Review #282: The Brave Little Toaster
Cast
Deanna Oliver (Toaster), Timothy E. Day (Blanky), Tim Stack (Lampy), Jon Lovitz (Radio), Thurl Ravenscroft (Kirby), Wayne Kaatz (Rob), Phil Hartman, and Joe Ranft (Elmo St. Peters) Directed by Jerry Rees.
Review
Well, this is a new premise. Spy agents? Seen there, done that. Battles in space? Seen it, reviewed it. A film about appliances that travel to find their old master? That's just...inventive (Okay, okay, this was based of a novel by Thomas Disch, but that's still creative either way) But you have to have a good film to fulfill the inventive premise. Does it? Yeah. By a lot. The acting is loads of fun, especially with Deanna Oliver and Jon Lovitz leading the way, with a minor, but significant performance by Phil Hartman. This is a tale of dark themes that entertains as well as frightens at the same time. 25 years have passed, and the film is gaining reputation as a hidden classic, as it should be. The film explores themes combined with brilliant animation that still works in the right socket after 25 years.
Overall, I give it 9 out of 10 stars.
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