Toy Story 2

Adventure Animation Comedy

United States

English

November 24, 1999

1hr 32min

Status: released

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Toy Story 2 Movie Details:

Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release dates	November 13, 1999 (El Capitan Theatre) November 24, 1999 (United States)
Running time	1hr 32min
Age rating	G
Voice Cast	Tom Hanks Tim Allen
Directed by	John Lasseter
Written by	Screenplay: Andrew Stanton Rita Hsiao Doug Chamberlin Chris Webb Story: John Lasseter Pete Docter Ash Brannon Andrew Stanton
Produced by	Helene Plotkin Karen Robert Jackson
Cinematography by	Sharon Calahan
Edited by	Edie Bleiman David Ian Salter Lee Unkrich
Music by	Randy Newman
Production Company	Pixar Animation Studios
Distributor	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Toy Story 2 Movie Voice Cast & Characters:

Tom Hanks as Woody, a cowboy doll and the leader of Andy’s toys.
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger toy, and Woody’s best friend.
Joan Cusack as Jessie, a cowgirl doll and member of The Roundup Gang. She has a sad life after being abandoned by her owner Emily.
Kelsey Grammer as Stinky Pete, an elderly prospector doll and member of The Roundup Gang.
Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, a grouchy and grumpy Mr. Potato Head who is married to Mrs. Potato Head. He joins Buzz on the mission to rescue Woody.
Jim Varney as Slinky Dog, a Slinky Dachshund toy who joins the rescue mission.
Wallace Shawn as Rex, a neurotic Tyrannosaurus toy who enjoys playing a Buzz Lightyear video game.
John Ratzenberger as Hamm, a piggy bank and member of the rescue team.
Annie Potts as Bo Peep, a sweet-natured porcelain figure who is a casual love interest of Woody’s.
Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head, a Mrs. Potato Head who is married to Mr. Potato Head.
John Morris as Andy Davis, a young boy who is the owner of Woody and his friends.
Wayne Knight as Al McWhiggin, an avaricious toy collector and owner of Al’s Toy Barn.
R. Lee Ermey as Sarge, an army man who acts as the general to Andy’s room.
Joe Ranft as Wheezy, a penguin toy with a broken squeaker.
Jodi Benson as Tour Guide Barbie, a Barbie doll who meets Woody’s friends in Al’s Toy Barn and helps them find Al’s office.
Jonathan Harris as the Cleaner, an elderly man hired by Al to clean and repair Woody.
Jeff Pidgeon as the Aliens, a trio of green alien toys of the sort Buzz encountered in the original Toy Story.
Andrew Stanton as Evil Emperor Zurg: Buzz’s arch-nemesis who is unaware he is a toy.

Storyline:

Woody is stolen from his home by toy dealer Al McWhiggi, leaving Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang to try to rescue him. But when Woody discovers that he’s actually a valuable collectible from a once-popular television show called “Woody’s Roundup” and is reunited with his horse Bullseye, Jessie the yodeling cowgirl, and his faithful sidekick, Stinky Pete the Prospector, he doesn’t want to leave.

About Toy Story 2 Movie:

Toy Story 2 is an American animated adventure comedy film directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to Toy Story (1995) and the second installment in the Toy Story franchise.

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, and Jeff Pidgeon reprise their roles from the first film. This was the first sequel for both Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.

The film began production on a small scale, separated from Pixar, as most staff were working on A Bug’s Life (1998). Promising story reels led Disney to upgrade it to a theatrical release, but Pixar was unhappy with the quality. Lasseter and the story team redeveloped the entire plot in one weekend. Despite Pixar features usually taking years to develop, the release date couldn’t be moved, compressing the production schedule for Toy Story 2 into nine months.

During the development of the film, the crew suggested that Al would fix Woody when he got damaged, as he would be a toy repairman himself. But as they continued to develop the character, they thought Al wouldn’t have the ability to fix him, so they decided to use Geri from Geri’s Game instead.

Toy Story 2 was released on November 24, 1999, to a successful box office run. It received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences. It is considered by critics to be one of the few sequel films superior to the original and is frequently featured on lists of the greatest animated films ever made.

Toy Story 2 was as successful as the first Toy Story film commercially. It became 1999’s highest-grossing animated film, earning $245.9 million in the United States and Canada and $511.3 million worldwide — beating both Pixar’s previous releases by a significant marg

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 as part of a double feature with the first film, 10 years after its initial release.

Many of the ideas that were not used in Toy Story (1995) appear in this film: the yard sale, and Woody’s nightmare.

A second sequel, Toy Story 3, was released in 2010, and a third sequel, Toy Story 4, was released in 2019.