Underplayed Gems

The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

The Brave Little Toaster poster
Directed by
Jerry Rees
Genre
fantasy film, musical film, family film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 483 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Household appliances come to life and go on a cross-country trip to find their original owner. The story follows a toaster, a lamp, a blanket, a radio, and a vacuum cleaner as they face dangers and help each other.

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What happens

The Brave Little Toaster is a 1987 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Jerry Rees. It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch. The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, Thurl Ravenscroft, Wayne Kaatz, Phil Hartman, Joe Ranft, and Jonathan Benair. It is set in a world where domestic appliances and other consumer electronics come to life, pretending to be lifeless in the presence of humans. The story focuses on five anthropomorphic household appliances—a toaster, gooseneck lamp, electric blanket, tube radio and upright vacuum cleaner—who go on a quest to search for their owner. The film was produced by Hyperion Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company. Many CalArts graduates, including the original members of Pixar, were involved in its production. The rights to the book were acquired by Walt Disney Studios in 1982. John Lasseter, then employed at Disney, wanted to make a computer-animated film based on it, but it was turned down. While the film received a limited theatrical release, The Brave Little Toaster received positive reviews and was popular on home video. It was followed by two sequels, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue in 1997 and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars in 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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