Combines (movie)

Combines an American animated coming of age film starring anthropomorphic farm combines. 
== Plot ==
On a local farm in the Midwest, 3 combines are enjoying harvest season. However, old 55 realises that he can't keep doing this forever. The next day, a new combine named Sts arrives. Combine's 88 and 96 are surprised by the new combine's arrival. 55 welcomes Sts and tells him that he will help out this harvest season. However, since Sts just came off the factory, he hasn't yet learned how to harvest yet. 55 trains Sts and teaches him how to harvest wheat like a pro. After being trained, 55 tells Sts that the reason he hired him was due to the fact that 55 is retiring and wants Sts to replace him. However, Sts doesn't know if he's ready to take on such an important role. 
Meanwhile, the red combines 14 and 23 are telling 88 and 96 that they will successfully out harvest their green rivals this year due to 55's age slowing him down. 88 and 96 defend themselves, telling 14 and 23 that they have a new combine to help them harvest this year. This surprizes 14 and 23 enuff that they stop harassing 88 and 96. 14 tells 23 that this new combine could prove to be a big problem for them. 
Sts is harvesting a field, thinking about what 55 said about him being a replacement for 55. Just then, 14 and 23 show up. 14 asks Sts how he's doing. sts tells 14 that he's doing well. However, 14 notices Sts's worried expression. He tries to get Sts to tell him what's really going on. Sts eventually admits that he is meant to be a replacement to 55 but that he doesn't know if he's ready to take on the responsibility. 14 pretends to act sorry for Sts's condition and offers to help him. He tells Sts that he can help train him even more by helping 14 and 23 with their own fields. He tells Sts that the if he helps them finish their fields before before 55, 88, and 96's fields, then he will prove he is ready. Sts becomes excited by this proposal. He asks when he can start and 14 says immediately. Sts excepts 14's proposal and goes off to help 14 and 23 harvest their fields. When Sts leaves, 14 tells 23 that with Sts helping them, they will finally beat 55 and his combines in the wheat harvest race. 
A few days later, Sts wakes up early to get started on one of 14 and 23's fields. However, 88 stops him. He asks Sts where he's been going for the last few days. He tells Sts that they are behind on on the harvest because 55's age is slowing him down and and causing them to be off schedule. 88 then reveals that if they don't meet the harvest deadline, their combine business may be shut down, the business 55 started back in 1965. This worries Sts, who decides to reveal that he's been helping the red combines with their fields. This shocks 88 and he tells Sts that the red combines are their main rivals and have been since 14 started his harvesting business in 1978. 14 will do anything to be the best harvesting business in the area, even if it means putting his rivals out of business. This news shocks Sts, who realises his mistake and vows from now on to only harvest the green combine fields. 88 congratulates Sts on his decision and tells Sts that they have to finish the harvest fast because the deadline is almost here. 
It is mid day and all 4 green combines are working hard to harvest all their fields before the deadline, which ends at 6:00. At one point, they see 14 and 23 in their own fields. the 2 red combines are shocked to see Sts working the green combine fields again. 14 tells 23 to hurry so that they may beat the green combines. They too want to finish their fields by the deadline. Tho, 14 mainly wants to beat the green combines in the harvest race, which is actually a term made up by him. All the combines are working hard to beat their deadline. Suddenly, 55 breaks down just as he's about to do the last row of wheat, and with only 5 minutes left until 6:00. 14 laughs as he begins the final row of his field, chanting that the red combines will finally beat the green combines since 1984. Sts is determined to finish the field before the deadline. He lines himself up and begins doing the last row. Due to being a new combine, he is able to work faster then the much older 14. When 14 sees Sts catching up to him, he tries to work faster. Finally, each combine finishes their rows just as the clock hits 6:00. This also results in a tie between the red and green combines. Realizing this, 14 is at least somewhat satisfied as a tie is still better than a loss. However, 14 vows that next year he will win the wheat race. Sts then tells 14 that there is no need to race each other. They are all combines wanting to get the harvest in on time. 14 dismisses the claim, but 23 agrees with Sts and decides to stand up against 14 and tell him that his obsession with being the best needs to stop. 14 eventually accepts this after much protest. 23 then makes him promise to stop obsessing over who is the better harvest business. 
The next day after the harvest season is over, 55 tells his friends that he will officially retire. All the combines are sad, especially 88, who has know 55 the longest. 55 tells Sts that he has faith that Sts will continue to make the green combine harvesting business a success. With that, 55 drives off into the horizon.
== Characters ==
* Sts, the main character of the movie. He is a young combine who learns the ways of the harvesting business. He is modeled after a 2005 John Deere 9760 STS combine, which is also referenced in his name.
* 55, an old combine who serves as a mentor figure to Sts. He founded the Green Combine Harvesting business. He is modeled after a 1965 John Deere 55 combine. 
* 88, the 2nd oldest combine in the Green Combine Harvesting fleet. He is modeled after a 1984 John Deere 8820 combine.
* 96, the 3rd oldest combine in the Green Combine Harvesting fleet. She is modeled after a 1990 John Deere 9600 combine.
* 14, the over competitive combine who founded the Red Combine Harvesting business, which is the primary rival to Green Combine Harvesting. He serves as the main villain of the movie. He is modeled after a 1978 International 1480 combine.
* 23, the partner of 14 who works for the Red Combine Harvesting company. She is modeled after a 1998 Case Ih 2388.
== Sequels ==
A sequel to the movie called Combines 2 was released a few years after the original film was made. A few years later, the 3rd movie tittled Combines 3: Save The Farm was released.
== Trivia ==
* The movie would be animated in beautiful 2d animation on par with Disney renaissance films. 
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