Short film

Unidentified Flying Mater

2009 · 4 min

A breezy, silly little cartoon lark that zips by in a few minutes and leaves you smiling.

Directed by: John Lasseter
Genres: Science fiction, Animation, Comedy
Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, George Carlin

Overview: Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.

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Directed by: John Lasseter
Genres: Science fiction, Animation, Comedy
Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, George Carlin

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
freedom
found family
Places: countryside
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: science fiction, animation, comedy, family, adventure
Directed by: John Lasseter
Written by: Matthew Luhn, Kevin O'Brien, Scott Morse, Rob Gibbs
Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, George Carlin, Guido Quaroni, Lindsey Collins, Elissa Knight, Steve Purcell, Bob Scott
Runtime: 4 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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