Inadistant,butnotsounrealisticfuture,wheremankindhasabandonedearthbecauseithasbecomecoveredwithtrashfromproductssoldbythepowerfulmulti-nationalBuyNLargecorporation,WALL-E,agarbagecollectingrobothasbeenlefttocleanupthemess.MesmerizedwithtrinketsofEarth'shistoryandshowtunes,WALL-EisaloneonEarthexceptforasprightlypetcockroach.Oneday,Eve,asleek(anddangerous)reconnaissancerobot,issenttoEarthtofindproofthatlifeisonceagainsustainable.WALL-EfallsinlovewithEve.WALL-ErescuesEvefromaduststormandshowsheralivingplanthefoundamongsttherubble.Consistentwithher"directive"Evetakestheplantandautomaticallyentersadeactivatedstateexceptforablinkinggreenbeacon.WALL-E,doesn'tunderstandwhathashappenedtohisnewfriend,buttruetohislove,heprotectsherfromwind,rain,andlightning,evenassheisunresponsive.OnedayamassiveshipcomestoreclaimEve,butWALL-E,outofloveorlonelinesshitchesarideontheoutsideoftheshiptorescueEve.Theshiparrivesbackatalargespacecruiseship,whichiscarryingallofthehumanswhoevacuatedEarth700yearsearlier.ThepeopleofEarthridearoundthisspaceresortonhoveringchairswhichgivethemaconstantfeedofTVandvideochatting.Theydrinkalloftheirmealsthroughastrawoutoflazinessand/orboneloss,andareallsofatthattheycanbarelymove.Whentheauto-pilotcomputer,actingonhastilygiveninstructionssentmanycenturiesbefore,triestopreventthepeopleofEarthfromreturning,bystealingtheplant,WALL-E,Eve,theportlycaptain,andabandofbrokenrobotsstageamutiny