It’s Film Strip
Friday!
Toy Story 2
Release Date November
24th, 1999
SYNOPSIS:
The bonds of
this new friendship are quickly tested when Woody learns that he is a valued
collectible. The team of toys must spring into action to save Woody from a life
as a museum exhibit and remind him that you can't put a price on friendship.
But it's going to take the help of some new friends, including Jesse the
cowgirl and Woody's trusty steed, Bullseye, to bring Woody back safely to
Andy's room.
FUN FACTS:
A Bug's Life is a 1998 American
computer animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Walt
Disney Pictures in the United States on November 25, 1998. Directed by John
Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stanton, the film is the second Disney-Pixar
feature film after Toy Story, and the third American computer-animated
film after Toy Story and DreamWorks' Antz. Based on Akira
Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai, and Aesop's fable "The Ant and the
Grasshopper", it tells the tale of an oddball individualist inventor ant
named Flik who hires what he thinks are "warrior bugs" — actually
circus performers — to fight off a small band of grasshoppers who have made the
ant colony their servants. The film received positive reception and was a box
office success.
Fun
Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy
film directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon.
It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story, released by Walt Disney
Pictures and the third film to be produced by Pixar. Toy Story 2 was
released in the United States on November 24, 1999, in some parts of Australia
on December 2, 1999 and the United Kingdom on February 11, 2000. Toy Story 2
was re-released in a double feature with Toy Story in Disney Digital 3-D
on October 2, 2009.
The film returns many of the original characters and
voices from Toy Story with the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don
Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Joe Ranft, John
Morris, and Laurie Metcalf. They are joined by Jodi Benson, Joan Cusack, Kelsey
Grammer, Estelle Harris, and Wayne Knight, who voice new characters Barbie,
Jessie, Stinky Pete, Mrs. Potato Head, and Al, respectively. Toy Story 2
was dedicated to the memory of Mary Kay Bergman, who provided the yodeling and
television voices of Jessie.
Plot
Three years after the events in Toy Story, Woody
prepares to go to cowboy camp with Andy but his arm is accidentally ripped so
Andy leaves him behind while his mom puts him on the shelf. When Woody saves a
toy penguin named Wheezy from a yard sale, he is stolen by a toy collector who Buzz
Lightyear and the other toys recognize as Al McWhiggin, the greedy, avaricious
owner of a shop named Al's Toy Barn, from a commercial. Buzz, Hamm, Mr.
Potato Head, Slinky Dog, and Rex set out to rescue Woody.
In Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a valuable collectible
based on an old TV show called Woody's Roundup, and is set to be sold to
a toy museum in Tokyo, Japan. The other toys from the show - Jessie the
yodeling cowgirl, Woody's horse Bullseye, and Stinky Pete the Prospector,
are excited about the trip but Woody intends to go home because he is Andy's
toy. Jessie, who is afraid of the dark, is very unhappy with him as the museum
will only want the whole gang; without him, they will go back into storage.
That night, when Woody's whole arm comes off, his attempt to retrieve it and
escape is foiled when the TV comes on. Woody, seeing the remote in front of
Jessie, accuses her of sabotaging his escape. The following morning, Woody's
arm is repaired and he decides to stay when Jessie reveals that she was once
the beloved toy of a child named Emily who eventually outgrew and gave her away
and Prospector warns him that the same fate awaits him when Andy grows up.
Meanwhile, Buzz and the other toys reach the Al's Toy
Barn. While searching the store for Woody, Buzz is captured and imprisoned
in a box by a newer Buzz Lightyear action figure after a fight between them and
the New Buzz's utter delusion. The new Buzz joins the other toys, oblivious to
the fact he is an imposter, as they make their way to Al's apartment. Buzz
escapes and pursues them, thinking they have also been captured by Al. When he
gets out of Al's Toy Barn, he unknowingly and accidentally releases an action
figure of his archenemy Emperor Zurg who follows him. Buzz rejoins the others
as they find Woody, who initially refuses to return because he does not want to
abandon the rest of the Roundup Gang. After Buzz reminds Woody of "a toy's
true purpose", and he is moved by seeing himself sing "You've Got a
Friend in Me", he changes his mind again and asks the Roundup toys to come
with him. However, Prospector prevents their escape and reveals that he wants
to go to Japan because he spent his life on a dime store shelf and was never
sold, so he made sure Woody would not go home; he was also responsible for
sabotaging's Woody's escape the previous night. Al arrives and takes Woody and
the Roundup toys with him, forcing both Buzz Lightyears and Andy's toys to
follow him. They follow Al to an elevator where they encounter Zurg who fights
the new Buzz but is knocked off the elevator by Rex. When they reach the ground
floor, the new Buzz stays to play with Zurg once he discovers that Zurg is his
father (echoing The Empire Strikes Back).
Buzz and the other toys use a Pizza Planet delivery truck
to follow Al to Tri-County International Airport where they enter the check-in
area, the baggage processing area to find Woody and the Roundup toys.
Prospector attempts to mutilate Woody when he refuses to go to Japan but is
captured by Buzz and the other toys and stuffed into a little girl's backpack.
While Woody and Bullseye are saved, Jessie ends up on the plane for Tokyo.
Woody boards the plane and convinces Jessie to come with them to Andy's house,
telling her that he has a little sister. However, the plane starts up before
they can escape but they leave through an emergency hatch but Woody slips. Buzz
and Bullseye catch up with them as the plane gets onto the runway. After
lassoing his string over a nut on the plane's wheels, Woody convinces Jessie to
let go, swinging between the plane wheels before landing on Bullseye just as
the plane takes off. Buoyed up by living "Woody's Finest Hour," the
toys go home.
Andy returns home and accepts Jessie and Bullseye as his
new toys. The toys also learn from a commercial that Al's business has suffered
due to his failure to sell the Roundup toys. As Jessie and Bullseye delight in
having a new owner, Woody tells Buzz that he is not worried about Andy
outgrowing him, because when he does, they will always have each other for
company "for infinity and beyond." The toys interact with the last
few credits and then a variant Pixar logo appearing, with the company name
being spelled out in magnet letters on a fridge.
Voice cast
- Tom Hanks
as Woody
- Tim Allen
as Buzz Lightyear/Utility Belt Buzz
- Joan
Cusack as Jessie
- Kelsey
Grammer as Stinky Pete the Prospector
- Don
Rickles as Mr. Potato Head
- Jim
Varney as Slinky Dog
- Wallace
Shawn as Rex
- John
Ratzenberger as Hamm
- Annie
Potts as Bo Peep
- Estelle
Harris as Mrs. Potato Head
- Wayne
Knight as Al McWhiggin
- John
Morris as Andy
- Laurie
Metcalf as Andy's Mom
- R. Lee
Ermey as Sarge
- Jodi
Benson as Barbie
- Jonathan
Harris as Geri the Cleaner
- Joe Ranft
as Wheezy
- Andrew
Stanton as Evil Emperor Zurg
- Jeff
Pidgeon as Squeeze Toy Aliens
Cast notes
Bullseye, Barrel of Monkeys, and Buster,
Andy's pet dog are all voiced by Frank Welker.
Production
Development
Talk of a sequel to Toy Story began around a month
after the film's opening, in December 1995. A few days after its release,
Lasseter was traveling with his family and found a young boy clutching a Woody
doll at an airport. Lasseter described the boy's excitement to show it to his
father as touching him deeply. Lasseter then realized that his character no
longer belonged to him only, it belonged to others as well. The memory was a
defining factor in the production of Toy Story 2, with Lasseter moved to
create a great film for that child and for everyone who loved the characters. Ed
Catmull, Lasseter, and Ralph Guggenheim visited Joe Roth, successor to
recently-ousted Jeffery Katzenberg as chairman of Walt Disney Studios, shortly
afterward. Roth was pleased and embraced the idea. Disney had recently begun
making direct-to-video sequels to its successful features, and Roth wanted to
handle the Toy Story sequel this way, as well. Prior releases, such as
1994's Aladdin spin-off, The Return of Jafar, had returned an
estimated hundred million dollars in profits.
Initially, everything regarding the sequel was uncertain
at first: whether stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen would be available and
affordable, what the story premise would be, and even whether the film would be
computer-animated at Pixar or traditionally at Disney. Lasseter regarded the
project as a chance to groom new directing talent, but top choices were already
immersed in other projects (Andrew Stanton in A Bug's Life and Pete
Docter in early development work for a film about monsters). Instead, Lasseter
turned to Ash Brannon, a young directing animator on Toy Story whose
work he admired. Brannon, a CalArts graduate, joined the Toy Story team in 1993.
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios officially announced the sequel
in a press release on March 12, 1997.
Story
Lasseter's intention with a sequel was to respect the
original film and create that world again. The story originated with Lasseter
pondering what a toy would find upsetting. Lasseter wondered how a toy would
feel if they were not played with by a child or, worse, displaced by another
toy. The scope for the original Toy Story was very basic and only
consisted over two residential homes, whereas Toy Story 2 has been
described by Unkrich as "all over the place."
An
obsessive toy collector, who had appeared in a draft of Toy Story but
was later later expunged, was inserted into the film. Brannon suggested the
idea of a yard sale where the collector recognizes Woody as a rare artifact.
The concept of Woody as a collectible set came from the draft story of A Tin
Toy Christmas, an original half-hour special pitched by Pixar to Disney in
1990. Secondary characters in Woody's set emerged from viewings of 1950s cowboy
shows for children, such as Howdy Doody and Hopalong Cassidy. The
development of Jessie was kindled by Lasseter's wife, Nancy, who pressed him to
include a strong female character in the sequel, one with more substance than
Bo Peep.
To make the project ready for theaters, Lasseter would
need to add twelve minutes or so of material and strengthen what was already
there. The extra material would be a challenge, since it could not be mere
padding; it would have to feel as if it had always been there, an organic part
of the film.
With the scheduled delivery date less than a year away,
Lasseter called Stanton, Docter, Joe Ranft, and some Disney story people to his
house for a weekend. There, he hosted a "story summit," as he called
it - a crash exercise that would yield a finished story in just two days. Back
at the office that Monday, Lasseter assembled the company in a screening room
and pitched the revised version of Toy Story 2 from beginning to end.
Story elements were recycled from the original drafts of Toy
Story. The original opening sequence of the original film featured a Buzz
Lightyear cartoon playing on television, which evolved into the Buzz Lightyear
video game that would open Toy Story 2. A deleted scene from Toy
Story featured Woody having a nightmare which involved him being thrown
into a trash can was incorporated in a milder form for showing Woody's fear of
rejection. The idea of a squeak-toy penguin with a broken squeaker also
resurfaced from an early version of Toy Story.
Animation
As the story approached the production stage in early
1997, it was unclear whether Pixar would produce the film, as the entire team
of 300 was busy working on A Bug's Life for a 1998 release. The
Interactive Products Group, with a staff of 95, had its own animators, art
department, and engineers. Under intense time pressure, they had put out two
successful CD-ROM titles the previous year: The Toy Story Animated StoryBook
and The Toy Story Activity Center. Between the two products, the group
had created as much original animation as there was in Toy Story itself.
Steve Jobs made the decision to shut down the computer games operation and the
staff became the initial core of the Toy Story 2 production team.
Before the switch from direct-to-video to feature film,
the Toy Story 2 crew had been on its own, placed in a new building that
was well-separated from the rest of the company by railroad tracks. "We
were just the small film and we were off playing in our sandbox,"
co-producer Karen Jackson said Lasseter looked closely at every shot that had
already been animated and called for tweaks throughout. The film reused digital
elements from Toy Story but, true to the company's "prevailing
culture of perfectionism, […] it reused less of Toy Story than might be
expected." Character models received major upgrades internally and shaders
went through revisions to bring about subtle improvements. The team did,
however, freely borrow models from other productions, such as Geri from Pixar's
1997 short Geri's Game, who became the Cleaner in Toy Story 2.
Supervising animator Glenn McQueen inspired the animators to do spectacular
work in the short amount of time given, assigning different shots to suit each
animators' strengths.
Whilst producing the original Toy Story, the crew
was very careful in creating new locations due to technology at that time. By
production on Toy Story 2, technology had advanced farther to allow more
complicated camera shots than were possible in the first film. In making the
sequel, the team at Pixar didn't want to stray too far from the look of the
original film, but the company had developed a lot of new software since the
first feature had been completed. To achieve the dust visible after Woody is
placed on top of a shelf, the crew was faced with the challenge of animating
dust, an incredibly difficult task. After much experimentation, a tiny particle
of dust was animated and the computer distributed that image throughout the
entire shelf. Over two million dust particles are in place on the shelf in the
completed film.
Controversy and troubled production
“When we went from a direct-to-video to a
feature film and we had limited time in which to finish that feature film, the
pressure really amped up. Forget seeing your family forget doing anything. Once
we made that decision [on the schedule] it was like ‘Okay, you have a release
date. You’re going to make that release date. You’re going to make these
screenings.”
-Karen Jackson co-producer of Toy Story 2
Production problems were evident from the beginning.
Disney soon became unhappy with the pace of the work on the film and demanded
in June 1997 that Guggenheim be replaced as producer, and Pixar complied. As a result,
Karen Jackson and Helene Plotkin, associate producers, moved up to the role of
co-producers. Lasseter would remain fully preoccupied with A Bug's Life
until it wrapped in the fall. Once available, he took over directing duties and
added Lee Unkrich as co-director. Unkrich, also fresh from supervising editor
duties on A Bug's Life, would focus on layout and cinematography while
Brannon would be credited as co-director.
In November 1997, Disney executives Roth and Peter
Schneider viewed story reels for the film, with some finished animation, in a
screening room at Pixar. They were impressed with the quality of work and
became interested in releasing Toy Story 2 in theaters. In addition to
the unexpected artistic caliber, there were other reasons that made the case
for a theatrical release more compelling. The economics of a direct-to-video
Pixar release weren't working as well as hoped thanks to higher salaries of the
crew. After negotiations, Jobs and Roth agreed that the split of costs and
profits for Toy Story 2 would follow the model of a newly-created
five-film deal - but Toy Story 2 would not count as one of the five
films. Disney had bargained in the contract for five original features, not
sequels, thus assuring five sets of new characters for its theme parks and
merchandise. Jobs gathered the crew and announced the change in plans for the
film on February 5, 1998.
However, many of the creative staff at Pixar were not
happy with how the sequel was turning out. John Lasseter, upon returning from
European promotion of A Bug's Life, watched the development reels and
agreed that it wasn't working. Pixar met with Disney, telling them that the film
would have to be redone. Disney, however, disagreed, and noted that Pixar did
not have enough time to remake the film before its established release date.
Pixar decided that they simply could not allow the film to be released in its
existing state, and asked Lasseter to take over the production. Lasseter
agreed, and recruited the creative team behind the first film to redevelop the
story. Unkrich, concerned with the dwindling amount of time left, asked Jobs
whether the release date could be pushed back. Jobs explained that there was no
choice, presumably in reference to the film's licensees and marketing partners,
who were getting toys and promotions ready. Brannon focused on development,
story and animation, Lasseter was in charge of art, modeling and lighting, and
Unkrich oversaw editorial and layout. Since they met daily to discuss their
progress with each other (they wanted to make sure they were all going in the
same direction), the boundaries of their responsibilities overlapped.
As common with Pixar features, the production became
difficult as delivery dates loomed and hours inevitably became longer. Still, Toy
Story 2, with its highly compressed production schedule, was especially
trying. While hard work and long hours were common to the team by that point
(especially so to Lasseter), running flat-out on Toy Story 2 for month
after month began to take a toll. The overwork spun out into carpal tunnel
syndrome for some animators, and repetitive strain injuries for others. Pixar
did not encourage long hours, and, in fact, set limits on how many hours
employees could work by approving or disapproving overtime. An employee's
self-imposed compulsion to excel, however, often trumped any other constraints,
and was especially common to younger employees. In one instance, an animator
had forgotten to drop his child off at day care one morning and, in a mental
haze, forgotten the baby in the backseat of his car in the parking lot.
"Although quick action by rescue workers headed off the worst, the
incident became a horrible indicator that some on the crew were working too
hard," wrote David Price in his 2008 book The Pixar Touch. To meet
Disney's deadline, Pixar had to complete the entire film in nine months.
Music:
Toy Story 2: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the
original score soundtrack album to Toy Story 2. Although currently out
of print in the U.S., the CD is available in the U.S. as an import and all but
one song is available digitally.
|
No.
|
Title
|
Length
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1:53
|
|
|
2.
|
|
3:05
|
|
|
3.
|
|
2:56
|
|
|
4.
|
"Zurg's
Planet"
|
3:39
|
|
|
5.
|
"Wheezy and
the Yard Sale"
|
3:11
|
|
|
6.
|
"Woody's
Been Stolen"
|
1:28
|
|
|
7.
|
"Chicken
Man"
|
1:17
|
|
|
8.
|
"Woody's
Dream"
|
3:55
|
|
|
9.
|
"Jessie and
the Roundup Gang"
|
1:24
|
|
|
10.
|
"Woody's a
Star"
|
1:28
|
|
|
11.
|
"Let's Save
Woody"
|
2:07
|
|
|
12.
|
"Off to the
Museum"
|
1:29
|
|
|
13.
|
"Talk to
Jessie"
|
0:43
|
|
|
14.
|
"The
Cleaner"
|
1:50
|
|
|
15.
|
"Al's Toy
Barn"
|
4:00
|
|
|
16.
|
"Emperor
Zurg vs. Buzz"
|
2:41
|
|
|
17.
|
"Use Your
Head"
|
4:18
|
|
|
18.
|
"Jessie's
in Trouble"
|
2:14
|
|
|
19.
|
"Ride Like
the Wind"
|
1:29
|
|
|
20.
|
"You've Got
a Friend in Me (Instrumental Version)" (Performed by Tom Scott)
|
2:59
|
|
|
Total length:
|
47:06
|
|
Randy
Newman wrote two new songs for Toy Story 2 as well as the complete
original score:
- "When
She Loved Me" – performed by Sarah McLachlan: Used for the flashback
montage in which Jessie experiences being loved, forgotten, and ultimately
abandoned by her owner, Emily. This song was nominated at the Oscars in
2000 for Best Song, though the award went to Phil Collins for "You'll
Be in My Heart" from another Disney animated film Tarzan.
- "Woody's
Roundup" – performed by Riders in the Sky: Theme song for the
"Woody's Roundup" TV show. Also end-credit music.
The film carried over one song from Toy Story,
"You're Got a Friend in Me," sung at different points during the film
by Tom Hanks and Robert Goulet. The film added two more Randy Newman
compositions, Jessie's song - "When She Loved Me," sung by Sarah
McLachlan over a montage of Jessie's past life, and the "Woody's
Roundup" theme.
Release
Pixar showed the completed film at CalArts on November
12, 1999, in recognition of the school's ties with Lasseter and more than forty
other alumni who worked on the film; the students were captivated. The film
held its official premiere the next day at the El Capitan Theatre in Los
Angeles - the same venue as Toy Story's - and released across the United
States on November 24.
Box office
The film was no less successful than its predecessor in a
commercial perspective; it became the highest-grossing animated film of 1999,
earning $245 million domestically and $485 million worldwide - beating both of
Pixar's previous releases by a significant margin. It was the second
highest-grossing animated film of all-time for a time, behind Disney's The
Lion King (1994). Toy Story 2 opened over the Thanksgiving Day
weekend at No.1 to a three-day tally of $57,388,839 from 3,236 theaters
averaging $17,734 per theater over three days, making $80,102,784 since its
Wednesday launch, and staying at No.1 for the next two weekends. It eventually
made $245,852,179 domestically and $239,163,000 overseas for a total worldwide
gross of $485,015,179, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1999, and
far surpassing the original.
Video games
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, a video game
for the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast, was released. The game
featured original cast voices and clips from the film as introductions to
levels. Once earned, these clips could be viewed at the player's discretion.
Another game was released for the Game Boy Color.
Home media
Toy Story 2 was released on VHS and DVD and as a DVD
two-pack with Toy Story on October 17, 2000. That same day an
"Ultimate Toy Box" set was released containing both films and a third
disc of bonus materials. The standard VHS and DVD and the DVD two-pack and
"Ultimate Toy Box" sets returned to the vault on May 1, 2003. On
December 26, 2005, it was again re-released as a "2-Disc Special
Edition" alongside the 10th Anniversary Edition of the first film, which
came out on September 6. Both editions returned to the vault on January 31,
2009.
The film was available on Blu-ray Disc for the first time
in a Special Edition Combo Pack that was released on March 23, 2010, along with
the original film. There
was a DVD-only re-release on May 11, 2010.
On November 1, 2011, along with the DVD and Blu-ray
release of Cars 2, Toy Story 2 and the other two films were
released on each Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack (4 discs each
for the first two films, and 5 for the third film). They will also be released
on Blu-ray 3D in a complete trilogy box set.
Re-releases
In 2009, Toy Story 2, alongside its predecessor,
was converted to 3D for a two-week limited theatrical re-issue. The film was
released with Toy Story as a double feature for a two-week run which was
extended due to its success. In addition, the film's sequel, Toy Story 3,
was also released in the 3-D format. Lasseter commented on the new 3-D
re-release: "The Toy Story films and characters will always hold a
very special place in our hearts and we're so excited to be bringing this
landmark film back for audiences to enjoy in a whole new way thanks to the
latest in 3-D technology. With Toy Story 3 shaping up to be another
great adventure for Buzz, Woody and the gang from Andy's room, we thought it
would be great to let audiences experience the first two films all over again
and in a brand new way."
Translating the films into 3-D involved revisiting the
original computer data and virtually placing a second camera into each scene,
creating left-eye and right-eye views needed to achieve the perception of
depth. Unique to computer animation, Lasseter referred to this process as
"digital archaeology." The lead stereographer Bob Whitehill oversaw this
process and sought to achieve an effect that impacted the emotional
storytelling of the film. It took four months to resurrect the old data and get
it in working order. Then, adding 3-D to each of the films took six months per
film.
Unlike other countries, the UK and Argentina received the
films in 3-D as separate releases. Toy Story 2 was instead released
January 22, 2010, in the UK, and February 18, 2010, in Argentina. The double
feature was opened in 1,745 theaters on October 2, 2009, and made $12,491,789
in its opening weekend, coming in third place at the box office. The feature(s)
closed on November 5, 2009, with a worldwide gross of $32,284,600.
Television broadcasts
On June 12, 2010, in its broadcast on Disney Channel, the
film received 7.479 million viewers, making the number one show or film of the
week.
Critical response
Toy Story 2 received very positive reviews by
critics. Reviewers found the film to be a rare avid, a sequel that managed to
equal or even outshine the original. "Toy Story 2 does what few
sequels ever do," The Hollywood Reporter proclaimed. "Instead
of essentially remaking an earlier film and deeming it a sequel, the creative
team, led by director John Lasseter, delves deeper into their characters while
retaining the fun spirit of the original film."
Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reports that
100% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 150 reviews,
with an average score of 8.6/10. Rotten Tomatoes summarizes the critical
consensus thus: "Entertaining characters and eye-popping animation make
this sequel an instant classic." Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy
Story 3 are all Pixar's highest-rated films to date. It is currently No.2
on Rotten Tomatoes' list of best rated films. It currently holds a 100%
approval from critics, and 92% from the community, while the original holds a
96% community rating and the
best rated animated film. The film also holds an 88 out of 100 on Metacritic. It
joins the rare number of sequels judged to be "as good as or better than
the original." Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a half stars out of four
and said in his print review "I forgot something about toys a long time
ago, and Toy Story 2 reminded me." Kenneth Turan of the Los
Angeles Times said "Toy Story 2 may not have the most original
title, but everything else about it is, well, mint in the box." Entertainment
Weekly said "It's a great, IQ-flattering entertainment both wonderful
and wise."
American Film Institute
- AFI's 100
Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
- Buzz
Lightyear – Nominated Hero
- AFI's 100
Years...100 Songs:
- "When
She Loved Me" – Nominated
- AFI's 10
Top 10 – Nominated Animated Film
Legacy
Unkrich regarded the film with pride while remembering the
difficulty of meeting its due date. "Even though Toy Story 2 really
killed us in a lot of ways - it was really, really hard - I probably look back
on that film the most fondly in terms of how we all came together and did this
impossible thing."
Awards
Nominations
The list of nominations include: An Oscar for Best Music;
Original Song for Randy Newman's "When She Loved Me", A Saturn Award
for Best Fantasy Film and Randy Newman for Best Music. The film was also in the
running for two Annie's: One was Outstanding Achievement for character
animation; Doug Sweetland. The other Annie nomination was for Outstanding
Individual Achievement for Production Design in an animated Feature Production;
William Cone and Jim Pearson. Ruth Lambert was nominated for an Artios award for
Best Casting for Animated Voiceover- Feature Film. On top of all the others
Randy Newman was also nominated for a golden globe in the category Best
Original Song- Motion Picture for his song "When She loved Me". Yet
another nomination Randy Newman received was Best Score Soundtrack for a Motion
Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Tim Allen and Tom Hanks both were
nominated for Blimp Awards in the category of Favorite Voice from an Animated
Movie. The film was nominated for the same award under the category of favorite
film. It was nominated for two Sierra Awards: one for Best Animated Film, and
the other for Best Song "When She Loved Me". Hanks and Allen were
both nominated for another award, this time an MTV Movie Award for Best
On-Screen Duo. There were a lot of nominations for a Golden Reel Award, Best
Sound Editing- Animated Feature: Michael Silvers (supervising sound editor),
Mary Helen Leasman (supervising foley editor), Michael Silvers (supervising adr
editor), Shannon Mills (sound editor), Teresa Eckton (sound editor), Susan
Sanford (foley editor), Bruce Lacey (foley editor) and Jonathan Null (adr editor).
It was thought Bruno Coon (supervising music editor) and Lisa Jaime (music
editor) would also get a Golden Reel but for Best Sound Editing-
Music-Animation. The Online Film Critics Society, appointed Toy Story 2 for 2
of their awards. One was Best Film, the other was John Lasseter and Pete Doctor
for best original screenplay. Nickelodeon's Teen Choice Awards suggested Joan
Cusack to get their award for Film- Choice Hissy Fit, she did not win.
Won
The American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers
gave the films first award to Randy Newman for Top Box Office Films. Seven
Annies were won, but none of them were previous nominations. The first went to Pixar
for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature. Outstanding
Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production was
given to John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon. Randy Newman won an annie
for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature
Production. Joan Cusack won Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting
by a Female Performer in an animated feature Production. Tim Allen got the same
award for males. The final Annie was received by John Lasseter, Pete Docter,
Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin and Chris Webb for
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature
Production. The film also won many awards by itself. One of them is the
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Family Film on the internet. The
Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Film, the Bogey Award and a Golden Globe
for Best Motion Picture-Musical Comedy were also won. Along with his other
awards, Randy Newman and his song "When She Loved Me" won a Grammy
for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
The Kansas City Film Critics Circle award Woody and the gang for Best Animated
Film. A Satellite Award was given for Outstanding Youth DVD, and a Golden
Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media, and one for
Best Original Song "When She Loved Me". And a Young Artist Award for
Best Family Feature Film - Animated.
Pixar themes
Trailers
One Pixar tradition is to create trailers for their films
that do not contain footage from the released film. In one trailer for Toy
Story 2 (released theatrically with A Bug's Life, Doug's 1st
Movie, and Tarzan), the aliens watch the metal claw they worship
coming down. The claw first brings down the words Toy Story, and the
aliens react with their trademark "Oooooh." The claw next brings down
the number '2'; in reaction, the aliens turn to face the camera and parody
themselves with a "Twoooo." Then Woody appears, saying "Hey
howdy hey, folks! It's good to be back." He is swiftly disappointed when
Buzz shows up as well, and expresses his annoyance that the Space Ranger is
also in the sequel. Buzz retorts, "Excuse me, Pullstring Boy, what would Toy
Story 2 be without Buzz Lightyear?" "A good movie," counters
Woody.
Another trailer (released theatrically with Muppets
from Space and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland) shows shots
from the movie that are featured.
Attached short film
The initial theatrical and video releases of this film
include Luxo Jr., Pixar's first short film released in 1986, starring
Pixar's titular mascot. Before Luxo Jr., a message states: "In 1986
Pixar Animation Studios produced their first film. This is why we have a
hopping lamp in our logo".
