Tracy Movie

"Tracy" Episode 14: "Family Gathering"

2011-04-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 14
“Family Gathering”

Well that's it! Thanks everyone for watching. The whole movie will be online soon. Check www.tracymovie.com for news on when.

Thanks

Dan

"Tracy" Episode 13: "The Convention"

2011-03-31T22:24:00.001-07:00

"Tracy" Episode 12: "Ferf"

2011-03-23T22:03:00.000-07:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 12
“Ferf”

The isolated woods of Michigan provide a disturbing setting for a shocking revelations.

"Tracy" Episode 11: “Renaissance Men”

2011-03-16T22:10:00.000-07:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 11
“Renaissance Men”

After exposing their deepest, darkest secrets, the filmmaker and Jim Knapp let down their guard and draw up their swords.

"Tracy" Episode 10: "The Apology"

2011-03-09T21:06:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 10
“The Apology”

Feeling bad about his conduct, the filmmaker offers up his own dignity to win back the trust, confidence, and respect of his subject, and friend.

"Tracy" Episode 9: "Positive Reinforcements"

2011-03-03T22:28:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 9
“Positive Reinforcements”

Just when all is lost, the children that grew up loving Tracy Knapp finally grow up, and have kids of their own.

"Tracy" Episode 8: "The Secret Life of Jim Knapp"

2011-02-24T21:54:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

The filmmaker confronts Jim Knapp to find out what he’s hiding, no matter how shocking, painful, or irrelevant.

Episode 8
“The Secret Life of Jim Knapp”

"Tracy" Episode 7: "Broken Home"

2011-02-16T20:31:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 7
“Broken Home”

Tracy loses his show,his fans, his hair, and his family.

"Tracy" Episode 6: "Train Leaves the Station"

2011-02-10T22:32:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 6
“The Train Leaves the Station”

Though a generation of kids adore Tracy, a more relevant generation of parents hate him, causing Tracy to lose everything.

"Tracy" Episode 5: "Behind Closed Doors"

2011-02-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 5
“Behind Closed Doors”

The filmmaker discovers that Tracy’s son and former ex-wife are hiding a closet full of skeletons and other stupid stuff.

"Tracy" Episode 4: "Clown-troversy"

2011-01-26T21:30:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 4
“Clown-troversy”
How was this lovable clown’s message that all children are infallibly correct no matter what they say or do twisted into a bad thing?

"Tracy" Episode 3: "Birth of a Clown"

2011-01-19T20:00:00.001-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 3
“Birth of a Clown”
A clown at heart Tracy left the family business to entertain the children of the world, and piss-off their parents.

"Tracy" Episode 2: "You Can't Please Everyone"

2011-01-12T22:02:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 2
“You Can't Please Everyone.”
Jim Knapp maybe the son of a loving, generous 1970's children show host, but he's going to prove he's nothing like his dad.

"Tracy" Episode 1: "The Life and Death of Tracy Knapp"

2011-01-02T00:38:00.000-08:00

1970’s children’s show host Tracy Knapp was loved to death by a generation of kids, but killed to death by an unknown assailant. Follow filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan on his journey to find out once and for all, who shot Tracy Knapp.

Episode 1
“Life and Death of Tracy Knapp”
Filmmaker and fan Dan Sullivan sets out to find the shooter of his childhood hero, children’s show host Tracy Knapp.

The Filmmakers Bios

2009-01-30T10:13:00.000-08:00

Dan Scanlon
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor

This is Dan Scanlon’s first feature film as a writer / director. Dan graduated with a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1998. He has worked professionally in the animation industry as a story artist for the last ten years. Dan illustrated the first chapter of the comic book “Unmentionables” written by his wife Michele Scanlon. The two of them live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

Brian Fee
Co - Producer / Actor

Brian Fee graduated from The Columbus College of Art and Design in 1998 with an Illustration degree. He has worked as a story artist in the animation industry for the last 11 years. He lives in Petaluma, California with his wife and 2 daughters.

Michele Scanlon
Executive Producer / Actress

Michele is a writer and filmmaker who lives and works in San Francisco. Her past jobs include: archaeologist, ballet dancer, and creative designer for kid's computer games. In 2006 she wrote a comic about the secret life of talking underwear entitled “Unmentionables”. She has BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley. She often writes under the name "Babe Scanlon".

Scott Clark
Actor

Scott Clark received his BFA at Rhode Island School of Design in 1996 where he studied Illustration and Animation. He also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater Summer Training Congress in 2001. Scott has worked as an animator for the past 12 years, and has also dabbled in Improv acting for a couple years at Bay Area Theater Sports group in San Francisco.
Scott lives in San Francisco with wife Suzy, new daughter Mira, and dog Jackson.

Bernadette Emrick
Actress

Bernadette Emrick received her BA in Art from San Francisco State. She has been producing art, in it's various forms, ever since including her collage work over the past few years. After seeing a professional production of Thorton Wilder's, "You Can't Take It With You, at the tender age of 13, she began acting in high school and continued in college and community theatre until the age of 24. Bernadette not only acted, but directed, produced, and built sets and props in numerous productions all in Santa Barbara, California. Bernadette currently lives in San Francisco, California, and clowns around whenever she can.

Alex Mandel
Composer

"Tracy" is Alex Mandel's first score for a feature film. Other recent scores include "Your Friend the Rat" (2007, dir. Jim Capobianco), which won the Annie Award for Best Short Subject; "Trifles" (2008, dir. Pam Walker); "Violet" (2007, dir. Mark Andrews); and "Mr. Incredible and Pals" (2005, dir. Roger Gould). He released 3 albums as the songwriter/singer/guitarist for The Fingers, and his new group, The Echo Falls, will release their debut shortly. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and two kids.

Elizabeth Greenberg
Executive Producer

Elizabeth Greenberg spent her childhood appearing in radio and
television commercials in the Midwest. She studied filmmaking in
college, and moved to northern California where she spent 10 years
working on independent films. She is now back on the commercial side,
working as producer at an advertising agency in New England. I guess
one day she'll move to the South.

Tom Mader
Executive Producer / 2nd Assistant Director

Tom Mader studied filmmaking at Wayne State University and received a Bachelor of Arts from Oakland University. For ten years he has worked in television and for the corporate sector in all phases of video production. Tom currently co-owns and operates a small video production company in his home state of Michigan. Tom, his wife and son live in Ferndale, MI.

Adrian Ochoa
1st Assistant Director

Adrian Ochoa has always been fascinated with the aspect of filmmaking since a young age, being heavily influenced by the Disney and Warner Brother shorts as well as Star Wars.
He's worked in the animation industry for over 10 years and has worked on various independent films doing a variety of roles. Adrian currently lives in Vallejo, Ca.

The Story

2009-01-30T10:08:00.000-08:00

Tracy is a Mockumentary about Tracy Knapp, host of the 1970’s children's show, “The Imagination Train Station”. Thirty years after the show’s cancellation an ambitious filmmaker sets out to find the person responsible for Tracy mysterious shooting.
Through interviews with the people that knew him best the filmmaker is reminded of the controversy behind the "educational" children’s show, how Tracy loved to call out his trademark, "Correct!" after every answer given, even the wrong ones. This made him wildly popular with children, but fueled the hatred of so many parents, teachers and other possible suspects, including his ex- wife and former clown cast member “Tess Tickles", as well as their resentful son Jim Knapp, a successful business man struggling to distance himself from his father’s “childish” image, a difficult task when you’ve inherited his unmistakable neon blonde hair.
The filmmaker is determined to find out once and for all who shot Tracy Knapp, no matter how damaging, humiliating, or irrelevant the truth maybe.

The optimistic 1970's kid's show host Tracy Knapp.

The opportunistic documentary filmmaker Dan Sullivan.

The embittered only son Jim Knapp.

The obscene ex - wife Tess "Tickles"

Watch the Trailer

2009-01-29T16:32:00.000-08:00

Tracy is a comedy about the life and death of 1970's children show host Tracy Knapp. Check out the trailer below!