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But a close runner-up is the jailhouse wisdom of the Chatter Telephone voiced by Teddy Newton (who also directed the marvelously high-concept short, "Day & Night," that precedes the feature). As sad clown Chuckles, artist/animator Bud Luckey (last heard as the narrator in the Pixar short "Boundin'") has the film's best monologue, the chilling tale of a good bear gone bad. Tucked away in smaller roles are such talents as Jeff Garlin, Timothy Dalton, and Whoopi Goldberg.Īnd, as it has done before-who can forget Brad Bird's glorious Edna Mode?-Pixar saves a few gems for contributors who typically find themselves on the other side of the lens (or rendering machine, as the case may be). As Lotso, Ned Beatty offers the most compelling portrait of avuncular villainy since, well, Ned Beatty in Network, and Michael Keaton's Ken is the quintessence of himbo-ism. The returning vocal cast-Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, et al.-is characteristically excellent, and the newcomers are, if anything, better still. Nor does it mark a visual milestone in the manner of Wall-E.īut if Toy Story 3 doesn't quite represent the transcendent whole of recent Pixar pictures, it boasts its share of transcendent moments: a fashion show put on by Barbie's new Ken a flamenco display by Buzz's Latin alter-ego a baby doll playing Darth Vader to Lotso's Emperor and (trust me on this) Mr. Though it reprises the original's metaphor of disposability as mortality, it does little to extend it-as Toy Story 2 did by weighing a pristine immortality against the everyday messiness of love and loss. Unlike most of the studio's offerings, it lacks any particular ideological infrastructure ( The Incredibles's quiet embrace of individualism, Wall-E's indictment of consumerism, Up's exploration of grief and renewal). This Paradise is no sooner found than it is lost, though, and the bulk of the film delightedly toys (so to speak) with the conceits and conventions of the prison-break genre.īy Pixar's lofty standards, Toy Story 3 is not a particularly ambitious film. After a brief flirtation with the sanitation department (it will not be the last), the gang finds themselves delivered to a local daycare, presided over by a Strawberry-scented pink bear named Lotso (short for " Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear"), who promises them an endless stretch of play-filled days with a rotating cast of kids who will never grow old. (Though not Woody, who initially appears fated to accompany Andy to school as a childhood memento-a touching plan, but one that, if my own collegiate memories are any guide, would likely entail Woody being refashioned into a bong by sophomore year.)Īndy, however, makes the mistake of putting his attic-bound ex-playmates into a plastic garbage bag, and his mother makes the mistake of assuming this was not a mistake. In the 11 years since the last installment of the Pixar franchise, their half-pint custodian, Andy, has grown up, and as he prepares to debark for college, retirement looms for Buzz Lightyear, Jesse, Rex, Ham, the Potato Heads, and the rest of their narrow Toyverse. Such is the cruel afterlife facing the eponymous heroes of Toy Story 3 as the film opens.
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One might add, in a related vein, that the attics are full of indispensable toys-once central players in a childhood fantasy, now upstaged, outgrown, and consigned to the corrugated purgatory of a cardboard box. Ned is survived by his wife, Sandra Johnson and his eight children as well as grandchildren.As Charles de Gaulle dryly observed, the graveyards are full of indispensable men. The legendary actor also took part in hit productions including " Superman", " Friendly Fire", " All the President's Men", " Nashville", " Captain America", " Prelude to a Kiss", " Hear My Song" and " Shooter" as well as countless more. His role in the hit comedy-drama film earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 1976 Oscars. He made his acting debut in " Deliverance", but he was best renowned for his memorable monologue in " Network" from 1976. Ned was once described as "the busiest actor in Hollywood" with his career that lasted five decades. But I will always remember him for that time he dropped by burgers and beer night at my fraternity at USC." He continued praising the late actor, "He was so friendly and down to earth. In the meantime, " Sweet Home Alabama" screenwriter Douglas Eboch posted a tweet that read, "Ned Beatty was a fantastic actor with so many great credits and memorable roles.