WORTHLESS
The Brave Little Toaster
Nathaniel Martin
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Connor Barnes
This movie debuted at Sundance. The judges told the director that it was the best movie there, but didn't want to ruin the festival's reputation by giving an award to a children's cartoon.
Animation gets no respect.
Brody Roberts
>"Well, I figured that these characters, as charming as they were, were dealing with an ominous world. Their fear of being obsolete rings true for all of us at one time or another as well. I asked our voice actors to keep the characters believing their world - never playing it for laughs. And David Newman, in writing the score, tapped into an inherent sadness in being abandoned and seeking reunion. I think all of us making the film took the attitude of being the characters rather than just observing the characters. If you ARE an old car headed for the crusher, that's some dark business! Anyway, the ultimate survival, after the adventure, gives the proper exhale... I think Wilhite in particular was really excited that we were taking chances."
Parker Evans
>Okay, the flower. Here's the way it went.
>There's the night in the thicket. Poor Blanky gets full of stickers and everyone is just cranky. Arguments all around, and the Radio drawing his own "zone" of privacy in the dirt that no one shall cross! And Blanky is feeling like the insecurity blanket even more than usual. He crawls to Lampy seeking snuggles. But Lampy calls him a fuzzball and tells him to get his own place to sleep. Blanky finally tries to snuggle with Toaster. But even the long-suffering, warm Toster is in no mood to cuddle with Blanky and pushes him away. Blanky is left all alone. Vulnerable and unprotected.
>Next day in the meadow, there is mayhem. But amidst the mayhem is the flower. The flower is painted exactly the same yellow as Blanky, by the way. Like Blanky, it tries to snuggle with Toaster - the difference being that it sees its own reflection and falls in love with the "other" flower. There is no way Toaster can possibly help the flower. After trying to reason with it, then pushing it away, Toaster retreats, then peers back to see the vulnerable lonely flower wilt. Toaster is at a loss, there was no way to help...
Adrian Powell
>The very next moment, Toaster sees Blanky being pulled down a hole by a bunch of mice. Immediately Toaster jumps to protect the vulnerable Blanky. Last night, Toaster had pushed him away. But now Toaster comes to the rescue - protecting it.
>When Lampy teases Blanky, Toaster step up to protect him again.
>Blanky returns the kindness by making himself into a tent for the group to use as shelter.
>Later, Lampy has noticed that Toaster is being nice to Blanky and asks why.
>Toaster does her best to explain. But underneath it all, seeing the vulnerable little yellow flower wilt when she shoved it away has made her feel like never shoving vulnerable little yellow Blanky away again. To keep Blanky safe. To keep Blanky from "wilting". In the case of the flower, there was no way to help. In the case of the blanket, there is.
>This use of two vulnerable characters - both painted the identical color - both seeking cuddles - both being pushed away - one wilting emotionally - one wilting literally - was an emotional path of change for the Toaster.
Jackson Phillips
but why is kirby pink on the cover art????
Isaiah Bailey
Maybe Disney should remake this movie next.
Then again, I don't want to give their web scrapers any ideas.
Evan Jackson
there's no way disney would want to keep the dark tones that made this movie so unique. We'd get a 3D, hyperrealistic, watered down version of the original, and toaster would probably get a gf or some shit at the end.
I say, don't fix what isn't broken (a sentiment that filmmakers should consider more often)
Hunter Kelly
wasn't the original planned to be CG initially?
Ryder Long
Does Disney even own anything outside the DVD distribution rights?
For some reason the movie isn't even able to be legally streamed or bought digitally. Even the two sequels can be streamed online. There has to be some rights issues with the movie.
Oliver Jenkins
that's bullshit
Samuel Wood
>"We screened Toaster at the Sundance Film Festival. Several judges told me that behind closed doors it had been considered the best film that year. But they were afraid that no one would take the festival seriously if they awarded top prize to a "cartoon". But they wanted me to know how much it was secretly admired. I said "Thanks. I guess..." Then the Disney Channel (which had bought the rights for cable) purposely moved their air dates forward so as to kill our theatrical release. Skouras, an art house film distributor had stepped forward to release us in theaters. They would play to college and young adult crowds in evening shows only - no matinee. They really "got" the film. But the channel insisted on putting it on the air before Skouras could get us in theaters. Even though a theatrical release would have made cable and home video more valuable. I met my lawyer at Sundance that year. He had seen the film and asked if I could use any assistance. I said "yes! Our theatrical release is getting touched." He tried to help out. Said it was as unusual a situation as it seemed. Really weird. But he tried. Great guy by the way, and still my lawyer, Peter Nichols."
Elijah Butler
Hey don't fret, Triple D! You of all people should know that Kirby is pink! After all, you're always ordering monsters from us here at Nightmare Enterprises! Would you like to see your current balance? Your bill this month is looking pretty hefty!
Benjamin Fisher
For the last 20 years I was not aware the toaster was a girl.
Jeremiah Lewis
It's a toaster.
Daniel Moore
>Blanket is now trans
>Radio is antagonistic towards him for it
>Radio changes his ways and accepts blankets front tear
>The boy uses Vacuum for suck
>Vacuum is now traumatized rape victim
>Lamp is a junkie fiending for his next hit of electricity
>ODs
>Toaster is straight man trying to keep group together
>Dies before finding the boy
Jeremiah Myers
It's female by the mechanical definition of having slots you insert things into.
Nolan Harris
this movie has soul
Levi Gomez
probably because disney had no creative control over it.
Jordan Hall
>the studio would later on animate bebe's kids and the proud family
Gabriel Ward
thoughts on the sequels? apparently the mars one also originated from a book.
Jason Thomas
I had the vhs as a kid and remember watching it and thinking "wtf is going on?"
Then I'd switch it out for something better like the rescuers down under or balto
Nicholas Nguyen
The flower scene still kills me.
Logan Murphy
>the rescuers down under
>balto
>The three Brave little toaster movies.
All of them part of my chilhood.
John Gonzalez
To the Rescue was ok. Goes to Mars is just weird
Thomas Reyes
and there's nothing you can do about it
Daniel Gutierrez
I kind of want to fuck the radio and the lamp.
Nathan Carter
>he was finally tall enough, not just to reach the air conditioner's dials but to fix him and enjoy his function
youtube.com
this shit made me so happy when I was a kid.
Ryder Kelly
It's not that animation gets no respect, it's that children's entertainment / comedy gets no respect.
People are totally fine with giving recognition to adult animation or experimental animation. The general consensus is that your film is only good if it's dramatic.
Nathan Rodriguez
>Wanting to fuck Jon Lovitz
Fucking based, user.
Anthony Rogers
WELCOME TO MARS!
Brayden Bell
My seventeen year old cousin has such a glowing passion for this movie. It was really cool to see someone hold such an odd little thing from his childhood so close to his heart that it made be extremely happy.
But is it really that good?
Nathaniel Nelson
Oh dear God..
Eli Rogers
The first one, yes
to the rescue, sort of
To mars, weird but enjoyable.