2009 Movies : Animated

With Tom Hanks • John Lasseter • Tim Allen • Wallace Shawn • John Ratzenberger • Bonnie Arnold • Don Rickles • Jim Varney • Ralph Guggenheim

Originally released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1995, "Toy Story" was the first feature film from Pixar Animation Studios and director John Lasseter. The film went on to receive Oscar® nominations for Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Original Screenplay, and earned Lasseter a Special Achievement Award (Oscar®) "for the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film." The 3-D version of this landmark film is being personally overseen by Lasseter with his acclaimed team of technical wizards handling all the necessary steps in the conversion process.

With Tom Hanks • John Lasseter • Tim Allen • Kelsey Grammer • Wallace Shawn • John Ratzenberger • Andrew Stanton • Rita Hsiao • Joan Cusack • Karen Robert Jackson • Don Rickles • Jim Varney • Estelle Harris • Helene Plotkin • Doug Chamberlin

Originally released in 1999, "Toy Story 2" went on to become one of the most popular animated features of all time. The film picks up as Andy is heading off to Cowboy Camp and the toys are left to their own devices. When an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggin (owner of Al's Toy Barn) kidnaps Woody, and Woody learns that he's a highly valued collectable from a 1950s TV show called "Woody's Roundup," the stage is set for a daring rescue attempt by the gang from Andy's room. The film introduced such other memorable characters from "Woody's Roundup" as Jessie the cowgirl, Bullseye the horse, and the Prospector.

With Nicolas Cage • Freddie Highmore • Eugene Levy • Kristen Bell • Donald Sutherland • Matt Lucas • Nathan Lane • Bill Nighy • David Bowers • Maryann Garger • Timothy Harris

Set in futuristic Metro City, "Astro Boy" is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly.

Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero.

With Tim Burton • Catherine O'Hara • Greg Proops • Paul Reubens • Danny Elfman • William Hickey • Glenn Shadix • Ken Page • Ed Ivory • Susan McBride • Debi Durst • Kerry Katz • Sherwood Ball • Carmen Twillie • Caroline Thompson

Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder -- where every holiday has its own special land ... and imaginative, one-of-a-kind characters! "The Nightmare Before Christmas" tells the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town! Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town. But as his dream to fill Santa's shoes unravels, it's up to Sally, the rag doll who loves him, to stitch things back together.