Tin Toy

1988 short film directed by John Lasseter
Movie animated_short_film Q549465
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Tin Toy

Summary

Tin Toy is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,850 views/month, #11 of 1,467).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tin Toy received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • Tin Toy's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • Tin Toy was directed by John Lasseter[5].
  • John Lasseter wrote the screenplay for Tin Toy[6].
  • Tin Toy's genre is animated film[7].
  • Tin Toy's genre is family film[8].
  • Tin Toy's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • Tin Toy was produced by William Reeves[10].
  • Tin Toy's production company is recorded as Pixar[11].
  • Tin Toy is part of National Film Registry[12].
  • The original language of Tin Toy was English[13].
  • Tin Toy was distributed by video on demand[14].
  • Tin Toy's color is recorded as color[15].
  • Tin Toy's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Tin Toy was released on August 2, 1988[17].
  • Tin Toy's distributed by is recorded as Pixar[18].
  • Tin Toy's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[19].
  • Tin Toy's official website is recorded as https://www.pixar.com/tin-toy[20].
  • Tin Toy's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[21].
  • Tin Toy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tin Toy'}[22].
  • Tin Toy's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+5'}[23].
  • Tin Toy's fabrication method is recorded as computer animation[24].
  • Tin Toy's Kijkwijzer rating is recorded as 6[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Tin Toy was produced by William Reeves[10]. It was directed by John Lasseter[5]. John Lasseter wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Tin Toy was published on August 2, 1988[17]. The original language of it was English[13]. Genres include animated film[7], family film[8], and fantasy film[9]. It is part of National Film Registry[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[14].

Reception

Tin Toy received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

Tin Toy ranks in the top 0.75% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,850 views/month, #11 of 1,467).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What awards did Tin Toy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Part of National Film Registry
    Production company Pixar
    Producer William Reeves
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 58819, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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