The second movie contains a Shout-Out to this with the Utility Belt Buzz. Averted, because he's a toy, AND he's breathing Earth atmosphere. Parodied, because Buzz (as a toy) think he's on an alien planet (possibly with no atmosphere). Buzz Can Breathe in Space: Parodied AND averted in the first movie.They changed their mind when they saw how the film improved sales of Mr Potato Head. In fact, Pixar wanted Barbie for the first film to be Woody's girlfriend, but Mattel would not allow for the copyright.The copyrights all get mentioned in the end titles. Averted with Barbie, Etch-A-Sketch, trolls, and a whole bunch of other toys.Lotso is essentially a Care Bears with the tags cut off and Stretch resembles a Wacky Wallwalker. Brand X: A few of the minor characters are based off popular retro toys - without technically being said toys (probably due to Executive Meddling).Bottomless Pit: One is seen in the video game opening sequence inside Zurg's fortress, and of course, the elevator shaft in Al's apartment building.Which is pretty odd the second time around, since like on the wallpaper, the entire sky is filled with clouds in only two shapes, repeated over and over.Book Ends: The first shot of the first movie and both the first shot and the last shot of the third movie are of a blue sky with uniquely-shaped white clouds, that of Andy's old wallpaper.Big Bad: Sid Phillips in the first movie, Stinky Pete in the second, and Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in the third.Badass Crew: The main group of toys eventually become this.All CGI Cartoon: The original Toy Story was the first feature-length example of this trope.Happens Once A Movie: Legs and Ducky walk through the vents of Sid's house in the first one, Buzz #2 and the rescue team travel through the vents (and elevator shaft) of Al's apartment building in the second one, and in the third movie Woody and Slinky use the ventilation system to get into the Sunnyside security room and incapacitate the cymbal monkey. Air Vent Passageway: Justified, since the toys are actually small enough to fit.Adult Fear: Underneath the wackiness the theme of abandonment by the ones you love in the later installments of the series can really hit home hard to children and grown-ups alike.The following tropes are common to many or all entries in the Toy Story (franchise) franchise.įor tropes specific to individual installments, visit their respective work pages. The second, "Small Fry", was shown before The Muppets. The first installment, "Hawaiian Vacation", played at the beginning of Cars 2. The characters will make further appearances in a series of shorts titled Toy Story Toons. In 2009, Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were re-released as a double feature in stereoscopic Disney Digital 3-D, with the two films completely re-rendered to match the level of detail of Toy Story 3 (the UK had to wait until January 2010 for Toy Story 2 to come out in 3D). All three films regularly sit atop (or near the top of) the Internet Movie Database's list of Top 50 animated films - and they're all usually on the site's Top 250 Movies list. The third film is notable for garnering Pixar's highest-grossing opening weekend in the company's history (becoming the highest-grossing animated film ever while managing to become the first animated film to ever make a billion dollars in combined domestic and foreign box office revenue) and becoming the third animated feature to receive a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.Īll three Toy Story films are Pixar's highest-rated films on movie review site Rotten Tomatoes (the first two have perfect 100% ratings, while the third movie's is a nearly-perfect 99%). The second film is notable for being Pixar's first Sequel, and one of the rare sequels that's had as much critical acclaim as the original film, as well as spawning a Spin-Off television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. The first film is notable for being the first fully computer-generated feature film. Toy Story 3 takes place about 11 years after the second Film Andy (now a teenager) heads to college, and the plot follows the adventures of Andy's childhood toys as they are accidentally donated to a daycare center for a new generation of kids to enjoy, much to the toys' dismay.
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