 Toy Story is a 1995 American computer @-@ animated adventure buddy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . Directed by John Lasseter at his directorial debut , Toy Story was the first feature @-@ length computer @-@ animated film and the first theatrical film produced by Pixar . Toy Story follows a group of anthropomorphic toys who pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present , and focuses on the relationship between Woody , a pullstring cowboy doll ( voiced by Tom Hanks ) , and Buzz Lightyear , an astronaut action figure ( voiced by Tim Allen ) . The film was written by John Lasseter , Andrew Stanton , Joel Cohen , Alec Sokolow , and Joss Whedon , and featured music by Randy Newman . Its executive producers were Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull . It was released in theatres November 22 , 1995 . 
