Toy Story 3
Movie, 2010, Toy Story, Set in Andy leaves for college
Toy Story 3 is #11 of 31 in release order and #18 of 31 in chronological order in the Pixar.
The story
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.
Toy Story 3 recap
Andy is seventeen and leaving for college. He packs Woody for college and puts the other toys in a bag for the attic, but his mother mistakes it for trash. The toys escape and, feeling abandoned, climb into a donation box for Sunnyside Daycare; Woody follows to bring them home. Sunnyside is run by Lotso, a strawberry-scented bear who welcomes them, then assigns them to the toddler room, where they are battered. Woody escapes and ends up with a little girl, Bonnie, where he learns that Lotso turned bitter after his owner replaced him. Lotso's gang resets Buzz to his factory demo mode and imprisons the others. Woody returns and leads a breakout, which ends with everyone in a dumpster bound for the landfill.
Toy Story 3 ending explained
At the landfill, the toys save Lotso from a shredder, and he abandons them on a conveyor to an incinerator. They join hands, accepting death, until the aliens rescue them with a crane. Back home, Woody writes Bonnie's address on the box, and Andy gives his toys to her, then, after a pause, Woody too. Andy plays with them one last time and drives away.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, an epilogue shows Sunnyside turned into a happy place under Ken and Barbie, and Andy's old toys settling in at Bonnie's, with Buzz still dancing Spanish-style with Jessie. There is no scene after the credits.
Where to watch Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 is streaming on Disney+ and fuboTV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Up, before Cars 2.
- Chronological order: after Toy Story 2, before Toy Story 4.
What to watch before Toy Story 3
In release order, the essentials before Toy Story 3 (2010) are Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999).
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
- Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
- Joan Cusack as Jessie (voice)
- Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
- Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice)
- John Ratzenberger as Hamm (voice)
- Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
- Blake Clark as Slinky Dog (voice)
- Jeff Pidgeon as Aliens (voice)
- Ned Beatty as Lotso (voice)
- Michael Keaton as Ken (voice)
- Jodi Benson as Barbie (voice)
Directed by Lee Unkrich.