is a live-action/CG rendition of the classic Disney animated movie. Favreau introduced the two filmmakers, calling John one of his "mentors."

In initial versions of Toy Story, Woody was a cowboy ventriloquist dummy that spoke with a John Wayne-esque candor. He was a detached character that relished his position as his owner's favorite toy and actively tried to sabotage newcomer Buzz Lightyear.

"Woody was a jerk," explained Lasseter, who is chief creative officer at both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios.

So, as Lasseter tells it, he and Catmull left their Northern California office and headed down to Disney Studios in Burbank with their more "adult" story. The execs hated it.

Afraid they would lose their deal with Disney, the small Pixar team, which at the time included Pete Docter and Andrewafter the original, in 2010, and the upcoming Toy Story 4 has a release date of June 16, 2017.

Lassetter, who donned a shirt decorated with Toy Story's cast of characters, explained that the greatest success of the film was that it paved the way for other computer animated movies that came after it. Two hundred and fifty-five, by his count.