Toy Story
Directed by John Lasseter
Released 1995
10Love love love — Unambiguous enthusiasm; rewatch, recommend, evangelize
- Watched
- June 19, 2026
- Format
- TV
- Platform
- Disney+
- Location
- Home
- With
- Family
Oscars · 1996
3 nominations
| Category | Nominees | Won |
|---|---|---|
| Best Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) | Randy Newman | — |
| Best Music (Original Song) | "You've Got a Friend in Me" from - Music, lyrics by Randy Newman | — |
| Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) | Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft | — |
My take
Let the rewatch pre-Toy Story 5 begin! As a story from beginning middle to end this one is an absolute home run. And I couldn’t believe how many puns and jokes for adults there were. Here were a few I literally “got” for the first time during this watch: (1) Bopeep saying “I’m only a few blocks away”, (2) Mr Potato Head crossing himself as he waits for the news of the secret toy, (3) Red saying he was made by a smaller toy manufacturer that was acquired as part of a leveraged buyout, and (4) when Woody calls Buzz Mr Light Beer (I’m only 85% sure that’s what he says but I hope he does it’s so funny). Overall an absolute delight of a movie! I remember each of the plot points, which is not true for the others so I’m really excited to watch the others.