Unidentified Flying Mater

Pixar shorts are reliably odd little ducklings. Here, Mater befriends a small UFO, gets him captured by the military, then busts him out. It's a slight story that nonetheless gives the studio's animators a chance to flex.

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John Lasseter directed Unidentified Flying Mater in 2009. See John Lasseter's full filmography, where to start with John Lasseter, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Lasseter.

Unidentified Flying Mater was released in 2009 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 4 minutes.