Did You Know These Behind-The-Scenes Facts About "Cast Away"?

Pixar Didn't Want To Make a Love Story

Disney was in the middle of releasing several of its classic love stories: "Aladdin," "The Little Mermaid," and "Beauty and the Beast." Pixar didn't want to fall into that mold, they wanted to make something unique. They knew they didn't want a fairytale. They decided that their main characters, Buzz and Woody, had to be the most interesting ones in the film. They didn't want to base their story off a too-perfect main character, like Aladdin.

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