

However, he is flung back outside when a fight between the Captain and the autopilot causes the ship to list violently to starboard. Finally, he realizes he can use his welding torch to cut a new entrance in the hull of the Axiom, and does so. He successfully repairs the light, but before he can bring it online, he is accidentally locked out by WALL-E and EVE, who fly inside after their dance in space around the Axiom and close the door behind them.īURN-E tries to find another way in, including through the open garbage airlock, but all attempts fail. Irritated by this second failure, SUPPLY-R drops the third and final spare light on the floor, leaving BURN-E to pick it up. SUPPLY-R gives him a second one, but he accidentally cuts it in half when an exploding escape pod (which WALL-E was inside of) startles him. However, he gets distracted by WALL-E's arrival, and inadvertently lets the spire float away into space. Given his welding torch and an intact spire, he shuts down the broken spire, and travels via a special track onto the ship's hull to complete the repair. The autopilot activates SUPPLY-R, who in turn activates BURN-E. The Axiom 's computer alerts the autopilot that repairs are needed. It gains enough momentum to become a meteor and crashes into and destroys one of the running lights (known as "spires") on the Axiom 's hull. Plot Īs WALL-E travels through space clinging to the ship carrying EVE back to the Axiom starliner, he runs his hand through the Rings of Saturn in passing, and dislodges a tiny rock. When they re-enter the Axiom, they accidentally lock him out, and he is last seen banging his fists against the door. The BURN-E robot appears briefly in WALL-E during the scene in which WALL-E and EVE dance in space. Redford, who was also an orchestrator on WALL-E.


It features music composed and conducted by J. WALL-E 's director Andrew Stanton co-wote and executive produced the short.īURN-E was produced at the same time as WALL-E and directed by the feature film's lead animator, Angus MacLane. The titular repair robot is a minor character from the movie, and this short is intercut with scenes from WALL-E, which takes place concurrently. It is tied into and included with the DVD and Blu-ray of WALL-E. BURN-E is a 2008 American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios.
