What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple task can often be a very difficult endeavor.
Direction
MacLane's physical comedy timing with limited robot vocabulary.
Sound
Ben Burtt's legendary sound design carries emotional weight.
Practical Effects
Shows Pixar's mastery of character through movement alone.
Director
Angus MacLane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Angus MacLane also voiced BURN·E, performing all robot noises himself before sound design.
The short functions as a dark mirror to WALL·E—while the heroes find love, BURN·E finds only Sisyphean torment.
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