Skip to main content
Filmarian
All films
Poster for Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Sign in to rateBe the first to rate
+ write a review
Released
2015 · FILM

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
42 min
Documentary

Synopsis

*Toy Story*, released in 1995, was the first feature-length film produced using computer-generated imagery (CGI) and marked a groundbreaking moment in animation history. Directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar Animation Studios, the film was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of a group of sentient toys who come to life when humans are not around, with a central conflict between Woody, the loyal toy cowboy, and Buzz Lightyear, a newly arrived space ranger toy. The film's success was due in part to its innovative use of CGI, which allowed for a level of detail and realism previously unattainable in animated films. *Toy Story* was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $362 million worldwide and receiving two Academy Award nominations, including Best Animated Feature. It helped establish Pixar as a major force in the animation industry and set the stage for a long-running franchise that includes multiple sequels and spin-offs.

Related titles

No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.

How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jarred BuckShot by Billy Dickson

Community tags

Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).

Help complete this page

We’re missing mpaa rating, logline. Sign in to add what you know.