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Hey, Buzz! You're flyin'! / This isn't flying. This is falling with style.
— Toy Story · 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is a callback that turns an insult into a friendship. Woody first used the phrase to mock Buzz's leap off the bed, and now the same words are a joyful compliment as the two former rivals fly together. The phrase became shorthand for getting through something messy with flair, and fans also quote it with 'To infinity and beyond'.
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In context
Spoilers for Toy StoryShow the scene
The finale of Toy Story (1995). To catch Andy's moving van, Woody and Buzz use a firework rocket that belonged to Sid, with Buzz strapped to it. Woody lights it, then realises that rockets explode, and Buzz warns that this is the part where they blow up. At the last second Buzz's wings spring open and the two toys soar, and Woody cries out the line. Buzz answers with the mock-modest comeback, which echoes Woody's own sneer when Buzz first "flew" off the bed in Andy's room. Tim Allen voices Buzz; Tom Hanks voices Woody.
Sources (2)
- Toy Story (1995) transcriptFinale chase, after Sid's rocket is lit, and Andy's room earlier onReference checked
- Toy Story, Pixar wikiPlotReference checked
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