It does pick up again, though, especially when the appliances encounter some more modern counterparts. Occasionally the film even veers toward "Indiana Jones"-style heroics, and it is at this point (about halfway through) that "Toaster" loses a bit of steam. When the cabin is put up for sale, the peppy little title character, along with a dour vacuum, a perky lamp, a sad little electric blanket and wisecracking radio, sets out for the big city to track down their "master."Īlong the way they encounter all kinds of dangers, ranging from overly curious frogs to raging rainstorms to typical big-city hazards. They come to life, of course, tidying up the cabin each day as they await the return of the little boy they call "the master." But he never comes. Disch novel, "Toaster" is about a houseful of old-fashioned appliances in a Rocky Mountain cabin that have been abandoned by their owners.
#Brave little toaster movie
I'll let you know when I'm here.A big hit at the Sundance United States Film Festival a few years ago, "The Brave Little Toaster" is a wonder of the movie industry - despite its enormous appeal this picture has been unable to find a national distributor.Ī delightful tale, based on the Thomas M. I plan to do a couple more sessions tomorrow for sure. Good evening all - it's now past 2am and I'll be calling it a night. By the way, I called the sequel “BLT, homemade.” It was a time for all of us to make Toaster together. I had planned to invite the twenty-somethings in the industry, who had grown up with the film to join in.Īnd I had planned to use a web portal to allow fans from anywhere in the world to participate – actually trying their hand at animating, doing designs, throwing in storyboard ideas, etc. I had planned to invite as many of the Original Team as would be willing to jump in again. I believe I could have brought them alive again in a genuine way that is beyond the understanding and capability of people simply making “product”. But I cared about the original film and its characters dearly, and helped nurture them to life as the fans know them. Anyone can buy anything and do to it what they will. The current announcement of a remake in fact attempts to delete my role from the original entirely. You were Writer/Director on the original!” But they don’t get in touch. The Industry Big Names say “Don’t worry, whoever it is will get in touch with you. The bankruptcy group suddenly says a “mystery entity” outbid and walked away. I’m told to get ready to announce to the fans – we’re almost there!
Industry Big Names became my allies, encouraging me to continue with the creative endeavor, helping to sort out the legal knot. Bankruptcy, Reorganized Debtor entities and cease & desist notes abound. So I work the sequel story, and sink into the familiar characters, mixed with new characters and layers of substance and silliness.Ī snag happens as it turns out people apparently holding the rights didn’t. The TRON stuff had turned John and lots of other folks onto the potential of CGI. Not because John Lasseter, a good friend, had hoped to do it in CGI, but because I was doing CGI long before all of that, as a Computer Graphics Choreographer on the original TRON. And, my dream was to do a live-action CGI mix. True to the spirit of the original, but comfortably nested in the present. Not a remake, but a proper sequel picking up right where the original left off. In 2009 I started developing a new story. Thankfully, Tom Wilhite suggested to that if anyone was going to revive it, they should turn to the Director of the original – the only one of the three that stood the test of time. Various Producers started seeing potential in doing something fresh with the property. It was an awesome surprise to hear from the college crowd, who liked BLT as kids, then rediscovered it in their teens. Several years ago, fans who had grown up with the film started getting in touch with me. Hi, I’m Jerry Rees, Director and Co-Writer of “The Brave Little Toaster”.
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