
Anyone who was a child or parent in 1995 will remember fondly the first time they saw the original Disney - Pixar movie, “Toy Story”.
Now in theaters on June 18th, 2010 is “Toy Story 3”. According to Wikipedia, the plot is, “Andy is now a young adult, departing for college, and his toys, including Woody and Buzz Lightyear are being sent to storage. Andy has a change of heart and decides to keep Woody. Before the rest of the toys can be put in the attic, they are accidentally thrown away and are picked up by the garbage men. The toys find themselves at a local day-care center, where they must try to survive the pre-school children. Woody attempts to save his friends and find themselves a new home.”
The whole gang is back with Tom Hanks as “Woody”, Tim Allen as “Buzz Lightyear”, Joan Cusack as “Jessie”, Don Rickles as “Mr. Potato Head”, Wallace Shawn as “Rex”, John Ratzenberger as “Hamm” and some newcomers including Michael Keaton as “Ken”, Jodi Benson as “Barbie”, Timothy Dalton as “Mr. Pricklepants”, Ned Beatty, Jeff Garlin, Bonnie Hunt and Whoopi Goldberg. Also to be noted, they have the original child actor who voiced “Andy” (John Morris) in the original “Toy Story” back as the grown-up “Andy”.
For those skeptics who think Pixar might not be able to recapture the magic, here’s a bit of information for you, courtesy of Wikipedia, “Instead of sending Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and John Ratzenberger scripts for their consideration in reprising their roles, a complete story reel of the film was shown to the actors in a theater. The reel was made up of moving storyboards with pre-recorded voices, sound effects, and music. At the conclusion of the preview, the actors signed on to the film.”
And now, we have the full length trailer for “Toy Story 3”, being released on June 18th, 2010! If you’re looking to relive the classics, “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” are now back in your local theaters!
Link to “Toy Story 3” on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_story_3#cite_note-1
Link to “Toy Story 3” official website: disney.go.com/toystory/
Link to “Toy Story 3” on iMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/