

That man was John Lasseter and that movie was The Brave Little Toaster.Īlthough this story immediately provokes a feeling of outrage, animation fans like myself have a lot to thank Disney for. The executives felt so strongly about this that a few minutes after the meeting they informed one of the employees that his job had been terminated. They took their idea to two high-level Disney executives who dismissed it on the grounds that it would be too costly. Once upon a time, two Disney animation employees had the idea of making an animated film using computer generated 3D backgrounds. Starring: Deanna Oliver, Jon Lovitz, Thurl Ravenscroft, Phil Hartman
