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186-475: Sheriff Woody Pride (voiced by Tom Hanks in the films and Jim Hanks in other media) is a 1950s traditional pullstring cowboy doll, and Andy's favorite toy. He usually acts as the leader of Andy's toy group. He is extremely proud of his hat; for example, in Toy Story 3 , he is alarmed when he discovers that he has lost his hat. His rivalry with Buzz forms the basis of the first film's plot. In Toy Story 2 , he

372-421: A USA Weekend interview, Hanks discussed how he chooses projects: "[Since] A League of Their Own , it can't be just another movie for me. It has to get me going somehow ... There has to be some all-encompassing desire or feeling about wanting to do that particular movie. I'd like to assume that I'm willing to go down any avenue in order to do it right". In August 2005, Hanks was voted in as vice president of

558-653: A Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Nora Ephron 's play Lucky Guy in 2013. Hanks has also received 12 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on television which includes 7 wins for his work as a producer on various limited series and television films including From the Earth to the Moon (1998), Band of Brothers (2002), John Adams (2008), The Pacific (2010), Game Change (2012), and Olive Kitteridge (2015). Honors Hanks

744-537: A Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Hanks was born in Concord, California , on July 9, 1956, to hospital worker Janet Marylyn ( née  Frager ) and itinerant cook Amos "Bud" Hanks. His mother was from a Portuguese family; their surname was originally "Fraga". His father had English ancestry, and through his line, Hanks is a distant cousin of President Abraham Lincoln and children's host Fred Rogers (whom many years later he would portray in

930-464: A carousel ride called Jessie's Critter Carousel . Stinky Pete , commonly known as the Prospector (voiced by Kelsey Grammer ), is a prospector doll and the main antagonist of the second film. He is a toy modeled after a character on the fictional television show Woody's Roundup , which also includes the characters of Woody , Jessie , and Bullseye. The Prospector had never been opened and

1116-439: A hand-me-down toy. John Lasseter said "we always thought" that Woody was "kind of a hand-me-down" to Andy from his father. According to Toy Story producer Ralph Guggenheim in a December 1995 Animation Magazine article, John Lasseter and the story team for Toy Story reviewed the names of Pixar employees' children, looking for the right name for Woody's owner. Davis was ultimately named after and based on Andy Luckey ,

1302-479: A hitman on the run with his son. Hanks reunited with Spielberg, starring opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can (2002), based on the true story of conman Frank Abagnale, Jr. Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). In August 2007, Hanks, along with co-producers Wilson and Gary Goetzman and writer and star Nia Vardalos , initiated a legal action against

1488-482: A steel roller coaster themed to Slinky Dog, opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in 2018. Slinky Dog appears in the following Toy Story Productions: Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 3 , Toy Story 4 , and Toy Story Toons . Rex (voiced by Wallace Shawn in most media, Jeff Bennett in Tiny Toy Stories , and Earl Boen in two video games: Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to

1674-473: A "Gromit Lightyear" sculpture based on the Aardman Animations character Gromit from Wallace and Gromit for Gromit Unleashed which sold for £65,000. Buzz Lightyear's classic line "To infinity and beyond!" has seen usage not only on T-shirts, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well. Lucia Hall of The Humanist linked the film's plot to an interpretation of humanism. She compared

1860-532: A 2001 interview with sportscaster Bob Costas , Hanks was asked whether he would rather have an Oscar or a Heisman Trophy . He replied that he would rather win a Heisman by playing halfback for the California Golden Bears . He told New York magazine in 1986, "Acting classes looked like the best place for a guy who liked to make a lot of noise and be rather flamboyant. I spent a lot of time going to plays. I wouldn't take dates with me. I'd just drive to

2046-588: A 2010 television advertisement for the United States federal government 's United States Postal Service promoting Toy Story 3, Hamm wears a postal worker's outfit while promoting the Priority Mail service, Ratzenberger is best known for his role as mailman Cliff Clavin on the long-running sitcom Cheers . Hamm also makes an appearance in Toy Story 3: The Video Game as the mayor in Toy Box mode. Hamm appears in

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2232-607: A Friend in Me ." John Lasseter , the director of the film, also received a Special Achievement Award for "the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film." Toy Story was also the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. At the 53rd Golden Globe Awards , Toy Story earned two Golden Globe nominations— Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song . It

2418-529: A Question and Pixar Popcorn . He also appears in the intro in the movie and the Show of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command . Hamm (voiced by John Ratzenberger as primary voice actor and Andrew Stanton in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins ) is a wisecracking stylized plastic piggy bank . He has a cork in his belly in place of a stopper. He and Mr. Potato Head are friends, and are seen in

2604-507: A backpack belonging to Amy, an artistic girl who takes him in as her new toy. In one of the films outtakes, he is seen talking to two Barbie dolls in the box, saying that he could probably get them a role in the third film, this outtake was later deleted in the 2019 home media reissue, which media outlets inferred as a result of the Me Too movement . Prospector appears in Toy Story Mania! ,

2790-537: A character, not a saint. He is flat-out terrific, giving a deeply felt, carefully nuanced performance that deserves an Oscar." Hanks won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia . During his acceptance speech, he revealed that two people with whom he was close, his high school drama teacher Rawley Farnsworth and his former classmate John Gilkerson, were gay. Hanks followed Philadelphia with Robert Zemeckis 's Forrest Gump (1994), playing

2976-551: A co-production that serves as a spin-off of the Toy Story franchise. The film was released on August 8, 2000, and features Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear. The film follows Buzz Lightyear as a space ranger who fights against the evil Emperor Zurg, showing the inspiration for the Buzz Lightyear toyline that exists in the Toy Story series. The film later led to the television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command . Although

3162-493: A devastating wildfire that ripped through the seaside village of Mati, near Athens, in July 2018, which killed more than 100 people. Greece's Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos said Hanks "showed real interest in the people who suffered from the fire in Mati and promoted this issue in the global media". In July 2020, Hanks and Wilson were photographed with their Greek passports alongside

3348-415: A fading mentalist ( John Malkovich ). His character was less than thrilled about his son's career decision. In the same year, he executive produced the musical comedy Mamma Mia! and the miniseries John Adams . Hanks' next endeavor was Angels & Demons (2009). Its April 11, 2007, announcement revealed that Hanks would reprise his role as Robert Langdon, and that he would reportedly receive

3534-444: A fifth film. He explained that, since Toy Story 4 released the series from being constrained to trilogy status, he did not "see any reason why they wouldn't do it". On The Ellen DeGeneres Show that May, Hanks said Toy Story 4 would be the final installment in the franchise, but producer Mark Nielsen disclosed the possibility of a fifth film, as Pixar was not ruling it out. In February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that

3720-502: A film Lightyear (2022). A fifth film was announced and is set to be released in 2026. It also includes the 2D-animated direct-to-video spin-off film within a film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) and the animated television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–01) which followed the film. The first Toy Story was the first feature-length film to be made entirely using computer-generated imagery. The first two films were directed by John Lasseter ,

3906-620: A film role). His parents divorced in 1960. Their three oldest children, Sandra (later Sandra Hanks Benoiton, a writer), Larry (who became an entomology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ), and Tom, went with their father, while the youngest, Jim (who also became an actor and filmmaker), remained with their mother in Red Bluff, California . In his childhood, Hanks' family moved often; by age ten, he had lived in ten different houses. Although Hanks' family religious history

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4092-514: A giant pig-shaped aircraft, which he uses to rescue One-Eyed Bart and One-Eyed Betty (the Potato Heads). Hamm appears in each of the Toy Story movies. He appears in the post-credit scene of Cars as part of a homage and self-parody to Ratzenberger (who voices Mack in the film). Hamm also briefly appears in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins , voiced by Andrew Stanton. In

4278-412: A kind of importance. The actors who can do that— Buster Keaton , Spencer Tracy , James Stewart , Henry Fonda , Robert Duvall , Gene Hackman , and Tom Hanks, occupy a special category... The central triumph of Tom Hanks as a movie actor is that, most of the time, we believe he thinks a lot like us, and does more or less what we would do, but that he somehow does it on a larger or more ennobling scale. It

4464-434: A large impact on the film industry. 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

4650-458: A large promotion before its release, leading to numerous tie-ins with the film including images on food packaging. A variety of merchandise was released during the film's theatrical run and its initial VHS release including toys, clothing, and shoes, among other things. When action figures for Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody were created, they were initially ignored by retailers. However, after over 250,000 figures were sold for each character before

4836-452: A major factor in Woody's decision to have Andy donate his toys to Bonnie, thus giving them a new lease on their lives. Molly Davis (voiced by Hannah Unkrich in Toy Story 2 and archived footage in Toy Story 3 and Bea Miller in Toy Story 3 ) is Andy's younger sister, seen as a baby in the first film, a toddler in the second film, and as a preteen in the third film. Andy uses her crib as

5022-511: A moderate success with the comedy Dragnet (1987), Hanks' stature in the film industry rose. The broad success of the fantasy comedy Big (1988) established Hanks as a major Hollywood talent, both as a box office draw and within the industry as an actor. For his performance in the film, Hanks earned his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Big was followed later that year by Punchline , in which he and Sally Field co-starred as struggling comedians. Hanks then suffered

5208-456: A movie theater to see a complete story reel of the movie. The film went on to become the highest-grossing animated film at the time . He executive produced the miniseries The Pacific (2010). In 2011, he directed and starred opposite Julia Roberts in the title role in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne . The movie received poor reviews, with only 35% of the 175 Rotten Tomatoes reviews giving it high ratings. Also in 2011, he starred in

5394-405: A place among the premier romantic-comedy stars of his generation. In Philadelphia , he played a gay lawyer with AIDS who sues his firm for discrimination. Hanks lost 35 pounds (16 kg) and thinned his hair in order to appear sickly for the role. In a review for People , Leah Rozen stated, "Above all, credit for Philadelphia ' s success belongs to Hanks, who makes sure that he plays

5580-641: A promotional event for the Toy Story film premiere held at El Capitan Theatre and Masonic Convention Hall . For the November 18, 1995, Toy Story premiere at El Capitan Theatre, Disney rented the Masonic Convention Hall , the next door building, for Totally Toy Story, an instant theme park and a promotional event for the movie. Movie goers paid an additional fee for the pop up park. The promotional event had pre-sales over $ 1 million and remained opened until January 1, 1996. The Toy Story Funhouse part

5766-531: A purple bandage to fix her broken left hand. Bo Peep appears in the following Toy Story productions: Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 3 (cameo), Toy Story 4 , and Lamp Life . Billy, Goat, and Gruff (both voiced by Emily Davis ) are a trio of conjoined porcelain sheep that accompany Bo Peep. The Sheep appear in the following Toy Story productions: Toy Story , Toy Story Treats , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 4 , Lamp Life , and Pixar Popcorn . Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Don Rickles )

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5952-485: A real Space Ranger. The 2022 Pixar film, Lightyear , depicts the origin story of the character, which, in the narrative of Toy Story , inspired the line of Buzz Lightyear toys shown. In Lightyear, Buzz is shown to be a Space Ranger in Star Command, who is drawn into a conflict with Emperor Zurg after he experiences the effects of time dilation while testing faster-than-light travel methods. Buzz Lightyear appears in

6138-414: A road trip with Bonnie's family, Woody, to his delight, encounters his old friend and former fellow toy Bo Peep ( Annie Potts ), who he had been separated from in the interim period between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 and has to deal with fears of becoming a "lost toy". Rickles had died in 2017 prior to the production of the film, but Pixar used archival recordings from him to continue his voice work for

6324-527: A rough playtime with the toddlers. The toys plan to escape Sunnyside. The Aliens have to go through the playground with Woody and ride on Bullseye. They almost get caught by Big Baby because one of the Aliens falls off Bullseye and squeaks, but manage to hide inside a pail. Later when Andy's toys escape, one of the Alien's feet gets stuck in the lid of a dumpster. After Woody rescues the Alien, Lotso, who had been thrown into

6510-962: A run of box-office underperformers: The 'Burbs (1989), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). In the last, he portrayed a greedy Wall Street figure who gets enmeshed in a hit-and-run accident. Turner & Hooch (1989) was Hanks' only financially successful film of the period. Hanks climbed back to the top again with his portrayal of a washed-up baseball legend turned manager in Penny Marshall 's A League of Their Own (1992). Hanks has said that his acting in earlier roles had not not great, but that he later improved. In an interview with Vanity Fair , Hanks called attention to what he called his "modern era of moviemaking ... because enough self-discovery has gone on ... My work has become less pretentiously fake and over

6696-486: A series of shorts known as Toy Story Treats were created as interstitials on ABC Saturday Morning, the predecessor to Disney's One Saturday Morning and ABC Kids . They did not necessarily follow the continuity from Toy Story , taking place before, during and after the events of the first film. They were aired roughly around the time of Toy Story 's release to home video. The shorts also appeared as bonus features on both "The Ultimate Toy Box" and as Easter eggs on

6882-422: A skull that would later be used as the logo for Zero Skateboards . Andy's toys mention that Sid was consistently kicked out of summer camp, and in the audio commentary on the 10th anniversary DVD, the directors mention that he is a bully but also the "most creative character in the movie". His parents do not make any major appearances: his mother's voice is only heard briefly several times in the film, and his father

7068-575: A soldier. It earned the praise and respect of the film community, critics and the general public. Hailed as one of the finest war films ever made, it earned Spielberg his second Academy Award for direction, and Hanks another Best Actor nomination. Later that year, Hanks re-teamed with Ephron and Ryan for You've Got Mail , a remake of Ernst Lubitsch 's The Shop Around the Corner (1940). He starred in Frank Darabont 's The Green Mile (1999), based on

7254-626: A stage based on Toy Story made its debut appearance in the series in Kingdom Hearts III , marking the first time that Pixar-based content appears in the series, along with Monsters, Inc. and Ratatouille . In the Toy Box campaign, Woody, Buzz, Hamm, Rex, LGM's, Sarge and the Green Army Men are transported to an alternate world where most of the humans don't exist and is home to a business call "Galaxy Toys", it also somehow let's Buzz's blaster to actually shoot real lasers. Toy Story had

7440-607: A surprise box office hit, grossing more than US$ 69 million. He had a sizable hit with the sex comedy Bachelor Party , also in 1984. In 1983–84, Hanks made three guest appearances on Family Ties as Elyse Keaton's alcoholic brother Ned Donnelly. With Nothing in Common (1986)—a story of a young man alienated from his father ( Jackie Gleason )—Hanks began to extend himself from comedic roles to dramatic. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Hanks commented on his experience: "It changed my desires about working in movies. Part of it

7626-553: A theater, buy myself a ticket, sit in the seat and read the program, and then get into the play completely. I spent a lot of time like that, seeing Brecht , Tennessee Williams , Ibsen , and all that." During his years studying theater, Hanks met Vincent Dowling , head of the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland , Ohio. At Dowling's suggestion, Hanks became an intern at the festival. His internship stretched into

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7812-551: A three-year experience that covered most aspects of theater production, including lighting, set design, and stage management, prompting Hanks to drop out of college. During the same time, Hanks won the Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his 1978 performance as Proteus in Shakespeare 's The Two Gentlemen of Verona , one of the few times he played a villain. In 2010, Time magazine named Hanks one of

7998-533: A total gross of over $ 4.9 billion at the North American box office, an average of $ 100.8 million per film. Worldwide, his films have grossed over $ 9.96 billion. Asteroid 12818 Tomhanks is named after him. In 2003, Hanks was voted Number 3 in Channel 4 's countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time, and he is number 22 on VH1 's list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time". He

8184-411: A town jail during playtime at the beginning of the first film, showing they share a room. When the family moves later in the film, Andy and Molly get separate rooms, though Molly has plans to move into Andy's room once he leaves for college. In the first film, she slobbers on Mr. Potato Head and throws him from the crib, causing his parts to scatter and earning her the nickname "Princess Drool" from him. At

8370-457: A vintage cowboy doll, to think that he has been replaced as Andy's favorite toy. In competing for Andy's attention, Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out of a window, leading the other toys to believe he tried to murder Buzz. Determined to set things right, Woody tries to save Buzz and both must escape from the house of the next-door neighbor Sid Phillips (voiced by Erik von Detten ), who likes to torture and destroy toys. In addition to Hanks and Allen,

8556-404: Is Mrs. Potato Head, and they become the adoptive parents to a trio of Aliens in the second film. In the opening scenes of the first and third films, he is described by Andy as the outlaw One-Eyed Bart. Mr. Potato Head appears in the four main Toy Story movies. His voice actor, Don Rickles, had signed on for the fourth film, but died in 2017, before recording any lines. Rickles's family contacted

8742-524: Is a cowgirl doll, and part of the gang. In Toy Story 2 , Jessie is very happy to see Woody at first, but is shocked to learn that he still has an owner in Andy. She is initially hesitant to join Andy's toys due to her past experience with her owner Emily, who put her in a charity box for donations after she grew up. This also caused her to develop claustrophobia , due to her fear of being put in storage. When Woody tells her of Andy's sister Molly, she immediately joins

8928-526: Is a gravelly Southern-accented toy dachshund with a metal Slinky for a body. Slinky's head, feet, and a tail are plastic, he has a green collar. Slinky Dog was partially redesigned for the film by Pixar artist Bud Luckey to make him more appealing as an animated character. In the opening scenes of the first and third films, Slinky is described by Andy as One-Eyed Bart's "attack dog with a built-in force field ". Slinky Dog appears in Toy Story and Toy Story 2 , voiced by Jim Varney. In Toy Story 3 , Slinky

9114-401: Is a modern-day "Space Ranger" action figure. In the films, he acts as Woody's second-in-command. In Toy Story , he begins the series believing he is a real Space Ranger (the other toys are aware that they are toys) and develops a rivalry with Woody, who resents him for getting more attention as the newcomer. His catchphrase is "To infinity…AND BEYOND!" During the film, he comes to realize that he

9300-417: Is a sarcastic, Brooklyn-accented figure based on the real-life Mr. Potato Head toy. His design allows him to detach parts from his body and he has a compartment on his lower back to store extra appendages. He retains control over his parts even if they are disconnected from his body. While this attribute is mostly used for comedic effect, it does have its uses, particularly in the second and third films. His wife

9486-408: Is a short series with three episodes. In the series, Buzz explains to Rex and Hamm that the real toy Buzz was going to space two years before Toy Story 3 . The short also features Mr. Potato Head and RC in one of the episodes. A series consisting of three short films: Hawaiian Vacation , Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex . A series of shorts titled Forky Asks a Question for Disney+ , with

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9672-416: Is a toy dinosaur, he dislikes confrontation and is sensitive in nature. He is among the largest of Andy's toys. In the opening scenes of the first and third films, he is described by Andy as Woody's "dinosaur who eats force field dogs". When passing his toys onto Bonnie at the end of the third film, Andy describes Rex as the "meanest, most terrifying dinosaur who ever lived". Rex is voiced by Earl Boen in

9858-574: Is an obstacle for Woody and Buzz as they come alive and trying to escape Sid's house. Scud later spots Woody and Buzz trying to reach the moving van and pursues them, but is eluded when he runs after them into the middle of a traffic intersection and is trapped by the cars as they crash while trying to avoid him. Mrs. Philips (voiced by Mickie McGowan) is Sid and Hannah's unseen mother with three lines, telling Sid when burning Woody's forehead: "Sid, your Pop-Tarts are ready!" and asking Hannah when she asks if she's seen her Sally doll: "What, dear? What

10044-477: Is based. The series takes place in the far future, featuring Buzz Lightyear voiced by Patrick Warburton (replacing Tim Allen ), a famous, experienced Space Ranger who takes a crew of rookies under his wing as he investigates criminal activity across the galaxy and attempts to bring down Evil Emperor Zurg once and for all. It aired on UPN from October 2, 2000, to November 29, 2000, and on ABC from October 14, 2000, to January 13, 2001. Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs

10230-445: Is depicted listening to heavy metal music through a pair of large headphones. Hannah Phillips (voiced by Sarah Freeman) is Sid's sweet-natured, younger sister who appears a few times in the film. Hannah has adjusted to her toys being mutilated by Sid. Most of her dolls either have different heads or altered body parts, and at the end of the film she finds enjoyment in scaring her brother after he has been horrified by Woody and

10416-485: Is getting ready to go to college. The toys discover that all of the toys at Sunnyside Daycare are ruled by Lotso (voiced by Ned Beatty ), a sinister teddy bear, while Woody finds potential hope for a new home in the hands of Bonnie, a toddler from the daycare that takes great care of her toys. Blake Clark replaced Varney after Varney's death in 2000, while other new cast members included Michael Keaton , Timothy Dalton , Jeff Garlin , Kristen Schaal , and Bonnie Hunt . It

10602-453: Is in Spanish mode. At the end, they dance to the Spanish version of "You've Got a Friend in Me". Jessie is the main protagonist in the 2013 television special Toy Story of Terror! , where she saves the other toys from a toy thief and seller at the rest stop. Bullseye is an extremely loyal toy horse and is part of the collection. In the fictional Woody's Roundup television series, Bullseye

10788-439: Is in charge, the Aliens say "The claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!", which belongs in the machine, they say that the claw chooses who will go and who will stay. Sid wins an alien from the claw game, then spots Buzz and tries to win him too. Woody attempts to save Buzz and escape through the claw game's maintenance hatch, but the Aliens stop him and say that they must not fight the claw. Woody, Buzz, and the alien get taken to Sid's house. Sid gives

10974-451: Is just a toy, and eventually becomes good friends with Woody. He is extremely loyal to his friends. In Toy Story 2 , Buzz with Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Rex, and Slinky goes to save Woody from Al, where he gets stuck in the Buzz Lightyear aisle in Al's Toy Barn by another Buzz and finds out for himself what he was really like. In Toy Story 3 , a relationship begins to develop between Buzz and Jessie. He

11160-536: Is often compared to James Stewart , and has also frequently been referred to as "America's Dad". In 2013, when he was starring in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy on Broadway, he had crowds of 300 fans waiting for a glimpse of him after every performance. This is the highest number of expectant fans post-show of any Broadway performance. Hanks is ranked as the fifth-highest all-time box office star in North America, with

11346-583: Is only seen briefly asleep on a chair in front of a TV. He also has a dog named Scud. Sid is the only human character in the films to witness toys actually coming to life, when near the end of the first film, Woody and Sid's mutant toys decide to rescue Buzz by scaring Sid, which causes him to become very frightened of toys. The last straw is Woody coming alive while Sid is holding him and telling him to "play nice". This causes Sid to panic and run back into his house screaming, and then to his room when his sister scares him with her toy doll. Sid does not appear in

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11532-419: Is particularly open with his affection when switched to "Spanish mode". Andy regards Woody and Buzz as his two favorite toys, in the third film, he considers which one he will take to college, and ultimately chooses Woody. When passing on his toys to Bonnie, he describes Buzz as "the coolest toy ever". A 65-episode television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , aired from 2000 to 2001, featuring Buzz as

11718-493: Is portrayed as Woody and Jessie's horse. In Toy Story 2 , he was happy to finally see Woody after a long time in storage. Bullseye is shown to loathe fights as he hides in a can when Jessie jumps on Woody. He is also upset at Woody's intention to abandon the Roundup Gang to return to Andy. When Woody decides to return to Andy, it is Bullseye's loyalty that causes Woody to try to get the other Roundup toys to join him. Unlike most of

11904-603: Is ranked as the fifth-highest-grossing American film actor. Over his career he has received numerous awards including two Academy Awards , seven Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for five BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award . He has been honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and

12090-589: Is stolen at a yard sale by a toy collector named Al, causing the other toys to embark on a rescue mission. In the film, it is stated that he was the star of a fictional 1950s puppet television series titled Woody's Roundup . In Toy Story 3 , he and the other toys are donated to a daycare center and must race to get home before Andy leaves for college; he later gets himself and the other toys passed on to Bonnie. In Toy Story 4 , he joins Bo Peep in traveling with his new family and Forky. They also helped lost toys find owners and save Forky from running away. Woody appears in

12276-563: Is the James Stewart quality. But few actors can obtain it; with most, you see their egos peeking through, or you catch them trying too hard. The camera is a lie detector, and Hanks must be a fundamentally good person to play such roles—either that, or he is an even better actor than we think." Hanks married American actress Samantha Lewes (1952–2002) in 1978. They had one son, actor Colin (b. 1977), and one daughter, Elizabeth (b. 1982). Hanks and Lewes divorced in 1987. Lewes died in 2002 at

12462-625: Is the first animated franchise to win Best Animated Feature award twice. It's also the first animated franchise to have every film nominated in the same category (Original Song). It was also nominated to the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film (but lost against Missing Link ) and nominated for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards . This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in

12648-405: Is the overarching protagonist of the Toy Story franchise and the original owner of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys in the first three films. He lives with his mother and his sister Molly until the third film, when he goes to college after turning 17. His father is never seen or mentioned in the films. In Toy Story 2 , Andy's mother calls Woody "an old family toy" and Prospector calls him

12834-586: The 2016 presidential election . Hanks was outspoken about his opposition to the 2008 Proposition   8 , an amendment to the California constitution that defined marriage as a union only between a man and a woman. Hanks and others raised over US$ 44 million to campaign against the proposition. While premiering a TV series in January 2009, Hanks called supporters of Proposition   8 "un-American" and criticized LDS Church members, who were major proponents of

13020-532: The ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies (1980–1982). He has since has hosted Saturday Night Live a total of ten times and launched his production company Playtone where he has produced various limited series and television movies, including From the Earth to the Moon (1998), Band of Brothers (2001), John Adams (2008), The Pacific (2009), Game Change (2012) and Olive Kitteridge (2015). He made his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy (2013), earning

13206-848: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Hanks next starred in The Da Vinci Code (2006), which grossed over US$ 750 million worldwide. In 2006, Hanks topped a 1,500-strong list of "most trusted celebrities" compiled by Forbes magazine. He produced the animated children's movie The Ant Bully and Starter for Ten , a comedy about working-class students attempting to win on University Challenge . Hanks did voice work for Ken Burns 's documentary The War (2007), reading excerpts from World War II -era columns by Al McIntosh . Hanks voiced himself in The Simpsons Movie (2007), in which he appeared in an announcement claiming that

13392-782: The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for the former role. In Captain Phillips , he starred as Captain Richard Phillips with Barkhad Abdi , which was based on the Maersk Alabama hijacking . In Saving Mr. Banks , co-starring Emma Thompson , he was the first actor to portray Walt Disney in a mainstream film. That same year, Hanks made his Broadway debut, starring in Nora Ephron 's Lucky Guy , for which he

13578-659: The COVID-19 pandemic ; it features different sketches filmed remotely from the cast members' homes. This is also a first in SNL history, for the show to be made up entirely of prerecorded content before airing, and the second to not be filmed at Studio 8H . Hanks had two films released in 2020. Hanks starred in Greyhound , a war film which he also wrote the screenplay for. Initially set to be theatrically released in June 2020 by Sony Pictures , due to

13764-784: The Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in a series of comedies: Splash (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Big (1988) and A League of Their Own (1992). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor , playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and the title character in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017), as well as

13950-476: The Prime Minister of Greece , Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife. Hanks has donated to many Democratic politicians, and during the 2008 United States presidential election uploaded a video to his MySpace account endorsing Barack Obama . He also narrated a 2012 documentary, The Road We've Traveled , created by Obama for America . In 2016, Hanks endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in

14136-476: The Toy Story franchise has an average of 99%. According to Metacritic, the Toy Story franchise is the second most critically acclaimed franchise of all time, after The Lord of the Rings trilogy, having an average rounded score of 90 out of 100. Toy Story was nominated for three Academy Awards , including Best Original Screenplay , Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Randy Newman 's " You've Got

14322-542: The Toy Story franchise is the most critically acclaimed franchise of all time. The first two films received a 100% rating , while the third and fourth earned 98% and 97% ratings. According to the site, no other franchise has had all of its films so highly rated—the Before trilogy comes closest with 98%, and the Dollars trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy come after with average ratings of 95% and 94%, respectively, while

14508-603: The Vienna Philharmonic , A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester , and a Hermes 3000 typewriter and paper, respectively. Hanks was interviewed five times on WHYY-FM by Terry Gross on the radio show Fresh Air in Philadelphia. Topics included two segments on his lead role in Captain Phillips , a movie about the real life story of a ship's captain hijacked by Somali pirates. Two interviews are about

14694-672: The World War II miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), The Pacific (2010) and Masters of the Air (2024). He has also frequently collaborated with directors Ron Howard , Nora Ephron and Robert Zemeckis . Hanks has starred in numerous films cementing his film stardom acting in the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002) and Cloud Atlas (2012); and

14880-479: The novel of the same name by Stephen King . He reprised the role of Woody in Toy Story 2 (1999). Hanks reunited with Zemeckis for Cast Away (2000), playing a marooned FedEx systems analyst. Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times wrote: "Hanks proves here again what an effective actor he is, never straining for an effect, always persuasive even in this unlikely situation, winning our sympathy with his eyes and his body language when there's no one else on

15066-546: The "10th Anniversary Edition" DVD menu of the first film, they were also restored in HD in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio and presented in the special features of the 2010 Blu-ray release of the film. John Ratzenberger , Wallace Shawn , and Jeff Pidgeon reprise their roles from the film as Hamm , Rex , and the Aliens , respectively, with Jim Hanks and Pat Fraley voicing Woody and Buzz, replacing Tom Hanks and Tim Allen who previously voiced

15252-543: The "Top 10 College Dropouts". In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City, where he made his film debut in the low-budget slasher film He Knows You're Alone (1980) and landed a starring role in the television movie Mazes and Monsters (1982). Early that year, he was cast as the lead, Callimaco, in the Riverside Shakespeare Company 's production of Niccolò Machiavelli 's The Mandrake , directed by Daniel Southern. The following year, Hanks landed one of

15438-578: The 12 part miniseries From Earth to the Moon , for which Hanks was executive producer and which was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards. The last interview segment comprises anecdotes shared by Hanks about his acting career. Roger Ebert wrote "of actors who are not 'bigger than life,' but somehow just like life—people who we feel we know and understand, and are comfortable with. We sense that these actors embody not our fantasies, but our lives. Watching them we feel congratulated, because we are watching ourselves. They reassure us that in our ordinariness we also have

15624-558: The 2017 science fiction drama The Circle . He voiced David S. Pumpkins in The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special , which aired October 28, 2017, on NBC, a character he had portrayed in episodes of Saturday Night Live . Hanks reprised his role as Sheriff Woody in Pixar's Toy Story 4 (2019). Hanks portrayed Fred Rogers in Marielle Heller 's biographical film A Beautiful Day in

15810-843: The Air was expected to cost $ 200 million with a duration of at least eight hours. The series premiered on January 26, 2024. Hanks is also appearing in In the Garden of Beasts , an adaptation of the 2011 non fiction book from director Joe Wright about American diplomat William Dodd . In February 2022, it was announced that Hanks will star in the feature adaptation of Here , a graphic novel by Richard McGuire , directed by Robert Zemeckis. As an actor In Hanks' career as an actor and producer, he has received many award nominations. Hanks has received six Academy Award nominations including two consecutive wins for Best Actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Hanks also received

15996-470: The Alien to his dog, Scud, who violently chews it as Woody and Buzz watch in horror. Near the end of the film, the same Alien is seen to be intact as it walks like a zombie towards Sid, as part of Woody's plan to scare him. In Toy Story 2 , a trio of aliens are hanging above the dashboard in the Pizza Planet truck. Buzz groans when he sees them, remembering them from the claw game back at Pizza Planet. When

16182-467: The Aliens are portrayed by Andy as the henchmen under One-Eyed Bart and One-Eyed Betty (the Potato Heads), serving as the getaway drivers in a Chevrolet Corvette . In the present time, the trio continues to express their gratefulness to Mr. Potato Head. They are later donated to Sunnyside along with the rest of Andy's toys. In Sunnyside, the Aliens find a toy crane, which reminds them of the claw game in Pizza Planet. The Aliens get sat on and bounced on during

16368-556: The COVID-19 pandemic, distribution rights to the film were bought by Apple TV+ , where it was released in July 2020. He reunited with Paul Greengrass for the Western News of the World . David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter praised Hanks' performance: "Hanks has built a career out of playing thoroughly decent men, so his casting here is entirely to type. But the soulfulness and sorrow,

16554-457: The Disney Parks attraction ride as well as the Toy Box mode of Toy Story 3: The Video Game , now voiced by Stephen Stanton . Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks

16740-647: The NFL for two years after the Raiders filed for relocation to Las Vegas. Since 1984, Hanks has been a fan of the English Premier League club Aston Villa . In November 2019, shortly before the release of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood , a drama film in which Hanks portrays Fred Rogers , he learned through Ancestry.com that he and Rogers were sixth cousins, both descendants of Johannes Meffert (1732–1795), who

16926-410: The Neighborhood (2019), for which he was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . On April 11, 2020, Hanks made his first television appearance since his COVID-19 diagnosis by hosting Saturday Night Live . Hanks delivered an opening monolog via his house but did not appear in any of the sketches. This is the first episode of SNL to debut after the show's hiatus due to

17112-489: The Rescue and Toy Story Racer ) is a naive, neurotic large, green, plastic Tyrannosaurus rex with a lot of anxiety from an inferiority complex ("I just don't think I could take that kind of rejection!"), often expressing his fear that he is not scary enough. Rex's worst fear is that Andy will get another, more intimidating dinosaur, but feels better after Buzz gives him a few pointers on how to roar more effectively. Although Rex

17298-410: The Roundup Gang should be put on display in a toy museum, and secretly disrupts Woody's escape attempt and frames Jessie for the sabotage. Later, he openly intervenes when Woody asks the Roundup Gang to come home with him, revealing he spent a long time watching other toys be sold before him, hence his willingness to go to Japan. After a final confrontation at the airport, Andy's toys stuff Prospector into

17484-541: The U.S. government has lost its credibility and is hence buying some of his. He also made an appearance in the credits, expressing a desire to be left alone when he is out in public. He starred in Mike Nichols 's Charlie Wilson's War (2007) as Democratic Texas Congressman Charles Wilson . In the comedy-drama film The Great Buck Howard (2008), Hanks played the on-screen father of a young man (played by Hanks' real-life son Colin ) who chooses to work as road manager for

17670-440: The age of 49 from bone cancer . Hanks actively attends church. He said, "I must say that when I go to church—and I do go to church—I ponder the mystery. I meditate on the 'why?' of 'why people are as they are' and 'why bad things happen to good people,' and 'why good things happen to bad people'   ... The mystery is what I think is, almost, the grand unifying theory of all mankind." In 1981, Hanks met actress Rita Wilson on

17856-533: The beginning of Toy Story 3 . Sidney "Sid" Phillips (voiced by Erik von Detten ) is Andy's next-door neighbor until Andy moves away, but it is unknown if he and Andy know each other. Sid is known for torturing and destroying toys. Many of his toys are either destroyed or have pieces missing or replaced with parts from other toys. He is also shown tormenting his sister, Hannah, and destroying her toys, such as by blowing them up, burning them or decapitating them. He also enjoys skateboarding , and his shirt depicts

18042-449: The bill, for their views on marriage and role in supporting the bill. About a week later, he apologized for the remark, saying that nothing is more American than voting one's conscience. Toy Story 5 Toy Story is an American media franchise created by Pixar Animation Studios and owned by The Walt Disney Company . It centers on toys that, unknown to humans, are secretly living, sentient creatures. It began in 1995 with

18228-679: The bin by Big Baby, grabs Woody's feet and pulls him into the bin out of revenge just as the garbage truck arrives. The toys fall into the truck, which transports them to a landfill. The Aliens are separated from the others by a bulldozer when they wander off, having spotted a crane. They are later revealed to be in control of a giant claw crane, which they used to rescue the other toys from an incinerator after they were abandoned by Lotso. Mr. Potato Head finally acknowledges them as his children, reciting their repetitive line. The trio are later donated to Bonnie along with Andy's other toys. They also appear as minor characters in Toy Story 4 , albeit only in

18414-583: The biographical dramas Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Sully (2016), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), News of the World (2020) and Elvis (2022). He appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon series and voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story films (1995–2019). Hanks directed and acted in the comedies That Thing You Do! (1996) and Larry Crowne (2011). On television, he had his acting breakthrough starring in

18600-402: The characters. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios that is a spin-off of the Toy Story franchise, and was led from the direct-to-video film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins , depicting the in-universe Toy Story series on which the Buzz Lightyear toy

18786-637: The diagnosis. In a 2018 interview, Hanks further attributed his condition to a combination of genetics and lifestyle choices. He has since made lifestyle changes to manage his condition, such as maintaining a healthier diet and avoiding film roles that require drastic weight changes. Despite being a fan of the Oakland Athletics and the Raiders when they were based in Oakland, Hanks stated in April 2017 he would boycott

18972-571: The drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . In 2012, he voiced the character Cleveland Carr for a web series he created, Electric City . He played multiple parts in Cloud Atlas (2012), based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell , and was executive producer of the miniseries Game Change . In 2013, Hanks starred in two critically acclaimed films— Paul Greengrass 's Captain Phillips and John Lee Hancock 's Saving Mr. Banks —which earned him praise, including nominations for

19158-419: The end of the film, she receives a Mrs. Potato Head toy for Christmas. In Toy Story 3 , she also owned a Barbie doll, which she donates to the daycare center as she was less interested in dolls and toys by that time. In Toy Story 2 , Molly was voiced by co-director Lee Unkrich 's daughter, Hannah Unkrich. Lee Unkrich later re-used the recordings of his daughter to portray Molly during old home video scenes at

19344-410: The events of Toy Story 3 , in which Rex mentions that she had gone on to a new owner (which upsets Woody), Bo Peep returns with a major role in Toy Story 4 . The film focuses on her relationship with Woody and she has a different philosophy on what it means to be a toy. Bo Peep no longer wears a skirt and her frills have been flattened out. She also wears a white bandage to fix her broken right arm and

19530-484: The film Splash (1984), a romantic comedy fantasy about a mermaid who falls in love with a human, to be directed by former Happy Days star Ron Howard . Ganz and Mandel suggested Howard consider Hanks for the film. At first, Howard considered Hanks for the role of the main character's wisecracking brother, a role that eventually went to John Candy . Instead, Hanks landed the lead role in Splash , which went on to become

19716-496: The film and the performances of the entire cast, which included Kevin Bacon , Bill Paxton , Gary Sinise , Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan . The movie earned nine Academy Award nominations, winning two. Hanks also starred in Pixar 's Toy Story (1995) as the voice of Sheriff Woody . Hanks made his directing debut with That Thing You Do! (1996), about a 1960s pop group; he also played

19902-469: The film featured the voices of Jim Varney , Don Rickles , John Ratzenberger , Wallace Shawn , and Annie Potts . The film was critically and financially successful, grossing over $ 373 million worldwide. The film was later re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with Toy Story 2 , for a two-week run, which was later extended due to its financial success. Toy Story 2 ,

20088-415: The film was criticized for not using the same animation as the Toy Story films, it sold three million VHS and DVDs in its first week of release. Lightyear is a spin-off film of Toy Story series that explains Buzz Lightyear's backstory and the film chronology Andy watched. Buzz is voiced by Chris Evans in the title role. Directed by Angus MacLane , the film was released on June 17, 2022. In 1996,

20274-409: The film's first act. They appear in the film Lightyear in a mid-credit scene as a statue on Commander Burnsides shelf. The Aliens reappear in the theatrical short films Hawaiian Vacation , Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex , and the 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III . The Aliens also have a ride at Disney theme parks called Alien Swirling Saucers . Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack )

20460-405: The film's release, demand continued to expand, eventually reaching over 25 million units sold by 2007. Also, Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story and Disney's Activity Center : Toy Story were released for Windows and Mac . Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story was the best selling software title of 1996, selling over 500,000 copies. Totally Toy Story was an instant theme park and

20646-724: The film's screenwriters, Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom, to write general lines for the character, and then looked through the database of archived recordings to find a suitable dialogue match. Mr. Potato Head has seven lines and a laugh in the film. Mr. Potato Head appears in the following Toy Story Productions: Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 3 , Toy Story 4 , Toy Story Toons , Toy Story of Terror! , Toy Story That Time Forgot , Pixar Popcorn and many more. Slinky Dog (voiced by Jim Varney in Toy Story and Toy Story 2 , Blake Clark in Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 and Darryl Kurylo in Toy Story Racer )

20832-548: The film. Additional new cast members include Keegan-Michael Key , Jordan Peele , Keanu Reeves , Ally Maki , and Christina Hendricks . The film was originally announced in November 2014 during an investor's call with Lasseter to direct, Galyn Susman to produce, with the screenplay written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack based on the story developed by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton , Pete Docter , and Lee Unkrich . During production, however, Lasseter stepped down from his position at Pixar in 2017, though remained to consult for

21018-421: The film; Josh Cooley was named as the film's director, with Jonas Rivera replacing Susman as producer. The film underwent a major revision following the departures of Jones and McCormack later in 2017, with Stephany Folsom replacing them as screenwriter. Much of the original script by Jones and McCormack had to be dropped, delaying the release of the film. In February 2019, Allen expressed interest in doing

21204-519: The filmmakers and asked if there was a way to include his old vocal recordings in the film. The filmmakers went through 25 years of Rickles's unused Mr. Potato Head recordings – from the previous three films, the Disney theme parks, and the Toy Story video games – to use as the character's lines for the fourth film. According to director Josh Cooley , an editorial team "logged every word, every cough, every hum, just so we'd know what we had". Cooley worked with

21390-428: The first Toy Story , grossing over $ 497 million worldwide. The film was re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with the first Toy Story , on October 2, 2009. Toy Story 3 , the third film in the franchise, was released on June 18, 2010, nearly 11 years after Toy Story 2 . The plot focuses on the toys being accidentally dropped off at Sunnyside, a daycare center while their owner, Andy,

21576-406: The first film playing a card game, and later Battleship , which Hamm always wins. Out of all the toys, he is shown to have the most knowledge of the outside world, often being familiar with various gadgets that are shown. In the second and third films, Andy portrays Hamm as a villain known as "Evil Dr. Porkchop", who typically dons Mr. Potato Head's bowler hat. In the third film, Evil Dr. Porkchop has

21762-421: The following Toy Story Productions: Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 3 , Toy Story 4 , Toy Story Treats , Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Toy Story Toons , Toy Story of Terror! , Toy Story That Time Forgot , Pixar Popcorn , Lightyear and Toy Story 5 . Bo Peep (voiced by Annie Potts ) is a porcelain figurine who serves as Woody's romantic interest . Bo Peep, inspired by

21948-661: The following Toy Story productions: Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 3 , Toy Story 4 , Toy Story Treats , Toy Story Toons , Toy Story of Terror ! , Toy Story That Time Forgot , Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (Intro), Lamp Life and Toy Story 5 . Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen in the films, Patrick Warburton in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Pat Fraley in Toy Story Treats and video games, Mike MacRae in video games, Chris Evans in Lightyear and Javier Fernández-Peña in Spanish mode)

22134-442: The fourth feature film in the franchise, was released on June 21, 2019. Taking place not long after Toy Story 3 , the story involves Woody, Buzz, and the other toys living well with their new owner Bonnie. On her first day of kindergarten, Bonnie creates a toy spork, named Forky (voiced by Tony Hale ), out of garbage. Woody, having been neglected by Bonnie lately, personally takes it upon himself to keep Forky out of harm's way. During

22320-456: The franchise would continue with additional films, while Allen confirmed his return as the voice of Buzz. Later in the month, Pixar CCO and franchise alumnus Pete Docter stated the film would be "surprising" and would have "cool things you've never seen before". In June 2023, Docter confirmed Woody would return in the film. In April 2024, it was revealed the film would release on June 19, 2026. In June 2024, Docter revealed that Andrew Stanton

22506-404: The franchise, was released on November 22, 1995. It was the first feature-length film created entirely by computer-generated imagery (CGI) and was directed by John Lasseter . The plot of the film involves Andy Davis (voiced by John Morris ), an imaginative young boy, getting a new Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen ) action figure for his birthday, causing Sheriff Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks ),

22692-756: The franchise. Pixar created some original animations for the games, including fully animated sequences for PC titles. Woody and Buzz Lightyear were originally going to appear in the Final Mix version of the Disney/Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II . They were omitted from the final product, but their models appear in the game's coding, without textures. The director of the Kingdom Hearts series, Tetsuya Nomura , stated that he would like to include Pixar property in future Kingdom Hearts games, given Disney's purchase of Pixar. This eventually came true, as

22878-452: The gang. In Toy Story 3 , wrongly believing Andy threw her and the other toys out, she argues with Woody, who tells the other toys that Andy was actually putting them in the attic, none of the other toys believe this until Mrs. Potato Head sees (through an eye that she misplaced in a corner in Andy's room) that Andy is looking for his toys and complaining that they are missing. Later in the film, Jessie becomes close with Buzz, especially when he

23064-442: The global box office, grossing a total of $ 226.4 million. Its first weekend gross totaled $ 85.2 million, underperforming expectations, attributed by observers to a lackluster audience turnout due to multiple factors including the COVID-19 pandemic , the release of past Pixar films Soul , Luca , and Turning Red on Disney+ , and its more mixed reviews compared to other films in the franchise. According to Rotten Tomatoes,

23250-477: The highest opening-day gross for an animated film on record. During its opening weekend, the film grossed $ 110.3 million, making it #1 for the weekend; it was the biggest opening weekend ever for any Pixar film. Toy Story 3 stayed at the #1 spot for the next weekend. The film had the second-highest opening ever for an animated film at the time. It was the highest-grossing film of 2010 , both domestically and worldwide. Toy Story 3 grossed over $ 1 billion, making it

23436-486: The highest salary ever for an actor. The following day he made his 10th appearance on NBC 's Saturday Night Live , impersonating himself for the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch. Hanks produced Spike Jonze 's Where The Wild Things Are (2009), based on the children's book by Maurice Sendak . Hanks reprised his role of Woody in Toy Story 3 (2010) after he, Tim Allen and John Ratzenberger were invited to

23622-482: The innate compassion that ripple through his characterization make this an enormously pleasurable performance to watch, with new depths of both kindness and regret that keep revealing themselves." In 2021, Hanks starred in the science fiction drama Finch , directed by Miguel Sapochnik , and released by Apple TV+ . On March 2, 2022, Connor Ratliff appeared as a guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers , where he revealed that Hanks would at last be interviewed for

23808-429: The lead roles, that of character Kip Wilson, on the ABC television pilot of Bosom Buddies . He and Peter Scolari played a pair of young advertising men forced to dress as women so they could live in an inexpensive all-female hotel. Hanks had previously partnered with Scolari on the 1970s game show Make Me Laugh . After landing the role, Hanks moved to Los Angeles. Bosom Buddies ran for two seasons, and, although

23994-403: The lifelike characters in the film. Various authors have also compared the film to an interpretation of Don Quixote as well as humanism . The free and open-source Linux distribution Debian takes its codenames from Toy Story characters, the tradition of which came about as Bruce Perens was involved in the early development of Debian while working at Pixar . In 2013, Pixar designed

24180-444: The magazine that he built plastic models of rockets when he was a child and watched live broadcasts of space missions back in the 1960s. In March 2015, Hanks appeared in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen 's " I Really Like You ", lip-syncing most of the song's lyrics as he goes through his daily routine. His next film was Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies (2015), in which he played lawyer James B. Donovan , who negotiated for

24366-457: The main series set box office records, with the third and fourth included in the top 50 all-time worldwide films. The franchise has received critical acclaim from critics and audiences. The first two films were re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D "double feature" for at least two weeks in October 2009 as a promotion for the then-upcoming third film. Toy Story , the first film in

24552-709: The manager of Elvis Presley , in Baz Luhrmann 's Elvis . Shooting commenced in the beginning of 2020 in Queensland, Australia , and the film was released in June 2022. Hanks next film was portraying Geppetto in Walt Disney Studios' live-action adaptation of Pinocchio . His involvement in the film, which was directed by his longtime collaborator Zemeckis, was officially confirmed in December 2020, and released on September 8, 2022, by Disney+ . Hanks' final film of

24738-746: The movies a hundred million times when I was a kid. I still do." Hanks won his second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Forrest Gump , becoming only the second actor to have accomplished the feat of winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars. ( Spencer Tracy was the first, winning in 1937 and ‘38 for Captains Courageous and Boys Town . Hanks and Tracy were the same age at the time they received their Academy Awards: 37 years old when they won their first and 38 when they won their second.) Hanks reunited with Ron Howard to play astronaut and commander Jim Lovell in Apollo 13 (1995). Critics generally applauded

24924-457: The new character Forky from Toy Story 4 (voiced by Tony Hale ), was released on the launch date of the service on November 12, 2019. These shorts are part of a short series called Pixar Popcorn . One of the two shorts is titled Three Heads; the other is titled Love. Pixar has also developed two 22-minute Toy Story television specials for ABC. They also air them on Disney Channel , Disney XD , and Disney Junior . Toy Story of Terror!

25110-453: The next two films. They also appear in the 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III . A ride based on the soldiers, called Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop , is located at Disney theme parks in France and Hong Kong. RC is Andy's remote controlled buggy . He has a green body with blue splash decals on the front. RC cannot speak, instead communicating with revving sounds, which Mr. Potato Head and

25296-433: The nursery rhyme " Little Bo-Peep ", is a sweet-natured shepherdess accompanied by a single figure meant to resemble three sheep named Billy, Goat and Gruff. In the first film, she and her sheep are detachable components of Molly's bedside lamp. In Andy's games of imaginative play, Bo Peep is used as the damsel-in-distress of the stories, and she is depicted as gentle, ladylike, and kindhearted. After being given away prior to

25482-399: The other toys are rescued from an incinerator by the aliens using a claw crane in the climax of Toy Story 3 a decade later. In the third film, Mr. Potato Head refers to them as his "boys", implying that all three are male. In Toy Story , Buzz and Woody climb inside a giant rocket-shaped claw game at Pizza Planet. Inside the claw game are hundreds of squeeze toy aliens. When Buzz asks who

25668-599: The other toys can understand regardless. RC is a playable character in Toy Story Racer . RC plays a major role in the first film, a very minor role in the second film and has a cameo appearance in the fourth film. He does not appear in the third film, except in footage showing Andy as a young boy. He was possibly one of the toys that went to new owners. RC Racer , a roller coaster ride at several Disney theme parks, features RC transporting riders. Andrew "Andy" Davis (voiced by John Morris in all four films, Charlie Bright in Toy Story 3 and Jack McGraw in Toy Story 4 )

25854-540: The other toys, Bullseye cannot communicate in anthropomorphic speech but typically remains silent, communicating via body language and occasional sounds resembling a realistic horse (or dog). He is also brave, gentle, sweet and rather sensitive. Bullseye returns in Toy Story 3 as one of the remaining toys in Andy's room and has a small role in Toy Story 4 . Bullseye reappears in the short films Hawaiian Vacation , Small Fry , and Partysaurus Rex . At Disney California Adventure , Jessie and her critter friends star in

26040-433: The other toys. She spends most of the time during the movie playing with her altered dolls. Scud is Sid's aggressive Bull Terrier . First appearing when Sid blows up a Combat Carl in his backyard with an explosive, Scud is shown to have a malicious intent towards toys as he chews them violently to break them apart. His viciousness is first demonstrated when Sid sets a squeeze toy Alien on his nose and he mauls it. Scud

26226-422: The personal feelings surrounding the reality of Moon landings. The Emmy Award –winning project was, at $ 68 million (equivalent to $ 127 million in 2023), one of the most expensive ventures undertaken for television. His next project was no less expensive. For Saving Private Ryan (1998), he worked with Steven Spielberg to make a film about a search through war-torn France after D-Day to bring home

26412-470: The phrase to "All this and heaven, too!", indicating one who is happy with a life on Earth as well as having an afterlife. In 2008, during STS-124 , astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space on the Discovery Space Shuttle as part of an educational experience for students that also stressed the catchphrase. The action figure was used for experiments in zero-g . Also, in 2008,

26598-509: The production company Gold Circle Films for their share of profits from the movie. At the age of 45, Hanks became the youngest-ever recipient of the American Film Institute 's Life Achievement Award on June 12, 2002. In 2004, he appeared in three films: The Coen brothers ' The Ladykillers , Spielberg's The Terminal and Zemeckis's The Polar Express , a family film for which Hanks played multiple motion capture roles. In

26784-419: The quest to save Woody and mistake the entrance to the baggage area for the mystic portal. Back home, the trio, along with Bullseye and Jessie, end up becoming some of Andy's toys. They say their gratefulness to Mr. Potato Head, and Mrs. Potato Head is so happy that he saved their lives, she decides they should adopt them, with the Aliens calling Mr. Potato Head "Daddy". In the opening sequence of Toy Story 3 ,

26970-490: The ratings were never strong, television critics gave the program high marks. "The first day I saw him on the set," co-producer Ian Praiser told Rolling Stone , "I thought, 'Too bad he won't be in television for long.' I knew he'd be a movie star in two years." Hanks made a guest appearance on a 1982 episode of Happy Days ("A Case of Revenge", in which he played a disgruntled former classmate of Fonzie ) where he met writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel who were writing

27156-799: The release of pilot Francis Gary Powers by the Soviet Union in exchange for KGB spy Rudolf Abel . In April 2016, Hanks starred as Alan Clay in the comedy-drama A Hologram for the King , an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name . It is the second time he was directed by Tom Tykwer after Cloud Atlas . Hanks starred as airline captain Chesley Sullenberger in Clint Eastwood 's Sully (2016). He next reprised his role as Robert Langdon in Inferno (2016), and co-starred alongside Emma Watson in

27342-420: The release of the animated feature film of the same name , which focuses on a diverse group of toys featuring a classic cowboy doll named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear . The Toy Story franchise consists mainly of five animated feature films: Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), Toy Story 4 (2019), and the spin-off film within

27528-491: The role of a music producer in the film. Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman went on to create Playtone , a record and film production company named after the record company in the film. Hanks then executive produced, co-wrote and co-directed the HBO docudrama From the Earth to the Moon (1998). The 12-part series chronicled the space program from its inception, through the familiar flights of Neil Armstrong and Jim Lovell , to

27714-779: The same time, I was the guy who'd yell out funny captions during filmstrips. But I didn't get into trouble. I was always a real good kid and pretty responsible." Hanks acted in school plays, including South Pacific , while attending Skyline High School in Oakland, California . Having grown up in the Bay Area , Hanks says that some of his first movie memories were seeing movies in the Alameda Theatre . Hanks studied theater at Chabot College in Hayward, California , and transferred to California State University, Sacramento after two years. During

27900-620: The screen." Hanks co-directed and produced the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). He also appeared in the September 11 television special America: A Tribute to Heroes and the documentary Rescued From the Closet . In 2002, he teamed up with Sam Mendes for Road to Perdition , an adaptation of the adaptation of Max Allan Collins 's and Richard Piers Rayner 's comics , in which he played an anti-hero role as

28086-578: The season three finale of Ratliff's podcast Dead Eyes . The conversation between Hanks and Ratliff took place 22 years after Ratliff was about to begin filming an episode of Band of Brothers , when he was subsequently fired, allegedly because Hanks believed Ratliff had "dead eyes". The 90 minute interview was hailed as a momentous achievement in podcasting, a "rare show that gives you a perfect conclusion", "surprisingly funny and empathetic", and an event Paul Scheer called "thrilling". Hanks had three films released in 2022. He first starred as Tom Parker ,

28272-533: The second film in the franchise, was released on November 24, 1999. Lasseter reprised his role as director. The film's plot involves Woody getting stolen by a greedy toy collector who is named Al McWhiggin (voiced by Wayne Knight ). Buzz and several of Andy's toys set off to attempt to rescue Woody, who meanwhile has discovered his origins as a historic television star. In addition to the returning cast, Toy Story 2 included voice acting from Joan Cusack , Kelsey Grammer , Estelle Harris , and Jodi Benson . Toy Story 2

28458-503: The second film, although he is mentioned once by Buzz during the toys' mission to rescue Woody from the toy collector Al McWhiggin. Sid also appears in the four-issue Monsters, Inc. comic mini-series produced by Boom! Comics . In the third film, Sid makes brief appearances in two scenes once again voiced by Erik von Detten. He is shown to be a garbage man with a small beard, recognizable by his characteristic skull shirt. His only dialogue in this film involves humming guitar riffs, and he

28644-550: The set of TV comedy Bosom Buddies (1980–1982). They were reunited in 1985 on the set of Volunteers . Wilson is of Greek and Bulgarian descent, and a member of the Greek Orthodox Church . Before marrying her, Hanks converted to her faith. Hanks and Wilson married in 1988 and have two sons. Their older son, Chet , released a rap song in 2011 and had recurring roles in Empire and Shameless . Their younger son, Truman,

28830-465: The seventh film in history, the second Disney film in 2010, and the first animated film to do so. Toy Story 4 achieved the biggest opening for the series and the biggest for a G-rated film, grossing $ 120.9 million domestically and $ 244.5 internationally in its first weekend. It went on to gross $ 1.073 billion, becoming the 43rd movie ever to cross the billion dollar mark and was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2019 . Lightyear underperformed at

29016-429: The son of animator Bud Luckey , Pixar's fifth employee and the creator of Woody. The physical appearance of Andy differs slightly between each of the films due to advances in animation technology. Mrs. Davis (voiced by Laurie Metcalf ) is Andy and Molly's single mother. Mrs. Davis is presented as a loving mother to Andy and Molly, but is a major though indirect threat to the toys. Mrs. Davis's actions regarding

29202-440: The theatrical short films Hawaiian Vacation , Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex , and also appears in the 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III , with Ratzenberger reprising his role. Sarge (also known as Sergeant ) (voiced by R. Lee Ermey ) is the gung-ho commander of green army men who are stored in a bucket and are known as Bucket O' Soldiers. These toys play a prominent role in Toy Story and more minor roles in

29388-415: The third film by Lee Unkrich (who acted as co-director of the second film alongside Ash Brannon ), the fourth film by Josh Cooley , and Lightyear by Angus MacLane . Produced on a total budget of $ 720 million, the Toy Story films have grossed more than $ 3.3 billion worldwide, becoming the 21st highest-grossing film franchise worldwide and the third highest-grossing animated franchise . Each film of

29574-457: The third film, she orders Andy to clean out his room before going to college and mistakenly throws away the toys Andy planned to put in the attic. Despite this, in the second film, she is very protective of Woody, describing him as an old family toy. At the end of the third film, she breaks down and weeps at the departure of her son, but Andy reassures her that she will always be with him even if they are apart. This moment between mother and son plays

29760-522: The time. Toy Story 2 opened at No. 1 over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, with a three-day tally of $ 57.4 million from 3,236 theaters. It averaged $ 17,734 per theater over three days during that weekend, and stayed at No. 1 for the next two weekends. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 1999 . Toy Story 3 had a strong debut, opening in 4,028 theaters and grossing $ 41.1 million at the box office on its opening day. In addition, Toy Story 3 had

29946-424: The title character, a man with an IQ of 75 who happens to find himself involved with some of the major events in recent American history. It grossed a worldwide total of over $ 600 million. Hanks remarked, "When I read the script for Gump , I saw it as one of those kind of grand, hopeful movies that the audience can go to and feel ... some hope for their lot and their position in life ... I got that from

30132-421: The top". This "modern era" began in 1993 for Hanks, first with Nora Ephron 's Sleepless in Seattle and then with Jonathan Demme 's Philadelphia . Sleepless in Seattle is a romantic comedy about a widower who finds true love over the radio airwaves. Hanks co-starred with Meg Ryan . Richard Schickel of TIME called his performance "charming", and most critics agreed that Hanks' portrayal ensured him

30318-472: The toys are having trouble getting the truck to move, the aliens tell Mr. Potato Head to use the wand of power, referring to the truck's gear lever. They nearly fall out of the window, due to the sharp turns from Buzz trying to catch Al in his car. Mr. Potato Head saves the aliens, and they are thankful to him. Throughout the rest of the film, they frequently say "You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful.", much to Mr. Potato Head's dismay. The Aliens join

30504-419: The toys sets the plot in motion in the first three films, though they are not malicious. In the first film, she purchases a Buzz Lightyear toy for Andy on his birthday, prompting the rivalry between Buzz and Woody which leads to them being lost and forced to find their way home. In the second film, she puts Wheezy up for sale at a yard sale, prompting Woody's rescue attempt where he is subsequently stolen by Al. In

30690-585: The video games Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue (1999) and Toy Story Racer (2001). Rex appears in each of the Toy Story movies. He appears in an outtake of Monsters, Inc. where he waits at a crosswalk with the film's characters Mike and Sulley . Rex appears in a lot of the Toy Story Productions: Toy Story , Toy Story 2 , Toy Story 3 , Toy Story 4 , Toy Story Treats , Toy Story Toons , Toy Story of Terror! , Toy Story That Time Forgot , Forky Asks

30876-534: The year was A Man Called Otto , an English-language remake of the Swedish film A Man Called Ove . In 2023, Hanks appeared in Wes Anderson 's Asteroid City , starring alongside Jason Schwartzman , Scarlett Johansson , Adrien Brody , Jeffrey Wright and Bryan Cranston . The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews, and was released in June 2023. HBO confirmed in January 2013 that it

31062-407: Was Catholic and Mormon , he converted to Greek Orthodox Christianity as an adult, after his marriage to Rita Wilson . One journalist characterized Hanks' teenage self as being a "Bible-toting evangelical " for several years. In school, he was unpopular with students and teachers alike, later telling Rolling Stone magazine, "I was a geek, a spaz. I was horribly, painfully, terribly shy. At

31248-483: Was a Halloween-themed special and aired on October 16, 2013. Toy Story That Time Forgot was a Christmas-themed special that aired on December 2, 2014. Lamp Life is a short film revealing Bo Peep's whereabouts between the events of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4 , where she was used as a night light for first one and then two children before being donated to the antique shop, where she and her sheep eventually abandoned their home lamp and were reunited with Woody. It

31434-635: Was also nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 50th British Academy Film Awards . Toy Story 2 won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and earned a single Academy Award nomination for the song " When She Loved Me ," performed by Sarah McLachlan . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was introduced in 2001 after the first two Toy Story installments. Toy Story 3 won two Academy Awards – Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for " We Belong Together ". It earned three other nominations, including Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Sound Editing . It

31620-1000: Was born in Schöneck, Hesse, Germany (then part of the Holy Roman Empire ) and emigrated to the United States in the 18th century, settling in Kentucky and changing his last name to Mefford. Hanks is also a relative of the 16th US president, Abraham Lincoln . Hanks narrated the 2011 television program Killing Lincoln . On December 27, 2019, the President of Greece , Prokopis Pavlopoulos , signed an honorary naturalization order for Hanks and his family, citing their "exceptional services to Greece", thus making him and his immediate family Greek citizens. Hanks, along with Wilson and their children, were conferred honorary citizenship for their role in bringing global attention and appealing for aid after

31806-510: Was born in 1995, and portrayed the younger version of his father's character in A Man Called Otto (2022). Hanks lives with his family in Los Angeles, California, and Ketchum, Idaho . In October 2013, on Late Show with David Letterman Hanks said he has Type 2 diabetes . The CBS News medical contributor said significant weight fluctuations for various film roles such as A League of Their Own and Cast Away might have contributed to

31992-530: Was developing a third World War II miniseries based on the book Masters of the Air by Donald L. Miller with Hanks and Spielberg, to follow Band of Brothers and The Pacific . NME reported in March 2017 that production was progressing under the working title The Mighty Eighth . On October 11, 2019, it was announced that the series would keep the title from the book and that the miniseries would stream on Apple TV+ due to budget constraints at HBO. Masters of

32178-522: Was directing the film. In August 2024, at the D23 Expo , it was revealed that the plot would involve the toys fighting technology, and would also involve an army of Buzz Lightyear toys controlled by computers. In addition, McKenna Harris would co-direct the film. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is a 2000 traditionally animated direct-to-video television film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with Pixar Animation Studios as

32364-432: Was included on Forbes ' list of the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world, in 2000, 2002, and 2003. Hanks was the guest on BBC Radio 4 's Desert Island Discs on May 8, 2016. In the process in the final minutes of the program, in which the guest chooses his/her favorite of the eight discs (pieces of music) just played, a book, and a luxury item, he chose Richard Strauss ' Also sprach Zarathustra by

32550-675: Was moved to Disneyland's Tomorrowland and opened there on January 27, 1996, and closed on May 27, 1996. Totally Toy Story, while in Hollywood, consisted of "Toy Story Art of Animation" exhibit in El Capitan's basement and the Toy Story Funhouse at the convention hall. The fun house consisted of 30,000 square feet of various attractions. These attractions continue the story of the movie with the toys life-size. Toy Story Funhouse attractions: Toy Story 's innovative computer animation had

32736-750: Was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play . In 2014, Hanks' short story "Alan Bean Plus Four" was published in The New Yorker . Revolving around four friends who make a voyage to the moon, the short story is titled after the Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean . Slate magazine's Katy Waldman found his first published short story "mediocre", writing that "Hanks' shopworn ideas about technology might have yet sung if they hadn't been wrapped in too-clever lit mag-ese". In an interview with The New Yorker , Hanks said he has always been fascinated by space. He told

32922-442: Was not originally intended for release in theaters, but as a direct-to-video sequel to the first Toy Story , with a 60-minute running time. Disney's executives, however, were impressed by the high quality of the in-work imagery for the sequel, and were also pressured by the main characters' voice actors Hanks and Allen, so they decided to convert Toy Story 2 into a theatrical film. It turned out to be an even greater success than

33108-442: Was released on Disney+ on January 31, 2020. Valerie LaPointe , who was a story supervisor for Toy Story 4 , wrote and directed the short film. Annie Potts and Ally Maki returned as Bo Peep and Giggle McDimples. However, Woody is voiced by Jim Hanks , the younger brother of Tom Hanks. To Fitness and Beyond is a short film that is part of Pixar Popcorn . In the short film, Buzz and Bonnie's toys exercise together. The short

33294-424: Was released on Disney+ in 2021. Toy Story ' s first five days of domestic release (on Thanksgiving weekend), earned the film $ 39.1 million. The film placed first in the weekend's box office with $ 29.1 million, and maintained its number one position at the domestic box office for the following two weekends. It was the highest-grossing domestic film in 1995 , and the third-highest-grossing animated film at

33480-478: Was still mint in the box . In contrast to the buffoonish nature of the character on the show, the Prospector is intelligent, ruthless, manipulative, short-tempered, and well-spoken. He openly expresses his hatred for space toys like Buzz Lightyear, whom he angrily blames for causing Woody's Roundup to be cancelled after the launch of RSC Energia / Roscosmos ' Sputnik , which made children all over America lose their interest in western toys. The Prospector believes

33666-438: Was surpassed by Incredibles 2 in 2018. Toy Story 3 grossed more than the first two films combined, making it the first animated film to have crossed the $ 1 billion mark. In August 2010, it surpassed Shrek 2 , becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time until it was surpassed by Frozen , another Disney production, in March 2014. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 2, 2010. Toy Story 4 ,

33852-526: Was that?" Then telling Sid: "You left that door open!" The Aliens (also known as Little Green Men ) (voiced by Jeff Pidgeon as a primary voice actor, Dee Bradley Baker in Tiny Toy Stories and Patrick Warburton in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ) are green, three-eyed, rubber squeaky toy aliens. They appear in all four films. In Toy Story 2 , three aliens become part of Andy's toy collection and are adopted by Mrs. Potato Head, although Mr. Potato Head does not accept them as his own until he and

34038-415: Was the first Toy Story film not to be directed by Lasseter (although he remained involved in the film as executive producer), but by Lee Unkrich , who edited the first two films and co-directed the second. It was Pixar 's highest-grossing film of all time both domestically, surpassing Finding Nemo , until it was surpassed by Finding Dory in 2016 and worldwide, also surpassing Finding Nemo , until it

34224-406: Was the nature of the material, what we were trying to say. But besides that, it focused on people's relationships. The story was about a guy and his father, unlike, say, The Money Pit , where the story is really about a guy and his house." In 1987, he had signed an agreement with The Walt Disney Studios where he had starred to a talent pool in an acting/producing pact. After a few more flops and

34410-428: Was the third animated film in history to be nominated for Best Picture, after Beauty and the Beast and Up . Toy Story 3 also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and the award for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards . Toy Story 4 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated for Best Original Song for Newman's "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away." It

34596-533: Was voiced by Blake Clark due to Varney's death. His catchphrase is "Golly bob howdy!" Slinky reappears in the short film Hawaiian Vacation , in which he acts as a hotel porter as part of Ken and Barbie's Hawaiian adventures. He also appears in Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex . He does not speak in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins , silently appearing along with Jessie in one scene. A ride, Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin , opened at several Disney theme parks beginning in 2010. Slinky Dog Dash ,

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