Search - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins on DVD

Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 08/08/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 10 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Children's/Family, Sci-Fi Comedy

Buzz Lightyear, the plastic spaceman who helped conquer the toy box in the wildly popular Toy Story films, returns in this animated adventure. Buzz (voice of Tim Allen) and his partner Agent Z (voice of Diedrich Bader) have devoted themselves to keeping Gamma Quadrant in Deep Space free of evildoers, but when Agent Z is lost in battle, Buzz is determined that from now on, he has to go it alone. However, after the evil Emperor Zurg (voice of Wayne Knight) kidnaps Buzz's allies, the LGM -- aka Little Green Men (voice of Patrick Warburton) -- Commander Nebula (voice of Adam Carolla) orders Buzz to bring along reinforcements as he flies into battle. With the help of female Space Ranger Mira Nova (voice of Nicole Sullivan), LGM-designed android XR (voice of Larry Miller), and janitor/aspiring Space Ranger Booster (voice of Stephen Furst), Buzz sets out to defeat Zurg's minions and bring back the LGM safe and sound. Unlike the first two Toy Story features, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins was created using traditional cel animation rather than digital computer animation techniques, though computer animation was used for the film's prologue. The film's theme song is sung by another noted space voyager, William Shatner. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Tim Allen - Buzz Lightyear
Wayne Knight - Evil Emperor Zurg
Nicole Sullivan - Mira Nova
Stephen Furst - Booster

In order to capitalize on the massive success of Toy Story and its sequel, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins was released directly to video. The DVD boasts a widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and has been closed-captioned. There are no subtitles available to the viewer. Since this release is aimed squarely at the children's market, the extra features cater to the younger fan. A digital comic book and a pair of interactive games will please the young and young at heart, but those looking for information about computer animation will have to look elsewhere. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide