1987 · adventure · objects · cult
The Brave Little Toaster
Directed by Jerry Rees1h 30m1987
A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.
Our read: The Brave Little Toaster (1987) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive adventure · objects · cult entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured adventure / objects, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
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“You want surprisingly emotional animation about loyalty, not just cute talking objects.”
Skip it tonight — Young kids are present; several scenes get genuinely frightening for them.
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