Welcome to ReelFact Central, your go-to spot for movie trivia! Today, we’re exploring modern cinema with a groundbreaking fact: did you know the first film with a fully CGI lead character was released in 1995? Let’s dive into this digital milestone.

Toy Story (1995), produced by Pixar Animation Studios, was the first feature-length film to have a completely computer-generated lead character—Woody, the cowboy doll voiced by Tom Hanks. Unlike earlier films that used CGI for effects or minor characters, Toy Story relied entirely on digital animation for its stars, revolutionizing the industry. It took Pixar four years and 800,000 hours of computing time to bring Woody and Buzz Lightyear to life.

This pioneering effort paved the way for today’s CGI-heavy blockbusters, showing the power of technology in storytelling. ReelFact Central loves sharing these modern cinema facts that highlight how far filmmaking has come.

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