The Brave Little Toaster Director: Jerry Rees Cast: Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, Timothy E. Day, Thurl Ravenscroft
DVD Learn more
Enter a zip code
- DVD Release Date: 09/02/2003
- Original Release: 1987
- Rating:
FOR PARENTS
- Common Sense Rates this for Ages: More
Customers who bought this also bought
Features
Closed Caption; The making of the Brave Little Toaster; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Fullscreen; French and Spanish subtitles
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 --
1. Opening/Good Morning! [5:35]
2. Fun Chores [3:16]
3. A Car... [3:30]
4. Poor Air Conditioner [4:40]
5. "How Are We Gonna Travel?" [5:16]
6. City of Light [6:46]
7. Hidden Meadow [5:24]
8. The Right Direction? [8:14]
9. Stuck in a Tree [2:12]
10. The Waterfall [7:15]
11. It's a B-Movie [7:02]
12. Jailbreak! [2:54]
13. The Master [6:23]
14. Cutting Edge [4:22]
15. Worthless [9:43]
16. A Brave Little Toaster/End Credits [7:23]
Editorial Reviews
The concept of a Brave Little Toaster and sundry fellow appliances having animated lives of their own, based on Thomas M. Disch's book, didn’t catch on the way the Toy Story movies have. But this 1987 feature remains a charmer. Modestly animated, The Brave Little Toaster charts the incredible journey of Toaster, a loquacious tube radio who gives a lot of static (ace work by Jon Lovitz), a desk lamp, a childlike electric blanket, and a vacuum cleaner (Thor Ravenscroft, who voiced Tony the Tiger and famously sang, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"). Seemingly deserted at a family's summer home, the appliances fear that it is "scrap metal time" and set off to the big city to find their beloved college-bound Master. The ever-optimistic Toaster rallies this bickering band through obstacles and close encounters with such menacing characters as the junk dealer -- who is eager to scavenge their parts. By the film’s junkyard climax, viewers may find themselves contemplating the blithe cruelty of planned obsolescence, thanks to these whimsical anthropomorphic characters. Or maybe just smiling. Donald Liebenson, Barnes & Noble
More reviews and recommendations
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 5 and UP
What to watch out for
- Consumerism:
One scene shows a billboard with the TDK logo; since it's the only placement in the entire movie it does jump out.
- Violence:
More dark and threatening imagery than you would expect. Even though the violence is directed at household appliances, kids may be troubled as the appliances are dropped into waterfalls, sucked into quicksand, disarticulated, and chased by... More
More dark and threatening imagery than you would expect. Even though the violence is directed at household appliances, kids may be troubled as the appliances are dropped into waterfalls, sucked into quicksand, disarticulated, and chased by a malicious supermagnet at a dump. Close
- Messages
- Sex:
Not an issue.
- Drugs:
Not an issue.
- Language:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About TheBrave Little Toaster
Parents need to know that this is the rare instance of a non-pet or child-based animated film. Appliances that are imbued with likable personalities and voices struggle with feelings of abandonment and obsolescence, and decide to set out into the city to find their master, the young boy who used to visit the summer cottage where they've been left. The movie has some funny moments but feels more like a journey film than a comedy, as the friends face and overcome some genuinely disturbing challenges. Appliances are dropped into waterfalls, sucked into quicksand, disarticulated, and chased by a malicious supermagnet at a dump.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about how the friends worked together to travel from the country cottage to the city; What obstacles did they overcome? How did each of their skills -- Kirby's strength, Radio's navigational abilities -- contribute to them finding the master? What are some good things about using older items instead of buying new -- from an economic, environmental, and/or emotional standpoint?
loading...
loading...
loading...
© 2010 All Media Guide, LLC