a more commercial venture. Deanna Oliver felt that despite Ramirez being a talented director who handled the franchise with care, instead of "film" and "character-driven", the project seemed more about getting it done because it could be made. Neither Rees nor Oliver have watched the finished sequels. In 2006, the official website of Hyperion Pictures posted an image of a possible fourth film in CGI, but that film was never produced. The website has been inactive since then but was recently updated in 2019. Waterman Entertainment planned a remake, but was never produced. Despite its limited release, the cult following of the film has seen the cast and crew get substantial recognition throughout the world. Rees recalled a situation where a person he was doing an online project with messaged him on IMDb, discovering his work on TBLT, and explained how deeply the film affected him due to teaching life lessons. He appreciated this genuine reaction from a real person. Oliver went to the Afghanistan deployment ceremony for her son in June 2010, and he had told Brave Company his mother played Toaster, so they brought toasters with them for her to sign, which the soldiers took to the country with them. She also received fan art from one of the soldiers. The consensus among people who worked on the film such as Tom Wilhite and Donald Kushner is that the original is the one that has the cult following as opposed to the sequels. Rees said that when his future Pixar friends saw the film, they appreciated it despite the animation due to the heavy financial and time constraints. Awards and nominations |- | 1988 | The Brave Little Toaster | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program | |- | 1988 | Jerry Rees | Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic | |- | 1988 | The Brave Little Toaster | Special Jury Recognition | |- | 1988 | The Brave Little Toaster | Parent's Choice Award | |} See also Toy Story Tin Toy Arthouse animation References Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Reader Press. . Retrieved March 29, 2007. Datlow, Ellen and Windling, Terri (2001). The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. St. Martin's Press. . Retrieved March 29, 2007. External links Information at Disney.com The Brave Little Toaster at Jerry Rees website 24 page analysis of The Brave Little Toaster history 1987 films