This article is about the film. For the novel, see The Brave Little Toaster (novel).
The Brave Little Toaster
United Kingdom theatrical release poster
Directed by
Jerry Rees
Screenplay by
Jerry Rees
Joe Ranft
Story by
Jerry Rees
Joe Ranft
Brian McEntee
Based on
The Brave Little Toaster by Thomas M. Disch
Produced by
Donald Kushner
Thomas L. Wilhite
Starring
Deanna Oliver
Timothy E. Day
Jon Lovitz
Tim Stack
Thurl Ravenscroft
Wayne Kaatz
Phil Hartman
Joe Ranft
Edited by
Donald W. Ernst
Music by
Van Dyke Parks David Newman
Production companies
Hyperion Pictures
The Kushner-Locke Company
Distributed by
Hyperion Pictures[a]
Release date
10 July 1987 (1987-07-10) (Los Angeles)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
Country
United States[2]
Language
English
Budget
$2.3 million[3]
Box office
$2.3 million (estimated)
The Brave Little Toaster is a 1987 American independent[4] animated musical drama film directed by Jerry Rees.[5] It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Thomas M. Disch.[6] The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, and Thurl Ravenscroft, with Wayne Kaatz, Colette Savage, Phil Hartman, Joe Ranft, and Jim Jackman in supporting roles. 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, which include a toaster, a lamp stand, an electric blanket, a radio and a vacuum cleaner, who go on a quest to search for their owner.[7]
The film was produced by Hyperion Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company. Many CalArts graduates, including the original members of Pixar Animation Studios, were involved with this film.[8] The rights to the book were acquired by Walt Disney Studios in 1982. John Lasseter, then employed at Disney, wanted to do 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.[9]
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