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一群因为主人搬家被遗弃的电器：勇敢的小面包炉Toaster， 总是滔滔不绝的收音机Radio，不太聪明的小台灯Lampy，强壮硕大的吸尘器Kirby ，害羞的电热毛毯Blanky。这些小伙伴险些被垃圾处理厂的机器卷碎。逃出后，因为太想念小主人，于是大家决定，一起踏上寻找小主人的旅程...The Brave Little Toaster is an animated film from 1987, directed by Jerry Rees, written by Thomas M. Disch.The film was based on the novel of the same name, written by Disch, which first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1980.In 1988, it was the first animated film to be exhibited at the Sundance Film Festival, and the only one for 10 years until 1998's I Married a Strange Person.Two of the voice actors, Jon Lovitz (Radio) and Phil Hartman (Air Conditioner/Hanging Lamp), were then-current cast members of Saturday Night Live and guest stars for The Simpsons later on. Another, Thurl Ravenscroft (Kirby), was best remembered as the voice of Tony the Tiger, and some voice works on classic Disney films.Many members of Pixar Animation Studios were involved with this film, including John Lasseter, whose trademark A113 appears on Master's door, and Joe Ranft.

该片编剧为法雷利和《绿皮书》的联合编剧Brian Currie及Pete Jones(《嘿咻卡》)，改编自纪实书《The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War》，讲述John "Chickie" Donohue的真实故事：越南战争时期的1967年，26岁的前美国海军陆战队成员Donohue从纽约出发，去越南寻找正在当兵的三个儿时好友，给他们送去啤酒。

Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc inform him about the peace he just ended. But it’s too late, as Cuco, the cartel’s hatchet man, has set his vengeful sights on Doc’s daughter Dixie.They don’t make ’em like Little Dixie anymore: honed to the bone, all gestures and actions, only a few words. Too many genre films these days try to create meaning by piling ideas and intentions on their narrative frames. John Swab, as always, works the other way around. Meaning and depth come from taking away whatever is superfluous – by reducing the plot to its bare essence and the characters to their core trades and tricks.Ultimately, Little Dixie feels like the pulp fiction version of a Giacometti sculpture, all fearful symmetries and mirror images. A gem of crime cinema at its purest and most philosophical, proudly featuring noir’s new darling, Frank Grillo.源自：

如同末日般的时代，地震、海啸、战乱和宗教狂热充斥世间。在天灾人祸面前，人类陷入疯狂，利字当前，信仰丧失。一具无名女尸在废墟中被发现，新闻报道之后引来自称其亲生父母的夫妇，法院判决在殡仪馆进行葬礼仪式，新闻工作者自然不会放过这个绝好的机会，欣然前来。于是政府公证人员、夫妇、殡仪馆大叔、电视台记者围着这具女尸开始了他们的故事。葬礼开始，录音机播放着佛经，摄像机认真记录在场每一个人的表情和殡仪馆大叔的动作。大叔仔细检查女尸的身体，突然表情大变，离开尸体，呆坐边上，并把记者和公证员赶了出去。事后得知，原来大叔发现这具女尸和他7年前走失的女儿非常相似，而那对夫妇也拿出相片坚称这是他们5年前离家出走的女孩。事件变得扑朔迷离……