Contrary to popular belief, Senorita Cactus was actually already written out by the time Colin Brady started as co-director of the film in summer 1997, and therefore, a CGI model of her obviously never existed. But even with Senorita Cactus cut, John Lasseter and Disney thought they had too many characters (I think that means the Roundup Gang was too big?) and told them that they had to cut either Jessie or Bullseye. Only when they suggested making Bullseye mute did they allow both him and Jessie to stay in. Here is proof that Senorita Cactus was cut before 1997 even ended:
This early version of Jessie's story was made in 1997 or 1998 for the "Toy Story 2" that was to be direct-to-video and accidentally got deleted. I always believed that Jessie did not yet exist in 1997 until i found this video. The description of the video, which is viewable on Youtube, also mentions that they almost had to cut either Jessie or Bullseye.
Last Edit: Nov 7, 2024 21:17:31 GMT by spongybobchum