The Toys Are Back In Town And They're Wound Up And Ready To Play In Toy Story 2

This exciting all-new sequel to the landmark 1995 blockbuster Toy Story makes its highly anticipated video and DVD debut from Walt Disney Home Video and Pixar Animation Studios.

Bringing back two of the world's greatest stars, Toy Story 2 reunites the voice talents of Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks as Woody and comedian Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear.

Toy Story 2 also marks the return of the original voice cast of Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, Laurie Metcalf and the late Jim Varney. Joining the original cast is a stellar line-up of new voice talent including Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammar, Wayne Knight, Estelle Harris and Jodi Benson.

The video release of Toy Story 2 includes exciting bonus materials featuring outrageously funny outtakes; Pixar's Academy AwardÁ-nominated animated short Luxo Jr.; and a sneak peek at Disney/Pixar's upcoming holiday 2001 theatrical release, 'Monsters, Inc. As a celebration for Toy Story fans everywhere, Toy Story 2 and the original Toy Story will make their simultaneous DVD debut with the Toy Story 2. These highly anticipated DVDs will premiere in two special boxed sets, each featuring pristine, THX-Certified presentations of both films, created directly from the digital source.

Also debuting is a special Collector's Edition, featuring all the materials from the double DVD pack plus an ultimate toy box worth of supplemental materials including extensive audio commentaries from the film's creators; movie-making secrets; on-set interviews; never-before-seen animation; 360 degree rotational tours of 11 different film sets and 15 characters and more.

Toy Story 2 picks up as Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggin (owner of Al's Toy Barn) kidnaps Woody. At Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950's TV show called Woody's Roundup, and he meets the other prized toys from that show -- Jessie the cowgirl, Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the prospector. Back at the scene of the crime, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys from Andy's room -- Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm -- spring into action to rescue their pal from winding up as a museum piece. The toys get into one predicament after another in their daring race to get Woody home before Andy returns.

Toy Story 2 marks the return of the 12-time Academy Award-nominated songwriter/composer Randy Newman who wrote the colorful score and two original songs. Also adding her musical talent to the film is multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning recording artist Sarah McLachlan who sings When She Loved Me, (music and lyrics by Randy Newman) which was nominated in 1999 for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The hit western group Riders in the Sky sings the theme song from the Woody's Roundup TV show, and legendary singer Robert Goulet lends his vocal style to a lively big band rendition of You've Got a Friend in Me.

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The Toys Are Back In Town And They're Wound Up And Ready To Play In Toy Story 2