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The Brave Little Toaster

1987 1h 20m Kids & Family Fantasy Animation List
77% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
In this animated film, five sentient household appliances -- Toaster, Blanky, Radio, Lampy and a vacuum cleaner named Kirby -- living in an abandoned cabin have grown lonely. Longing to reunite with their owner, a young man named Rob, the appliances set off on a harrowing trek through the wilderness, surviving as best they can despite limited sources of electricity. Worse yet, when they arrive in the big city they discover they may no longer be useful because of new, modern appliances.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 4/5 Feb 21, 2001 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) I think it really works. Rated: 7/10 Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Rob Humanick Projection Booth Disney can't touch this. Rated: A Mar 20, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 6, 2005 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Rated: 3/5 Feb 17, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Rated: 1/5 Mar 27, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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vito l elmo st peters is an absolute dilf, i busted when i saw him Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/24 Full Review Noe G The brave little toaster is my most favorite, animated film from 1987 I give this film a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review David L One of the best movies you can show a mature child. It has the morals, silly songs, and overall amazing theme/soundtrack. The acting is perfect for the tone. Deals with not getting involved with strangers to doing the right thing even if it means putting your own life on the line. An almost forgotten masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Audience Member 35 years may have passed but I remember renting this so much as a kid It has an interesting history; animator John Lasseter originally pitched it as a computer-animated feature to Disney, which upset a studio executive so much that he fired Lasseter within minutes Lasseter took the concept to Hyperion Pictures, which later released it as an independent production to positive reception Lead to several sequels too An idea so simple yet works phenomenally; Basically several appliances are alive but they keep it secret from humans The core group here is a toaster, a blanket, a vacuum cleaner, a radio, and a lamp Their human master is a small boy who’s taken care of them all their lives but he grows up he’s moving out of his house in the countryside and off to college The appliances are worried he’s abandoned them for good so they all set out on an adventure to track him down But they have to brave the elements, come across other inanimate objects that come alive, and prove to themselves they can be brave and still be wanted I loved how much effort was put into this; you have to admire the softer moments, the ones focusing on the loneliness of these appliances trying to get back to their master There's a sense of harshness looming overhead too Charming characters and cute song numbers along with some really intense scary scenes I gotta say Even won a parents choice award and was a smash hit at the Sundance Film Festival The Worthless song is some people’s favorite, it’s very catchy Smooth animation and on-point expressions make for a very memorable entry from Disney that’ll always have a special place in our hearts Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 Full Review Ash 6 genuinely amazing animation and music, this movie knows how to teach very dark lessons that most movies won't go to, yet still keep things emotional and heartwarming. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/23 Full Review Jackie S Very nice good musical numbers, surprisingly dark tho Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this animated film, five sentient household appliances -- Toaster, Blanky, Radio, Lampy and a vacuum cleaner named Kirby -- living in an abandoned cabin have grown lonely. Longing to reunite with their owner, a young man named Rob, the appliances set off on a harrowing trek through the wilderness, surviving as best they can despite limited sources of electricity. Worse yet, when they arrive in the big city they discover they may no longer be useful because of new, modern appliances.
Director
Jerry Rees
Producer
Donald Kushner, Thomas L. Wilhite, Cleve Reinhard
Screenwriter
Jerry Rees, Joe Ranft
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 2, 2004
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Surround