Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Directed by	Tad Stones
Written by	Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
Produced by	Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
Starring	Tim Allen, Nicole Sullivan, Larry Miller, Wayne Knight, Adam Carolla, Patrick Warburton
Edited by	John Royer
Music by	Adam Berry
Production; company	Walt Disney Television Animation
Distributed by	Walt Disney Home Video
Release dates	August 8, 2000
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film serves as a pilot for the television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and is a spin-off of the Toy Story franchise.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film follows Buzz Lightyear, a Space Ranger in the Galactic Alliance, as he battles the evil Emperor Zurg. Buzz is joined by a team of rookies, including Princess Mira Nova, a Tangean with ghosting abilities, Booster Sinclair Munchapper, a janitor turned Space Ranger, and XR, an experimental robot. Together, they work to thwart Zurg's plans to conquer the galaxy.

Characters[edit | edit source]

Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen): The main protagonist, a dedicated and heroic Space Ranger.
Emperor Zurg (voiced by Wayne Knight): The main antagonist, an evil ruler seeking galactic domination.
Mira Nova (voiced by Nicole Sullivan): A Tangean princess and new Space Ranger with the ability to phase through objects.
Booster Sinclair Munchapper (voiced by Stephen Furst): A former janitor who becomes a Space Ranger.
XR (voiced by Larry Miller): An experimental robot with a quirky personality.

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was directed by Tad Stones and produced by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley. The screenplay was written by McCorkle and Schooley, who also served as the creators of the television series. The music was composed by Adam Berry.

Release[edit | edit source]

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins was released on August 8, 2000, by Walt Disney Home Video. It was later followed by the television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, which continued the adventures of Buzz and his team.