Toy Story Opens in American Theaters
Toy Story opened in United States theaters on November 22, 1995.
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The Event
Toy Story opened in United States theaters on November 22, 1995. It was the first feature-length film made entirely with computer animation.
The Wider Story
The release grew from years of technical development in modeling, animation, rendering and storytelling. The human creative work was as important as the computing equipment.
Putting the Event in Perspective
The theatrical opening was not the first experiment in computer animation.
Reading the Historical Record
A historical illustration should focus on a 1995 cinema or animation workstation rather than copying scenes from the film.
About the Historical Recreation
The accompanying visual is an illustrative reconstruction: a 1995 cinema lobby followed by an early computer-animation workstation with indistinct wireframe shapes. It is not authentic archival footage, an eyewitness record or additional evidence for the event.
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