Toy Story of Terror!
A Toy Story Halloween special set after Toy Story 3.
Toy Story of Terror! is an American animated Halloween television special produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the Toy Story franchise. It premiered on the American television network ABC on October 16, 2013, and is set after the events of Toy Story 3. The special was written and directed by Angus MacLane, produced by Galyn Susman, and features the voices of Joan Cusack, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, and Kristen Schaal reprising their roles from the franchise, with Carl Weathers as Combat Carl and Stephen Tobolowsky as the motel manager.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy horror
- Writer
- Angus MacLane
- Voices
- Joan Cusack / Carl Weathers / Tim Allen / Tom Hanks / Stephen Tobolowsky / Don Rickles / Wallace Shawn / Timothy Dalton / Kristen Schaal
- Music
- Michael Giacchino
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Galyn Susman
- Editor
- Axel Geddes
- Runtime
- 21 minutes
- Company
- Pixar Animation Studios / Disney Television Animation / Walt Disney Pictures
- Network
- ABC
- Released
- 2013-10-16
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Lore & Background
The special follows the toys on a road trip with Bonnie and her mother to visit Bonnie's grandmother. When the car gets a flat tire, they must spend the night at the Sleep Well roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the other toys search for him and become caught up in a mysterious sequence of events leading to a conspiracy. The plot involves an iguana named Mr. Jones, owned by motel manager Ron, who trains the iguana to steal unattended toys and items from guests to sell in online auctions. Jessie, the cowgirl doll, ultimately overcomes her fear of boxes to rescue her friends and expose Ron's scheme.
Reader's Guide
Toy Story of Terror! is significant as a Halloween-themed extension of the Toy Story franchise, maintaining the series' core characters and themes while introducing a horror-comedy tone. The special received critical acclaim, with a 94% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews and a Metacritic score of 80 out of 100. Critics praised its pacing, humor, and Michael Giacchino's score, noting that it captures the quality of the feature films despite its shorter runtime. The special was originally intended as a 7-minute short film as part of the Toy Story Toons series but was expanded. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 19, 2014, and later made a surprise release onto Disney+ on October 23, 2020.
Did You Know?
- The soundtrack was released on October 15, 2013, on Amazon.com and iTunes in digital format.
- The special premiered on ABC on October 16, 2013.
- The iguana Mr. Jones is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
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