You may have seen Toy Story a dozen times — it’s an eminently re-watchable movie — but you’ve never seen it like this before. Jonason Pauley and Jesse Perrotta spent the last two years shooting a live-action, shot-for-shot remake of the entire Pixar classic, using live actors, real toys, the original movie’s soundtrack, stop-action effects, and plenty of awesome puppetry. It’s astonishingly detailed and accurate, using a mix of hand-made and store-bought toys and about 150 friends of the two filmmakers. It even impressed the brass at Pixar: Pauley and Perrotta were allowed to pass out DVDs of the film in front of Pixar’s offices.
Watch this: an incredible shot-for-shot, live-action ‘Toy Story’ remake
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The team’s been documenting the project for nearly its entire life on its Facebook page, sharing everything from behind-the-scenes production photos to teasers and trailers for the film. The movie had a “live” premiere on YouTube in August, but was only uploaded in full yesterday. Judging by the pace at which it’s racking up views, nostalgia for our own toy-playing days is alive and well.
Thanks, Tom!
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