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Toy Story was made on a $17 million production budget, which proved insufficient after rewrites delayed the schedule. Steve Jobs requested additional funds from Disney to cover the time lost, and a new budget was negotiated with Disney.
Toy Story was directed by John Lasseter. The screenplay was written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow, with story contributions from Lasseter, Stanton, and Pete Docter.
Toy Story grossed over $363 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1995. Its opening weekend earned $29.1 million domestically.
Production was halted on the 19th of November 1993 after Pixar screened the first half of the film for Disney executives in an event the studio later called the Black Friday Incident. Disney's pressure for edgier characters had stripped the film of warmth, and Disney Feature Animation president Peter Schneider halted production. Pixar spent three months rewriting the script before Disney resumed production in February 1994.
Billy Crystal was approached to play Buzz Lightyear and was given a monologue using dialogue from When Harry Met Sally, but he turned down the role, believing the film would be unsuccessful. Tim Allen was ultimately cast. Crystal later said he regretted the decision and subsequently accepted the role of Mike Wazowski in the 2001 Pixar film Monsters, Inc.
Toy Story received three Academy Award nominations: Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song for "You've Got a Friend in Me", and Best Original Score. It was the first animated film ever nominated in a writing category. John Lasseter also received a non-competitive Special Achievement Academy Award in 1996 for developing the techniques that made the first computer-animated feature film possible.