Toy Story is a 1995 English-language Animation Adventure film written by John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. The movie is directed by John Lasseter and produced by Bonnie Arnold and Ralph Guggenheim under the banner of Walt Disney Pictures in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios. After several disastrous story reels, production was halted and the script was rewritten to better reflect the tone and theme Pixar desired: toys deeply want children to play with them, and . Toy story stars Tom Hanks in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Annie Potts. The screenplay is written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. The music was composed by Academy Award Oscar winner Randy Newman. Editing was done by Robert Gordon and Lee Unkrich. The movie has a running time of 81 minutes. It was released on 7th March 1996 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Toy Story was made on a budget of $30 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $373 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. After several disastrous story reels, production was halted and the script was rewritten to better reflect the tone and theme Pixar desired: toys deeply want children to play with them, and .