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Red's Dream

1987 · 4 min

A quiet, bittersweet little dream that lifts you into joy and then gently sets you back down in the rain.

Directed by
John Lasseter
Genres
Animation, Family
Tagline
Red, a unicycle, dreams that he steals the show.
Overview
Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.

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Directed by
John Lasseter
Genres
Animation, Family
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • identity
  • ambition
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism5
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
animation, family
Directed by
John Lasseter
Written by
John Lasseter
Music
David Slusser
Runtime
4 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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