Lightyear

"Infinity awaits."

2022 1h 45m EN

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6.9

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6.1

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★6.9TMDB · 3,974🍅74%Rotten Tomatoes●60Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 134,805

AnimationScience FictionFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.

“Infinity awaits.”

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Cast

Chris Evans
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Keke Palmer
Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
Peter Sohn
SOX /Old SOX (voice)
Taika Waititi
Mo Morrison (voice)
Dale Soules
Darby Steel (voice)
James Brolin
Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Uzo Aduba
Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
Mary McDonald-Lewis
I.V.A.N. (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Angus MacLane
Writers: Jason Headley, Angus MacLane, Dean Kelly
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Angus MacLane, shot by Jeremy Lasky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anthony J. Greenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chris Evans and Keke Palmer and Peter Sohn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Infinity awaits.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10298810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Angus MacLane directs. Jeremy Lasky behind the camera. Michael Giacchino scores. Anthony J. Greenberg cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Directed by Angus MacLane, shot by Jeremy Lasky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Anthony J. Greenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chris Evans and Keke Palmer and Peter Sohn carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Infinity awaits.".
8IMDB entry: tt10298810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "time warp", "villain", "time travel", "space travel".
10Released under 25 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeremy Lasky
Original score: Michael Giacchino
Editing: Anthony J. Greenberg
Production design: Tim Evatt
VFX supervisor: Jane Yen
Sound: Ren Klyce
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000,000
Box office: $226,425,420
Return: 113% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Lightyear (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 74% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 60/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 134,805 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

2 wins & 22 nominations total

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garethmb2022-06-13
The digital magicians at Pixar have returned with an origin story of one of their most famous characters. “Lightyear” opens with an explanation that Andy from “A Toy Story” was given a toy based on his favorite movie in 1995 and that this is the movie upon which the toy was based. With that explanation out of the way, the film centers on a giant ship deep in space that encounters a planet and awakens Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) to investigate. Along with a fellow ranger and a recruit, Buzz scopes out the planet only to discover it is hostile and makes a hasty exit from the planet. Unfortunately, in doing so their ship is damaged and they are left stranded on the planet and forced to establish a colony. Years later Buzz is about to undergo a test flight based on a new fuel that the colony hopes will replicate their previous source and will allow them to travel at the insane velocities needed to cover millions of light-years. Things seem to go as planned until a critical failure and Buzz learns that his four-minute flight actually covered several years on the planet. Undaunted Buzz tries again and again and returns to find his friends aging, having children, and passing away with only his robotic cat Sox (Peter Sohn) to keep him connected to his past and assist him. While this would make for an interesting enough film it is actually just the setup to the larger story which involves a hostile Robot army and an evil menace named Zurg who threatens Buzz and his hastily assembled team of volunteers to save the day. The film has amazing animation and all the humor and charm that one associates with the best Pixar films and is not above giving the audience an emotional tug here and there along the way as I can remember more than a few Pixar films that caused audiences to tear up. Since this is the first of the last three Pixar films to make a cinematic release it would be easy to say that it is a return to form for Disney/Pixar but I would say that is an understatement as the film mixes humor, action, and interesting characters to form a very enjoyable and engaging adventure which is one of the most satisfying Pixar films in recent memory and one every bit worthy of their name. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this crew as I would very much like to see Buzz and his crew return for new adventures soon as “Lightyear” is a new Pixar classic that the entire family will love. 4.5 stars out of 5
Chris Sawin2022-06-17
★ 7/10
Like Toy Story 4, Lightyear is an unnecessary installment to the Toy Story franchise, but is enjoyable nevertheless. Its homage to science fiction makes the animated film feel more like a sci-fi actioner rather than an animated film the majority of the time. It has a rich and palpable atmosphere that is gorgeously animated and is filled with the laugh out loud and heartfelt moments Pixar is typically known for. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Lightyear-2022-Review-A-Visually-Gorgeous-Nod-to-Science-Fiction
Driver2022-06-17
★ 3/10
Where has the "magic" gone? Disney muddles the mix once again and ruins a childhood favorite by removing the accomplished Buzz frontman Tim Allen for Chris Evans? I was so wanting to see the quick quips and humor a comedian such as Allen has always brought to the Toy Story franchise and sadly they went the other direction here. Formulaic and predictable. This could have been any other space-based children's animation.