Woody and the gang are held up at a roadside motel and members of the group start to disappear. Woody sets about getting to the bottom of the mystery.Woody and the gang are held up at a roadside motel and members of the group start to disappear. Woody sets about getting to the bottom of the mystery.Woody and the gang are held up at a roadside motel and members of the group start to disappear. Woody sets about getting to the bottom of the mystery.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations
Tim Allen
- Buzz Lightyear
- (voice)
Joan Cusack
- Jessie
- (voice)
Carl Weathers
- Combat Carl
- (voice)
- …
Wallace Shawn
- Rex
- (voice)
Don Rickles
- Mr. Potato Head
- (voice)
Kristen Schaal
- Trixie
- (voice)
Kate McKinnon
- PEZ Cat
- (voice)
Lori Alan
- Bonnie's Mom
- (voice)
Peter Sohn
- Transitron
- (voice)
Emily Ricks Hahn
- Bonnie
- (voice)
- (as Emily Hahn)
Dawnn Lewis
- Delivery Lady
- (voice)
Jason Topolski
- Vampire
- (voice)
- (as Jason 'Jtop' Topolski)
- …
Ken Marino
- Pocketeer
- (voice)
Christian Roman
- Old Timer
- (voice)
Laraine Newman
- Betsy
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCombat Carl is the name of the action figure Sid blows up in Toy Story (1995).
- GoofsSimilarly to the stegosaurus/triceratops mix-up, Mr. Pricklepants is labeled a 'German beaver' instead of a hedgehog. This suggests both were deliberate.
- Quotes
Combat Carl: Remember your training.
Jessie: I don't have any training.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits scene, Carl and his friends go home to their owner Billy while the police arrive to take Ron (and possibly Mr. Jones) to jail. However, Ron flees, crashing into the motel's sign with the police cruiser, before running out. The last line in the special is tone of the cops saying that they've got a runner.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Blockbuster Buster: Honest Review: Toy Story of Terror (2013)
Featured review
Not the films, but high quality entertainment
The Toy Story films may now be over but this short film came out in the UK as part of Halloween programming. I didn't know what to expect from it – perhaps it was just a lazy TV spin off to generate income and keep the brand fresh, but actually it was a very enjoyable little short with all the main characters returning as well as some great new ones. The plot sees the gang checking into a motel where, as Mr Pricklepants points out, terrible things can happen. Sure enough the gang start getting picked off one at a time, confronting Jessie with her worst fears which she must overcome to save the gang.
With this plot the short has a knowing humor based on horror movies and it wears this well. It isn't all this though, the film also has a nice message about overcoming fear and does a good job to bring that out of Jessie very quickly for maximum use. The film is not as impacting, intelligent nor as funny as the films, but it is still good enough to be worth watching for what it does well. I laughed out loud a couple of times (pretty good for 20 minutes) and was amused consistently for the rest.
The characters are great. I liked that the originals all returned, although Hanks and Allen clearly did their work in one day in the studio. Cusack is good while Dalton, Shawn, Schaal, Rickles, and others are all good value. The addition of Carl Weathers not only pleased me as an Arrested Development reference, but he was also a very funny character; Pezcat was also good and produced the biggest laugh from me. Overall a very enjoyable seasonal short film with high production values and high quality all round.
With this plot the short has a knowing humor based on horror movies and it wears this well. It isn't all this though, the film also has a nice message about overcoming fear and does a good job to bring that out of Jessie very quickly for maximum use. The film is not as impacting, intelligent nor as funny as the films, but it is still good enough to be worth watching for what it does well. I laughed out loud a couple of times (pretty good for 20 minutes) and was amused consistently for the rest.
The characters are great. I liked that the originals all returned, although Hanks and Allen clearly did their work in one day in the studio. Cusack is good while Dalton, Shawn, Schaal, Rickles, and others are all good value. The addition of Carl Weathers not only pleased me as an Arrested Development reference, but he was also a very funny character; Pezcat was also good and produced the biggest laugh from me. Overall a very enjoyable seasonal short film with high production values and high quality all round.
- bob the moo
- Nov 2, 2013
- Permalink
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Історія іграшок: Страшилка
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime22 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content