As I watched this movie this week, I was surprised to discover I hadn’t seen it in its entirety before. I’ve watched bits and pieces here and there many times when I’ve found it on TV, but this was the first time watching all the way through – including the hilarious bloopers that I discovered in the credits! As I talked about planning to watch this for this week’s blog, a lot of people told me that this was their favourite movie in the entire Toy Story series – and I’ve got to say I’m kind of with them! From Buster “keeping it casual” as he takes Woody out to the yard sale to the little dentist chair the Cleaner uses to fix Woody in and from Buzz smacking into a sliding glass door and the stolen baggage cart sitting in the street in front of Andy’s house at the end – it’s an excellent movie start to finish. I’ll definitely watch it over and over from now on.
Plot Summary: When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting. (www.imdb.com)
Fun Facts ( From www.imdb.com):
When Andy is playing with Woody in the beginning of the movie, he uses “RC” via his remote to launch Buzz out of a box. RC’s remote was left on the road in the final chase scene of Toy Story 1 and was not recovered.
This is one of three Disney movies to win a Golden Globe for Best Picture. The other two are Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Lion King (1994).
At one point, while the toys are at Al’s Toy Barn, Mr. Potato Head views Rex, chasing after the car, in a rearview side mirror, which parodies a scene in Jurassic Park (1993), when the T-Rex chases after the crew in a jeep. Additionally, the phrase made famous in Jurassic Park, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear,” is also visible on the mirror of the car that the toys drive in the store.
When Jessie first meets Woody (Tom Hanks), she exclaims, “Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln!” Abraham Lincoln’s mother was Nancy Hanks, a blood relative of Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is a direct descendant of an uncle of Nancy Hanks.
When the toys are planning the rescue of Woody, Etch-a-Sketch shows a map to Al’s Toy Barn located at 1001 West Cutting Boulevard. This is the address of Pixar Animation Studios in Richmond, California.
Favourite Character: Jessie
Favourite Songs:
When She Loved Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElhbTsKsros
You Got a Friend in Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7kLXXkPPZc
Quotable Quotes:
You’ll be sitting around a campfire with Andy making delicious hot schmos…
Not THAT casual.
I can’t watch! Someone cover my eyes!
Watch where you’re going, Godspilla!
Don’t talk to any toys ya don’t know!
You callin’ me a liar? Well, if the boot fits!
Why’d the toys cross the road? To get to the chicken on the other side!
I’m a married spud. I’m a married spud. I’m a married spud.
What makes you so sure? I’m Buzz Lightyear! I’m always sure!
Heard of Kung Fu? Yeah? Well, get ready for Pork CHOP!
No, Buzz. I am your father.
You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful.
Well, Stinky Pete, I think it’s time you learned the true meaning of play time.
When it all ends, I’ll have Buzz Lightyear to keep me company for infinity and beyond.
Final Thoughts:
I’m so glad I chose this movie this week. I was certain I’d watched the whole thing before, but I hadn’t, so it was a whole new experience for me and those bloopers at the end were just an excellent icing on the cake. I’ll leave you with some words from Buzz Lightyear. “Somewhere in all that stuffing is a toy that taught me life is only worth living if you’re being loved by a kid. And I just travelled all this way to save that toy because I believed him.”
5 Mickeys out of 5:
Next Week’s Movie: Toy Story 3
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When I watch this movie I go through a tug of war in my mind because Stinky Pete makes a strong case for the museum. You would remain in tact, adored by bob children and adults and get to still hang out with your friends. Meanwhile, toys do get neglected and even end up in landfills, and Stinky Pete (being a secondary character) would likely be the first to be thrown out. I was happy for them when they were celebrating going to Japan. But the kid thing… Hard to decide.
It is tug of war in your mind! They write it so well, too.
Yeah they really do. And the part where they tell Jesse’s story and that song… Amazing.