Made by total storytelling novices with a budget of only $30 million, Toy Story ended up becoming the highest-grossing movie of 1995. It was the little animated movie that could. (Seriously, just turn on any Pixar movie and try not to puddle up.)īut before the ugly-cry-inducing first ten minutes of Up, there was Toy Story.
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Toy Story was the first in a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful blockbusters like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., and Inside Out.Īnd Toy Story paved the way for Pixar's signature blend of comedy and tragedy. Back in 1995, you wouldn't be able to pick them out of a production company line-up, but today, Pixar is one of the most creative, admired, and profitable companies in the world.
Eventually, both Woody and Buzz wind up on a wacky misadventure while they try to find their way back to Andy's house and deal with the crushing sadness of loss, change, and the kind of existential crises that would make Camus start weeping.Īnd Toy Story didn't just break ground in the field of introducing angst to young kiddos: it was also the very first movie made by a little-known animation studio called Pixar. Of course, when their owner, Andy, starts playing with Buzz a whole lot, Woody's insecurity and neurosis kick into high gear. When Buzz Lightyear arrives, this confident space ranger action figure outshines Woody in just about every way.
But, like any good hero, he faces some challenges right out of the gate. In Toy Story we meet Woody, a cowboy doll and the hero of our story. It made them concerned about those toys' emotional and psychological well-being.īecause these toys ain't just walking and talking-they're exploring their psyches with more neurotic introspection than Woody Allen. And with good reason-before Toy Story, the world had met the homicidal Chucky (and his not-so-blushing bride), the creepy-as Dolly Dearest, and the demonic toys from the unimaginatively named Demonic Toys.īut Toy Story achieves the unachievable-it's a movie that makes you want your toys to be carefully concealing their sentience.Īnd when Toy Story hit cinemas in 1995, it didn't just change the way that little kids and grown adults alike thought about their possibly-alive dolls and toy soldiers. The premise of "toys coming alive when no one is looking" sounds pretty nightmarish. Writer: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family