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Screenplay nomination; Sid's inspiration; Hanks's recording breaks; Shining carpet; Combat Carl; Binford toolbox; 110-person crew; no-musical compromise; Far Side reference; working titles and names; Luxo lamp
In the discussion (11)
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- It was the first animated movie nominated for Best Original Screenplay, prompting an "Eat shit, Chris Ryan" joke. — Sean Fennessey
- Sid Phillips is said to be inspired by a former Pixar employee with the same last name who took apart toys to build bizarre creations. — Sean Fennessey
- Hanks recorded during breaks of Sleepless in Seattle and A League of Their Own but not Philadelphia or Forrest Gump, avoiding comedy amid serious roles. — Sean Fennessey
- Sid's carpet shares the Overlook Hotel's hexagonal pattern from The Shining. — Sean Fennessey
- Hasbro refused the G.I. Joe name for a toy Sid blows up, so it became Combat Carl; the toolbox trapping Woody is a Binford, as on Tim Allen's sitcom. — Sean Fennessey
- Toy Story employed 110 people in full production versus 800 for The Lion King. — Sean Fennessey
- Disney pushed for a musical; Lasseter wanted a buddy comedy, and the compromise was songs at key moments not sung by characters; Pixar's first musical came with Coco 22 years later. — Sean Fennessey
- The shark's "Look, I'm Woody. Howdy, howdy" references a Far Side strip with a cowboy-eating vulture. — Sean Fennessey
- An early possible title was You Are a Toy, and Buzz was originally Lunar Larry; he is named after Buzz Aldrin. — Sean Fennessey
- The Luxo Jr. lamp that became Pixar's logo sits on Andy's desk. — Sean Fennessey
- The internet is full of such trivia; a Harry and the Hendersons homage in the fourth minute is thrown out loosely. — Sean Fennessey