The film also had a theatrical 3D re-release in 2009 as part of a double feature with the second film.

== Plot ==
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A group of sentient [[toy]]s, who pretend to be lifeless when humans are around, are preparing to move into a new house with their young owner [[Andy Davis (Toy Story)|Andy Davis]], his infant sister [[List of Toy Story characters#Molly Davis|Molly]], and their single mother [[List of Toy Story characters#Mrs. Davis|Mrs. Davis]]. Learning that Andy's birthday party has been unexpectedly moved to an earlier date, several toys — including [[List of Toy Story characters#Mr. Potato Head|Mr. Potato Head]], [[Slinky Dog (Toy Story)|Slinky Dog]], [[Rex (Toy Story)|Rex the tyrannosaur]], [[Hamm (Toy Story)|Hamm the piggy bank]], and [[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]] the [[porcelain doll]] — become concerned that Andy might receive something that will replace them. To calm them, [[Sheriff Woody]], Andy's favorite toy and their ''[[de facto]]'' leader, sends [[Sarge (Toy Story)|Sarge]] and his green [[army men]] to spy on Andy's birthday party with a [[baby monitor]]. Andy receives a [[Buzz Lightyear]] [[action figure]], who believes he is an actual Space Ranger and does not know he is really a toy. Buzz impresses the others with his high-tech features and becomes Andy's new favorite toy, provoking Woody's jealousy.

Two days before the move, Andy's family plans for a dinner at Pizza Planet. To ensure Andy brings him along and not Buzz, Woody tries knocking Buzz behind the desk with [[List of Toy Story characters#RC|RC]], the [[radio-controlled car]]. However, Buzz is accidentally knocked out of the bedroom window instead, and most of the other toys believe Woody has deliberately killed Buzz. Andy takes Woody with him, but Buzz furiously confronts him in the car. The two fight, fall out of the car, and are left behind; after a further quarrel, they hitch a ride to the restaurant on a Pizza Planet delivery truck.

At Pizza Planet, Buzz mistakes a [[claw crane]] full of [[List of Toy Story characters#The Aliens|toy aliens]] for a rocket, and climbs in, pursued by Woody. [[List of Toy Story characters#Phillips family|Sid Phillips]], Andy's sadistic next-door neighbor, takes the two from the crane to his house, where they encounter his [[English Bull Terrier|Bull Terrier]] [[List of Toy Story characters#Phillips family|Scud]] and his "mutant" toys, made from parts of other toys Sid has destroyed.

Buzz witnesses a television commercial promoting him and suffers an [[existential crisis]], realizing he is a toy after all. He attempts to fly but falls and severs his arm. After Sid's toys fix Buzz, Sid tapes Buzz to a [[firework]] rocket, planning to blow him up the following day. Overnight, Woody helps Buzz realize that his purpose is to make Andy happy, restoring Buzz's resolve. Sid takes Buzz out to blow him up, but Woody rallies the mutant toys to come to life in front of Sid and frighten him into never harming toys again.

Now freed, Woody and Buzz pursue the Davis' [[moving truck]], but Scud attacks Woody. Buzz stays behind to fight off the dog; Woody climbs into the truck, and pushes RC out to rescue Buzz. Thinking Woody has killed another toy, the others also toss him out of the truck. When Woody and Buzz pursue the truck on RC, the other toys see them and realize their mistake. RC's batteries run out, forcing Woody to ignite the rocket strapped to Buzz. Buzz opens his wings to sever the tape just before the rocket explodes; he and Woody glide through the sunroof of Mrs. Davis' car, landing safely inside.

As the toys listen in on the [[Christmas]] gift opening in the new house, Mr. Potato Head is delighted when Molly gets a [[List of Toy Story characters#Other|Mrs. Potato Head]]. Woody and Buzz jokingly ponder what gift could be "worse" than Buzz, only to nervously smile at each other when Andy gets a [[dachshund]] [[List of Toy Story characters#Buster|puppy]].

== Voice cast ==
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{{See also|List of Toy Story characters|l1=List of ''Toy Story'' characters}}
* [[Tom Hanks]] as Woody, a [[pullstring]] cowboy doll who is Andy's favorite toy
* [[Tim Allen]] as Buzz Lightyear, a Space Ranger [[action figure]], Andy's second favorite toy, and Woody's rival, who later becomes his best friend
* [[Don Rickles]] as [[Mr. Potato Head]], a cynical potato-shaped doll with put-together pieces on his body
* [[Jim Varney]] as Slinky Dog, a [[dachshund]] [[slinky]] toy and Woody's second-in-command
* [[Wallace Shawn]] as Rex, a nervous green ''[[Tyrannosaurus]]'' figurine
* [[John Ratzenberger]] as Hamm, a smart-talking [[piggy bank]]
* [[Annie Potts]] as Bo Peep, a [[Bisque doll|porcelain]] shepherdess doll and Woody's love interest
* [[John Morris (American actor)|John Morris]] as Andy Davis, the toys' owner
* [[Erik von Detten]] as Sid Phillips, Andy's next-door neighbor and bully, who destroys toys for fun
* [[Laurie Metcalf]] as Mrs. Davis, Andy and Molly's single mother
* [[R. Lee Ermey]] as Sergeant, the leader of a large troop of plastic green [[army men]]
* Sarah Freeman as Hannah Phillips, Sid's friendly younger sister
* [[Penn Jillette]] as the Buzz Lightyear TV commercial announcer
* [[Jeff Pidgeon]] as Aliens, crane game toys at Pizza Planet
* Mickie McGowan as Mrs. Phillips, the unseen mother of Sid and Hannah

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:JohnLasseterOct2011.jpg|left|thumb|[[John Lasseter]] (pictured in 2011) co-wrote and directed ''Toy Story'']]
[[John Lasseter]]'s first experience with [[computer animation]] was during his work as an animator at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]], when two of his friends showed him the light-cycle scene from ''[[Tron]]''. It was an eye-opening experience that awakened Lasseter to the possibilities offered by the new medium of computer-generated animation.{{sfn|Paik|2007|p=38}} Lasseter tried to pitch ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'' as a fully computer-animated film to Disney, but the idea was rejected and Lasseter was fired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/waterman-gives-brave-little-toaster-new-lease-life-exclusive-56236/ |title=Waterman Gives 'Brave Little Toaster' a New Lease of Life (Exclusive) |website=[[The Wrap]] |date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613060939/https://www.thewrap.com/waterman-gives-brave-little-toaster-new-lease-life-exclusive-56236/|archive-date=June 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He then went on to work at [[Lucasfilm]] and in 1986, he became a founding member of [[Pixar]]. In 1986, Pixar was purchased by entrepreneur and [[Apple Inc.]] co-founder [[Steve Jobs]].{{sfn|Paik|2007|p=41}} At Pixar, Lasseter created short, computer-animated films to show off the [[Pixar Image Computer]]'s capabilities. In 1988, Lasseter produced the short film ''[[Tin Toy]]'', which was told from the perspective of a toy, referencing Lasseter's love of classic toys. ''Tin Toy'' won the [[61st Academy Awards|1989 Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Film]], the [[Timeline of computer animation in film and television|first computer-generated film to do so]].{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=181}}

''Tin Toy'' gained Disney's attention, and the new team at [[The Walt Disney Company]], CEO [[Michael Eisner]] and chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] in [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|the film division]], sought to get Lasseter to come back.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=181}} Lasseter, grateful for Jobs' faith in him, felt compelled to stay with Pixar, telling co-founder [[Ed Catmull]], "I can go to Disney and be a director, or I can stay here and make history."{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=181}} Katzenberg realized he could not lure Lasseter back to Disney and therefore set plans into motion to ink a production deal with Pixar to produce a film.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=181}} Disney had always made all their movies in-house and refused to change this. But when [[Tim Burton]], who used to work at Disney, wanted to buy back the rights to ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', Disney struck a deal allowing him to make it as a Disney film outside the studio. This allowed Pixar to make their movies outside Disney.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/pixar-history-good-dinosaur-toy-story/ |title=How Pixar became the world's greatest animation company |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=November 21, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625215743/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/pixar-history-good-dinosaur-toy-story/|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both sides were willing. Catmull and fellow Pixar co-founder [[Alvy Ray Smith]] had long wanted to produce a computer-animated feature, but only by the early 1990s were the computers cheap and powerful enough to make this possible.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=117}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2007/05/16/droidmaker-takes-an-entertaining-informative-look-back-at-the-creation-of-computer-animation.aspx |title="Droidmaker" takes an entertaining & informative look back at the development of computer animation |date=May 15, 2007 |access-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623005143/http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2007/05/16/droidmaker-takes-an-entertaining-informative-look-back-at-the-creation-of-computer-animation.aspx |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, Disney had licensed Pixar's [[Computer Animation Production System]] (CAPS), and that made it the largest customer for Pixar's computers.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}} Jobs made it apparent to Katzenberg that although Disney was happy with Pixar, it was not the other way around: "We want to do a film with you," said Jobs. "That would make us happy."{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}}

Catmull, Smith, and head of animation [[Ralph Guggenheim]] met with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] president [[Peter Schneider (film executive)|Peter Schneider]] in the summer of 1990 to discuss making a feature film, but they found the atmosphere to be puzzling and contentious. They later learned that while Katzenberg was pushing the idea of working with Pixar, Schneider did not want to bring in a non-Disney animation studio. Katzenberg arranged to meet directly with the Pixar contingent, this time including Lasseter and Jobs. The Pixar team proposed a [[List of United States Christmas television specials|Christmas television special]], ''A Tin Toy Christmas'', as a first step, but Katzenberg countered that as long as they were gearing up to transition from 30-second commercials to a half-hour special, they might as well go all the way and make a feature-length film.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=119}}

Katzenberg also made it clear that he was only working with Pixar to get access to Lasseter's talents,{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}}{{sfn|Price|2008|p=119}} and that the Pixar team would be signing up to work with a self-described "tyrant" and micro-manager.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}}{{sfn|Price|2008|p=119}} However, he invited them to talk with Disney's animators and get their opinions on working under him and Lasseter was impressed with what he heard.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=120}} The two companies began negotiations, although they disagreed on key points including whether Disney would get the rights to Pixar's animation technology{{sfn|Price|2008|p=120}} or whether Pixar would retain partial ownership of the films, characters, and home video and sequel rights.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}} As Pixar was nearing bankruptcy and desperate for funds,{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}} they settled on a deal that would allow Disney to have complete ownership and control of the films and characters, including the rights to make sequels without Pixar's involvement, while Pixar would get approximately 12.5% of ticket sales.{{sfn|Kanfer|2000|p=229}}<ref name="BizWeekBOX" /> These early negotiations became a point of contention between Jobs and Eisner for many years.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=206}}

An agreement to produce a feature film based on ''Tin Toy'' with a working title of ''Toy Story'' was finalized, and production began soon thereafter.<ref name="PixMagicMan">{{cite news |last=Schlender |first=Brent |url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/magazines/fortune/pixar_futureof_fortune_052906/index.htm |title=Pixar's magic man |date=May 17, 2006 |publisher=[[CNNMoney.com]] |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715081233/http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/magazines/fortune/pixar_futureof_fortune_052906/index.htm|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Writing ===
Originally, ''Toy Story'' was going to feature "Tinny", the wind-up one-man band toy from the ''Tin Toy'' short film, along with "the dummy", a [[ventriloquist's dummy]]. While the film's premise was still about toys' desire to be played with by children, the rest of the film's script, which involved Tinny being left behind at a gas station, meeting up with the dummy, and having a series of adventures before finding their way into a kindergarten classroom where they can be played with every day, was quite different.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=121}} Katzenberg was unhappy with the [[Film treatment|treatment]] drafted by Lasseter, [[Andrew Stanton]], and [[Pete Docter]], as the two character's motivations were too similar. Instead, he encouraged them to write it as a [[buddy film]], giving the two main characters contrasting personalities, and having them only become friends after being forced to work together.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=124}}{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=207}} Lasseter, Stanton, and Docter delivered a revised treatment in September 1991 that more closely resembles the final version of the film: Tinny replaces the ventriloquist dummy as a child's favorite toy, their bickering causes them to be left behind at a gas station, they almost catch up to the family at a pizza restaurant, they have to escape a kid that mutilates toys, and the movie ends with a chase scene as the two toys try to catch up to the family's moving van.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=124}}

The script went through many changes before the final version of it. Lasseter decided Tinny was "too antiquated"; the character was first changed to a military action figure in the likes of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' and was then given a space theme. Tinny's name changed to Lunar Larry, then Tempus from Morph, and eventually [[Buzz Lightyear]] (after astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]]).{{sfn|Price|2008|p=125}} Lightyear's design was modeled on the suits worn by [[Apollo program|Apollo]] astronauts as well as the aforementioned ''G.I. Joe'' action figures. Also, the green and purple color scheme on Lightyear's suit was inspired by Lasseter and his wife, Nancy, whose favorite colors are green and purple, respectively.<ref name="BuzzDesign">{{cite news |title=Disney's Buzz Lightyear and Wall-E explore space for NASA |publisher=[[Space.com]] |date=June 24, 2008 |url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-062408a.html |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724051156/http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-062408a.html|archive-date=July 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Paik|2007|p=103}} Woody was inspired by a [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]] doll that Lasseter had when he was a child; he was a ventriloquist's dummy with a pull-string (hence the name "Woody"). This was until character designer [[Bud Luckey]] suggested that Woody could be changed to a cowboy ventriloquist dummy. Lasseter liked the contrast between the [[Western (genre)|Western]] and the [[science fiction]] genres and the character immediately changed. Eventually, all of the ventriloquist dummy aspects of the character were deleted as the dummy looked "sneaky and mean".{{sfn|Price|2008|p=126}} However they kept the name "Woody" to pay homage to the Western actor [[Woody Strode]].{{sfn|Price|2008|p=125}} The story department drew inspiration from films such as ''[[Midnight Run]]'' and ''[[The Odd Couple (film)|The Odd Couple]]'',<ref name="MidnightRunInfluence">{{cite web |url=http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12024 |title=Charlie Rose Interview of John Lasseter |author=[[Charlie Rose]] |date=December 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208022936/http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12024 |archive-date=December 8, 2011 |access-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref> and Lasseter screened [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Castle in the Sky]]'' for further influence.

Since ''Toy Story''{{'}}s script writers had little experience with feature films, they attended a seminar given by screenwriter [[Robert McKee]].{{sfn|Price|2008|p=126}} They were inspired by his guidance, based on [[Aristotle]]'s ''[[Poetics (Aristotle)|Poetics]]'', that the main character in a story should be defined by how they react to the obstacles they face, and that it is those obstacles that make characters interesting.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=127}} Disney also appointed the duo [[Joel Cohen (writer)|Joel Cohen]] and [[Alec Sokolow]] and, later, [[Joss Whedon]] to help develop the script. Whedon thought that while the script did not work, it had "a great structure". He added the character of [[Rex (Toy Story)|Rex]] and sought a pivotal role for a [[Barbie]] doll; the latter transformed into [[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]] as [[Mattel]] would not license the character.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=128}} Whedon also re-visioned Buzz Lightyear from being a dim-witted but cheerful and self-aware character to an action figure who isn't aware that he's a toy—an epiphany that transformed the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joss-whedon-cowrote-toy-story-2014-9 |title='Toy Story' Had An Unwatchable Script Until Joss Whedon Saved It |author=Kirsten Acuna |date=September 23, 2014 |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702162757/https://www.businessinsider.com/joss-whedon-cowrote-toy-story-2014-9|archive-date=July 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A brainstorming session with members of Disney Animation's creative team resulted in the addition of the [[Little Green Men (Toy Story)|three-eyed squeaky toy aliens]].{{sfn|Price|2008|p=137}}

''Toy Story'' was the first animated film for which [[scratch vocal]]s were recorded first for all reels, to be later replaced by production sound.<ref name="Peri_Page_195">{{cite book |last1=Peri |first1=Don |last2=Docter |first2=Pete |author2-link=Pete Docter |title=Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films |date=2024 |publisher=Disney Editions |location=Los Angeles |isbn=9781484755747 |page=195 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ovdZEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>  Before that point, animation studios were more disorganized as to when scratch vocals or production sound were recorded for any particular reel.<ref name="Peri_Page_195" />  For example, during the 1980s, Disney Animation experimented with recording production sound for all reels (without recording scratch vocals first) before starting animation.<ref name="Peri_Page_195" />

=== Casting ===
[[File:Tom Hanks TIFF 2019.jpg|left|thumb|[[Tom Hanks]] voiced Woody]]
Katzenberg approved the script on January 19, 1993, at which point voice casting began.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> [[Paul Newman]], who subsequently accepted the role of [[Doc Hudson]] in the 2006 Pixar film ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'', was considered for the role of Woody.<ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Bradford |title=The Lost Roles of Jim Carrey |date=March 17, 2011 |publisher=[[Splitsider]] |url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-jim-carrey/ |access-date=March 28, 2016 |quote=Early in Toy Story's development, producers wanted Paul Newman as Woody and Jim Carrey as Buzz Lightyear, with the two actors representing Old Hollywood and New Hollywood, respectively. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808040454/http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-jim-carrey/|archive-date=August 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Robin Williams]] and [[Clint Eastwood]] were also considered for Woody,<ref name="Screen Rant">{{cite web|last=Sherlock|first=Ben|title=Toy Story: 10 Actors Who Almost Voiced Iconic Roles|url=https://screenrant.com/toy-story-famous-actors-almost-voiced-iconic-roles-disney-pixar/|date=January 7, 2020|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028201807/https://screenrant.com/toy-story-famous-actors-almost-voiced-iconic-roles-disney-pixar/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> but Lasseter always wanted [[Tom Hanks]] to play the role. Lasseter claimed that Hanks "has the ability to take emotions and make them appealing. Even if the character, like the one in ''[[A League of Their Own]]'', is down-and-out and despicable."<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> To gauge how an actor's voice might fit with a character, Lasseter borrowed a common Disney technique: animate a vocal monologue from a well-established actor to meld the actor's voice with the appearance or actions of the animated character.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=128}} This early test footage, using Hanks' voice from ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'', convinced Hanks to sign on to the film.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /><ref name="DVDTurnerHooch">{{cite AV media |title=Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition) – (Making Toy Story) |medium=DVD |publisher=Walt Disney Home Entertainment |time=6:43 |date=September 6, 2005}}</ref>

[[Billy Crystal]] was approached to play Buzz, and was given his own monologue, utilizing dialogue from ''[[When Harry Met Sally]]''. However, he turned down the role, believing the film would be unsuccessful due to its animation. Crystal regretted this upon seeing the film; he subsequently accepted the role of [[Mike Wazowski]] in the 2001 Pixar film ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''. In addition to Crystal, [[Bill Murray]], [[Chevy Chase]] and [[Jim Carrey]], along with a number of other actors, including [[Jason Alexander]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Kevin Costner]], [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Richard Gere]], [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Wayne Knight]], [[Bill Paxton]], [[Dennis Quaid]], [[Kurt Russell]], [[Adam Sandler]] and [[John Travolta]], were also considered for the role of Buzz.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of Bill Murray |date=February 17, 2011|url=http://splitsider.com/2011/02/the-lost-roles-of-bill-murray/ |access-date=May 25, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520115025/http://splitsider.com/2011/02/the-lost-roles-of-bill-murray |archive-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Farr |first=John |title=Bill Murray and the Roles That Got Away |date=September 19, 2014 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-farr/bill-murray-and-the-roles_b_5850434.html |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160111082612/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-farr/bill-murray-and-the-roles_b_5850434.html|archive-date=January 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Locke |first=Greg W. |title=The Top 25 Roles Bill Murray Didn't Take |date=August 26, 2011 |url=http://www.zecatalist.com/lists/the-top-25-roles-bob-murray-didnt-take/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125110247/http://www.zecatalist.com/lists/the-top-25-roles-bob-murray-didnt-take/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THE FACES & FACTS BEHIND DISNEY CHARACTERS |publisher=[[E!]] |url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/12354/the-faces-facts-behind-disney-characters/380688 |access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314063133/http://www.eonline.com/photos/12354/the-faces-facts-behind-disney-characters/380688|archive-date=March 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kozak |first1=Jim |title=Serenity Now! |url=http://www.infocusmag.com/05augustseptember/whedonuncut.htm |access-date=August 10, 2015 |work=In Focus |publisher=National Association of Theatre Owners |date=August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050803002725/http://www.infocusmag.com/05augustseptember/whedonuncut.htm |archive-date=August 3, 2005 |quote=Ironically, Disney put the kibosh on the person they wanted for Buzz Lightyear because he wasn't famous enough, so we couldn't use Jim Carrey. But they had Tom Hanks in place.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://splitsider.com/2011/09/the-lost-roles-of-chevy-chase/ |title=The Lost Roles of Chevy Chase |last=Evans |first=Bradford |website=Splitsider |access-date=November 21, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202173248/http://splitsider.com/2011/09/the-lost-roles-of-chevy-chase/|archive-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Screen Rant2">{{cite web|last=Sherlock|first=Ben|date=December 28, 2019|title=To Infinity And Beyond: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Toy Story Movies|url=https://screenrant.com/toy-story-movies-disney-franchise-behind-scenes-facts-woody-buzz-lightyear/|access-date=October 28, 2021|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030181650/https://screenrant.com/toy-story-movies-disney-franchise-behind-scenes-facts-woody-buzz-lightyear/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lasseter took the role to [[Tim Allen]], who was appearing in Disney's ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', and he accepted.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=129}} Crystal later stated in an interview that he would not have been right as Buzz, and that Allen was "fantastic" in the role.<ref name="BillyCrystal">{{cite web |url=http://www.crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/billycrystal.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011218114851/http://crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/billycrystal.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2001 |title=Billy Crystal – Cranky Critic StarTalk |last=Fischer |first=Paul |access-date=March 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="BillyCrystalCT">{{cite news |last=Pearlman |first=Cindy |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF7B35B6B4F1765&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Crystal clear on 'Monsters' |format=Fee required |date=October 28, 2001 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=March 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113070726/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF7B35B6B4F1765&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=January 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Before [[Wallace Shawn]] and [[Jim Varney]] were cast as Rex and Slinky Dog, [[Rick Moranis]] and [[John Cleese]] were originally considered for the roles.<ref name="Screen Rant"/>

To cast Andy, Pixar held an open call for young male actors to bring a toy with them. [[John Morris (American actor)|John Morris]] (who voices Andy in the film) brought multiple toys, specifically 45 ''[[X-Men]]'' figures, contrary to the instructions of bringing just one, and Pixar reacted to his dumping of the toys with laughter.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bierly |first=Mandi |date=June 18, 2010 |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/18/toy-story-3-john-morris-andy/ |title='Toy Story 3': Q&A with the voice of Andy, John Morris |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208145250/https://ew.com/article/2010/06/18/toy-story-3-john-morris-andy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Toy Story'' was both Hanks' and Allen's first animated film, and they recorded their lines together to make their characters' chemistry and interactions realistic.<ref name="FirstAnimated">{{cite news |last=Michael |first=Dennis |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9511/toy_story/stars/index.html |title='Toy Story' stars say being animated is hard work |date=November 25, 1995 |work=CNN|access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210054342/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9511/toy_story/stars/index.html|archive-date=December 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Production shutdown ===
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Every couple of weeks, Lasseter and his team showed Disney their latest storyboards or footage. Disney was impressed by Pixar's technical innovation, but less so of the plot. Katzenberg discarded most of Pixar's script ideas, giving his own extensive notes. Katzenberg primarily wanted to add "more edginess" to the two main characters,{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=207}} as Disney wanted ''Toy Story'' to appeal to both children and adults, and they asked for adult references to be added to the film.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> The characters ended up being stripped of their charm,{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=207}}{{sfn|Price|2008|p=129}} with Hanks, while recording Woody's dialogue for the story reels, pointed out that the Woody character had been made into a "real jerk".{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=207}} Pixar screened the first half of the film for Disney executives on November 19, 1993—an event they later dubbed the "Black Friday Incident".<ref name="EWToyWonder">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/29/toy-story-inside-buzz/ |title=Toy' Wonder |date=December 8, 1995 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205204251/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299897,00.html|archive-date=December 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}} The results were disastrous, and Disney's head of feature animation, Peter Schneider, halted production.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=130}} Katzenberg asked colleague [[Thomas Schumacher]] why the reels were bad, to which Schumacher answered, "Because it's not their movie anymore; it's completely not the movie that John set out to make."{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}}

Lasseter was embarrassed by the current state of the film, later recalling, "It was a story filled with the most unhappy, mean characters that I've ever seen." Katzenberg allowed him to take the script back to Pixar for rewrites,{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}} and the production crew shifted to television commercials while the head writers worked out a new script, being funded personally by Jobs until Disney resumed production.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}} Although Lasseter attempted to keep morale high by remaining outwardly buoyant, the production shutdown was "a very scary time" according to story department manager BZ Petroff.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=131}} Schneider appealed directly to Eisner to cancel the project altogether.<ref name="autogenerated2005">{{cite AV media |title=Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition) – (Filmmakers Reflect) |medium=DVD |publisher=Walt Disney Home Entertainment |date=September 6, 2005}}</ref>{{sfn|Price|2008|p=124}} Stanton and the other story artists worked to quickly produce new script pages, with help from consultants such as Whedon, and the first revisions were completed in two weeks as promised.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=131}}

Pixar's script rewrites took three months, and saw Woody transformed from a tyrant to a wise leader. It also included a more adult-oriented staff meeting amongst the toys rather than the juvenile group discussion that had existed in earlier drafts. Buzz Lightyear's character was also changed "to make it more clear to the audience that he genuinely doesn't know he's a toy".<ref name="autogenerated2005" /> Katzenberg and Schneider resumed production with the new script by February 1994,{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}} and the voice actors returned one month later to record their new lines.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> The crew grew from 24 people to 110, and now included 27 animators and 22 technical directors.<ref name=ew7 />{{sfn|Price|2008|p=133}} In comparison, ''[[The Lion King]]'', released in 1994, required a staff of 800.<ref name=ew7>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/29/toy-story-inside-buzz/ |title='Toy Story': The Inside Buzz |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 8, 1995 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112201126/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299897_7,00.html |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the early budgeting process, Jobs was eager to produce the film as efficiently as possible, impressing Katzenberg with his focus on cost-cutting. However, the $17&nbsp;million production budget was no longer going to be sufficient, and Jobs requested more funds from Disney to compensate them for the time lost in rewrites based on Katzenberg's notes. Catmull was able to reach a compromise on a new budget, but the incident led Jobs to rethink their deal with Disney.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}}

=== Animation ===
{{quote box|width=30em|quote=We couldn't have made this movie in traditional animation. This is a story that can only really be told with three-dimensional toy characters. ... Some of the shots in this film are so beautiful.|source=—Tom Schumacher, Vice President of Walt Disney Feature Animation<ref name=DeseretNewsVP>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Chris |title=Animation: Disney is Still King |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/444669/ANIMATION--DISNEY-IS-STILL-KING.html?pg=all |access-date=October 17, 2012 |newspaper=Deseret News |date=October 13, 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121130327/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/444669/ANIMATION--DISNEY-IS-STILL-KING.html?pg=all|archive-date=January 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
Recruiting animators for ''Toy Story'' was brisk; the magnet for talent was not the pay, which was mediocre, but the allure of taking part in the first computer-animated feature.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=133}} Lasseter said of the challenges of computer animation, "We had to make things look more organic. Every leaf and blade of grass had to be created. We had to give the world a sense of history. So the doors are banged up, the floors have scuffs."<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> The film began with animated storyboards to guide the animators in developing the characters. 27 animators worked on the film, using 400 computer models to animate the characters. Each character was first either created out of [[Modelling clay|clay]] or modeled from a computer-drawn diagram before reaching the computer-animated design.<ref name="WiredMakingof">{{cite magazine |last=Snider |first=Burr |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.12/toy.story.html |title=The Toy Story Story |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |pages=1–6 |date=December 1995 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017031124/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.12/toy.story.html|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Once the animators had a model, its articulation and motion controls were coded; this allowed each character to move in a variety of ways, such as talking, walking, or jumping.<ref name="WiredMakingof" /> Out of all of the characters, Woody was the most complex, as he required 723 motion controls, including 212 for his face and 58 for his mouth.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /><ref name="HenneMakingOf">{{cite book |last1=Henne |first1=Mark |last2=Hickel |first2=Hal |last3=Johnson |first3=Ewan |last4=Konishi |first4=Sonoks |title=COMPCON '96. Technologies for the Information Superhighway Digest of Papers |chapter=The making of Toy Story &#91;computer animation&#93; |pages=463–468 |location=Santa Clara, CA |date=February 25–28, 1996 |doi=10.1109/CMPCON.1996.501812 |chapter-url=https://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/PDFs/toy-story-story.pdf |isbn=0-8186-7414-8 |s2cid=1203344 |access-date=March 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626184848/http://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/PDFs/toy-story-story.pdf |archive-date=June 26, 2010}}</ref> The first piece of animation, a 30-second test, was delivered to Disney in June 1992, when the company requested a sample of what the film would look like. Lasseter wanted to impress Disney with several things in the test that could not be done in traditional, hand-drawn animation, such as Woody's yellow plaid shirt with red stripes, the reflections in Buzz's helmet and the decals on his spacesuit, or Venetian blind shadows falling across Andy's room.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=126}}

There were eight teams that were responsible for different aspects of all of the shots. The art department was responsible for determining the overall color and lighting scheme.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=134}} The layout department was responsible for determining the position of all elements of the shot, as well as programming the virtual camera's position and movements.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=134}} The animation department created the movements of the characters, generally with one animator being assigned to animate an entire shot, but occasionally with each character having its own animator.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=134}} The shading team used Pixar's [[Pixar RenderMan|RenderMan]] software to assign surface textures and reflectivity properties to objects.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=136}} The lighting team placed global, spot, and flood lighting within the scenes.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=136}} The "Render Farm" used [[Sun Microsystems]] computers, running around the clock, to produce the final frames of the film.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=137}} The camera team recorded the finished frames, which had been rendered at a resolution of 1536 by 922, onto film stock.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=137}} Finally, [[Skywalker Sound]] mixed sound effects, the musical score, and the dialogue to create the audio for the film.<ref name="HenneMakingOf" />

In order to make the film feel as realistic as possible, the layout department, led by Craig Good, avoided the sweeping camera shots popular in computer animation at the time, and instead focused on emulating what would have been possible had the film been shot in live-action with real film cameras.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=134}} The animation department, led by Rich Quade and [[Ash Brannon]], used Pixar's [[Marionette (software)|Menv]] software to hand pose the characters at [[key frame]]s based on videotape of the actors recording their lines, and let the software do the [[inbetweening]].{{sfn|Price|2008|p=135}} To sync the characters' mouths and facial expressions to the actors' recorded voices, animators spent a week per eight seconds of animation, as Lasseter felt that automatic lip syncing would not properly convey a character's emotions.<ref name=" WiredMakingof" />{{sfn|Price|2008|p=135}} The shading team, led by [[Thomas Porter (Pixar)|Tom Porter]], used scans of real objects, as well as textures drawn by artists and created with [[procedural generation]] algorithms, to "dress" the objects in the film.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=136}}

The film required 800,000 machine hours and 114,240 frames of animation in total, divided between 1,561 shots that totaled over 77 minutes.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /><ref name="WiredMakingof" /><ref name="CNN110animators" />{{sfn|Price|2008|p=134}} Pixar was able to render less than 30 seconds of the film per day.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=138}}

=== Music ===
{{Main|Toy Story (soundtrack)}}
Lasseter did not want to make ''Toy Story'' into a musical, as he felt that it would make the film feel less genuine. Whedon later agreed, saying "It would have been a really bad musical because it's a buddy movie. It's about people who won't admit what they want, much less sing about it. ... Buddy movies are about sublimating, punching an arm, 'I hate you.' It's not about open emotion."<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> However, Disney preferred to make it a musical, as they had had much success with incorporating [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]-style musical numbers into their animated films, and encouraged Pixar to do the same.<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> As a compromise, although the characters would not sing, the movie would feature [[Diegesis#Film sound and music|non-diegetic]] songs as background music.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=128}} Despite this not happening, the first musical number is seen at the end of ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), and ''[[Toy Story: The Musical]]'' (2012) is the first version of the original to actually feature the cast of characters singing.

[[Randy Newman]] was hired, and composed three original songs for the film. It marks as Newman's first film soundtrack for an animated film. The film's signature song "[[You've Got a Friend in Me]]", was written in one day. The song "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]" from ''[[The Lion King]]'' is heard briefly during the climax when Woody and Buzz are trying to get into the truck while riding RC.<ref name="EWToyWonder" />
On Newman, Lasseter said, "His songs are touching, witty, and satirical, and he would deliver the emotional underpinning for every scene."<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> The soundtrack for ''Toy Story'' was produced by [[Walt Disney Records]] and was released on November 22, 1995, the week of the film's release.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=149}}

=== Editing and pre-release ===
The film's editors, including [[Lee Unkrich]], worked on ''Toy Story'' up until the September 1995 deadline to deliver a final cut for scoring and sound design.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=149}} According to Unkrich, a scene removed from the original final edit featured Sid torturing Buzz and Woody violently at his house before the scene where Sid interrogates Woody with a magnifying glass. The torture scene was removed because the crew felt that the audience would be so invested in Buzz and Woody's characters by that point that they would be uncomfortable watching them being subjected to such violence.<ref name="Deleted Scenes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Toy Story Deleted Scenes (Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition) |last=Lasseter |first=John |publisher=Walt Disney Home Entertainment |year=2005}}</ref> Another scene, in which Woody tries to get Buzz's attention when he was stuck in the box crate while insincerely apologizing for accidentally getting him knocking out of the window, was shortened because the creators felt it would lose the energy of the film.<ref name="Deleted Scenes" /> A test screening in July 1995 received encouraging responses from the audience, but the film was not rated as highly as had been hoped, leading to another last-minute round of edits.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=149}} Eisner, who attended the screening, suggested that the final shot of the film should be of both Woody and Buzz, leading to the film's final shot of the two worried about the arrival of Andy's new puppy.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=149}}

The crew had difficulty analysing the film's quality due to footage being in scattered pieces.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=138}} Some animators felt the film would be a significant disappointment commercially but felt animators and animation fans would find it interesting.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=138}} Schneider had grown optimistic about the film as it neared completion, and he announced a United States release date of November, coinciding with Thanksgiving weekend and the start of the winter holiday season.{{sfn|Price|2008|pp=139–142}}

Sources indicate that Jobs lacked confidence in the film during its production, and had been exploring the possibility of selling Pixar to companies such as [[Hallmark Cards]] and [[Microsoft]].{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}}{{sfn|Price|2008|pp=139–142}} However, as the film progressed, Jobs, like Schneider, became increasingly passionate about the film and the transformative nature of what Pixar might be able to accomplish. Eager for Pixar to have the funds necessary to negotiate with Disney as an equal partner, and optimistic about the impact the finished film would have, Jobs decided that he would schedule an [[Initial public offering|initial public offering (IPO)]] of Pixar just a week after the film's November release.{{sfn|Isaacson|2011|p=208}}

== Release ==
[[File: El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, California (2997200450).jpg|thumb|The [[El Capitan Theatre]] in Los Angeles, where ''Toy Story''{{'}}s premiere took place on November 19, 1995|alt=Exterior shot of the El Capitan Theatre]]

Both Disney and Pixar held separate premieres for ''Toy Story'', with Disney holding theirs at their flagship [[El Capitan Theatre]] in Los Angeles on November 19, 1995, and Pixar holding theirs the following night at the [[Regency Center]] in San Francisco. According to David Price's 2008 book ''The Pixar Touch'', the film deeply resonated with audiences, with even the adults being noticeably moved by the film.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=151}}

In some international territories, the theatrical release of the film was preceded by a re-release of the ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit|Roger Rabbit]]'' short ''[[Roller Coaster Rabbit]]''.

In addition to showing at the El Capitan, where tickets included admission to the ''Totally Toy Story'' funhouse that Disney had built in the [[Hollywood Masonic Temple]] next door,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kronke |first1=David |title=After 'Toy Story' Credits Roll, the Fun Comes Alive |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-21-ca-5789-story.html |access-date=September 7, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 21, 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160520145813/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-21/entertainment/ca-5789_1_toy-story|archive-date=May 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> the film opened on 2,281 screens on the 22nd and later expanded to 2,574.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=151}}

The film was also shown at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] out of competition from February 15 to 26, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Programme 1996 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1996/02_programm_1996/02_Programm_1996.html |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=December 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007072937/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1996/02_programm_1996/02_Programm_1996.html |archive-date=October 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Yearbook |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1996/01_jahresblatt_1996/01_Jahresblatt_1996.html |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=December 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050747/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1996/01_jahresblatt_1996/01_Jahresblatt_1996.html |archive-date=December 5, 2014}}</ref> Elsewhere, the film opened in March 1996.{{sfn|Price|2008|pp=139–142}}

=== Marketing ===
Marketing for ''Toy Story'' included $20&nbsp;million spent by Disney for advertising as well as advertisers such as [[Burger King]], [[PepsiCo]], [[Coca-Cola]], and [[Payless ShoeSource]] paying $125&nbsp;million in promotions for the film.<ref name="Disney20mil">{{cite news |last=Elliott |first=Stuart |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE1DB1339F931A15752C1A963958260 |title=The Media Business: Advertising; Coca-Cola, Pepsico and Burger King sign on with Disney for a happy ending with 'Toy Story' tie-ins |work=The New York Times |date=November 22, 1995 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713105950/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/22/business/media-business-advertising-coca-cola-pepsico-burger-king-sign-with-disney-for.html|archive-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Marketing consultant [[Al Ries]] reflected on the promotion: "This will be a killer deal. How can a kid, sitting through a one-and-a-half-hour movie with an army of recognizable toy characters, not want to own one?"<ref name=DailyNewsPromotion>{{cite news |last=Reyes |first=Sonia |title=It's A ''Toy Story'' Told at the Cash Register |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/toy-story-told-cash-register-article-1.704133 |access-date=October 17, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=November 23, 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180906193028/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/toy-story-told-cash-register-article-1.704133|archive-date=September 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, [[Disney Consumer Products]] was slow to see the potential of ''Toy Story''.{{sfn|Price|2008|pp=139–142}} When the Thanksgiving release date was announced in January 1995, many toy companies were accustomed to having eighteen months to two years of lead time and passed on the project. Disney shopped the film at the Toy Fair trade show in February 1995, where only the small Canadian company Thinkway Toys, was interested in licensing the toy rights for the ''Toy Story'' characters.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=143}} Disney promoted the film by inserting its trailer into the home-video re-release of ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'', showing a behind-the-scenes documentary on the [[Disney Channel]], and incorporating the characters into a parade at the [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] theme park in Florida.{{sfn|Price|2008|p=149}}

It was screenwriter Joss Whedon's idea to incorporate [[Barbie]] as a character who could rescue Woody and Buzz in ''Toy Story''{{'}}s final act.<ref name="LostJoss">{{cite web |url=http://www.suvudu.com/2008/07/the-lost-joss-whedonpixar-conn.html |title=The Lost Joss Whedon/Pixar Connection |author=tnarwani |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180906194322/https://www.unboundworlds.com/2008/07/the-lost-joss-whedonpixar-connection/|archive-date=September 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The idea was dropped after [[Mattel]] objected and refused to license the toy. Producer [[Ralph Guggenheim]] claimed that Mattel did not allow the use of the toy as "They [Mattel] philosophically felt girls who play with Barbie dolls are projecting their personalities onto the doll. If you give the doll a voice and animate it, you're creating a persona for it that might not be every little girl's dream and desire."<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> [[Hasbro]] likewise refused to license [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe]] (mainly because Sid was going to blow one up, prompting the filmmakers to instead use a fictional toy, [[List of Toy Story characters#Sid and Hannah's toys|Combat Carl]]), but they did license [[Mr. Potato Head]].<ref name="EWToyWonder" /> The only real-life toy in the film that was not in production was [[Slinky]] Dog, which had been discontinued since the 1970s. When designs for Slinky were sent to [[Betty James]] (Slinky inventor [[Richard T. James|Richard James]]'s wife) she said that Pixar had improved the toy and that it was "cuter" than the original.<ref name="NYTimes1">{{cite news |last=Witchel |first=Alex |date=February 21, 1996 |title=Talking Toys with Betty James; Persevering for Family and Slinky |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/21/garden/talking-toys-with-betty-james-persevering-for-family-and-slinky.html |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526170140/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/21/garden/talking-toys-with-betty-james-persevering-for-family-and-slinky.html |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 3-D re-release ===
On October 2, 2009, ''Toy Story'' was [[Reissue|re-released]] in [[Disney Digital 3-D]].<ref name="Empire3D">{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Olly |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21856 |title=Toy Story Movies Going 3D |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107025021/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/toy-story-movies-going-3d/|archive-date=November 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was also released with ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' as a double feature for a two-week run<ref>{{cite news |last=Germain |first=David |title=Disney does 3-D with ''Toy Story'', ''Beast'' reissues |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-03-31-disney-3-D_N.htm |access-date=October 17, 2012 |newspaper=USA Today |date=March 31, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205053348/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-03-31-disney-3-D_N.htm|archive-date=February 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> which was extended due to its success.<ref name=oct12update2>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/12/lee-unkrich-announces-kristen-schaal-and-blake-clark-cast-in-toy-story-3-toy-story-3d-double-feature-to-stay-in-theaters/ |title=Lee Unkrich Announces Kristen Schaal and Blake Clark Cast in Toy Story 3; Toy Story 3D Double Feature To Stay in Theaters |author=David Chen |date=October 12, 2009 |access-date=October 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910170534/http://www.slashfilm.com/lee-unkrich-announces-kristen-schaal-and-blake-clark-cast-in-toy-story-3-toy-story-3d-double-feature-to-stay-in-theaters/|archive-date=September 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, the film's second sequel, ''[[Toy Story 3]]'', was also released in the 3-D format.<ref name="Empire3D" /> Lasseter commented on the new 3-D re-release:
<blockquote>
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.<ref name="VFXWorldLass3-D">{{cite news |url=http://vfxworld.com/?atype=news&a=search&term=Toy%20Story&id=22054 |title=Toy Story Franchise Going 3-D |publisher=VFXWorld.com |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>
</blockquote>

Translating the film 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.<ref name="Dimension">{{cite news |first=Mekado |last=Murphy |title=Buzz and Woody Add a Dimension |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/movies/04murp.html |date=October 1, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129012757/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/movies/04murp.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Unique to computer animation, Lasseter referred to this process as "digital archaeology".<ref name="Dimension" /> The process took four months, as well as an additional six months for the two films to add the 3-D. The lead stereographer Bob Whitehill oversaw this process and sought to achieve an effect that affected the emotional storytelling of the film:

<blockquote>
When I would look at the films as a whole, I would search for story reasons to use 3-D in different ways. In ''Toy Story'', for instance, when the toys were alone in their world, I wanted it to feel consistent with a safer world. And when they went out to the human world, that's when I really blew out the 3-D to make it feel dangerous and deep and overwhelming.<ref name=" Dimension" />
</blockquote>

Unlike other countries, the United Kingdom received the films in 3-D as separate releases. ''Toy Story'' was released on October 2, 2009. ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' was instead released January 22, 2010.<ref name="Toy Story 3D Review">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/reviews/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149974281 |title=Toy Story in 3D: MSN Review |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002133147/http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/reviews/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149974281 <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=October 2, 2009}}</ref> The re-release performed well at the box office, opening with $12,500,000 in its opening weekend, placing at the third position after ''[[Zombieland]]'' and ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2009/10/05/daily1.html|title='Zombieland' takes top spot at box office}}</ref><ref name="ReBOXMOJO">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3d.htm |title=Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=February 18, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731112642/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3d.htm|archive-date=July 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The double feature grossed $30.7&nbsp;million in its five-week release.<ref name="ReBOXMOJO" />

===Disney100 re-release===
As part of Disney's 100th anniversary, ''Toy Story'' was re-released in selected [[Cinemark Theatres|CINEMARK]] theaters from July 21 to August 3, 2023,<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodroof |first=Cory |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/06/disney-movies-releases-theaters-100th-anniversary |title=8 Disney classics (Toy Story!) re-releasing in movie theaters for its 100th anniversary |work=For the Win |publisher=USA Today |date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629200522/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/06/disney-movies-releases-theaters-100th-anniversary |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as UK cinemas from September 29 to October 5,<ref>{{Cite web |title=DISNEY100 'CELEBRATING TIMELESS STORIES' SCREENING PROGRAMME LAUNCHES IN THE UK TOMORROW, FRIDAY 4TH AUGUST, 2023 |url=https://press.disney.co.uk/news/disney100-celebrating-timeless-stories-screening-programme-launches-in-the-uk-tomorrow-friday-4th-august-2023 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=UK Press |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017054702/https://press.disney.co.uk/news/disney100-celebrating-timeless-stories-screening-programme-launches-in-the-uk-tomorrow-friday-4th-august-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Latin American theaters from October 12 to 18 alongside ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pike |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Disney 100 se verá en las salas de cine de Colombia |url=https://www.minuto30.com/disney-100-se-vera-en-las-salas-de-cine-de-colombia/1493619/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Minuto30 |language=es |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016213733/https://www.minuto30.com/disney-100-se-vera-en-las-salas-de-cine-de-colombia/1493619/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Home media ===
''Toy Story'' was released by [[Walt Disney Home Video]] on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]] in the United States and Canada on October 29, 1996,<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107891272/letterbox-brings-wide-screen-home/ |title='Letterbox' Brings Wide Screen Home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311215357/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107891272/letterbox-brings-wide-screen-home/ |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |page=96 |work=Times Staff Writer |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> with no bonus material. Within the first few weeks of this release, VHS rentals and sales totaled $5.1&nbsp;million, ranking ''Toy Story'' as the {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 1 video, beating out ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The top 10 videocassette rentals, based on Billboard's survey... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/11/14/The-top-10-videocassette-rentals-based-on-Billboards-survey/3703847947600/ |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=November 14, 1996 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226174959/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/11/14/The-top-10-videocassette-rentals-based-on-Billboards-survey/3703847947600/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="VHSrentalssales">{{cite news |last=Snow |first=Shauna |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-08-ca-62363-story.html |title=Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 8, 1996 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140206133050/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-11-08/entertainment/ca-62363_1_toy-story|archive-date=February 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Over 21.5&nbsp;million VHS copies were sold during the first year.<ref name="VHSsales">{{cite news |last=Hettrick |first=Scott |url=http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA620949.html |title=Disney packages Toy Story and sequel together for DVD |publisher=VideoBusiness.com |date=June 21, 2000 |access-date=March 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019134924/http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA620949.html |archive-date=October 19, 2006}}</ref> A deluxe edition widescreen LaserDisc 4-disc box set was released on December 18, 1996.<ref name="DazzlingLaserdisc">{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Dazzling-releases-show-laserdisc-is-still-tops-3107417.php|title=Dazzling releases show laserdisc is still tops|newspaper=Sfgate |date=December 28, 1996|access-date=March 31, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331214308/https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Dazzling-releases-show-laserdisc-is-still-tops-3107417.php|url-status=live}}</ref> This [[THX]]-certified LaserDisc release features bonus material, including the history and development of characters, storyboards and story reels, abandoned concepts and characters, audio commentary, outtakes, deleted animation and trailers.<ref name="DazzlingLaserdisc" /> On January 11, 2000, the film was re-released on VHS, but this time as the first video to be part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection with the bonus short film ''[[Tin Toy]]''. This release sold two million copies.<ref name="VHSsales" />

''Toy Story'' was released for the first time on [[DVD]] on October 17, 2000, in a two-pack with its first sequel ''[[Toy Story 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-toy-story/156432306/ |title='Toy Story' DVDs set for October release |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002202807/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-toy-story/156432306/ |date=June 30, 2000 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |page=100 |publisher=[[Knoxville News Sentinel|The Knoxville News-Sentinel]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> The same day, a 3-disc "Ultimate Toy Box" set was released, featuring ''Toy Story'', ''Toy Story 2'', and the third disc of bonus materials.<ref name="VHSsales" /> Both DVD versions have the ''Tin Toy'' short, as well as the THX certification.<ref name="IGN Buzz&Woody">{{cite web |last= |date=October 18, 2000 |title=Buzz and Woody hit DVD! |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/18/buzz-and-woody-hit-dvd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828200728/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/18/buzz-and-woody-hit-dvd |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=IGN |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The twin-pack release was later released individually on March 20, 2001. The DVD two-pack, the Ultimate Toy Box set, the Gold Classic Collection VHS and DVD, and the original DVD were all put in the [[Disney Vault]] on May 1, 2003.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Time is Running Out! Disney/Pixar's Toy Story & Toy Story 2 Disappearing Campaign; On May 1st, The Toys Are going Back In The Vault|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A99620296/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=da683be5|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|page=5268|date=March 31, 2003|access-date=May 1, 2022|via=Gale General OneFile|url-access=subscription|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508232040/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=ITOF&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA99620296&v=2.1&it=r&sid=ebsco&asid=da683be5|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 6, 2005, a 2-disc "10th Anniversary Edition" was released featuring much of the bonus material from the "Ultimate Toy Box", including a retrospective special with John Lasseter and a brand new [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] sound mix.<ref name="10thDVD">{{cite web |last=Otto |first=Jeff |url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/647/647603p1.html |title=Double Dip Digest: Toy Story |website=IGN |date=September 2, 2005 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707195127/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/647/647603p1.html|archive-date=July 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> This DVD went back in the Disney Vault on January 31, 2009, along with ''Toy Story 2''. The 10th Anniversary release was the last version of ''Toy Story'' to be released before being taken out of the Disney Vault lineup along with ''Toy Story 2''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Munoz|first=Marin|title=Get 'em now! Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in the Vault Jan. 31st|url=https://pixarplanet.com/blog/get-em-now-toy-story-toy-story-2-in-the-vault-jan-31st/|publisher=Pixar Planet|date=September 7, 2008|access-date=May 1, 2022|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404081536/https://pixarplanet.com/blog/get-em-now-toy-story-toy-story-2-in-the-vault-jan-31st/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also on September 6, 2005, a [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] of ''Toy Story'' featuring some deleted scenes, a filmmakers' reflect, and a new "Legacy of Toy Story" was released for the Sony [[PlayStation Portable]].

''Toy Story'' was available for the first time on [[Blu-ray]] in a Special Edition Combo Pack that included two discs, the Blu-ray, and the DVD versions of the film. This combo-edition was released by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] on March 23, 2010, along with its sequel.<ref>{{cite news |asin=B0030IIYWA |title=Amazon.com – Toy Story (Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-rayDVD Combo w/ Blu-ray Packaging) |publisher=Amazon.com |date=February 10, 2010}}</ref> There was a DVD-only re-release on May 11, 2010.<ref name="Amazon.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030IIZ4M |title=Amazon.com – Toy Story (Special Edition) |website=Amazon |access-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302150913/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030IIZ4M|archive-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Another "Ultimate Toy Box", packaging the Combo Pack with those of both sequels, became available on November 2, 2010. On November 1, 2011, the first three ''Toy Story'' films were re-released all together, each as a DVD/Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D/Digital Copy combo pack (four discs each for the first two films, and five for the third film). They were also released on Blu-ray 3D in a complete trilogy box set. The film had a re-release on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on June 4, 2019.<ref>{{Citation |title=Toy Story 4K Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Toy-Story-4K-Blu-ray/239498/|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513155546/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Toy-Story-4K-Blu-ray/239498/|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
{{Quote box
| width = 30em
| quote = Yes, we worry about what the critics say. Yes, we worry about what the opening box office is going to be. Yes, we worry about what the final box office is going to be. But really, the whole point of why we do what we do is to entertain our audiences. The greatest joy I get as a filmmaker is to slip into an audience for one of our movies anonymously and watch people watch our film. Because people are 100 percent honest when they're watching a movie. And to see the joy on people's faces, to see people really get into our films... to me is the greatest reward I could get.
| source = —John Lasseter, reflecting on the impact of the film{{sfn|Paik|2007|p=104}}
}}Before the film's release, executive producer and [[Apple Inc.]] co-founder [[Steve Jobs]] stated "If ''Toy Story'' is a modest hit—say $75&nbsp;million at the box office, we'll [Pixar and Disney] both break even. If it gets $100&nbsp;million, we'll both make money. But if it's a real blockbuster and earns $200&nbsp;million or so at the box office, we'll make good money, and Disney will make a lot of money." Upon its release on November 22, 1995, ''Toy Story'' managed to gross more than $350&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="CNN110animators">{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/18/206099/index.htm |work=CNN|title=Steve Jobs' Amazing Movie Adventure Disney Is Betting on Computerdom's Ex-Boy Wonder To Deliver This Year's Animated Christmas Blockbuster. Can He Do For Hollywood What He Did For Silicon Valley? |first=Brent |last=Schlender |date=September 18, 1995|access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604153134/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/18/206099/index.htm|archive-date=June 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Disney chairman [[Michael Eisner]] stated "I don't think either side thought ''Toy Story'' would turn out as well as it has. The technology is brilliant, the casting is inspired, and I think the story will touch a nerve. Believe me, when we first agreed to work together, we never thought their first movie would be our 1995 holiday feature, or that they could go public on the strength of it."<ref name="CNN110animators" />

The film's first five days of domestic release (on [[Thanksgiving]] weekend) earned it $39.1 million.<ref name="BOXMOJODaily">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=toystory.htm |title=Toy Story Daily Box Office |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130231408/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=toystory.htm|archive-date=January 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Moreover, ''Toy Story'' earned a total of $158.6 million from ticket sales combined with the five-day Wednesday opening.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98572597/toy-story-fuels-158m-record-weekend/ |title='Toy Story' fuels $158M record weekend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328174105/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98572597/toy-story-fuels-158m-record-weekend/ |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Morristown)|Daily Record]] |page=13 |date=November 28, 1995 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> It would go on to hold this record until ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' took it the next year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98541630/independence-day-blows-away-box-office/ |title=Independence Day blows away box-office records |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328165505/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98541630/independence-day-blows-away-box-office/ |newspaper=[[The Ottawa Citizen]] |page=38 |date=July 10, 1996 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> The film placed first in the weekend's box office with $29.1&nbsp;million<ref name="BOXMOJO" /> and maintained the number-one position at the domestic box office for the next two weekends. It was displaced by ''[[Jumanji]]'' in its fourth weekend, but still managed to outgross ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' and ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' with $10.9 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122247607/toy-story-jumanji-duel-for-box/ |title='Toy Story,' 'Jumanji' duel for box office lead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404063815/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122247607/toy-story-jumanji-duel-for-box/ |date=December 19, 1995 |access-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |page=19 |publisher=[[The Sheboygan Press]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> ''Toy Story'' went on to become the highest-grossing domestic film of 1995, beating ''[[Batman Forever]]'', ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'' (also starring Tom Hanks), ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', ''[[Casper (film)|Casper]]'', ''[[Waterworld]]'', ''[[GoldenEye]]'', and other films.<ref name="BOXMOJO1995Best">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1995&p=.htm |title=1995 Domestic Grosses |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510202501/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1995&p=.htm|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of its release, it was the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time, after ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) and ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992).<ref name="BizWeekBOX">{{cite news |last1=Burrows |first1=Peter |last2=Grover |first2=Ronald |title=Steve Jobs, Movie Mogul |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=November 23, 1998 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1998/b3605001.arc.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613233813/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1998/b3605001.arc.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2011 |access-date=March 11, 2009}}</ref> ''Toy Story'' became the [[1995 in film|second-highest-grossing film of 1995]], just $3 million behind ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanmatter.com/a-look-back-at-the-year-1995-in-film-history/|title=A Look Back at the Year 1995 in Film History|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203182026/https://urbanmatter.com/a-look-back-at-the-year-1995-in-film-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> When not considering inflation, ''Toy Story'' is number 96 on the list of the highest-grossing domestic films of all time.<ref name="BOXMOJO96Domestic">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm |title=Domestic Grosses #1–100 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803190039/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm|archive-date=August 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The film had gross receipts of $223.2&nbsp;million in the U.S. and Canada and $171.2&nbsp;million in international markets from its original 1995 release and three re-releases for a total of $394.4&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="BOXMOJO" /> At the time of its release, the film ranked as the 17th-highest-grossing film (unadjusted) domestically and the 21st-highest-grossing film worldwide.

=== Critical response ===
''Toy Story'' earned [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|a rare approval rating of {{RT data|score}}]] based on {{RT data|count}} professional reviews on the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. Its critical consensus reads, "Entertaining as it is innovative, ''Toy Story'' reinvigorated animation while heralding the arrival of Pixar as a family-friendly force to be reckoned with."<ref name="RotTom">{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}} |type=m |title=Toy Story |access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707062725/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story|archive-date=July 7, 2019|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] (which uses a weighted average) assigned ''Toy Story'' a score of 96 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic">{{Cite Metacritic |id=toy-story |type=movie |title=Toy Story |access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67q1lg50w?url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/toy-story|archive-date=May 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Cinemascore |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |work=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102130540/https://www.cinemascore.com/|archive-date=January 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Particular praise was offered for the film's 3D animation. Leonard Klady of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commended its "razzle-dazzle technique and unusual look" and said that "the camera loops and zooms in a dizzying fashion that fairly takes one's breath away."<ref name="VarietyKlady">{{cite news |last=Klady |first=Leonard |url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/toy-story-2-1200443736/ |title=Toy Story |work=Variety |date=November 20, 1995 |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814233653/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/toy-story-2-1200443736/|archive-date=August 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' compared the animation to Disney's ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', saying that "both movies take apart the universe of cinematic visuals and put it back together again, allowing us to see in a new way."<ref name="EbertRogerReview">{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toy-story-1995 |title=Toy Story |date=November 22, 1995 |access-date=March 11, 2009 |work=RogerEbert.com  |author-link=Roger Ebert|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017032001/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toy-story-1995|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the film's creative animation, Richard Corliss of ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' claimed that it was "the year's most inventive comedy".<ref name="TimeAlive">{{cite magazine |last=Corliss |first=Richard |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983768-1,00.html |title=They're Alive! |date=November 27, 1995 |magazine=Time |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211061811/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983768-1,00.html|archive-date=December 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The voice cast was also praised by various critics. Susan Wloszczyna of ''[[USA Today]]'' approved of the selection of [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Tim Allen]] for the lead roles.<ref name="USATodaySusan">{{cite news |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story/?critic=creamcrop#contentReviews |title=Toy Story |work=USA Today |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528201454/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story/?critic=creamcrop#contentReviews|archive-date=May 28, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Kenneth Turan of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' stated that "Starting with Tom Hanks, who brings an invaluable heft and believability to Woody, ''Toy Story'' is one of the best voiced animated features in memory, with all the actors ... making their presences strongly felt."<ref>{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |title=MOVIE REVIEWS : The Secret Life of Toys: A 'Story' for All Ages : The animated film's visual dazzle will delight kids, while adults will appreciate the wised-up jokes. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-22-ca-5872-story.html |access-date=October 17, 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 22, 1995|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127093557/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-22/entertainment/ca-5872_1_toy-story|archive-date=January 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several critics also recognized the film's ability to appeal to various age groups.<ref name="EbertRogerReview" /><ref name="NewsweekAC">{{cite news |last=Ansen |first=David |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/104199 |title=Toy Story |work=Newsweek |date=November 27, 1995 |access-date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214190432/https://www.newsweek.com/disneys-digital-delight-181300 |url-status=live}}</ref> Owen Gleiberman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote "It has the purity, the ecstatic freedom of imagination, that's the hallmark of the greatest children's films. It also has the kind of spring-loaded allusive prankishness that, at times, will tickle adults even more than it does kids."<ref name="EWquote">{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |url=https://www.msnbc.com/m/nw/a/m/mv_t.asp#Toy%20Story1 |title=Toy Story |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 27, 1995 |access-date=March 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220210107/http://www.msnbc.com/m/nw/a/m/mv_t.asp |archive-date=December 20, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1995, ''Toy Story'' was ranked eighth in ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''{{'}}s list of the "Best 10 films of 1995".<ref name="Time8th">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983896,00.html |title=The Best of 1995 |magazine=Time |date=December 25, 1995 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208172549/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983896,00.html|archive-date=December 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, ''TIME'' named it one of the "25 All-TIME Best Animated Films".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films – Toy Story |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079149_2079152_2079169,00.html |magazine=Time |access-date=August 19, 2011 |first=Richard |last=Corliss |date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913071713/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/toy-story-1995/%23toy-story-1995|archive-date=September 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It also ranks at number 99 in [[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'' magazine]]'s list of the "500 Greatest Films of All Time" and as the "highest-ranked animated movie".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/80.asp |title=The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time |work=Empire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814081404/http://www.empireonline.com/500/1.asp |archive-date=August 14, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003, the [[Online Film Critics Society]] ranked the film as the greatest animated film of all time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ball |first=Ryan |title=Toy Story Tops Online Film Critics' Top 100 |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/toy-story-tops-online-film-critics-top-100/ |access-date=October 17, 2012 |newspaper=Animation Magazine |date=March 4, 2003|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221082735/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/toy-story-tops-online-film-critics-top-100/|archive-date=February 21, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Visual Effects Society]] named the film 22nd in its list of the "Top 50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time".<ref name="VisualES">{{cite news |url=http://vfxworld.com/?atype=news&a=search&term=Toy%20Story&offset=15&id=19779 |title=Star Wars Leads VES' Top 50 Most Influential VFX List |date=May 11, 2007 |publisher=VFXWorld.com |access-date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214190427/https://www.awn.com/vfxworld?atype=news&a=search&term=Toy+Story&offset=15&id=19779 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film is ranked 99th on the [[American Film Institute|AFI]]'s [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|list of the "100 greatest American Films of All-Time"]].<ref name="CitizenKaneAFI">{{cite news |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/about/press/2007/100movies07.pdf |title=Citizen Kane stands the test of time |date=June 20, 2007 |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |page=4 |access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110045122/http://www.afi.com/Docs/about/press/2007/100movies07.pdf|archive-date=November 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ComSoonAFI">{{cite news |author=American Film Institute |title=AFI Crowns Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=June 17, 2008 |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46072 |access-date=March 11, 2009 |author-link=American Film Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619034738/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46072|archive-date=June 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Top10Animation">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/10top10/animation.html |title=Top Ten Animation |access-date=March 11, 2009 |publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619174154/http://www.afi.com/10top10/animation.html|archive-date=June 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> It was one of the only two animated films on that list, the other being ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937). It was also the sixth best in the animation genre on [[AFI's 10 Top 10]].

In more recent years, director [[Terry Gilliam]] has praised the film as "a work of genius. It got people to understand what toys are about. They're true to their own character. And that's just brilliant. It's got a shot that's always stuck with me when Buzz Lightyear discovers he's a toy. He's sitting on this landing at the top of the staircase and the camera pulls back and he's this tiny little figure. He was this guy with a massive ego two seconds before... and it's stunning. I'd put that as one of my top ten films, period."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8840/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008102802/http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8840/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |title=Time Out's 50 Greatest Animated Films: Part 5 |access-date=April 8, 2011 |work=Time Out London}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{{Main|List of Pixar awards and nominations (feature films) #Toy Story|l1=List of Pixar awards and nominations: Toy Story}}
[[File: John Lasseter, Jim Breslin, 1996 (crop).jpg|thumb|upright|Lasseter with the Special Achievement Oscar]]
The film won and was nominated for various other awards including a [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Award]], [[MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Award]], and a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]], among others. John Lasseter received a [[Special Achievement Academy Award]] in 1996 "for the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0195023.html |title=1995 Academy Awards |publisher=infoplease |access-date=January 31, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103071745/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0195023.html|archive-date=January 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LasseterSpecial">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1996/02/01/STYLE8516.dtl |title=Three Pixar execs get special Oscars |date=February 1, 1996 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629075925/http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Three-Pixar-execs-get-special-Oscars-3152578.php|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the film was nominated for three [[Academy Award]]s, two to Randy Newman for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Music—Original Song]], for "[[You've Got a Friend in Me]]", and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music—Original Musical or Comedy Score]].<ref name="NYTAwards">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132294/Toy-Story/awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511100225/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132294/Toy-Story/awards|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2011 |title=Toy Story (1995) |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> It was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for the work by Joel Cohen, Pete Docter, John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton and Joss Whedon, making it the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award writing category.<ref name="NYTAwards" />

''Toy Story'' won eight [[Annie Award]]s, including [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]]. Animator Pete Docter, director John Lasseter, musician Randy Newman, producers [[Bonnie Arnold]] and Ralph Guggenheim, production designer [[Ralph Eggleston]], and writers Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton, and Joss Whedon all won awards for Best Individual Achievement in their respective fields for their work on the film. The film also won Best Individual Achievement in technical achievement.<ref name="AnnieAwards24th">{{cite news |url=http://annieawards.org/24thwinners.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512011015/http://annieawards.org/24thwinners.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2008 |title=Legacy: 24th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1996) |publisher=[[Annie Award]]s |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>

''Toy Story'' was nominated for two [[Golden Globe Awards]], one for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture—Comedy or Musical]], and one for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song—Motion Picture]] for Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me".<ref name="GoldenGlobes">{{cite news |last=Horn |first=John |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951221/2158758/sense-and-sensibility-tops-nominations-for-golden-globe-awards |title='Sense And Sensibility' Tops Nominations For Golden Globe Awards |date=December 21, 1995 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629075912/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19951221&slug=2158758|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> At both the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] Awards and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the film won "Best Animated Film".<ref name="LosAngelesAward">{{cite news |last=Emerson |first=Jim |url=http://cinepad.com/lafca.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981203074236/http://www.cinepad.com/lafca.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 1998 |title=The Los Angeles Film Critics Association |publisher=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]] |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name="KansasCityAward">{{cite news |url=http://www.kcfcc.org/1990s.html |title=KCFCC Award Winners |publisher=Kansas City Film Critics Circle |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629075901/http://www.kcfcc.org/1990s.html|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Toy Story'' is also among the top ten in the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14, and the highest-placed (at {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 99) animated film in ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine{{'}}s list of "500 Greatest Movies of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |title=The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time (100–96) |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Emprire]] |url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/80.asp |access-date=April 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814081404/http://www.empireonline.com/500/1.asp|archive-date=August 14, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, ''Toy Story'', along with ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' was voted the fourth greatest cartoon in [[Channel 4]]'s 100 Greatest Cartoons poll, behind ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'', and ''[[South Park]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons |url=https://www.listchallenges.com/channel-4s-100-greatest-cartoons |website=List Challenges |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909163645/https://www.listchallenges.com/channel-4s-100-greatest-cartoons |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Influence and legacy ==
[[File:30 Years of Toy Story Panel at D23 2024.jpg|thumb|[[Jonas Rivera]], Bob Pauley, [[Bonnie Arnold]], [[Andrew Stanton]], [[Pete Docter]], and [[Katherine Sarafian]] discussed the film and its legacy at [[D23 (Disney)|D23]] 2024.<ref name="Sakamoto">{{cite news |last1=Sakamoto |first1=Kimberlee |title='30 Years of Toy Story': Panel at D23 shares stories from beloved film |url=https://abc7.com/post/30-years-toy-story-panel-d23-ultimate-disney-fan-event-shares-stories-beloved-film/15166216/ |access-date=August 14, 2024 |work=ABC7 |date=August 9, 2024}}</ref>]]
''Toy Story'' had a large effect on the film industry with its innovative computer animation. After the film's debut, various industries were interested in the technology used for the film. Graphics chip makers desired to compute imagery similar to the film's animation for personal computers, game developers wanted to learn how to replicate the animation for video games, and robotics researchers were interested in building [[artificial intelligence]] into their machines that compared to the film's lifelike characters.<ref name="ImpactPossible">{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Tom |last2=Susman |first2=Galyn |author-link=Thomas Porter (Pixar) |title=Creating Lifelike Characters in Pixar Movies |url=https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2000/1/7745-on-site-creating-lifelike-characters-in-pixar-movies/abstract |work=[[Communications of the ACM]] |date=January 1, 2000 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909165242/https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2000/1/7745-on-site-creating-lifelike-characters-in-pixar-movies/abstract|archive-date=September 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Various authors have also compared the film to an interpretation of ''[[Don Quixote]]'' as well as [[humanism]].<ref name="TSQuixote">{{cite journal |last=Burningham |first=Bruce |year=2000 |title=Walt Disney's Toy Story as Postmodern Don Quixote |journal=Cervantes |publisher=Cervantes Society of America |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=157–174 |url=http://www.h-net.org/~cervantes/csa/artics00/burningh.pdf |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706163405/http://www.h-net.org/~cervantes/csa/artics00/burningh.pdf|archive-date=July 6, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="InfinityHeaven">{{cite news |first=Lucia K.B. |last=Hall |title=Toy Stories for Humanists? |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Toy+Stories+for+Humanists%3F-a060100167 |work=The Humanist |date=March 1, 2000 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141206113355/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Toy+Stories+for+Humanists%3F-a060100167|archive-date=December 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, ''Toy Story'' left an impact with its catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond", sequels, and software, among others. In 2005, ''Toy Story'' was selected by the United States [[Library of Congress]] to be preserved in the [[National Film Registry]] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="NationalFilmRegis">{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2006 |title=Library of Congress Adds 25 Films to Registry List |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5078366 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220118230821/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5078366 |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/film/nfr2005.html |title=Films Selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress – 2005 |date=December 27, 2005 |publisher=[[National Film Registry]] |access-date=March 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208150126/http://www.loc.gov/film/nfr2005.html |archive-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref>

=== "To Infinity... and Beyond!" ===
Buzz Lightyear's line "To Infinity and Beyond!" has been used not only on themed merchandise, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well.<ref name="InfinityPhil">{{cite book |last=Dusek |first=Val |year=2006 |title=Philosophy of Technology: An Introduction |page=59 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=1-4051-1163-1}}</ref><ref name="InfinityPossible">{{cite news |title=Introducing student-friendly technology |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-919112_ITM |work=[[The Jakarta Post]] |date=April 10, 2004 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716080259/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-919112_ITM|archive-date=July 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="InfinityAmerican">{{cite news |last=Matson |first=John |title=Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes |url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes |work=[[Scientific American]] |date=July 19, 2007 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918202155/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes|archive-date=September 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, during [[STS-124]], astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space on [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] as part of an educational experience for students while stressing the catchphrase. The action figure was used for experiments in [[Weightlessness|zero-g]].<ref name="BuzzSpace">{{cite news |first=Robert Z. |last=Pearlman |title=Buzz Lightyear Becomes Real Space Ranger |url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080529-cs-buzz-lightyear.html |publisher=[[Space.com]] |date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911124014/http://www.space.com/5420-buzz-lightyear-real-space-ranger.html|archive-date=September 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported in 2008 that a father and son had continually repeated the phrase to help them keep track of each other while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title='Toy Story' Line Helped Father, Son Survive in Water for 15 Hours |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/toy-story-line-helped-father-son-survive-in-water-for-15-hours |work=Fox News Channel |date=September 10, 2008 |access-date=March 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730124157/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420602,00.html|archive-date=July 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The phrase occurs in the lyrics of [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé's]] 2008 song "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", during the [[bridge (music)|bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.beyonce.com/album/i-am-sasha-fierce/lyrics/ |title=Beyonce Knowles – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Lyrics {{!}} AZLyrics.com|website=www.azlyrics.com|language=en|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042229/https://www.beyonce.com/album/i-am-sasha-fierce/lyrics/|archive-date=February 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the late [[Capital STEEZ]] released a song titled "Infinity and Beyond" in reference to the phrase as part of his ''AmeriKKKan Korruption'' mixtape.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://genius.com/albums/Capital-steez/Amerikkkan-korruption |title=Capital STEEZ — AmeriKKKan Korruption Lyrics and Tracklist |work=Genius.com |access-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427180020/https://genius.com/albums/Capital-steez/Amerikkkan-korruption |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Disney has also recycled the phrase in homage to ''Toy Story'' at least twice. In the "[[blooper reel]]" shown during the credits of ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', [[Dave Foley]] says the line while in character as Flik, and Tim Allen himself repeated his famous line in ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'', in a scene when the titular character jumps off a bridge onto a moving vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eeggs.com/items/50255.html|title=Shaggy Dog, The Easter Egg|work=eeggs.com|date=June 11, 2007|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426184338/https://eeggs.com/items/50255.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Other influences ===
''Toy Story''{{'}}s cast of characters forms the basis for the naming of the releases of the [[Debian]] computer operating system, from Debian 1.1 ''Buzz'', the first release with a codename, in 1996, to Debian 14 ''Forky'', the most-recently announced future release.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ – The Debian FTP archives |url=https://www.debian.org/releases/ |publisher=[[Debian]] |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011180740/http://www.debian.org/releases/|archive-date=October 11, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=bits from the release team: are you ready to skate yet?|url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00004.html|publisher=[[Debian]]|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013085359/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00004.html|archive-date=October 13, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Pixar designed a "Gromit Lightyear" sculpture based on the [[Aardman Animations]] character [[Wallace & Gromit#Gromit|Gromit]] for [[Gromit Unleashed]], which sold for £65,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Cracking-Auction-Gromits-Bristol-tops-2m-mark/story-19886480-detail/story.html |title=GROMIT UNLEASHED 2013: Cracking! Auction of Gromits in Bristol tops the £2m mark |work=Bristol Post |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027140419/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Cracking-Auction-Gromits-Bristol-tops-2m-mark/story-19886480-detail/story.html |archive-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref>

== Sequels and spin-off ==
=== ''Toy Story 2'' ===
{{Main|Toy Story 2|l1=''Toy Story 2''}}
The first sequel, titled ''Toy Story 2'', was released on November 24, 1999. In the film, Woody is stolen by a toy collector, leading Buzz and his friends to launch a rescue mission. Initially, ''Toy Story 2'' was going to be a [[direct-to-video]] release, with development beginning in 1996.<ref name="EWDtoVideo">{{cite magazine |last=Thompson |first=Anne |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/01/26/could-toy-story-sequel-be-released-straight-video/ |title=Could a ''Toy Story'' sequel be released straight-to-video – Woody and Buzz might be coming to a living room near you |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 26, 1996 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208132608/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,291071,00.html|archive-date=December 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> However, after the cast from ''Toy Story'' returned and the story was considered to be better than that of a direct-to-video release, it was announced in 1998 that the sequel would see a theatrical release.<ref name="AWDtoVideo">{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Karl |url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=search&category2=&sval=toy%20story&article_no=1087&page=1 |title=Toy Story 2 Is Not Your Typical Hollywood Sequel |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |date=December 1, 1999 |access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>

=== ''Toy Story 3'' ===
{{Main|Toy Story 3|l1=''Toy Story 3''}}
''Toy Story 3'' was released on June 18, 2010. In the film, Andy's toys are accidentally donated to a day-care center as he prepares to leave for college.

=== ''Toy Story 4'' ===
{{Main|Toy Story 4|l1=''Toy Story 4''}}
''Toy Story 4'' was released on June 21, 2019,<ref name=THRTS4Incr2>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/incredibles-2-moves-up-summer-2018-toy-story-4-pushed-2019-941475 |title='The Incredibles 2' Moves Up to Summer 2018; 'Toy Story 4' Pushed to 2019 |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=October 26, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172633/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/incredibles-2-moves-up-summer-2018-toy-story-4-pushed-2019-941475 |url-status=live }}</ref> with most of the main cast returning for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/toy-story/248455/toy-story-4-release-date-trailer-cast-news|title = Toy Story 4: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, Plot, and News| work=Den of Geek |date = May 24, 2019|access-date = June 15, 2021|archive-date = April 3, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190403213921/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/toy-story/248455/toy-story-4-release-date-trailer-cast-news|url-status = live}}</ref> In the film, Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang get used to living with Bonnie, who creates a new toy named Forky, from recycled materials from school. As they go on a road trip with Bonnie, Woody is also reunited with Bo Peep, and must decide where his loyalties lie.

=== ''Lightyear'' ===
{{Main|Lightyear (film)|l1=''Lightyear'' (film)}}
A spin-off film, ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'', was released on June 17, 2022, with [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] portraying the original Buzz Lightyear, upon whom the toy given to Andy in the first film was based.

=== ''Toy Story 5'' ===
{{Main article|Toy Story 5|l1 = ''Toy Story 5''}}
On February 8, 2023, Disney announced that a fifth ''Toy Story'' film is in development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 8, 2023 |title=''Frozen'', ''Toy Story'' & ''Zootopia'' Sequels In The Works |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/frozen-toy-story-zootopia-sequels-in-the-works-bob-iger-disney-earnings-1235253824/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208215907/https://deadline.com/2023/02/frozen-toy-story-zootopia-sequels-in-the-works-bob-iger-disney-earnings-1235253824/ |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes]], a film review aggregator website
* [[List of films considered the best#Animation (shorts and features)|List of animated films considered the best]]
* ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''
* ''[[How the Toys Saved Christmas]]''
* ''[[Live Action Toy Story]]''
* ''[[The Velveteen Rabbit]]''

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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<ref name="best-animation">Sources that refer to ''Toy Story'' is referred to as one of the [[List of films considered the best|best-animated films of all time]] include:
* {{cite web |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/650/650717p4.html |title=Top 25 Animated Movies of All-Time – Movies Feature at IGN |publisher=Movies.ign.com |date=June 18, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711191728/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/25/top-25-animated-movies-of-all-time?page=4 |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2008/06/02/feature-page-5-1_m_f/ |title=Best Animated Movies (5–1) – The Moviefone Blog |publisher=Blog.moviefone.com |date=June 2, 2008 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708182124/http://blog.moviefone.com/2008/06/02/feature-page-5-1_m_f/ |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_animated_films/toy_story/ |title=Best Animated Films – Toy Story |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017233532/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_animated_films/toy_story/ |archive-date=October 17, 2011}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/10top10/category.aspx?cat=1 |title=10 Top 10 |publisher=AFI |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518174029/http://www.afi.com/10top10/category.aspx?cat=1 |archive-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/terry-gilliams-top-50-animated-movies-of-all-time/ |title=Time Out's Top 50 Animated Movies of All Time Curated by Terry Gilliam &#124; /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=October 7, 2009 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107000540/https://www.slashfilm.com/terry-gilliams-top-50-animated-movies-of-all-time/ |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://themovieblog.com/2008/10/the-movie-blogs-10-best-animated-films-of-all-time |title=The Movie Blog's 10 Best Animated Films of All Time |date=October 4, 2008 |publisher=The Movie Blog |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106195910/http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/10/the-movie-blogs-10-best-animated-films-of-all-time/ |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite magazine |last=Corliss |first=Richard |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079149_2079152_2079169,00.html |title=Toy Story, 1995 – The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films |magazine=Time |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913071713/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/toy-story-1995/%23toy-story-1995 |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite book |last=Isaacson |first=Walter|author-link=Walter Isaacson |title=[[Steve Jobs (book)|Steve Jobs]] |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4516-4853-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Kanfer |first=Stefan |title=Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story |location=New York |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2000 |orig-year=1997 |isbn=978-0-306-80918-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/seriousbusinessa00kanf}}
* {{cite book |last=Paik |first=Karen |title=To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-8118-5012-4}}
* {{cite book |last=Price |first=David |year=2008 |title=The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-26575-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780307265753}}
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* [http://toystory.disney.com/toy-story Official Disney website]
* [https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/toy-story#toy-story-1 Official Pixar website]
* {{IMDb title|0114709|Toy Story}}
* {{TCMDb title|93744|Toy Story}}
* {{DisneyAtoZ|title=''Toy Story''}}

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