Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

This article is about the film. For the TV series, see Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. For the video game, see Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (video game).
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command:
The Adventure Begins
VHS cover
Directed byTad Stones
Screenplay by
Based onToy Story
by John Lasseter
Pete Docter
Andrew Stanton
Joe Ranft
Produced by
  • Mark McCorkle
  • Bob Schooley
  • Tad Stones
Starring
Edited byJohn Royer
Music byAdam Berry
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Home Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)
Running time
70 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is a 2000 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Tad Stones, who is also the producer with Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley. It serves as a spin-off of Pixar's Toy Story franchise and released on direct-to-video in the United States on August 8, 2000.[2]

The film later led to a television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, which aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001, and Pixar's feature film, Lightyear, which was theatrically released in the United States in June 2022, serving as an origin story for the character, voiced by Chris Evans. The film was nominated for two Video Premiere Awards: Best Animated Video Premiere and Best Animated Character Performance for Tim Allen.

  1. ^ a b c d "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Stack, Peter (August 13, 2000). "Buzz Lightyear Tops Stack of Kid Stuff". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 25, 2011.