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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf device
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
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
exploitation
target human world children
technologyType scream-extraction device
threatens Boo NERFINISHED
human children
toneAssociation sinister
usedByCharacter Henry J. Waternoose III NERFINISHED
Randall Boggs NERFINISHED
visualDesignFeatures large mechanical frame
restraint chair for child
scream-collection canisters

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Randall Boggs usesDevice Scream Extractor