While the film received a limited theatrical release, The Brave Little Toaster received positive reviews and was popular on home video and was followed by two sequels, which are The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue. John Lasseter, then employed at Disney, wanted to do a CGI film based on that, but it was turned down and he was terminated the following year.
The rights were acquired by Disney in 1982.
Many CalArts graduates, including the original members of Pixar Animation Studios, were involved with this film. The film was produced by Hyperion Animation, along with The Kushner-Locke Company. The story focuses on five anthropomorphic household appliances, which include a toaster, a lamp stand, a blanket, a radio and a vacuum cleaner, who go on a quest to search for their owner. 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. Day, Jon Lovitz, Tim Stack, and Thurl Ravenscroft, with Wayne Kaatz, Colette Savage, Phil Hartman, Joe Ranft and Jim Jackman in supporting roles. The Brave Little Toaster is a 1987 American animated musical film adapted from the 1980 novel The Brave Little Toaster by Thomas M.
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