{"id":8837,"date":"2026-05-01T15:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:46:55","slug":"toy-storys-tom-hanks-and-tim-allen-had-a-frosty-first-meeting-he-ate-french-fries-off-my-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/toy-storys-tom-hanks-and-tim-allen-had-a-frosty-first-meeting-he-ate-french-fries-off-my-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Toy Story\u2019s Tom Hanks And Tim Allen Had A Frosty First Meeting: \u2018He Ate French Fries Off My Plate!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>The pairing of Woody and Buzz Lightyear is so iconic, you almost forget that they don\u2019t start <em>Toy Story<\/em> as friends. For much of Pixar\u2019s 1995 game-changer, the cowboy and the spaceman bicker, as they vie for the attention of young Andy \u2013 until they\u2019re forced to work together and become the best of friends. As it turns out, it wasn\u2019t too dissimilar for Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, the voices of Woody and Buzz respectively, who got off on the wrong foot back in the early \u201890s when they first met.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>In a new joint interview ahead of <em>Toy Story 5<\/em>, the pair recalled their first get-together. \u201cWhen I met him,\u201d sighs Allen, \u201cwell, I wasn\u2019t all that thrilled with him. Because he ate French fries <em>off my plate<\/em>.\u201d Despite Hanks\u2019 interruptions, Allen makes his case clear: \u201cI grew up around a lot of children and Tom did not. We did not ever <em>share<\/em>.\u201d Safe to say, just like Woody and Buzz, the pair were firm friends by <em>Toy Story 2<\/em>. \u201cWe started to realise we were in the midst of something that was quite grandiose, and perhaps we needed a check on our hubris,\u201d says Hanks. \u201cSo we started getting together. It\u2019s good for the soul when Tim and I get together. And we cause some really good triple-takes when we\u2019re out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Now as they approach a fifth film, and 30 years of <em>Toy Story<\/em>, Hanks says they\u2019re \u201cblessed\u201d to be a part of the series. \u201cAll these generations have come up to me at some point again and again, and they say, \u2018I cannot tell you enough about the solace and security, the joy and comfort the <em>Toy Story<\/em> movies have given me and my family,\u2019\u201d he explains. \u201cThat\u2019s an emotional and very important thing that came out of something that Tim and I deserve a tiny modicum of credit for. It\u2019s all been a gift.\u201d Allen agrees: \u201cI just love it,\u201d he says. \u201cI love watching them still. I love going back.\u201d To infinity, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire's Aliens 40th anniversary cover\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/toy-storys-tom-hanks-and-tim-allen-had-a-frosty-first-meeting-he-ate-french-fries-off-my-plate.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Read the full Tom Hanks and Tim Allen interview for <em>Toy Story 5<\/em> in the Aliens issue of <em>Empire<\/em>. Pre-order a copy online here. <em>Toy Story 5<\/em> comes to cinemas on June 19.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pairing of Woody and Buzz Lightyear is so iconic, you almost forget that they don\u2019t start Toy Story as friends. For much of Pixar\u2019s 1995 game-changer, the cowboy and the spaceman bicker, as they vie for the attention of young Andy \u2013 until they\u2019re forced to work together and become the best of friends. 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