 Sources indicate that executive producer Steve Jobs lacked confidence in the film during its production , and he had been talking to various companies , ranging from Hallmark to Microsoft , about selling Pixar . However , as the film progressed , Jobs became ever more excited about it , feeling that he might be on the verge of transforming the movie industry . As scenes from the movie were finished , he watched them repeatedly and had friends come by his home to share his new passion . Jobs decided that the release of Toy Story that November would be the occasion to take Pixar public . A test audience near Anaheim in late July 1995 indicated the need for last @-@ minute tweaks , which added further pressure to the already frenetic final weeks . Response cards from the audience were encouraging , but were not top of the scale , adding further question as to how audiences would respond . The film ended with a shot of Andy 's house and the sound of a new puppy . Michael Eisner , who attended the screening , told Lasseter afterward that the film needed to end with a shot of Woody and Buzz together , reacting to the news of the puppy . 
