TOY STORY 2- 1999- ANIMATION-PIXAR-DISNEY SET OF 18 ORIGINAL PUBLICITY SLIDES -

Description

Toy Story 2
is a 1999 American
computer-animated
comedy film
directed by
John Lasseter
and produced by
Pixar Animation Studios
for
Walt Disney Pictures
.
[4]
It is the second installment in the
Toy Story
franchise
and the sequel to
Toy Story
(1995). In the film,
Woody
is stolen by a toy collector, prompting
Buzz Lightyear
and his friends to rescue him, but Woody is then tempted by the idea of immortality in a museum.
Tom Hanks
,
Tim Allen
,
Don Rickles
,
Wallace Shawn
,
John Ratzenberger
,
Jim Varney
,
Annie Potts
,
R. Lee Ermey
,
John Morris
, and
Laurie Metcalf
all reprise their character roles from the original film. The returning cast is joined by
Joan Cusack
,
Kelsey Grammer
,
Estelle Harris
,
Wayne Knight
, and
Jodi Benson
, who voice the new characters introduced in this film.
Disney initially envisioned
Toy Story 2
as a
direct-to-video
sequel. The film began production in a building separated from Pixar, on a small scale, as most of the main Pixar staff were busy working on
A Bug's Life
(1998). When story reels proved promising, Disney upgraded the film to a theatrical release, but Pixar was unhappy with the film's quality. Lasseter and the story team redeveloped the entire plot in one weekend. 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.
[5]
[6]
Despite production struggles,
Toy Story 2
opened on November 24, 1999, to wildly successful box office numbers, eventually grossing over 7 million. It was met with widespread critical acclaim, with a rare
100% rating
on the website
Rotten Tomatoes
, like its predecessor.
[7]
It is considered by critics to be one of the few sequel films superior to the original
[8]
and is frequently featured on
lists of the greatest animated films ever made
. Among its accolades, the film won
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
at the
57th Golden Globe Awards
. The film has seen multiple home media releases and a theatrical 3-D re-release in 2009, 10 years after its initial release. A sequel,
Toy Story 3
, was released in June 2010.
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