Trailers
TS2: Teaser
Run Time: 1:00
TS2: Trailer 1
Run Time: 2:21
Making Of
TS2: Roundup
Run Time: 2:05
TS2: Pitch
Run Time: 2:16
TS2: No Sleep
Run Time: 1:32
TS2: Dissapear
Run Time: 2:39
TS2: Jessie
Run Time: 3:26
TS2: Scoring
Run Time: 2:17
TS2: Sound
Run Time: 1:43
TS2: Riders
Run Time: 2:21

  • About the Film

    Buzz, Woody, and their friends

    are back as Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices.  Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector name Al McWhiggin, owner of Al's Toy Barn, kidnaps Woody.  At Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950s TV show called "Woody's Roundup."  He meets the other prized toys from the show:  Jessie the cowgirl, Bullseye the horse, and Stinky Pete the Prospector.  Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match, and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
     

  • The Story Process

    The success of Toy Story

    led to immediate talk of a sequel. Pixar was willing, but only if the story was good enough. Inspiration struck in John Lasseter’s office, its walls now filled with toys and collectibles. Some toys were so rare that Lasseter was nervous every time his five small boys wanted to play with them. That’s when he realized he’d forgotten the lesson of Toy Story. "Just because a doll is signed by Tom Hanks, you’ve sentenced it to be set on a shelf….never to be played with again,” explains Lasseter.

  • The Characters

    Toy Story 2 reunited

    an already beloved cast, and new rendering tools literally gave them more texture. The most important new characters, Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete, had to be compelling enough to lure Woody away from Andy. And
    minor characters posed unexpected challenges. Some had been built quickly for non-emotive roles in Toy Story. “When we brought them back for Toy Story 2, we looked at the script and said, 'oh jeez, we have to make them run across a conveyor belt, and they don’t have legs that work!',” recalls animator Glenn McQueen.

    Explore the Characters

  • The World

    While the original

    stayed fairly close to home, Toy Story 2 chose larger worlds to explore. The filmmakers crafted an elaborate past life for Woody as the hero of a black-and-white TV show, Woody’s Roundup. Buzz Lightyear enjoyed an epic battle on a distant planet. The relative safety of Andy’s neighborhood was abandoned for the daunting adventure of crossing a busy downtown street.

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  • New Challenges

    Deciding Toy Story

    deserved a sequel was easy. Then things got challenging. Disney had greenlit Toy Story 2 as a direct-to-video production. An enthused Pixar team got it upgraded to full theatrical release. But when John Lasseter decided the sequel wasn’t yet up to Pixar standards, Disney refused to push back the release date. If Pixar wanted to start over, it had nine months to deliver a finished product, a process that typically took two years. It would test everything Pixar was made of.

  • Toy Story 2 Sound and Music

    Toy Story 2 marked the third

    Pixar film in a row to feature a score by Randy Newman. Asked to write a song from a toy’s point of view, Newman responded with “When She Loved Me.” Sung for Jessie by Sarah McLachlan, it earned an Academy Award® Best Song nomination. According to John Lasseter, Jessie’s song was “the most significant change in the movie.”

  • Awards

    Academy Awards
    Nominated for Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score): Randy Newman - "When She Loved Me"

    Annie Awards
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production: John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich & Ash Brannon
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: Randy Newman
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production: Dan Jeup & Joe Ranft
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production: Joan Cusack
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production: Tim Allen
    Winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlain & Chris Webb
    Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation: Doug Sweetland
    Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Productionz: William Cone & Jim Pearson

    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    Winner of Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Feature

    Camie Awards, Inc.
    Winner for Character and Morality in Entertainment

    Christopher Awards
    Winner for Feature Films

    Excellence in Media
    Winner of Award of Excellence

    Future Film Festival
    Winner of Gold Pixel for Best Computer Animated Film

    Golden Globe Awards
    Winner for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    Winner for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("When She Loved Me"): Randy Newman
    Winner for Best Musical Album for Children ("Woody's Roundup"): Riders in the Sky
    Nominated for Best Original Song: "When She Loved Me": Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
    Nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals  ("Woody's Roundup"): Riders in the Sky
    Nominated for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures: Randy Newman

    Imagina Film Festival
    Winner of Grand Prix Imagina

    International Electronic Cinema Festival
    Winner of Mayor's Astrolabium Award

  • Credits

    DIRECTED BY
    John Lasseter

    CO-DIRCTED BY
    Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon

    PRODUCED BY
    Helene Plotkin, Karen Robert Jackson

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
    Sarah McArthur

    ORIGINAL STORY BY
    John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton

    SCREENPLAY BY
    Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb

    MUSIC BY
    Randy Newman

    FILM EDITORS
    Edie Bleiman, David Ian Salter, Lee Unkrich

    SUPERVISING TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
    Galyn Susman

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
    Sharon Calahan

    PRODUCTION DESIGN
    William Cone, Jim Pearson

    STORY SUPERVISORS
    Dan Jeup, Joe Ranft

    SUPERVISING ANIMATOR
    Glenn McQueen

    LAYOUT SUPERVISORS
    Rikki Cleland-Hura, Ewan Johnson

    SET DRESSING SUPERVISOR
    David Eisenmann

    ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
    Oren Jacob, Larry Aupperle

    MODELING SUPERVISOR
    Eben Ostby

    SHADING SUPERVISOR
    Brad West

    LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
    Jean-Claude Kalache

    RENDERING SUPERVISOR
    Don Schreiter

    PRODUCTION MANAGER
    Graham Walters

    SOUND DESIGN
    Gary Rydstrom

    EXECUTIVE MUSIC PRODUCER
    Chris Montan

    CASTING BY
    Ruth Lambert, C.S.A. Mary Hidalgo

    CAST

    Woody
    Tom Hanks

    Buzz Lightyear
    Tim Allen

    Jessie
    Joan Cusack

    Prospector
    Kelsey Grammer

    Mr. Potato Head
    Don Rickles

    Slinky Dog
    Jim Varney

    Rex
    Wallace Shawn

    Hamm
    .John Ratzenberger

    Bo Peep
    Annie Potts

    Al McWhiggin
    Wayne Knight

    Andy
    John Morris

    Andy's Mom
    Laurie Metcalf

    Mrs. Potato Head
    Estelle Harris

    Sarge
    R. Lee Ermey

    Barbie
    Jodi Benson

    The Cleaner
    Jonathan Harris

    Wheezy
    Joe Ranft

    Emperor Zurg
    Andrew Stanton

    Aliens
    Jeff Pidgeon