Toy Story 2 (2-Disc Special Edition) (1999)

Director: John Lasseter  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Buena Vista
Format: DVD
UPC: 00786936294521
Buy.com Sku: 40724402
Item#: V267TH
Buy.com Sales Rank: 24791
Category Keywords: Adventure  Blockbuster  Computer Animation  Family (General)  Fantasy  Sequel  Theatrical Release  Toys 
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Features: DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.77:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); DTS 5.1 Surround ES: Surround EX, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Sneak Peek, Game, English, French, Spanish Subtitled
 
A Golden Globe Award winner for Best Picture, Toy Story 2 has become a favorite all across the world, garnering praise from fans and critics everywhere. It's "an instant classic," raves New York Magazine. Now, in a 2-disc collector's edition with a sparkling theater mix, this groundbreaking animated adventure is even better! While Andy is away at summer camp, Woody is toynapped by Al, a greedy collector who needs Andy's favorite toy to complete his Roundup Gang collection. Together with Jessie, Bullseye, and the Prospector, Woody is on his way to a museum where he'll spend the rest of his life behind glass. It's up to Buzz, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Rex, and Slinky Dog to rescue their friend and remind him what being a toy is all about. Bursting with exclusive bonus features, including deleted scenes, outtakes, a new game, and much more, this hilarious comedy classic raises the bar on family entertainment to infinity and beyond.
 
"In the realm of sequels, Toy Story 2 is to Toy Story what The Empire Strikes Back was to its predecessor, a richer, more satisfying film in every respect."  Todd McCarthy, Variety.com
"There's not a single moment of this film that's not wildly imaginative and utterly delightful."  William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

 


Editor's Note

In this dazzling sequel to the 1995 blockbuster, Andy heads off to summer camp, leaving the toys behind to fend for themselves. In much the same way Buzz discovered he is a mass-produced product in the first installment, Woody discovers that he is a valuable collectible spawned by a popular 1950s kiddie-puppet TV show, "Woody's Roundup Gang," when he is kidnapped by an evil toy collector, Al McWhiggin. Through Al, who plans to sell him to a Japanese toy museum, Woody is reunited with the toy versions of his TV cohorts--plucky cowgirl Jessie (Cusack), prospector Stinky Pete (Grammer), and trusty horse Bullseye. Woody must choose between seeing Andy grow up and forsake him and living a sterile but eternal life behind glass being admired--but not played with. Meanwhile, the rest of the original toy troupe undergoes a thrilling crosstown adventure to locate their kidnapped friend and restore him his rightful owner. Extremely entertaining, surprisingly touching, endlessly thrilling eye candy for anyone of any age. Golden Globe Winner: Best Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy. Includes outtakes and bonus short, "Luxo Jr.," plus a sneak preview of Disney/Pixar's MONSTERS INC.

 
Features
Widescreen Presentation
Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1); DTS 5.1 Surround ES: Surround EX
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
More than 250 artists, animators, and technicians were involved in the production, including 90 technical directors and nearly 60 animators.
Eighteen different sets, along with 1,200 different model packets (props, set dressing, buildings, and the like), were created for the film
The animators all vied for a chance to work on Jessie, the cowgirl, because "she's so vivid, and such an incredible character."
Director John Lasseter says he was inspired by director Frank Capra – "The way his films grab your heart and your emotions" -- and said he tried to do the same with Toy Story 2
Toy collector Al McWhiggin's apartment building is a 23-story 1930s art deco high-rise
Deleted Scenes
Hilarious Outtakes
ew Sneak Peek At Pixar's Next Animated Feature, Cars
All-New Game -- "Which Toy Are You?"
And Much More!
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Buena Vista
Release Date: 5/16/2008
Running Time: 92 minutes
Original Release Date: 1999
Catalog ID: 4121203
UPC: 00786936294521
Number of Discs: 2

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Widescreen  1.77:1

 
Cast & Crew
Don Rickles - Voice Of
Edie Bleiman - Editor
Helen Plotkin, et. al. - Producer
Jim Varney - Voice Of
John Lasseter, et al. - Director
John Lasseter, et al. - Story By
Randy Newman - Original Music By
Sarah McArthur - Executive Producer
Sharon Calahan - Cinematographer
Tim Allen - Voice Of
Tom Hanks - Voice Of
William Cone, et. al. - Production Designer

 
Awards

Oscar (2000)
   Randy Newman, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score [Toy]

Golden Globe (2000)
   Randy Newman, Nominee, Best Original Song - Motion Picture

MTV Award (2000)
   Tom Hanks & Tim Allen, Nominee, Best On-Screen Duo

 
Professional Reviews
Variety
"...Fresh characters, broadened scope, boisterous humor and, most of all, a gratifying emotional and thematic depth..." 11/22-28/1999 p.83-96

Total Film
"...The best family-oriented action movie for years....Funnier, more thrilling and more genre-bustingly brilliant than you could imagine..." -- 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/2000 p.68-9

Entertainment Weekly
"...Wonderful and wise....Beautifully animated..." -- Rating: A| 01/21/2000 p.83

Premiere
"...Sophistication, inventiveness, and comic flair that most adult movies can't match..." -- 4 out of 5 stars -- Watch More Than Once 11/01/2000 p.105

New York Times
"...The Pixar animation looks even better than it did the first time....A lively, tuneful adventure..." 11/24/1999 p.E1

USA Today
"...The most beguiling amusement of the year....TOY STORY 2 is that rare sequel that is better than the first -- improved, both story -- and effects-wise -- but containing everything that you adored about the original..." 11/24/1999 p.6D

Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie once again features the enchanting three-dimensional feel of computer-generated animation..." 11/24/1999 p.43

Wall Street Journal
"Against most odds, the sequel turned out to be at least as wonderful as Pixar's 1995 original -- maybe more so." 08/07/2009

San Francisco Chronicle 9 of 10
...Toy Story 2...is the most entertaining movie of the year. Funny and action-packed, it's also got that rare thing, heart... The Pixar wizards with their amazing computer animation have outdone themselves with this generous and dramatically rich sequel... - Peter Stack
 
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
I forgot something about toys a long time ago, and Toy Story 2 reminded me. It involves the love, pity and guilt that a child feels for a favorite toy. A doll or an action figure (or a Pokemon) is yours in the same way a pet is. It depends on you. It misses you. It can't do anything by itself. It needs you and is troubled when you're not there.

Toy Story 2 knows this, and for smaller viewers that knowledge may be the most important thing about the film--more important than the story or the skill of the animation. This is a movie about what you hope your toys do when you're not around--and what you fear. They have lives of their own, but you are the sun in the sky of their universe, and when you treat them badly, their feelings are wounded. - Roger Ebert
 

  
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