Animal Crackers is on Netflix!
on July 25, 2020
at 10:02 pm
Hi all!
In case you didn’t know, I had the incredible opportunity to make an animated movie a few years ago based on one of my OTHER comic books called Animal Crackers.
The film was completed in 2017 and then sat for 3 years in a weird Hollywood Limbo kind of thing. (I don’t like to talk about it).
Anyways. It’s out THIS WEEKEND and I could really use as many people watching it and talking about it as possible!
So, if you’d like to support me by watching an animated film… please go to Netflix and give it a shot.
If you like it and would like to give us a review… please go to Rotten Tomatoes and do that too.
Oh… and one last thing: Nastajia, Alex, Paddington, Felicity, and Kiwi are in the opening! Enjoy!
So glad to see all your hard work finally pay off on that project! I’ll be watching it soon …
?
Just watched it tonight! (Well, last night, I guess, since it was before midnight…)
And I loved it! The opening, with the Dreamland crew, made me smile right away.
I was glad to see it finally see the light of day. Congratulations on the hard work.
It was funny, it was enjoyable, it was captivating. It was fun. Loved the various surprises along the way.
Congratulations!
Incidentally, I am unsubscribing from Netflix, in less than a month, for various reasons… but I will most likely watch this movie again, before my subscription expires.
I also noticed, in the credits, a number of voice actors whose last name seemed to match yours, Scott…
Coincidence? I think not. 😉
Thank you for all the support over the years!
Thanks buddy!
Yeah… ha ha. I had my wife and the twins and everything. Donna played Petunia and Brendan (who Daniel was named after) plays owen at 12.
So fun!
Dude! You got Wallace Shawn? Inconceivable!
I can’t help notice the abundency of a certain word in the film that would make a certain Son of a Shepard proud.
Why couldn’t the Huntington’s use the NICOMPOOP ENTRACE!?
can’t find your movie in my country 🙁
will wait and not look for it in questionable sources.
Right?
You know I HAD to have him sign a Princess Bride painting I made.
🙂
He was SO nice
I’m so sorry. What country? I’ll check with Netflix
Ha ha ha!
I’ve been following you for a long time (old cg days) and when my boys asked, “Hey, what’s this? Animal Crackers?” my brain went… where have I… OH! WATCH IT NOW! I didn’t get to watch it all, but my boys loved it! We’re doing a rewatch tonight!
Congrats on getting your project out into the world!
By the way, I just read chapter two of the online comic, this weekend, and peppered it with comments here and there, including several comments where I come to the defense of the current (drawn) iteration of the comic (even though I loved the old CGI run and it is dear to me still)
I likened the current run as a younger sibling, making its own way into the world: you can see the family ressemblance, but you can tell it is its own person, and each one is to be appreciated separately, just as you love each of your kids equally but distinctly.
I’ve followed your comic for the last 10 years and I’m a big fan of your work and I gotta say, I’m very excited for you! I watched this with my kids and they loved the concept of magical animal crackers. I loved the concept of this movie when you initially shared it and was looking forward to it and was bummed when it got stuck. One could only imagine my delight when it popped up on Netflix! 11/10 I will watch this movie again!
Also can we talk about how AWESOME the uh…final encounter ended up being? I won’t say exactly what for spoilers sake 😉
I totally sat down to watch this tonight with no prompting from this site – Just something new and cute on Netflix.
When I saw Nastajia in the opening segment with the other Dreamland characters I had heart flutter. I was like NO WAY!
I was so happy to see it and watch it and it was very cute!!
Looking at the IMDB cast list again (after watching the movie a second time, just now), I see more Sava voice actors than I know…
I know your wife is Donna Lynne.
From what I recall of comments throughout the old run of the comic, your twin sons are Logan and Brendan, correct?
So who are, then Anthony Sava and Kim Sava?
(Inquiring minds want to know… 😛 )
I’ve been meaning to watch this movie, but last time I lookied on Wikipedia, it was still in limbo. Figured it was a lost cause. But today, was browsing on Netflix, and saw it… BAM! I was there in an instant! Nice to be able to see this movie! It felt a bit awkward at the beginning, but at the point where Owen turns into a hamster… it got interesting. And it never let up from then on… now I want to rewatch the beginning, which I kinda skipped over.
It’s been awhile since I dropped by, but saw animal crackers on Netflix and can’t wait to watch it with my boys tonight 🙂
I can officially say, that Animal Crackers is just as much fun to watch the second time around.
Thank you so much! I hope your boys liked it. Hope you enjoy it too when you watch!
Thank you so much Ander! I still can’t believe it’s finally out. And thank you for the support and love over the last 10 years.
As for the ending… yeah. It was pretty climactic. When I wrote it… I had HOPED it would look good in animation… but the studio in Valencia, Spain REALLY knocked it out of the park.
Ha ha. It makes me SO happy to hear that. Still makes my heart flutter too.
♥
Thank you SO much Luposian! Yeah… the beginning I had cut down originally. But somehow it all got put back in for the final edit. It’s like a Director’s Cut.
So glad you watched it and so happy you told me.
thank you so much Andrew! I hope you all like it!
Wow. Thanks man. Really appreciate it!
I totally forgot. My son Logan and I (and our friend Kevin Hanna) made a music video for the Huey Lewis song in the film.
While making the characters, my son Logan added Nicole and Nastajia to the video.
See if you can spot them.
https://youtu.be/cXVfdNmv-xg
Cousins.
🙂
Sweet! Can I watch in Brazil?
Ah… Isn’t nepotism great?
Err… I mean, isn’t it nice to be able to give opportunities to deserving family members and relatives… Yeah, that’s what I meant…
😛 😀 XD
We’d love to see a picture of that, wouldn’t we, fellow Dreamers? ?
Very cool! ?
(I spotted them. ?)
BTW, Scott, I’m using a new Gravatar for the first time in more than 10 years. This new one is a drawing done by my niece, who is just 16. I read her the beginning of The Dreamland Chronicles when she was about 6; I can’t say for sure, but I’d like to believe that had at least some small influence on her interest – and obvious talent – in art.
I’m very proud of my niece. ?
Ha ha.
I think ANYONE who got to do something this cool would be tossing out parts to family and friends like Halloween candy.
Yes! I hope you get a chance to see it! Would love to hear your thoughts.
Wow. You should be! that’s gorgeous.
The cheetah is my favorite animal. ♥
Mine too! ?
Long-time silent reader here. Just wanted to say congrats! 😀
I started reading in high school right around when the characters first came to the centaur lands in the original 3D run. It was my first web comic, and helped inspire me in some of my own creative endeavors.
So as a long-time fan, it was awesome when I popped on here and saw Animal Crackers was out. I popped right over to Netflix and saw it displayed right at the top, and in one of the top ranked places.
This might be strange, I think my favorite aspect of the movie was that Owen and Zoe got along. It seems all too often couples in movies are constantly at odds to create tension. So it was nice to see that while your protagonists didn’t always agree, they trusted each other and clearly cared—and were good parents to boot.
So again, congratulations! 🙂
Watching it now and I plan to spread the word as much as possible. I started reading your comic over a decade ago and now have two young boys of my own I want to share this movie with. I sincerely hope it does so well that you get to work on more projects. My “dream” *see what I did there, is to see your Dreamland comic as a movie or series some day.
I was so super excited when I saw TDC characters at the beginning. It made me tear up. Cry!
Yes! Yes it would.
That’s a super cool drawing.
Inspired by Felicity?
I saw it last night and I really enjoyed it! 🙂
When Nastajia and Alex flashed across the screen I really sat up. And had to explain to the family that “I have read that web cartoon from beginning to end!” (Didn’t say that I had done so more than once, though… 😉 )
Wonderful movie!!!! I’ve read The Dreamland Chronicles entirely, bought some books and toys and I still access the page every single day. It was there I’ve read about Animal Crackers, then I’ve waited it for years. I’ve bought the Kindle comics too. It’s an amazing story, I’ve watched it dubbed on Brazilian Portuguese then I’ve watched again with original voices. Crackers morphing people to animals were a great idea, the story is fantastic. Thanks for this amazing show!!!
We watched it this weekend with our girls. It has already become a favourite that has been watched several times.
Possibly, on a subconscious level. As I mentioned above, I read the intro of TDC to my niece about 10 years ago. If she ever read more of it, I didn’t hear about it. But this kind of grandmaster level storytelling tends to stick with you. ?
*waves away the totally irrelevant fact that Felicity isn’t in the introduction*
?
Oh, of course. Here you go.
https://www.deviantart.com/ssava/art/PrincessBride-540392469
Thanks SO much, Bap! That means a lot to me.
Owen and Zoe are very much my wife Donna and me. But also, John and Emily are really like that in real life. So it came very naturally.
I think you can see by Dreamland, I like happy endings and I like good strong relationships. So glad you got to see Animal Crackers and hopefully there’ll be a Dreamland series one day.
Wow. Thank you! I love hearing this and I hope your little ones liked Animal Crackers.
My dream too to get a Dreamland series out there one day.
Aw. Me too, my friend. me too.
Ha ha. Don’t want to scare the family. Right?
Thank you so much!
Wow. Thank you SO much, Raphael for all of your support and love over the years.
I truly truly appreciate it.
You are amazing!
Oh, thank you so very much, Roger! I love to hear this!
♥♥♥
I don’t have Netflix, but my MIL does. When I went to visit her, we pulled up Netflix and THERE IT WAS. I was so excited, because I’ve been following your progress on this since you announced you were going to do it. We watched it and enjoyed it very much. 😀 Congratulations on getting it aired!!!
I I have not visited this site for sometime, I remember when I found it back in the early days of the cg version. I was always so excited for each update, and while sad when it ended, I was genuinely found of the way it did.
just found animal crackers on Netflix. It was a literal jaw dropping moment for me as I did a double take, to make sure I was not seeing things! I still remember when you first announced here that you were working on it and that was why updates were a bit sporadic at the time.
I just finished watching it and just wanted to say, that I really enjoyed it. And like the comic, I was sad when it ended, but I am fond of how it did.
Your artwork never ceases to amaze and delight, Scott. ?
Just watched it too, with the whole family. And we all loved it!
♥ Thank you! ♥
Thank you Raquel! That means so much to me.
♥♥♥
Thank you so much, Zorro! I hadn’t expected the impact of fellow Dreamland fans seeing the opening credit.
I get waves of nostalgia every time I see it too.
Thanks for watching and thanks for coming back to let me know.
THank you (and your family)!
I TRULY appreciate you all!
Watched Animal Crackers this evening, with the whole family. We all loved it! Truly fun for all ages. ?
Wow, this brings back some great memories! I remember finding this comic back in 2007, I was just exploring the world of 3d and asked on a site I frequented about any good 3d comics out there. The site admin suggested TDC to me and I was enraptured by the tale. Seeing it update again in line art is amazing! Tracy breathes so much life into the characters, it’s like seeing something like Shrek redone by hand.
Nicodemus looks just as awesome as I remember. He was my favorite character, despite being the villain. I simply loved how he was animated. I was having trouble with 3d wings so I asked Scott for an obj (basic 3d file without the skeleton) and he graciously let me have him with the stipulation of not sharing him. I just opened him to examine him for another set of wings. Nicodemus is a true work of 3D art. So simple yet so complex. He’s only 8,508 faces and that’s very low poly for such a detailed character. I can only imagine how low poly yet detailed the other ones were before their files got corrupted.
I can totally sympathize on how crushed he felt upon opening those files. Just like I did when Insanity of Xade got canceled for the very same reason. I actually cried when none of my files worked after a Daz3d update. It was getting crashy any ways, even on very simple scenes, so it was only a matter of time. Thanks in part to TDC I am now a pretty good 3D artist myself in various programs from zbrush to blender and I even dabble in unreal engine 4, where I am trying to make a game. I think Nic will be in it, not the file but a dragon in my style will greatly resemble him, or maybe a poster of him, with permission or both!
Gtta go, chat with you later!
Thanks SO much! ♥So glad you liked it!
Wow. Hi there! I remember you!
Welcome back and thank you for all of this. So wonderful to hear you’re making 3D still.
Thank you for checking in and I hope to see you around here again soon.
♥♥♥
If you want I can send you pictures of my work. I can’t make a correct topologized humanoid, (I use MB-Lab for my characters) but I’m excellent at clothes, props, hair and wings, thank to your inspiring webcomic and help with Nic. Or just follow me on deviant art, (link is in the website url) I’m about to do an artwork dump there in a day or two after I finish and test the newest set of wings, loosely based on my favorite villainous dragon. I’ll say one thing, my jaw dropped when he did what he did in the final chapter. I’m not going to spoil it for any new readers.
And yeah, you’re stuck with me, all estimated 7 years of the comic, baring unforeseen stuff. I’ll try to comment but I do read a fair share of webcomics so I sometimes forget to comment for days or even weeks. But don’t worry, I’ll read it, and maybe send you a fan art of an Xade style Nicodemus later.
Love the intro…
♥ Thanks♥
Thought I’d come back here to say how much I enjoyed Animal Crackers, and how glad I am it finally got the audience and recognition it deserves! I hope this means a boost to you for future projects!
OMG – My kids love Animal Crackers, and I missed watching it with them the first (3?) times, but I was cruising netflix at omg-early, and decided to give it a watch…. but when I saw the intro, I had to stop and come here – I didn’t even realize you’d created it, but I instantly recognized the characters from Dreamland Chronicles!
Thank you for your amazing work, as always!
Hi there! Wat a surprise to see your movie!! Years a go our sons and i where reading the Dreamland Cronicles!! And now…you have finisht the movie!! My husband and i have loved It!! By the way…..my last book is number 7….are there more? Zo yes….,how can i have Them?
Greetings from Holland!
Thank you so much, Jillster!I really appreciate it!
Thanks SO much! ♥ So happy you spotted it.
🙂
So glad the kids enjoyed Animal Crackers
Hi Sonja!
Thanks SO much! ♥
Yes. We finished the series with Book 8.
You can read them all here for free.
https://www.dropbox.com/home/The%20Dreamland%20Chronicles%20Free%20Books
“The folder ‘/The Dreamland Chronicles Free…’ doesn’t exist.” I wanted to download it and read it on my iPad. Or did you revoke it for your patrons or something?
Followed!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d9bt6wxzoeyr6o5/AABFR0uTtaROwOOYxDZWYWsna?dl=0
Heyo, a year late but it’s still on netflix fortunately so I’m going to go check it out. I hope that still helps you out.
Someone’s spambot appears to be broken! ???
You can edit it in capcut
you can solve it by using capcut video editor
You can make your way easy with the help of remini pro mod apk
You can listen to free songs in Spotify