It is pretty much the saddest thing ever.īy the way: yes, the vacuum cleaner is Tony the Tiger. Everyday the appliances wait, broken-hearted, for their beloved “master” to return for them. They live in a cabin in the woods, which hasn’t been visited in years. The story is about a vacuum cleaner, a radio, a lamp, an electric blanket, and of course, a toaster. The Brave Little Toaster became a traditional 2-D feature in 1987. (But don’t feel too bad for John– he runs Walt Disney Animation now.) That pitch went so poorly that Lasseter was fired ten minutes later. Tom Willhite liked the idea, too, and got us the rights to the story so we could pitch it to the animation studio along with our test clip. I’ve always loved animating inanimate objects, and this story had a lot of that. Years later, he recalled:Ī friend of mine had told me about a 40-page novella called “The Brave Little Toaster,” by Thomas Disch. In the early 80’s a Disney junior animator named John Lasseter had the crazy idea of making a computer-generated feature. These similarities may be more than a coincidence. In both movies, the objects obsess over becoming lost, broken, or unwanted. Both movies center on the objects’ struggle to be reunited with their owners. It’s about inanimate objects that talk and move when people aren’t around, and their fierce love for a little boy. In some ways, Toaster was a dry run for Toy Story. The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.A John Lasseter sketch, from back when he wanted to make a computer-animated Brave Little Toaster. Epsilon Theory recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments and strategies, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a financial advisor. This commentary has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it. This information is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities.
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