Pixar's 'Lightyear' opens with text describing how in 1995 a boy named Andy received a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday. According to director Angus MacLane that's about as close as they wanted to come to any 'Toy Story' comparisons.
Close 1 of 2 Buzz Lightyear In Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear,” Buzz Lightyear and Alisha Hawthorne — his long-time commander, fellow Space Ranger and trusted friend — are marooned on a hostile planet.
Friday in Bay Area theaters, Pixar's"Lightyear" opens with a text crawl, describing how in 1995 a boy named Andy received a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday — and this is the movie that inspired the toy. Indeed, it's easy to forget all about toys watching this thrilling, streamlined adventure of Space Ranger Buzz , who crashes his ship, stranding himself and his crew on a hostile alien planet. As he attempts to right his wrong, he experiences time jumps, fights giant robots, faces the evil Zurg and makes a batch of new friends.
"When CG began, you had to build everything in CG, so you wanted to see everything," he says."So in this film we tried as best we could to obscure as much as possible. We built it and then threw it away, so you're always focusing on the story point or the acting and not on the background." But perhaps the most important factor is the characters, starting with Chris Evans — Captain America himself — as Buzz.
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