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(#9) Joss Whedon Reinvented Buzz and Wrote One of the Most Iconic Lines
In the book Joss Whedon: The Biography, film executive Amy Pascale credits Joss Whedon with fixing Toy Story as a whole, saying:
"Joss worked closely with Pixar’s team as everyone got their heads around the idea of Toy Story as a buddy picture. Buzz Lightyear had always been conceived as a Dudley Do-Right: dim-witted but cheerful and self-aware. Joss helped them re-envision the character as an action figure who isn’t aware that he’s a toy, and who therefore takes his job as an Intergalactic Space Ranger quite seriously. It was a huge epiphany that turned the whole movie around and created the chemistry in Toy Story."
He also wrote John Lasseter's favorite line in Pixar history, “You’re a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.”
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(#16) We Have The Nightmare Before Christmas to Thank for Toy Story
"Because of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story happened," John Lasseter publicly stated at a 20th anniversary of Toy Story event. He explained that no one else before Tim Burton had tried to collaborate on something of that scale with Disney. Once Nightmare happened they realized it was a possibilty and Toy Story was born.
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(#13) Buzz Lightyear Almost Had a Very Different Voice
It's hard to imagine anyone other than Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear. However, before Tim Allen signed on, Billy Crystal was up for the role. In fact, he turned it down! He later said it was the biggest mistake of his career.
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(#15) The Idea of Making Films About Flawed Characters Started with Toy Story and Has Been Pixar's M.O. Ever Since
During the Toy Story 20th Anniversary celebration, John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton were discussing how they didn't want it to be just another animated movie. “We didn’t want it to be a fairytale. We didn’t want a film where the bad guy grows bigger in the third act.” Their goal from the beginning was emotional growth in their characters - something Pixar has stuck with in subsequent films.
Source: Mashable
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(#25) Toy Story 2 Sneakily Features a Reel of Other Pixar Clips
At one point, Hamm is flipping though the channels looking for the Al's Toy Barn commercial. While he does this the TV flashes through other stations, which all show clips from shorts and commercials Pixar produced through the years leading up to Toy Story 2. Among them are "Luxo Jr.," "Red's Dream," "Tin Toy," and "Knick Knack."
If you look quickly there's also a logo for the NeXT computer (developed by Steve Jobs who was CEO of Pixar at the time) as well as snippets from some of Pixar's TV commercials and even a brief image of Pixar's old logo.
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(#32) The Original Voices of Buzz and Woody Were Much More Symbolic
According to Tim Allen, Pixar wanted Jim Carrey to voice Buzz and Paul Newman to voice Woody, but with such a low budget they couldn't afford either. The casting choices were apparently meant to symbolize new Hollywood taking over old Hollywood.
Source: IMDb
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