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The Brave Little Toaster | Year: 1987 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - Jerry Rees Actors/Actresses: - Jon Lovitz - Phil Hartman How Can I Describe The Brave Little Toaster? It is a wonderfully imaginative movie. Small children get a kick out of talking appliances and can relate to the emotional side of them...especially their attachment to 'the master'. My three year old loves it..especially the songs...he gets to dance! This is not to say he wasn't frightened by the air condition scene or the toaster's dream sequence. I have read a few reviews that 'down' the AC unit, but what they don't tell you is there is another scene toward the end of the movie that causes the AC unit to have a change of heart...a true personification in many respects. As far as the dream, I know it is our first reaction as parents to want to protect our children. I, for one, prefer to help my child deal with the realities of life. I would much prefer him to learn it is ok to be scared and how to get past that fear, as I will not forever be by his side. He has learned that her dream was just that...a dream and not real. My son has watched the movie with me umpteen times and now there isn't a single part of it that scares him. He will tell me..."that air conditioner should be nice" or he will say "That's ok...it was just a bad dream". The movie in no way has had an affect on his behavior or attitude. It is a fun movie and he loves watching it over and over. Besides you don't have to worry about underlying inuindos or language! I definitely recommend it...and just because some children aren't infatuated with it, don't blame the movie. All kids are individuals in their preferences! Excellent This film is Excellent for all ages! I remember seeing this when I was younger and for a film that came out in 1987 it holds up well on dvd. The dvd won't win any awards with fans but its enough to NOT hamper the film. Kids wouldn't know anyway! The story is a good one and one that is a timeless classic. New cartoon films don't seem to have all of the heart that this one does. Its nostalgic, its fun and its a classic. "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey," for appliances! "The Brave Little Toaster" is a treasure of a family classic. My family's been watching it for years. It was made the year I was born, so I grew up with it and still adore it to this day. Even my father adores it. In fact, it's usually his idea to watch it! A truly unique film, "The Brave Little Toaster" centers on the determined voyage of five totally lovable appliances (the meek electric Blanky, the droll Lampy, the vociferous Radio, the austere vacuum Kirby, and the compassionate Brave Little Toaster). Their trip home to their beloved master involves an office chair and a battery. Seeing the world from the point of view of an electrical appliance makes for one thoroughly interesting, enjoyable movie. Instead of the problems that would be encountered by traditional flesh-and-blood characters, we glimpse into the perspective of machines, each in possession of a soul. And what a wonderful glimpse it is. We meet a great number of these sentient beings throughout the movie. Among its finest features is the music; three of the songs stand out for me because they're performed by a fascinating 'company' of various appliances. The first song in the film is "City of Lights," which is a catchy tune about the optimistic beginning of their journey. My father loves this song. The second song is performed in a parts shop, by deranged and mutilated appliances who've resigned themselves to an awful death. The sequence is ominous and deliberately frightening, but not too scary for children. The point is not that these characters are evil; on the contrary, they're quite pleasant to their own kind. Who can blame them for being creepy? For them, life is a horror movie, complete with a Peter Lorre ceiling lamp. The tone of the movie is, on the whole, much darker than most animated children's films. But this should not deter audiences. It's a shame that movies like this are not more popular. Certain scary moments include Toaster's clown nightmare, the Jack Nicholson air conditioner exploding (rest assured, he's repaired later), and the final scene in the junkyard. Fear not this amazing film, however; you'll be glad you saw it. The interactions of the main characters make them come across as very 'real'; audiences feel for them as for a main character who's a human, or a dog, or any other kind of animal. The characters are very funny and, despite their constant quarrels, very attached. The attachment clearly shows when disaster strikes (ie, at the waterfall, in the quicksand, in the junkyard, in the parts shop.) To further the comparison to animal characters, the 'house pets,' if you will, during the majority of the film are then certainly the high-tech appliances. The colorful, futuristic scene in the master's apartment is flooded with various modern characters, seemingly led by a new-looking purple lamp cleverly named Plugsy. His proud demeanor belies the fact that he serves essentially the same purpose as old Lampy. A telephone, computer Buy The Brave Little Toaster at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Brave Little Toaster Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Brave Little Toaster This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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