You don’t even need to go far when starting at the beginning of the Pixar timeline, as Toy Story’s release in 1995 broke ground for Pixar from the word “go.” The very first CGI feature-length animated film, it would have been easy to just lay down a simple story, with history already made. But with a top notch story, and characters as iconic as Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and the rest of Andy’s toy box, it was able to stand out even more.
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