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Lackadaisy
Key visual
Directed byFable Siegel
Screenplay by
  • Tracy Butler
  • Fable Siegel
Based onLackadaisy
by Tracy Butler
Produced bySpike Trotman[a]
Starring
CinematographySara Fisher
Edited byFable Siegel
Music bySepiatonic
Production
company
Distributed byIron Circus Animation
Release date
  • March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$330,256[1]

Lackadaisy is an American independent animated period action-comedy short film based on the webcomic of the same name by Tracy Butler. The short film was released to YouTube on March 29, 2023,[2] and was crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign.[3]

Plot

In St. Louis, during the Prohibition of 1927, the bootleggers Rocky Rickaby, his cousin Calvin "Freckle" McMurray, and Ivy Pepper dig up a coffin loaded with whisky from one of their suppliers. By the time they load the bottles into their car, they're ambushed by the rival Marigold gang, consisting of former Lackadaisy member Mordecai Heller and the Cajun Savoy siblings: Nicodeme and Serafine. In the ensuing chase, Freckle violently damages Marigold's car with his Tommy gun, but Mordecai forces them off the road and into the Sable mining quarry.

The trio takes shelter and Ivy repairs the car while Freckle holds off Mordecai. Rocky wanders the quarry and manages to rig a crane into driving itself while maniacally hurling dynamite to drive the Marigold gang away, accidentally causing a flood by destroying a water tower. However, everyone manages to escape. Mordecai has a chance to stop the group as they drive away but decides not to take the shot after noticing Ivy at the wheel.

At the Lackadaisy speakeasy, the owner Mitzi May expresses her laments to the portrait of her deceased husband Atlas and recalls how big their business used to be. She meets with her employees and her guest, Sedgewick Sable (the owner of the quarry), whom she asks for financial help, though he politely refuses in order to maintain his public image. The trio returned with only three bottles intact from the fight. Opposed to Rocky's efforts for approval, Mitzi expresses displeasure with the short amount recovered but states that she's happy they at least came back safely. Rocky and fellow musician Zib play music while Ivy performs a dance with Freckle, during which Mitzi reminisces about how thriving the club was in Atlas' time.

In a post-credits scene, Mordecai calls his superior Asa Sweet, and reports his and the Savoys' failure to recover the supply, and that one of their suppliers has crossed them to sell to Lackadaisy. Sweet suggests that they may need to tie up this loose end before the government catches wind of their operation.

Voice cast

  • Michael Kovach as Rocky Rickaby, a slightly unhinged violin player and rum-runner eager to prove himself.
  • Lisa Reimold as Ivy Pepper, an educated and confident female cat.
  • Belsheber Rusape as Calvin "Freckle" McMurray, Rocky's timid cousin who is prone to sudden outbursts of rage, especially when a gun is in his hands.
  • SungWon Cho as Mordecai Heller, a level-headed gunman who used to work for Lackadaisy before joining the Marigold gang.
  • Malcolm Ray as Nicodeme Savoy, Serafine's musclebound brother.
  • Benni Latham as Serafine Savoy, Nicodeme's trigger-happy sister.
  • Bradley Gareth as Sedgewick Sable, a noble business tycoon and the owner of the Sable Quarry.
  • Ashe Wagner as Mitzi May, widow of Atlas May and the new owner of the Lackadaisy speakeasy.
  • Jason Marnocha as:
    • Viktor Vasko, a short-tempered Slovak tiger with an eye patch who currently tends the Lackadaisy bar.
    • Asa Sweet, the lion head of the Marigold gang.
  • Valentine Stokes as Dorian "Zib" Zibowski, a laid-back but disheveled bobcat who plays the lead saxophone in the Lackadaisy band.
  • Walter Tomas Vitola as Horatio Bruno, the doorman of the Lackadaisy entrance.

Production and release

In 2020, the short film was crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign.[4] The campaign was originally intended to raise $85,000 for the creation of a ten-minute short, but scored four times its intended budget.[5] According to the creators, more than 160 "skilled artists across the world"[2] became part of the short film's production.

The trailer was released to YouTube on January 16, 2023,[6] followed by the short film proper on March 29.

Reception

The short film was received positively. Before its premiere, Samantha King of ScreenRant said it would "capture the hearts of...comic...[and] animation fans" and capture the charm and style of the original webcomic.[7] while Mercedes Milligan of Animation Magazine described it as "highly anticipated"[8] Rob Bricken of Gizmodo as looking "incredible".[9] and Madeline Carpou of The Mary Sue describing it as "adorable and fun".[10] After the premiere of the film, Jamie Lang of Cartoon Brew described the "very charming" effects left from the animation process, the "significant aesthetic differences" between the webcomic and film.[2] BJ Colangelo described it as "ridiculously impressive", praised the character designs, impressive animation, said it could be "the next big thing in adult animation", and argued that studios would be "foolish" to pass up the film becoming a series.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as "Executive Producer".

References

  1. ^ Simmons, Dean (March 29, 2023). "The Iron Circus animated LACKADAISY movie is here". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Film, Jamie (April 12, 2023). "Crafting A Viral Sensation: 'Lackadaisy' Director Fable Siegel Shares Behind-The-Scenes Stories And Artwork". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ McMillan, Graeme (March 16, 2020). "Iron Circus Comics Moves Into Animation With 'Lackadaisy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hit webcomic Lackadaisy's Kickstarter pounces on $280K for animated short, hopes for series". SYFY. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Shaunette, Morgan (April 3, 2023). "Lackadaisy Webcomic Gets Moving in Animated Pilot Episode". CBR. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Alexa, Lauren (April 3, 2023). "Watch: Fan Favorite Webcomic 'Lackadaisy' is Now an Animated Short". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ King, Samantha (March 23, 2023). "LACKADAISY Movie Clip Introduces the Hit Webcomic's Feline Speakeasy (Exclusive Preview)". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 22, 2023). "Exclusive Clip: 'Lackadaisy' Short Delivers Rum-Runner Action on March 29". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Bricken, Rob (January 16, 2023). "Hit Webcomic Lackadaisy Gets the Animated Treatment". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  10. ^ Carpou, Madeline (January 26, 2023). "This Movie Had Me at "Prohibition-Era Gangsters, but Cats!"". The Mary Sue. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Colangelo, BJ (April 7, 2023). "Incredible Indie Animated Lackadaisy Pilot Deserves The Hazbin Hotel A24 Treatment". SlashFilm. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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