Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 is an animated family film which was released to U.S. theaters on June 18, 2010. The film was the third film in the Toy Story franchise, following its cinematic predecessors Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999).http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/movieconnections The film was directed by Lee Unkrich, who previously directed the second installment in the Toy Story cinematic franchise, along with the animated films Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881279/ The tagline of Toy Story 3 is, “The great escape.”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/

Toy Story 3 had an estimated production budget of 200 million dollars.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3.htm In its opening week, the film was released to 4,028 theaters in the U.S. and grossed over 167 million dollars, debuting in first place in box office rankings.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=toystory3.htm As of January 2011, the film has grossed over 415 million dollars domestically, and over 1.63 billion dollars worldwide.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3.htm

Toy Story 3 won the 2011 Golden Globe award for Best Animated Feature Film.http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/live-blogging-the-golden-globes/?src=twrhp The third installment of the series beat films such as Despicable Me, The Illusionist, Tangled, and How to Train Your Dragon.http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ Accepting the award, director Lee Unkrich joked about presenters Justin Bieber and Hailee Steinfeld being so young that they were not born when the original Toy Story was released. The film also won the Critics Choice Award, which Unkrich also accepted. He thanked the cast of the film, which he said was anchored by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.screencrave/2011-01-16/2011/golden-globes-best-animated-film-toy-story-3/

Woody and the gang are anxious over their collective fate, as their owner Andy is preparing for his departure to college. Andy decides to put his old toys in the attic, but an unfortunate mix-up occurs, and Woody and the gang find themselves at Sunnyside Day Care Center. Woody soon realizes that their new friends at the day care are not as benevolent as they may appear and tries to encourage the other toys to plot their escape and return to Andy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMpa5yBf5o

• Tom Hanks: Woody (voice)
• Tim Allen: Buzz Lightyear (voice)
• Joan Cusack: Jessie (voice)
• Ned Beatty: Lotso (voice)
• Don Rickles: Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• Michael Keaton: Ken (voice)
• Wallace Shawn: Rex (voice)
• John Ratzenberger: Hamm (voice)
• Estelle Harris: Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
• John Morris: Andy (voice)
• Jodi Benson: Barbie (voice)
• Emily Hahn: Bonnie (voice)
• Laurie Metcalf: Andy's Mom (voice)
• Blake Clark: Slinky Dog (voice)
• Teddy Newton: Chatter Telephone (voice)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/

• "...yet there is nothing two-dimensional about this kind storytelling. It's funny, warm, clever, exciting and touching, a story of friendship and imagination and a last blast of childhood joy before leaving the toys for the next generation of playtime storytellers."—Sean Axmaker, MSN Movieshttp://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-on-dvd/toy-story-3.2/

• "A warning to those wishing to appear tough in public: bring something to shield your face with. Because even the hardest of hearts will have melted by the time the lights come back up."—James White, SFX Magazinehttp://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/07/20/film-review-toy-story-3/

• "Anyone who's ever felt left out and abandoned will understand the emotional heart of this triumphant tale of friendship and loyalty."—Lori Hoffman of Atlantic City Weeklyhttp://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/movie-reviews/Toys-Are-Back-in-Town-97000849.html