Unfortunately, during his playtime (five minutes before departure), Andy accidentally rips Woody's arm, and is unable to take him to camp. In 1997, some time two years after the events of the first film, Andy (now eight-years old) is preparing to leave for Cowboy Camp with Woody. He is upset about losing at the game, mostly because of his small arms. The film begins with scenes of Buzz Lightyear on an adventure in outer space, which ends with him being destroyed by the Evil Emperor Zurg, but it turns out to be a video game Rex has been playing.
Toy Story 2 has been considered by critics and audiences alike to be one of few sequels that outshine the original, and it continues to be featured frequently on lists of the greatest animated films ever. Although most Pixar features take years to develop, the established release date could not be moved and the production schedule for Toy Story 2 was compressed into nine months.ĭespite production struggles, Toy Story 2 opened in theaters Novemto wildly successful box office numbers, eventually grossing over $497 million, and highly positive critical reviews. Lasseter and the story team re-developed the entire plot in one weekend. When story reels proved promising, Disney upgraded the film to theatrical release, but Pixar was unhappy with the film's quality. Toy Story 2 is the last Toy Story film in which Jim Varney, who provides Slinky Dog's voice, appears before his death of lung cancer in 2000.ĭisney initially envisioned the film as a direct-to-video sequel and Toy Story 2 began production in a building separated from Pixar and was much smaller scale, with most of the main Pixar staff working on A Bug's Life ( 1998). Potato Head were only mentioned in the first Toy Story movie.
The film returns many of the original characters from Toy Story, with their respective actors reprising their roles, and introduces several new characters, including Jessie, Bullseye, Barbie, Stinky Pete, Emperor Zurg, and Mrs. However, Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting. In the film, while Andy is away at Cowboy Camp, Woody is stolen by a greedy toy collector named Al McWhiggin, prompting Buzz Lightyear and his friends to rescue him.
Co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon, the film is the first sequel to Toy Story and the third movie made by Pixar. Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy film which was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by John Lasseter.
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