
As Jerry Rees said in the interview, Disney movies generally had ~$24 million budgets. Absolutely miniscule for an animated feature. That would drag down a weaker movie Disney's films almost always rely on enormous budgets and fluid animation to drive viewer interest, but The Brave Little Toaster didn't have that option, with a budget of under $2.3 million. In almost every way, in fact, except for the animation itself, which, although completely functional, is obviously outsourced and not particularly elegant. If you don't care to accomplish those two things, you probably won't care much about what I'm writing anyway.įirst off, I think The Brave Little Toaster represents an ideal independent animated feature in many ways. I was animating while I listened to it.Ĭontinue reading once you've accomplished those two things.

Yes, it's an hour long, so if you don't want to spend that long watching an interview, do something else at the same time that lets you still pay attention to the audio. I remember it also being censored last time it was shown on Disney Channel, so I guess it's something Disney only noticed recently.Īnd if you've seen the movie but not the recent interview with Jerry Rees (director, screenwriter) and Deanna Oliver (Toaster's voice actress), watch that before reading this.

If you don't know which but have an obvious guess, yes, it's that shot. The DVD is grainy, wobbly, flickery, full of edge-enhancement, single-layer, and only has one mostly pointless special feature about the making of the direct-to-video sequels. If you can find a good quality VHS version, that's actually just as fine as the DVD. But for today, I present a long-coming (and very, very long) entry on The Brave Little Toaster. If you object to this, let me know and I'll stop.

Through teamwork (and combined voltage), they embark on a hilarious rescue to save all the animals, including Sebastion, a wise monkey, and Maisie, the doting mother cat with kittens.I feel a bit bad for putting non-news in the news section of NG now that it appears a lot of people are actually using it for its intended purpose, but I suppose there isn't any harm. When Toaster and the gang spark freindships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be sent to a testing laboratory. This heartfelt and humorous full-length feature reunites Toaster, Blanky, Lampy, Radio and Kirby the vacuum cleaner-the beloved household gadgets of college student Rob. Those fun-loving eletrical appliances from the acclaimed animated hit 'The Brave Little Toaster' are back in an action-packed adventure with four all-new songs.
