Tin Toy

Name: Tin Toy
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 1988-08-01
Duration: 5 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Sárközi Olivér

A scared, Tin Toy realizes he really wants to play.

Tin Toy (1988)

0:05 (5 min)

Animation, Family

United States

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Actors and characters

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Production

Pixar

Release date

1 August 1988

Budget

$300 000

Revenue

$123 967

Director

Scenario

Producer

Actors

Sárközi Olivér

Tinny / Billy (voice)

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Short description

A musical tin toy named Tinny finds himself in a nursery where he must avoid the destructive tendencies of a baby. Initially terrified by the infant's behavior, Tinny seeks refuge with other frightened toys. However, after escaping, he realizes he actually desires the child's attention. By the time he decides to sacrifice himself for the baby's happiness, the child has lost interest in toys and becomes distracted by a paper bag.

Directed, written, and produced by John Lasseter, this 1988 animated family short was produced by Pixar in the United States. It is the third film in Lasseter's directorial chronology, following Luxo Jr. and Red's Dream. The production features the voice work of Sárközi Olivér, who provides the voices for Tinny and Billy.

The five-minute film has a rating of 6.1/10 on TMDB based on 508 votes.

What's left behind the scenes

In the video game "Toy Story," the book "Tin Toy" can be seen on Andy's bookshelf.
Some of the toys that were hiding under the couch appeared in the film "Toy Story 3" (2010).
A short clip from "Tin Toy" can be seen in the film "Toy Story 2" (1999) when Rex flips through channels to find an advertisement for the Chicken Little character.
In 2010, Pixar sold the license to produce the Tin Toy to MINDStyle, which released the Tiny toy within the "Art Toy Collectible" series, in a limited edition of 500 pieces at a cost of $90. The box, which is an exact replica of the box from the cartoon, also contained a copy of the storyboard from one of the cartoon’s scenes.
In the early 1990s, Pixar and Disney began negotiations to create the first full-length computer-animated film. The project gained momentum, however, Pixar decided to first create a special half-hour film to ensure they could manage the production of a full-length feature. The continuation of "Tin Toy" was to be called "Tin Toy: Christmas." According to the plot, Tiny was part of a set of toys that had been unable to be sold for many years. Separately from the other toys in his set, Tiny mistakenly ended up in a toy store, where he met other characters, including a plush pink bear named Lotso. The project was abandoned because the television network that was supposed to produce the cartoon could not afford the necessary budget (according to director Pete Docter, it would have required an amount 18 times the allowed budget). Disney was interested in the project and agreed with Pixar to create a film that later achieved commercial success. The character of Lotso, however, was adapted into the film "Toy Story 3" (2010).