Lifted
Lifted is a 2006 American computer-animated short science fiction film written and directed by Gary Rydstrom and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. This is the directorial debut of Rydstrom, a seven-time Academy Award-winning sound designer, editor and mixer, and the first produced by Katherine Sarafian, who went on to produce Pixar's Brave released in 2012.
Plot
A young alien named Stu is inside a spacecraft taking an alien abduction test. He must snatch a sleeping farmer named Ernie under the watchful eye of his impassive examiner, a gelatinous blob named Mr. B. Working from memory, Stu is expected to use an array of thousands of identical unlabeled toggle switches for this purpose; Mr. B's neutral expression gives no hints of which ones to use.
Cast
More details
author | Gary Rydstrom |
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director | Gary Rydstrom |
editor | Steve Bloom |
genre | animation comedy science fiction |
keywords | alarm clock alien alien abduction ceiling end extraterrestrial life in popular culture follow maneuver nothing pinball scream sleep spacecraft toggle switches tractor beam wake wilhelm scream |
musicBy | Michael Giacchino |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
producer | Katherine Sarafian |
productionCompany | Pixar Animation Studios |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | animated animated short short |