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Toy Story 2

film by Lasseter [1999]

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Toy Story 2, released in 1999 and directed by John Lasseter, is the second film in the Toy Story franchise. The movie follows Woody, a cowboy doll, who is stolen by an obsessive toy collector. Woody discovers he is a valuable collectible from a 1950s TV show called Woody's Roundup. He learns that the collector plans to sell him and the other Woody's Roundup toys to a museum. Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, grapples with fame but ultimately decides his place is with his owner, Andy. Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen, leads a rescue mission to bring Woody back to Andy and his toy friends. Kelsey Grammer voiced the character Stinky Pete the Prospector in the film. The movie was a commercial success, surpassing its predecessor.12

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Toy Story (franchise)
The movies
…second film in the franchise, Toy Story 2 (1999), also directed by Lasseter. In the sequel an obsessive toy collector steals Woody, who discovers that he is an extremely valuable toy from a 1950s TV show called Woody’s Roundup. In fact, the collector has the other toys from Woody’s Roundup…
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…second film in the franchise, Toy Story 2 (1999), also directed by Lasseter. In the sequel an obsessive toy collector steals Woody, who discovers that he is an extremely valuable toy from a 1950s TV show called Woody’s Roundup. In fact, the collector has the other toys from Woody’s Roundup…
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John Lasseter
…adventure featuring animated insects, and Toy Story 2 (1999), a sequel featuring further adventures of the toys from the 1995 hit. He codirected Cars (2006), which followed an array of anthropomorphic vehicles. During that time Lasseter also produced such Pixar films as Monsters, Inc. (2001), about the clash between the…
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…adventure featuring animated insects, and Toy Story 2 (1999), a sequel featuring further adventures of the toys from the 1995 hit. He codirected Cars (2006), which followed an array of anthropomorphic vehicles. During that time Lasseter also produced such Pixar films as Monsters, Inc. (2001), about the clash between the…
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Disney Company
Return to prominence
…successful Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), films that Disney jointly developed and produced with Pixar Animation Studios. Live-action features also found success, especially 101 Dalmatians (1996), a remake of Disney’s own 1961 animated feature.
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…successful Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), films that Disney jointly developed and produced with Pixar Animation Studios. Live-action features also found success, especially 101 Dalmatians (1996), a remake of Disney’s own 1961 animated feature.
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Kelsey Grammer
Voice work and Broadway
…Stinky Pete the Prospector in Toy Story 2 (1999), the Tin Man in Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2013), and one of the title characters in Storks (2016).
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…Stinky Pete the Prospector in Toy Story 2 (1999), the Tin Man in Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2013), and one of the title characters in Storks (2016).
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Tom Hanks
…blockbuster Toy Story series (1995, 1999, 2010, and 2019), Hanks provided the voice of the animated cowboy Woody.
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…blockbuster Toy Story series (1995, 1999, 2010, and 2019), Hanks provided the voice of the animated cowboy Woody.
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Randy Newman
…films A Bug’s Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Monsters, Inc. (2001) before his Academy Award drought came to an end. After 16 nominations, he won his first Oscar in 2002 for “If I Didn’t Have You” from Monsters, Inc. Newman’s Pixar sound tracks continued to bear fruit, as…
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…films A Bug’s Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Monsters, Inc. (2001) before his Academy Award drought came to an end. After 16 nominations, he won his first Oscar in 2002 for “If I Didn’t Have You” from Monsters, Inc. Newman’s Pixar sound tracks continued to bear fruit, as…
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Don Rickles
… series of animated films (1995, 1999, and 2010), in which he voiced the character of Mr. Potato Head; archival sound of Rickles’s voice was used for Toy Story 4, which was released in 2019, two years after his death.
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… series of animated films (1995, 1999, and 2010), in which he voiced the character of Mr. Potato Head; archival sound of Rickles’s voice was used for Toy Story 4, which was released in 2019, two years after his death.
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Wallace Shawn
…four Toy Story films (1995, 1999, 2010, and 2019), The Incredibles (2004), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), and Penguin Monster Beach Party (2015) and its sequels.
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…four Toy Story films (1995, 1999, 2010, and 2019), The Incredibles (2004), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), and Penguin Monster Beach Party (2015) and its sequels.
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