On June 20, the fourth installment of Toy Story was released, and in November next year it will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. There are plenty of reasons to talk about one of the biggest hits on the film scene and animated films. For its production they invested 30 million dollars and raised more than 350 million, becoming a cinematic success.
It was supposed to be the starting point or the beginning of the Pixar era, it is that so many good times and magnificent works have given us. Therefore Toy Story can proudly boast being the first animated film in history to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. She was also nominated for Best Original Music and won the Oscar for Special Achievement. And today it's time to comment on 20 curiosities about Toy Story and how they were shaping it.
1. The first Pixar movie, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
Toy Story was the first official Pixar movie and the first to be created entirely by computer. What was a before and after in the history of cinema.
2. Tin Toy as the protagonist, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
At the beginning the idea was to have Tin Toy, the character of a Pixar short film created in 1988, as the protagonist of the film. But the producers thought that this character was somewhat outdated, so they started despite what types of toys children would use at that moment. That was how Buzz Lightyear was born.
3. You are a toy, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
The original name of the film was You Are A Toy, which has been "You are a toy". That by the way, we could hear it in the form of a phrase within the film itself. Woody tells Buzz.
4. The voice of Tom Hanks, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
Tom Hanks is the one who puts the voice to Woody in the original version of Toy Story. The funny thing is that the actor did not finish reading the script, and what they did was to draw dialogues from other films in which the actor worked.
5. Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
The one in charge of interpreting Buzz at first was going to be Jim Carrey, but due to the lack of budget they opted for Tim Allen. While in the Spanish version, I imagine that most of you already know it well, it is José Luis Gil who gives him a voice.
6. In honor of Andries Van Dam, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
It is rumored that Andy's name is in honor of Andries Van Dam, a pioneer in animation and computer science, as well as vice president of research at Brown University in Providence. And by the way, he taught many of the creators of the film.
7. Inspired by a real character, 20 curiosities toy story, the governing film.
Sid Phillips' character is inspired by a real person, specifically a former Pixar employee. In addition to the last name, they share the “mania” of dismantling toys to create really strange creatures with the pieces.
We have a clear reference to the 1986 Pixar short Luxo Jr. Well, we see the lamp appear on Andy's desk and also the famous yellow and blue ball with a red star.
9. Tribute to Pixar short films.
When Woody climbs on the "lectern" to speak at the meeting that the toys have, we see several books placed on the bookshelf behind him. As it turns out, the titles that can be read on the back of the books belong to different short films developed by Pixar. What's more, even the name of the film's director appears.
10. Giving movement to the soldiers.
To create the movement of the soldiers we see in the film, the animation team did paste several shoes on a sheet of wood. Then they tried to walk with them on, so they would get an idea of how soldiers' dolls should walk.
11. Buzz Lightyear inspired by ...
Buzz Lightyear colors were not chosen at random. Green and purple were the favorite colors of the director's wife. Likewise, the animators to design Buzz's face were inspired by Lasseter himself. And the detail of Woody's back rope is due to a Casper doll that Lasseter had in his childhood.
12. Wink at Jurassic Park.
An obvious that not everyone has to know, is that Rex was included in the film because at that time everyone was talking about the success of Jurassic Park.
13. Negotiations with Hasbro and Mattel.
Pixar contacted the Hasbro toy company, to include the G.I. Joe in the movie. But of course, when they revealed that the idea was that Sid was going to blow one of them up, they refused. They also called Mattel to include a Barbie in the movie, but as they thought the feature film would not succeed they scrapped the offer. What happened after? That was a success, so when the sequel to Toy Story was announced it was Mattel who called Pixar and asked him to include Barbie. Of course, if there was a toy that benefited from Toy Story was the telesketch board. And it is that the company was on the broken bench before the premiere of the film, but after the premiere they increased their sales and saved themselves from ruin..
14. The origin of Pizza Planet.
The original idea was that Pizza Planet be called Pizza Putt and be a restaurant with the theme outside of miniature golf. It was supposed to be a parody of the Pizza Hut franchise, but later they decided that the theme was space and called Pizza Planet. In this way Buzz might think that he could really return home in a spaceship.
15. The participation of John Lasseter.
The voices of the Martians were put by the director himself, John Lasseter, who to get that effect in his voice decided to suck a little helium.
In Sid's backpack you can see that there are several drawings made in pencil. In one of them specifically you can read: "Julie Macbarfle has cooties" - what has been "Julie Macbarfle has lice". It is a tribute to the camera manager, since he kept insisting that his name appear in the film.
17. Cinematic references.
We can find a clear reference to The Shining on the carpet in the lobby at Sid's house. It is inspired by the one in the Overlook Hotel. There are also a couple of references to Alien on Pizza Planet.
18. Wink at a fudge at home.
Another reference, this time to a series, is the toolbox on the plastic box in which Buzz and Woody are trapped. It belongs to the fictional brand Binford, which is the same as Tim Allen used in the series A fudge at home.
Here comes that little wink that appears in all Pixar movies. In the license plate of Andy's mother's car, the famous A 113 appears, which was the number of the classroom in which many of the animators who work at Disney and Pixar studied. If you look we can also see the registration NOV and the number 95, referring to the date on which the film was released.
20. The Mickey Mouse cameo.
As you know, a Mickey Mouse appears in every Disney movie. Well, in Toy Story we see it inside the giant clock that is hanging in Andy's room.
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