The Toaster That Toasted the Golden Toast (2008)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Danny Bourque

Writer:

Danny Bourque (writer)

Genre:

Short | Action | Comedy

Tagline:

This toaster doesn't toast bread to a golden brown - it toasts it into pure gold!

Plot:

Tom and Buck unwittingly purchase what they think is a used toaster from a flea market, but they soon discover its amazing ability to turn normal bread into solid gold!

Cast

Seth Melendy	...	Tom
Zac Cino	...	Buck
Kim Vu	...	Sara
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis Dupuy	...	Harold
Dominique DuVernay	...	Cashier
Sam Medina	...	Kung Fu Fighter
John Tran	...	Sumo Wrestler

Runtime:

USA:10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Not exactly sophisticated, but it's awfully funny

This short film certainly won't be a contender for an Oscar, as it certainly is NOT to be confused with a sophisticated comedy. However, despite having relatively low production values, it manages something many more expensive projects don't--it's awfully funny and very creative.

Two knuckleheads wander into an Asian store (much like in the movie GREMLINS) and accidentally walk out with a magic toaster that turns bread into gold. However, their new-found wealth is at risk when the shop owner unleashes two goons to retrieve the toaster. When all is said and done, the film ends with a cute twist.

Now I'll be the first to say the film isn't great art. After all, the dialog is a bit coarse and one of the Asian goons is inexplicably dressed like a sumo guy! Having this guy running about town in a mawashi (the diaper-like outfit worn in the ring by sumo wrestlers) is silly PLUS the shop is Chinese and sumo is Japanese! However, despite all this (and a bit more), the film is highly inventive, cute and will make all but the biggest curmudgeons laugh. I'd love to see more from these folks.