Scream Extractor
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The Scream Extractor is a sinister machine from Pixar's Monsters, Inc. designed to forcibly harvest screams from children as an energy source.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
device
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energy-harvesting machine ⓘ fictional machine ⓘ |
| antagonisticAssociation |
Henry J. Waternoose III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randall Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Monsters, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | Monsters, Inc. franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audiencePerception | scary ⓘ |
| causes | pain and distress to children ⓘ |
| classificationInFandom | Monsters, Inc. technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | laughter-based energy system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| designedByCharacter | Randall Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | children's screams ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Monstropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Monsters, Inc. (2001) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
family film
ⓘ
fantasy comedy ⓘ |
| intendedUseInStory | increase scream production efficiency ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| locatedInScene | secret room in Monsters, Inc. factory GENERATED ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| moralStatusInStory | unethical ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
plot device
ⓘ
villainous technology ⓘ |
| operatedBy | control panel ⓘ |
| opposedByCharacter |
James P. Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Wazowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | ethically approved scare floor methods ⓘ |
| partOf | Monsters, Inc. factory infrastructure ⓘ |
| powerOutputGoal | more efficient than traditional scare methods ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | harvest screams from children ⓘ |
| requires | restraint of child subject ⓘ |
| statusByEndOfFilm | destroyed ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abusive industrial practices
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exploitation ⓘ |
| target | human world children ⓘ |
| technologyType | scream-extraction device ⓘ |
| threatens |
Boo
NERFINISHED
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human children ⓘ |
| toneAssociation | sinister ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
Henry J. Waternoose III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randall Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualDesignFeatures |
large mechanical frame
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restraint chair for child ⓘ scream-collection canisters ⓘ |
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