Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by John Lasseter. Co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon, the film is the sequel to Toy Story. In the film, Woody is stolen by a toy collector, prompting Buzz Lightyear and his friends vowing to rescue him. However, Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting. The film returns many of the original characters and voices from Toy Story and introduces several new characters, including Jessie, Barbie, and Mrs. Potato Head. It is the last Toy Story film in which Jim Varney provides Slinky Dog's voice before he died in 2000.
Disney initially envisioned the film as a direct-to-video sequel and Toy Story 2 began production in a building separated from Pixar and was much smaller scale, with most of the main Pixar staff working on A Bug's Life (1998). When story reels proved promising, Disney upgraded the film to theatrical release, but Pixar was unhappy with the film's quality. Lasseter and the story team re-developed the entire plot in one weekend. Although most Pixar features take years to develop, the established release date could not be moved and the production schedule for Toy Story 2 was compressed into nine months.
Despite production struggles, Toy Story 2 opened in November 1999 to wildly successful box office numbers, eventually grossing over $485 million, and highly positive critical reviews. Toy Story 2 has been considered by critics and audiences alike to be one of few sequels that outshine the original,and it continues to be featured frequently on lists of the greatest animated films ever. The film has seen multiple home media releases and a 3-D re-release in 2009. The film's success led to the production of Toy Story 3 in 2010,

Toy Story 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Lasseter
Produced by	Helene Plotkin Karen Robert Jackson
Screenplay by	Andrew Stanton Rita Hsiao Doug Chamberlin Chris Webb
Story by	John Lasseter Pete Docter Ash Brannon Andrew Stanton
Starring	Tom Hanks Tim Allen Joan Cusack Kelsey Grammer
Music by	Randy Newman
Cinematography	Sharon Calahan
Editing by	Edie Bleiman David Ian Salter Lee Unkrich
Studio(s)	Pixar
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	November 24, 1999
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million
Box office	$485,015,179