Release Date: November 6, 2007 Plot Summaries * Boundin' o Stars Bud Luckey o Directors: Bud Luckey, Roger Gould o Theatrical Release Date: November 5, 2004 o Rating G o Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short, Family, Musical o Synopsis Not too long ago, there was a sheep who proudly danced in his lush wool until he had his first sheering which left him humiliated. However, in his despair, a jackalope passes by and shows the forlornly shorn sheep he can still dance even his present state to maintain his own sense of self worth during difficult times. * For the Birds o Stars Ralph Eggleston o Directors: Ralph Eggleston o Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2001 o Rating G o Genres: Comedy, Short, Animation, Family o Synopsis This animated short starts with a group of small birds perched together on a telephone wire. When a much larger and awkward-looking bird arrives, the smaller birds reject him with taunts and insults. Still, he persists in trying to win their friendship, until at last the smaller birds decide to shove him from their perch. Only too late do they discover that there may be a problem with this plan. * Lifted o Directors: Gary Rydstrom o Theatrical Release Date: June 29, 2007 o Rating G o Genres: Animation, Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi o Plot Outline A teenage alien tries to abduct a sleeping human, but with so many switches to do so, it's nearly impossible. * Jack-Jack Attack o Stars Bret 'Brook' Parker, Bud Luckey, Eli Fucile, Jason Lee o Directors: Brad Bird o Rating Not Rated o Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Short o Plot Outline The Parr's baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential. * Tin Toy o Directors: John Lasseter o Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short, Family o Synopsis When a wind-up one-man band toy looks up and sees just how boisterous, BIG, and destructive the baby can be, he does everything he can to flee--even if it means hiding under the couch. But when the baby falls down and gets hurt, the tin toy has to decide on survival, or doing what a toy's got to do. * Mater and the Ghostlight o Stars Larry The Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Wallis, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman o Directors: John Lasseter, Dan Scanlon o Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 2006 o Genres: Animation, Short, Comedy o Plot Outline In this short featuring the characters of the movie Cars, Mater is told the story of a Ghostlight, which causes him to be scared. * Geri's Game o Stars Bob Peterson o Directors: Jan Pinkava o Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1997 o Rating G o Genres: Animation, Short, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy o Synopsis In an empty, tree-filled park, an old man sets out a game of chess. Sitting, he puts on spectacles and makes the first move: 1) e4. He removes his glasses, stands, and with the bent shuffle of a pensioner, walks around the table to sit on the other side. He smiles, his eyes brighten, he chuckles and makes his move. He walks to the other side, sits, puts on his glasses, and makes a move. The game continues, and soon Black is shredding White's defenses, taking piece after piece. Soon White is down to his king. Things are hopeless; in fact, White grasps his chest, in pain. Is there any way he can turn the tables on Black, his grinning self? * One Man Band o Directors: Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez o Rating G o Genres: Animation, Short, Comedy, Music o Synopsis With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, One Man Band tells the humorously captivating tale of a peasant girl who encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way into their tip jars. As the two one-man bands' rivalry crescendos, the two overly eager musicians vie to win the little girl's attention. * The Adventures of André and Wally B. o Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short o Synopsis Dawn, the forest. Andr is waking up. Soon, Wally is taunting him. Andr points the other way and, with Wally temporarily distracted, runs off. Wally quickly catches on and chases Andr; off camera, we hear a scream, and Wally flies back with a bent stinger. * Mike's New Car o Stars Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Nicholas Samuel Docter, Liam Maxwell Gould o Directors: Pete Docter, Roger Gould o Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short o Plot Outline Mike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car, and he can't wait to show it off to Sulley. Only problem is, Mike hasn't exactly mastered the controls yet, and they're pretty complicated. * Luxo Jr. o Directors: John Lasseter o Rating G o Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short o Synopsis This was Pixar's first attempt at animation, at which they succeeded with flying colors. It's just a little short animation, but like everything else Pixar has done since, it focuses on telling a story - in this instance, about a kid-lamp, called Luxo Jr., and it's father. * Red's Dream o Directors: John Lasseter o Genres: Animation, Short o Synopsis With a sale tag hanging from his seat, propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night, Red the unicycle dreams about a better place. * Knick Knack o Directors: John Lasseter o Rating G o Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short, Family o Synopsis A snowglobe snowman wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a hot party, but the glass dome that surrounds him gets in his way, despite all his efforts. ===================================================== ENJOY!