Toy Story 2 DVD Release and the Ultimate Toy Story Collection
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen Star in
Disney/Pixar "Toy Story 2''
The $245 Million Box-Office Smash Hit Reunites Everyone's Favorite Toys on Video and DVD
Oct. 17, 2000
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The toys are back in town and they're wound up and ready to play in "Toy Story 2."
This exciting all-new sequel to the landmark 1995 blockbuster "Toy Story" makes its highly anticipated video and DVD debut October 17 from Walt Disney Home Video and Pixar Animation Studios.
Bringing back two of the world's greatest stars, "Toy Story 2" reunites the voice talents of Academy Award®-winning actor Tom Hanks ("The Green Mile") as Woody and comedian Tim Allen ("Galaxy Quest," TV's "Home Improvement") as Buzz Lightyear.
"Toy Story 2" also marks the return of the original voice cast of Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, Laurie Metcalf and the late Jim Varney. Joining the original cast is a stellar line-up of new voice talent including Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Knight, Estelle Harris and Jodi Benson.
The video release of "Toy Story 2" includes exciting bonus materials featuring outrageously funny outtakes; Pixar's Academy Award®-nominated animated short "Luxo Jr." (1986, Best Animated Short Film); and a sneak peek at Disney/Pixar's upcoming holiday 2001 theatrical release, "Monsters, Inc." The VHS is priced at a collectible $26.99 (S.R.P.).
As a celebration for "Toy Story" fans everywhere, "Toy Story 2" and the original "Toy Story" will make their simultaneous DVD debut with the "Toy Story 2" VHS release on October 17. These highly anticipated DVDs will premiere in two special boxed sets, each featuring pristine, THX-Certified presentations of both films, created directly from the digital source.
A specially priced "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" DVD double pack (S.R.P. $39.99) will feature both movies and exciting bonus materials. The "Toy Story 2" DVD will contain two versions of the film: Full Frame (1.33:1 aspect ratio) and Widescreen (1.77:1 enhanced for 16x9 televisions). The original "Toy Story" DVD will be presented in 1.77:1 aspect ratio enhanced for 16x9 televisions and will include Pixar's Academy Award®-winning animated short "Tin Toy" (1988, Best Animated Short Film) (b).
Also debuting Oct. 17 is a special Collector's Edition DVD 3 Disc box set (S.R.P. $69.99), featuring all the materials from the double DVD pack plus an "ultimate toy box" worth of supplemental materials including extensive audio commentaries from the film's creators; movie-making secrets; on-set interviews; never-before-seen animation; 360 degree rotational tours of 11 different film sets and 15 characters and more.
"Toy Story 2" picks up as Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggin (owner of Al's Toy Barn) kidnaps Woody. At Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950's TV show called "Woody's Roundup," and he meets the other prized toys from that show Jessie the cowgirl, Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the prospector.
Back at the scene of the crime, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys from Andy's room Mr. Potato Head®, Slinky® Dog, Rex and Hamm spring into action to rescue their pal from winding up as a museum piece. The toys get into one predicament after another in their daring race to get Woody home before Andy returns.
"Toy Story 2" marks the return of the 12-time Academy Award®-nominated songwriter/composer Randy Newman (1998 "A Bug's Life," Best Original Comedy Score nominee) who wrote the colorful score and two original songs.
Also adding her musical talent to the film is multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning recording artist Sarah McLachlan who sings "When She Loved Me," (music and lyrics by Randy Newman) which was nominated in 1999 for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song. The hit western group Riders in the Sky sings the theme song from the "Woody's Roundup" TV show, and legendary singer Robert Goulet lends his vocal style to a lively big band rendition of "You've Got a Friend in Me."
"Toy Story 2" has an approximate running time of 94 minutes, is rated "G" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. It is available in English and Spanish.
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