Tin Toy
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| Tin Toy | |
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 Tinny, the star of the film |
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| Directed by | John Lasseter |
| Produced by | John Lasseter |
| Written by | John Lasseter |
| Release date(s) | 1988 (SIGGRAPH) November 22, 1995 (with Toy Story) |
| Country | USA |
| Preceded by | Red's Dream |
| Followed by | Knick Knack |
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Tin Toy is a 1988 Pixar Animation Studios short film using computer animation. It was directed by John Lasseter and won the 1989 Academy Award for Animated Short Film. In 2003, Tin Toy was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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[edit] Plot
The film takes place in one room and stars the toy of the title, a mechanical one-man band named Tinny, and a baby named Billy— one of the first times a realistic human character had been attempted in a computer-animated film.
At first the toy is delighted at the prospect of being played with by Billy, until he sees how destructive he can be. Fleeing beneath the couch, he discovers dozens of other toys who are too terrified to come out as they went through the same experience. But then Billy falls over on hardwood floor and starts crying, and Tinny decides he has to help no matter what. His antics succeed in cheering Billy up, to the point where Billy picks him up and shakes him violently before throwing him away. Once the toy has recovered from this ordeal he is annoyed to see that Billy has forgotten about him and is now playing with the cardboard box he came out of and walks off with the bag that the box came out of on his head and wanders around the room being followed by Tinny, as the end credits roll.
[edit] References to other media
- Puffin' Billy, the theme song from Captain Kangaroo, is used at the start. The Price Is Right opening is also heard on a television in the background at the start.
- Initial drafts of Toy Story had cast Tinny of this short in the lead, and was considerably more of a road movie, as Tinny endeavored to find a place to call home. After a cowboy-themed ventriloquist's dummy was inserted into the story (the precursor to Woody) and began taking more focus in the plot, Tinny's role morphed into that of Buzz Lightyear.
- Although this short is seen in the Gold Collection and Toy Box editions of Toy Story, it is not included in the theatrical and standard releases of the film. In Toy Story, there is a book called Tin Toy in the background.
- In the wideshot of the entire room, a picture from Luxo Jr. can be seen.
- The shopping bag has Pixar's original logo on it.
- Tinny is seen underneath the bed of the farmer in the 2007 Pixar Short Film Lifted.
- Billy seems to be the original idea for Sid Phillips in Toy Story.
- There was going to be a sequel to Tin Toy called "A Tin Toy Christmas." The idea was later unproduced.
[edit] Trivia
- At closing credits, just before the copyright statement, the following text appears (in very small print):
Any resemblance to actual toys or children is unintentional. To open, press down while turning cap. Pixar and RenderMan are registered trademarks of Pixar. Seatbelts save lives. No portion of this movie, including its soundtrack, may be reproduced in any manner or we won't be your friends anymore. This bag is not a toy. Keep out of reach of children.
[edit] External links
- Information at Pixar's site
- Tin Toy at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Tin Toy
| Preceded by Red's Dream |
Pixar Animation Studios animated films 1988 |
Succeeded by Knick Knack |
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