On June 1, 1999, less than a month after her encounter in the park, she hired a lawyer and filed an intent-to-use trademark application for Sqrat. In addition to her line of feathered hats, she put on events with female models clad in nothing but body paint and did publicity for parties thrown for stars, including Howard Stern and Wyclef Jean.īut Sqrat was different, she said. "I've got the next Mickey Mouse."Īt the time, Supersonic was involved in several unconventional ventures that gained her entry to the world of celebrity. Her mind began to race: an animated character, part rat and part squirrel, whose wacky adventures would entertain and delight children. Instantly, Supersonic realized she might be onto something, she said. "God gives gifts," Supersonic told Insider in her thick Long Island accent during a phone call last month. She's heading back to court once again to fight for her dream.
Squirrel from ice age series#
Now, Disney+ is set to release "Ice Age: Scrat Tales," a series starring the character - but Supersonic said she wasn't seeing a dime of the profits. In 2020, it appeared she'd finally won when the studio behind "Ice Age" dropped its challenge to the trademark for "Sqrat" with a Q - which meant she had the exclusive right to sell merchandise with the Sqrat branding.
Since the early 2000s, Supersonic, 54, has battled in court and held attention-grabbing protests to prove she came up with one of the most recognizable animated characters of the past two decades. She's spent more than 20 years trying to prove the makers of the "Ice Age" movies stole the idea for the character from her. One key difference: In the movies, it's spelled "Scrat," with a C. If that name brings back memories of the lovable, acorn-obsessed rodent from the "Ice Age" franchise, you're not alone. Better than Monsters Inc or Shrek.As her hat made headlines across the globe, Supersonic was diligently crafting the idea for which she thought she'd be remembered: an animated half-squirrel, half-rat character called Sqrat.
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Which, strangely, makes the movie all the more pure.
I came out wanting the obligatory merchandise, especially the sloth toy, only to be disappointed the next day when I couldn't find anything vaguely related. You will fall in love with the characters, especially the comic relief of the prehistoric squirrel and its desperate attempts to bury its nuts. The animation is brilliant, as you would expect, and you will be praying for the opportunity to go on the ice slide in the movie.
You will find yourself rooting for them far sooner than you would like to think. The group dynamics are brilliantly well presented and the character revelations and quirks are subtle and enjoyable. They are well rounded and completely believable, strangely. The characters themselves are far more than their voices (the advantage of less famous actors doing the voices), unlike most Disney movies.
The story is not one that had a massive in your face moral at the end (its more like its tugging at your shirt sleeves) but chooses just to tell a story about relationships between different "animals." You know the outcome, but you can't help being drawn in. This is obviously aimed at the same market as Monsters Inc and Shrek, but is different in its less cartoony feel (despite the deliberately cartoony characteristics of the lead creatures).
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