Where The Toys Come From is a Disney movie directed by Theodore Thomas

Theodore Thomas (filmmaker)

Theodore Thomas is a United States film director and producer. He is the son of the late Disney animator Frank Thomas. His films include the 1984 movie Where the Toys Come From, the documentary about the two last Disney "Nine Old Men" animators, Frank and Ollie, 1995, and the Walt & El Grupo,...

 created in 1983

1983 in film

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 and then released in 1984

1984 in film

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 by Walt Disney Studio Showcase

Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...

. It follows the journey

Journey

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 of two toys

Toys

Toys is a 1992 comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, and introducing Jamie Foxx as Baker. The film failed at the box office at the time of its release, despite its impressive cast and lavish filmmaking. Levinson was...

, named Zoom (voice over by Larry Wright

Larry Wright

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) and Peepers (voice over by Jon Harvey), as they try to find out where they were made. Their owner, named Robin (played by Erin Young) assists them in their journey. Their search begins in a toy museum

Toy museum

Toy museums are museums for toys. They typically showcase toys from a particular culture or period. Some museums such as the American Museum of Natural History have toys on display in their permanent collection, but are not full-fledged toy museums and as such are not listed here. Also,...

, where they find out they were made in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Robin takes them to the toy store

Toy store

A toy store or toy shop is a retail business specializing in selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of a physical outlet, many toy shops now do business over the Internet. Many department stores have toy sections.-External links:...

 they were purchased from and they begin their trip to Japan. In Japan, Zoom and Peepers find their maker, named Kenji (played by Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono is an American actor who has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows in character roles.-Career:An accomplished stage actor, he has appeared on Broadway and in regional theaters including San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre...

) and their questions are answered.

External links

• Where the Toys Come from (1984) IMDb