Jesus, this movie came out 20 years ago. I'm not usually one to get caught up in the age of a thing relative to my own but this came as a shock.While attempting to rescue a toy from a yard sale, Woody (Tom Hanks) is stolen by a local salesman (Wayne Knight) to be sold as part of a complete collection of toys from Woody's Roundup, a short-lived cowboy TV show, to a toy museum in Tokyo. Woody only wants to go home but is convinced to stay by Cowgirl Jessie (Joan Cusack) whose child grew up and left her behind, and Prospector Pete (Kelsey Grammer) desperate not to go back into long-term storage. Meanwhile, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) leads some of the toys on a rescue attempt through Big Al's Toy Barn.
It is truly a testament to how great Pixar is that this movie stands up as well as it does. Two decades later and the story is still timeless, the animation crisp, and the characters fully fleshed out. This was supposed to be a direct-to-video throwaway sequel and instead became the launching point of a multi-generational franchise.
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