30CC-08 Tack

Part of my attempt at the 30 Character Challenge Meme, found here. [link]

08- Tack the Cobbler

"..." (Psh, he doesn't need to talk to be awesome.)

Tack is from a beautifully animated film with a long, tragic history called "The Thief and the Cobbler". This movie was in and out of production for twenty-some-odd years before being dropped by its original distributors. The two corporations that finally did release it only did so after slicing it up and throwing it back together with added songs and multiple changes. It wasn't until recently when a fan cut together the finished pieces with unfinished storyboards and animation that we finally got to see the film in its intended form.

Tack is the hero of this unfortunate film, one of two charmingly silent main characters. It's not that he can't speak so much that he doesn't need to, and I much prefer it that way (for some reason they felt that he needed not only to talk but to narrate the ENTIRE FILM). His only forms of expression are his eyes and the nails that he constantly keeps in his mouth. The surprising usefulness of his cobbling talents pops up again and again in the movie, and I especially enjoy when he works with his thread. Smart, courageous, and completely adorable, it's impossible not to love this guy.

I recommend "The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut" [link]