Thank you for helping us make a fun, funny indie film about life as a costumed character!
BRIEF SYNOPSIS:
Life as a costumed mascot becomes a bizarre
experience for a new recruit who joins a dysfunctional team of amusement park ‘Characterz’
for a summer job he’ll never forget.
TUCKER
Ostrowski is a Kangaroo. Well, he works as Hoppy the Kangaroo at a little amusement
park in central Florida.
Newly
accepted by the California Institute of the Arts, and desperate to make enough
money for fall tuition, Tucker lands a job in Old Time Fun Town’s CHARACTERz
Department (really the only summer employment he could find).
Tucker
soon meets the rest of the new “Kangaroo Krew,” including Cap’n Jack’s-Parrot, worn by his new best friend JERRY; Bowzer the Bulldog worn by his
soon-to-be (he hopes!) girlfriend SAM; and Paws
the Pink Polar Bear worn by the aptly nicknamed “Sweaty” STU.
Through
trial and error (mostly error), Tucker learns the ins and outs of being a
Costumed Character—and, in the process, discovers that his summer workplace is
wildly dysfunctional. Rookie or not, Tucker senses that something is wrong
here, but he just can’t put his finger on what.
Tucker’s
future is in jeopardy unless he can figure out who has set up the CHARACTERz!
Hi from Writer/Director Jon Binkowski and Writer/Producer Lisa Smith. We both grew up as theme park brats and our careers are in the amusement industry.
- Jon: "My first job was as a 'fuzzy'- Wally the Walrus (true!)"
Writer/Director Jon Binkowski circa 1975
- Lisa: "Our last indie feature film was produced entirely with our own money, so we work hard to stretch a dollar. But this next endeavor is a biggie!"
Comedies are inherently more expensive because they require an ensemble... and ours definitely has a large cast of "characters."
Renaissance Entertainment, LLC knows comedy!
Renaissance Entertainment, the company owned and operated by Jon and Lisa, has a strong industry track record! Among our clients:
- Disney
- Universal Studios
- Chimelong, China
- Ramoji Film City, India
- Busch Entertainment Corporation
These are some of the world-class companies that use the talents of Renaissance Entertainment to write, produce and direct premium attractions!
The Renaissance Entertainment produced Pirates! 4D starring Leslie Nielsen and Eric Idle, one of the longest running, wildly successful comedy shorts in history.
[Pirates! 4D produced by Renaissance Entertainment
for Busch Entertainment Corp, distributed by Simex!Iwerks]
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