On This Day

Toy Story released

November 22nd 1995

09:51 22 November 2023

'Toy Story' opened in theaters in the United States and Canada on this day in 1995. Following the success of their 1988 short film 'Tin Toy', Pixar Animation Studios had been approached by Walt Disney Pictures to produce the first entirely computer-animated feature film.

Set in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, 'Toy Story' tells the tale of a pull-string cowboy doll named Woody (Tom Hanks) and an astronaut action figure called Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and their journey from rivals competing for the affections of their owner, Andy Davis (John Morris), to friends who work together to be reunited with Andy after becoming separated from him.

The movie opened to critical acclaim and went on to gross $373 million worldwide as well as launching a multimedia franchise and three sequels.