Toy Story 3 (2010)

Director:

Lee Unkrich

Writers:

John Lasseter (story) and
Andrew Stanton (story) ...
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Release Date:

18 June 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Breakout Comedy Of The Summer

Plot:

The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.

Plot Keywords:

Toy | College | Escape | Children | Teddy Bear

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 33 wins & 42 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Woody (voice)
Tim Allen	...	Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Joan Cusack	...	Jessie (voice)
Ned Beatty	...	Lotso (voice)
Don Rickles	...	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Michael Keaton	...	Ken (voice)
Wallace Shawn	...	Rex (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	Hamm (voice)
Estelle Harris	...	Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
John Morris	...	Andy (voice)
Jodi Benson	...	Barbie (voice)
Emily Hahn	...	Bonnie (voice)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Andy's Mom (voice)
Blake Clark	...	Slinky Dog (voice)
Teddy Newton	...	Chatter Telephone (voice)
Bud Luckey	...	Chuckles (voice)
Beatrice Miller	...	Molly (voice)
Javier Fernandez Pena	...	Spanish Buzz (voice) (as Javier Fernández-Peña)
Timothy Dalton	...	Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Bonnie's Mom (voice)
Charlie Bright	...	Peatey / Young Andy (voice)
Kristen Schaal	...	Trixie (voice)
Jeff Garlin	...	Buttercup (voice)
Bonnie Hunt	...	Dolly (voice)
John Cygan	...	Twitch (voice)
Jeff Pidgeon	...	Aliens (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Stretch (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Chunk (voice)
R. Lee Ermey	...	Sarge (voice)
Jan Rabson	...	Sparks (voice)
Richard Kind	...	Bookworm (voice)
Erik von Detten	...	Sid (voice)
Amber Kroner	...	Peatrice (voice)
Brianna Maiwand	...	Peanelope (voice)
Jack Willis	...	Frog (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	(voice)
Teresa Ganzel	...	(voice)
Jess Harnell	...	(voice)
Danny Mann	...	(voice)
Mickie McGowan	...	(voice)
Laraine Newman	...	(voice)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey	...	(voice)
Bob Peterson	...	Janitor (voice)
Jerome Ranft	...	(voice)
Lee Unkrich	...	Jack in the Box (voice)
James Kevin Ward	...	(voice)
Colette Whitaker	...	(voice)
Constantino Bravos	...	Children (voice)
Taiana Huff	...	Children (voice)
Adam Joshua Jastrow	...	Children (voice)
Leo Jergovic	...	Children (voice)
Theodore F. Kayser	...	Children (voice)
Gia Michailidis	...	Children (voice)
Nikolas Michailidis	...	Children (voice)
Aramé Scott	...	Children (voice)
Woody Smith	...	Big Baby (voice)
Hannah Unkrich	...	Baby Molly (voice) (archive sound)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sherry Lynn	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Jim Ward	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Lee Unkrich

Writing credits
John Lasseter		(story) and
Andrew Stanton		(story) &
Lee Unkrich		(story)
Michael Arndt		(screenplay)

Produced by
Darla K. Anderson	....	producer
Nicole Paradis Grindle	....	associate producer
John Lasseter	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Randy Newman

Film Editing by
Ken Schretzmann
Lee Unkrich

Casting by
Natalie Lyon
Kevin Reher

Production Design by
Bob Pauley

Art Direction by
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi

Production Management
Cynthia Slavens	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Marty Baumann	....	graphic artist
Erik Benson	....	storyboard artist
Susan Bradley	....	art director: creative film services
Craig Foster	....	director of graphics
Aaron Haynes	....	storyboard artist
Mark Cordell Holmes	....	graphic artist
Bud Luckey	....	storyboard artist
Erin Magill	....	art coordinator
Sarah Mercey-Boose	....	art department
Laura Meyer	....	graphic artist
Adrian Molina	....	storyboard artist
Juliet Pokorny	....	art department manager
Jay Shuster	....	sketch artist
Nick Sung	....	additional art
Belinda van Valkenburg	....	shading art director

Sound Department
Benjamin A. Burtt	....	assistant sound editor (as Benny Burtt)
Vince Caro	....	original dialogue recording engineer
Dustin Cawood	....	sound effects editor
Frank Clary	....	assistant sound effects editor
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Sean England	....	foley recordist
Pascal Garneau	....	supervising foley editor
E.J. Holowicki	....	additional sound designer
Doc Kane	....	original dialogue mixer
Tom Myers	....	sound designer
Tom Myers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Myers	....	supervising sound editor
Al Nelson	....	sound effects editor
Timothy Nielsen	....	sound effects editor (as Tim Nielsen)
Justin Pearson	....	additional sound services
Brian Reed	....	additional dialogue recordist
Ronald G. Roumas	....	recordist
Dee Selby	....	foley editor
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brad Semenoff	....	foley recordist
Michael Silvers	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Slanec	....	adr editor
Mac Smith	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Andrew Vernon	....	additional sound services
Dan Scott	....	dialogue recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Alexander Adell	....	technical director
Laura Beth Albright	....	character shading and groom artist
Eric Andraos	....	shading artist
Mimia Arbelaez	....	lighting technical director
Audrey Bagley	....	character technical director
Nick Bartone	....	lighting technical director
Benjamin Beech	....	sets shading artist
Jeffrey Benedict	....	shot lighting artist
Chris Bernardi	....	shading lead
Jeremy Birn	....	lighting artist
Neil Blevins	....	digital artist
Stas Bondarenko	....	software engineer
Brian Boyd	....	master lighting artist
Jacob Brooks	....	groomer and fx artist
Chris Chapman	....	effects artist
Tracy Lee Church	....	sets paint artist
Kathleen Cosby	....	master lighting artist
Katie Coyle	....	shot lighting artist
Trent Crow	....	shading technical artist
Andrew Dayton	....	digital artist
Brad Falk	....	digital artist
Nathan Fariss	....	sets modeling artist
Susan Fisher	....	optimization artist
Jared Fong	....	character modeler/rigger
Michael Fong	....	simulation and effects supervisor
Christopher Lee Fowler	....	master lighting artist
Maël François	....	lighting technical director
Carl N. Frederick	....	lighting optimization engineer
Eric Froemling	....	sequence lead
Michael Fu	....	simulation and effects artist
Christina Garcia Weiland	....	sets dressing artist (as Christina Garcia)
Tolga Goktekin	....	visual effects artist
Rogan Griffin	....	simulation and effects artist
Dave Hale	....	effects artist
Jim Cody Harrington	....	effects technical director
Bernhard Haux	....	character modeler/rigger
Jesse Hollander	....	master lighting artist
Michael Honsel	....	character modeler/rigger
Tiffany Erickson Houghton	....	visual effects artist
Ian House	....	shot lighting artist
Wen-Chin Hsu	....	lighting technical director: Pixar
Andrew Jimenez	....	digital artist
Sungyeon Joh	....	shot lighting artist
Jason Johnston	....	effects artist
Thidaratana Annee Jonjai	....	sets shading artist
Sandra Ford Karpman	....	technical lead: stereoscopic (as Sandra Karpman)
Erik Langley	....	visual effects coordinator
William Austin Lee	....	character modeling and articulation artist
Hsiao-Hsien Lo	....	simulation and effects artist
Alex Mandel	....	lighting department manager
Paul McAfee	....	stereoscopic manager
Daniel McCoy	....	character shading artist
Ian Megibben	....	master lighting artist
Shawn Neely	....	production engineering
Alexander Nehls	....	character technical director
George Nguyen	....	character shading artist
George Nguyen	....	sets shading artist
Leon Jeong Wook Park	....	technical director
Davide Pesare	....	shader writer
Andrew Pienaar	....	lighting artist
Ben Porter	....	groom artist
Konstantin Promokhov	....	simulation and effects artist
Guido Quaroni	....	supervising technical director
Farhez Rayani	....	lighting artist: Pixar Animation Studios
Jordan Rempel	....	shot lighting artist
Doug Rigby	....	shading technical director
Justin Ritter	....	shot lighting artist
David Ryu	....	simulation & effects sequence lead
Afonso Salcedo	....	lighting artist
Julien Schreyer	....	lighting technical director
Sajan Skaria	....	character modeler/rigger
Erik Smitt	....	master lighting artist
Russell J. Stough	....	effects production coordinator
Joseph Suen	....	sets modeling artist
Eunkyoung Lee Swearingen	....	lighting technical director
Lan Tang	....	sets shading artist
Jason Topolski	....	pre-production coordinator
Jason Topolski	....	sets coordinator
Bill Watral	....	effects artist
Jesse Weglein	....	lighting technical director
Chris Wells	....	digital artist
Bob Whitehill	....	stereoscopic supervisor
Andy Whittock	....	sets shading artist
Gary Wu	....	global technology intern
Jane Yen	....	simulation and effects artist
Robin D. Young	....	image mastering coordinator
Lou Hamou-Lhadj	....	character modeling and articulation artist (uncredited)
Ted Kierscey	....	effects animator (uncredited)
Corey Mayne	....	stereoscopic rendering (uncredited)
Dan Weeks	....	infrastructure (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Frey	....	vision engineer
Jeremy Lasky	....	director of photography: camera
Kim White	....	director of photography: lighting

Animation Department
Mahyar Abousaeedi	....	layout artist
Paul Aichele	....	character artist
Simon Allen	....	animator
Josh Anon	....	layout artist
Carlos Baena	....	animator
Andrew Cadelago	....	layout artist
Shaun Chacko	....	animator
Simon Christen	....	animator
Scott Clark	....	animator
Brett Coderre	....	animator
Jonathen Collins	....	animator
Don Crum	....	animator
Eric S. Degner	....	fix and additional animator
Arik Ehle	....	animator
Ike Feldman	....	animator
Tom Gately	....	character artist
Curran W. Giddens	....	animator
Andrew Gordon	....	animator
Andy Grisdale	....	layout artist
Aaron J. Hartline	....	animator
Neil Helm	....	animator
Timothy Hittle	....	animator
Tsung-Yin Hsieh	....	fix and additional animator
Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto	....	animator
Patrick James	....	layout artist
Nancy Kato	....	animator
Jason Katz	....	head of story
Patty Kihm	....	animator
Ken Kim	....	animator
Aaron Koressel	....	animator
Todd Krish	....	animation simulation artist
Stephen Krug	....	render anim coordinator
Bruce Kuei	....	animator
Jaime Landes	....	animator
Matthew Luhn	....	story artist
Angus MacLane	....	animator
Matt Majers	....	animator
Jesus Martinez	....	animation production assistant
Rich McKain	....	animator
Victor Navone	....	animator
Dan Nguyen	....	animator
Daniel Nguyen	....	animator
Neth Nom	....	fix animator
David Park	....	animation department manager
Sukwon Park	....	layout artist
Evan Pontoriero	....	layout artist
Andreas Procopiou	....	animator
Rich Quade	....	animator
James Reinhart Robertson	....	story artist
K.C. Roeyer	....	animator
Christian Roman	....	story artist
Robert H. Russ	....	directing animator
Allison Rutland	....	animator
Max Sachar	....	animation coordinator
Jessica Sances	....	character animator
Mark Sanford	....	layout artist
Brett Schulz	....	animator
Bob Scott	....	animator
Doug Sheppeck	....	animator
Suzanne Slatcher	....	layout artist
Michael Stocker	....	directing animator
Matthew Strangio	....	animator
Benjamin Su	....	animator
Raphael Suter	....	animator
Rob Duquette Thompson	....	animator
Becki Tower	....	animator
Saschka Unseld	....	layout artist
Lindsay VanderGalien	....	animator
Kristoff Vergne	....	animator
Charlene Wang	....	layout artist
Royce Wesley	....	animator
Stephen L. Wong	....	animator
Sylvia Wong	....	layout artist
Justin Wright	....	story artist
Tom Zach	....	animator

Casting Department
Holly Dorff	....	adr voice casting
Mickie McGowan	....	adr voice casting

Editorial Department
Adam Brailsford	....	second assistant editor
Ann Brilz	....	editorial department manager
Susan Brunig	....	color grading operator
Terry Claborn	....	color timer
Evelyn Gee	....	post-production assistant
Katelin C. Holloway	....	management assistant
Bill Kinder	....	director of editorial and post-production
David Lortsher	....	colorist
Jenn Nolan	....	editorial coordinator
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Richard Pinkham	....	media control transfer operator: image mastering
Greg Snyder	....	second editor
Renee Steen	....	second assistant editor
Robert Tachoires	....	media control manager
Christine Wilcock	....	management assistant
Anna Wolitzky	....	second editor

Music Department
Jonathan Allen	....	additional music recordist
David Boucher	....	music recordist
David Boucher	....	score mixer
Ashley Chafin	....	music production coordinator
Donna Cole-Brule	....	music business affairs
Bruno Coon	....	music editor
Don Davis	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
George Doering	....	musician
Mark Graham	....	head of music preparation
Andrew Hansen	....	musician
Tom Hardisty	....	score mixing recordist
Jill Heffley	....	executive music assistant
Brenda Heins	....	assistant music editor
Barney Jones	....	production music editor
Tom MacDougall	....	music supervisor
Chris Montan	....	executive music producer
Randy Newman	....	conductor
Randy Newman	....	orchestrator
Andrew Page	....	music production director
Danna Paola	....	song performer: ("You've Got a Friend in Me": Spanish version )
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Jonathan Sacks	....	orchestrator
Jonathan Sacks	....	orchestrator
David Slusser	....	production music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Aleks Syntek	....	performer: (spanish version "We belong together") "You've got a friend in me")
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn
Derek Zhao	....	assistant to composer
Derek Zhao	....	technical assistant to composer
Germaine Franco	....	midi programmer (uncredited)
Jason Poss	....	music transcription (uncredited)

Other crew
Tricia Andres	....	production office manager
Brad Bird	....	senior creative team: Pixar
Bryan Bird	....	animal wrangler
Malcolm Blanchard	....	production engineer
Michael A. Bordas	....	software engineer
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
John Broadhead	....	production engineer
Cathleen Brown	....	clearance
Shaun Brown	....	data management group: Pixar studio team
Cheryl Burke	....	choreographer
Michael Chann	....	software engineer
Alden Chew	....	software engineer
Lars R. Damerow	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Beatrice De Luca	....	production accountant
Ross Dickinson	....	systems administrator
Pete Docter	....	senior creative team: Pixar
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani	....	choreographer (as Tony Dovolani)
Paul Edmondson	....	production engineer
Claire Faggioli	....	production office assistant
Tyler Fazakerley	....	systems administrator
Michael Frederickson	....	software developer
Joseph Frost	....	technical lead: storage
Remy Galang	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Dominic Glynn	....	lead engineer: image mastering
Marc S. Greenberg	....	production accountant
Eric Gregory	....	software developer
Susan Boylan Griffin	....	technical documentation
Jon Hadden	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Robert Hamrick	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Mark Harrison	....	data management
Kitt Hirasaki	....	software design
Michael Hitson	....	facility technician
Dan Hoffman	....	systems administrator
Shawn Hovis	....	systems administrator and support
Ling Hsu	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Jason 'Jayfish' Hull	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Jose Ignacio	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Ron S. Jong	....	infrastructure
Ben Jordan	....	production engineer
Ryan Kautzman	....	production engineer
Jason Kim	....	software engineer
Stephen Krug	....	production coordinator
Jacob Kuenzel	....	production engineer
Chris Lasell	....	lead systems administrator
John Lasseter	....	senior creative team: Pixar
Marty Lew	....	systems administrator
Matthew Lindahl	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Ramiro Lopez Dau	....	promo animator
Ramiro Lopez Dau	....	promo team
John Robert Loy	....	software developer (as John Loy)
Aaron Luk	....	software developer
Erin Magill	....	legal clearance coordinator
BoB 'Naked BoB' Morgan	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Terry Lee Moseley	....	systems administrator
Daniella Muller	....	production assistant
Allison W. Nelson	....	production assistant: sets (as Allison Nelson)
Catherine Obuhoff	....	systems administrator
Luigi Passalacqua	....	craft service
Laura Pearson-Smith	....	marketing and distribution (as Laura Pearson)
Kirsten Peterson	....	simulation & effects production assistant
Peter Plackowski	....	systems administrator
Suzanne C. Robertson	....	story production assistant
Bob Roden	....	legal
Gary Rydstrom	....	senior creative team: Pixar
Donald Schmidt	....	production engineer
Ozan Serim	....	project manager
Apurva Shah	....	global technology
Burton Siu	....	software test engineer
Nelson Siu	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Nelson Siu	....	unix systems administrator
David Sotnick	....	technical lead: Network
Andrew Stanton	....	senior creative team: Pixar
Mike Sundy	....	systems administrator
Tiffany Taira	....	video production lead (pixar university )
Andy Thomas	....	systems administrator
Erick Tryzelaar	....	team: rendering pipeline group
Lee Unkrich	....	senior creative team: Pixar
Dirk Van Gelder	....	software developer
Rudy Vucelich	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Jay Weiland	....	desktop and infrastructure: Pixar studio team
Ian Westcott	....	systems administrator
Wayne Wooten	....	RenderMan development
Shiqi Yang	....	software engineer
Melissa Fuller	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nick Pitera	....	creative film services technical director (uncredited)
Thomas V. Thompson II	....	technology support: XGen (uncredited)

Thanks
Cathleen Brown	....	special thanks
Steve Jobs	....	special thanks
Hayao Miyazaki	....	special thanks
Toshio Suzuki	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Pixar Animation Studios
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (3-D version)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (all media)

Other Companies

• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  on-line promotional material creation
• Eastwood (Sound and Vision)  Additional Pro Tools Systems Supplied By (foreign versions)
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as Sony Pictures Scoring Stage)
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack
• Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage  score mixed at

Also Known As:

"3" - USA (poster title)
"Toy Story 3: An IMAX 3D Experience" - USA (IMAX version)
"Toy Story 3" - Argentina (imdb display title), Mexico
"История игрушек: Большой побег" - Russia
"Histoire de jouets 3" - Canada (French title) (dubbed version)
"Lelulugu 3" - Estonia
"Oyuncak hikayesi 3" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Povestea jucariilor 3" - Romania
"Prica o igrackama 3" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Prica o igrackama 3" - Croatia (imdb display title)
"Rotallietu stasts 3" - Latvia (imdb display title)
"Toy Story 3" - Denmark
"Toy Story 3" - Japan (English title)
"Toy Story 3" - Brazil (imdb display title)
"Toy Story 3" - Greece
"Toy Story 3." - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Toy Story 3: Príbeh hracek" - Czech Republic (imdb display title)
"Toy story 3" - Spain
"Toy story 3 - La grande fuga" - Italy
"Tzatzooa Shel Sippur 3" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"Wanju zong dongyuan 3" - China (Mandarin title) (imdb display title)
"Zaislu istorija 3" - Lithuania (imdb display title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | Dolby (Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound)

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #46302) | Finland:K-7 | Ireland:G | Australia:G | Singapore:PG | Canada:G | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Japan:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Taiwan:GP | Hong Kong:I | UK:U | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:G | South Africa:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:7 | India:U | Chile:TE

Company:

Pixar Animation Studios

Trivia:

SERIES TRADEMARK: The letters/numbers "A113", which appears in most of the Pixar films, makes an appearance on a license plate on the back of Andy's Mom's car. A113 is a reference to the room at CalArts in which the Pixar Animators studied. The car itself bears a lot of resemblance to an Opel/Vauxhall Zafira.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The toys never let people know they are alive, but several escape attempts, patrols by Lotso's gang and other things are recorded by the security cameras at the day care center. It is possible to alter images seen on security cameras, and conceivable that one or more of the toys in Lotso's gang would know how.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Mr. Potato Head, portraying One-Eyed Bart, jumps out of a train while carrying money sacks]
Mr. Potato Head:[laughs evily] Ah, ha ha ha! Money, money, money!
[Woody lassoes a rope to grab the money from Mr. Potato Head's hands, then trips him]
Woody:You've got a date with justice, One-Eyed Bart!
Mr. Potato Head:Too bad, Sheriff! I'm a married man!
[Mrs. Potato Head jumps onto the train, giving karate yells]
Woody:One-Eyed Betty?
[Mrs. Potato Head chases Woody across the train tops, then uses nunchucks to knock him off. As the Potato Heads look and laugh evily, Woody suddenly reappears, riding Bullseye with Jessie]
Jessie:I think you dropped something, mister!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.112" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Dream Weaver

By delivering an amazing finale to an amazing trilogy, all we can do is bow and thank Pixar once again.

Star Wars. Indiana Jones. Fistful of Dollars. Bourne. These are all incredible trilogies that can, will, and should stand the test of time. Yes, I am neglecting the fourth Indiana Jones. Upon the mention of the third Toy Story, I was deathly afraid. Afraid because it has some major, major shoes to fill. The original is a masterpiece that changed animation forever, and the sequel is among the best in the history of film (I mean that). The first two Toy Story films are among the best movies of all-time and to this day entire animation studios have failed to duplicate an ounce of the magic contained in Toy Story. Could part 3 even come close to the original two? My friends, I am very happy to say, the answer is a resounding yes.

Toy Story 3 does exactly what the first two did, delivered on all cylinders, all aspects of film-making and entertainment. The humor is back, the heart is back, the delightful cast of characters is back. This time, thanks to an incredible script, there's more suspense, more drama, and many more surprises. Like any spectacular trilogy, it wraps up all loose ends. It literally is difficult to find any flaw or any slow moment in this movie, and even if there is, it will immediately be forgiven by the next major laugh or the next major revelation. The predictability factor in this movie is low, and the payoff to all the suspense is extremely high. Guys, this is the go-to movie of the summer, and makes up for any disappointment you have seen this year or last.

Just like Toy Story 2's subtle and underlying themes, Toy Story 3 revolves around the group of toys and their latest adventure, but dwells far deeper than that. On the surface, this movie is about the toys in a series of circumstances, winding up in a daycare center that isn't all it seems. At the same time, Andy is heading for college, but Woody isn't quite ready to let go of his owner and the memories that follow. The deeper aspects involve aging, growing up, and moving on. Michael Arndt, the Oscar winner that wrote Little Miss Sunshine, was behind the spectacular screenplay in this third trip in the world of toys. Then with the help of John Lasseter and Lee Unkrich (who serves as the director), we see plenty of references to Pixar, other movies, the previous Toy Story installments, and even we even see nods to the influences of the entire animation studio (Miyazaki).

The writing wasn't the only thing that was on par with the first two Toy Story movies. The voice acting cast was once again phenomenal, with popular actors, underrated talent, and great character actors filling the bill. Come on now, just read em': Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, John Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Jody Benson, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, John Ratzenburger, Ned Beatty, Jeff Garlin, and Michael Keaton. Unlike what Dreamworks pulls off on a yearly basis, Pixar carefully chooses their voice cast in terms of pulling off the best performances, not to generate more money. Because honestly, was there even a point to Angelina Jolie voicing the tiger in Kung Fu Panda? On the other hand, very few can pull an authentic Barbie like Jody Benson (a.k.a. Ariel in the Little Mermaid). It takes reliable and authentic acting to pull at the heartstrings, and everyone definitely was on their A-game.

Lee Unkrich directed this movie with incredible pacing and just as much heart and dedication as Lasseter, who was in charge of the first two. The truth is, Pixar directs the movie together, as they share ideas and suggestions amongst each other. This fact can be traced to the similar pacing and directing styles seen in Pixar's better works like Ratatoille, Finding Nemo, and Up. They all have the similar technique of incorporating just as many tears as laughs. But unlike all the other Pixar movies (with the exception of The Incredibles), Toy Story 3 has a heave dosage of suspense and peril, which is climaxed by one of the most exciting animated sequences this side of Castle in the Sky (a Miyazaki adventure masterpiece). Other reviewers have noted this before me, but this Toy Story is quite scary in depth and in imagery at some instances, so be wary of this while watching this with the kids. With so much time invested with these toys, the drama runs a bit high.

Bottom Line: Toy Story 3 secures its place in cinema brilliance by becoming the best third installment since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the best sequel since Kill Bill Vol. 2, and the best movie we've seen this year. This movie is usually hilarious, sometimes thrilling, and sometimes downright tear-jerking. And yes, just like Up's opening 10 minutes, there is that one major sequence in which Pixar will play with your heartstrings like Eric Clapton playing tears of Heaven. If you enjoyed the first two Toy Stories, there's no need to worry about the third and hopefully final chapter in the quality-filled saga. How Pixar manages to deliver yet again is absolutely beyond me.

Walt Disney may not be one-hundred percent proud of his company if he were alive to see it now, but he would be absolutely delighted at seeing what beautiful art Pixar has delivered ever since 1995. Pixar has re-created Walt Disney 's magical methods of storytelling and movie-making, and arguably has taken it a step even further by adding depth to the characters and depth to the overall stories presented. The direction was fantastic, the writing was Oscar-worthy, and the overall production is Best Picture caliber. This is Pixar's best work since Finding Nemo, and a must see by any means necessary. Despite my cynical nature, there's no way I can grade this any less than perfect. Just no way.