
Their termination of Lasseter allowed him to pursue his interest in computer animation by setting up Pixar, a company who would eventually go on to make some of the greatest animated films of all time and put Disney’s contemporary output completely in the shade. 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.
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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
