Cinema
Toy Story
John Lasseter · 1995
Synopsis
In the bedroom of Andy, a six-year-old boy, the toys come to life as soon as his back is turned. Woody, an old-fashioned cowboy doll, is their sheriff and the child's favourite toy. On his birthday, as the family is about to move house, Andy receives Buzz, an electronic figure who believes he is a real space ranger and at once takes first place. Jealous, Woody wants to knock him behind the desk so as to be taken to the restaurant with the child, but knocks him out of the window; the other toys accuse him.
Context
The film grew out of a 1988 short, which won an Oscar, in which a tin musical toy fled a baby. The studio, which was not profitable, sold its computer hardware business in 1990, and in 1991 signed a three-film contract with Disney. The work lasted four years, with a halt after a screening in November 1993, and more than one hundred and fourteen thousand frames had to be calculated. For the release, Disney spent twenty million dollars on advertising, and its partners one hundred and twenty-five million on promotion.
Who it is for
A film of one hour twenty-one minutes, for all audiences, whose human characters look stiffer than the toys, by the team's own admission.
Prizes and reception
Three Oscar nominations, including the first ever given for the screenplay of an animated film, a Special Achievement Oscar for its director, and entry in the National Registry in 2005.
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