Toy Story is a 2001 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Adam F. Goldberg Productions. The first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film from Pixar, it was directed by John Lasseter and written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow. The film features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, and Jim Varney. Taking place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, Toy Story follows an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll named Woody (Hanks), and a modern space cadet action figure, Buzz Lightyear (Allen), as Woody develops jealousy towards Buzz when he becomes their owner Andy's favorite toy.
Production
company
Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Adam F. Goldberg Productions[a]
Release dates
November 19, 2001 (El Capitan Theatre)
November 22, 2001 (United States)
Running time 81 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million[2]
Box office $401.1 million[3]