Watch: Oscar Isaac is Terrific in This Bonkers Short Film — TICKY TACKY

I must admit that when I saw him in movies like Body of Lies, Sucker Punch, and Drive, I never anticipated that Oscar Isaac would become one of my favorite working actors. But he's built an incredible career in a few short years, and it's been great to watch him bring soulfulness, darkness, and charisma to his characters and become one of the most sought-after actors in the business. Yesterday was Isaac's birthday, and The Playlist pointed me toward this excellent short film in which the actor gives one of his best performances. Written and directed by Brian Petsos, Ticky Tacky tells the increasingly crazy story of a man who reacts very poorly when he receives some bad news.

A wealthy and powerful man is betrayed by those closest to him, and under the guidance of his trusted confidant, devises a fiery requital. With a nod to the proscenium, this darkly comedic chamber piece stars Oscar Isaac, Tim Rock, Erika Rankin, Helen Rogers, and Julian Shatkin. Written and directed by Brian Petsos. TICKY TACKY — www.tickytacky.co Official Selection 2014 Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2014 Denver Film Festival, 2015 Florida Film Festival, 2015 Newport Beach Film Festival, 2015 Independent Film Festival Boston, a Special Presentation of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2015 in association with the Tokyo International Film Festival, and featured Short of the Week (shortoftheweek.com) 2015. TICKY TACKY WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Brian Petsos PRODUCED BY Dan Berk Brian Petsos Ryan Farhoudi EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tim Rock EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Bryan Gaynor Chadd Harbold Robert Olsen STARRING Oscar Isaac Tim Rock Erika Rankin Helen Rogers and Julian Shatkin DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel Katz PRODUCTION DESIGNER Annie Simeone EDITOR Bryan Gaynor COSTUME DESIGNER Stacey Berman ORIGNAL MUSIC BY Justin Hori CASTING DIRECTOR Jennifer Euston, CSA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR — Alexander Mager 1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA — Adrien Bertolle 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA — Timothé Arene CAMERA OPERATOR — David Isern CAMERA INTERN — Lauren Perrin ASSISTANT TO MR. KATZ — Yasmina Chambenoit GAFFER — Andrew Hubbard BEST BOY ELECTRIC — Jason Duffet KEY GRIP — Drew Verderame BEST BOY GRIP — Joachim Glaser DOLLY GRIP — Yves Lamigeon PRODUCTION SOUND — Brennan McVicar HAIR & MAKEUP — Stephanie Wise LOCATION MANAGER — Henry Winnik CASTING ASSISTANT — Emer O’Callaghan CATERING — Director’s Catering WEAPONS — The Specialists, LTD EFFECTS COORDINATOR — Bohdan Bushell KEY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT — Ryan Brown PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS — Meesha Meksin, Nephretitti Schenk, Porsche Jackson VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR — Cary Flaum FLAME ARTIST — Nic Seresin DESIGN & ANIMATION — Andre Vandenburg COLORIST — Ron Sudul of Nice Shoes POST-PRODUCTION AUDIO — Cory Choy of Silver Sound A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO Rusty Mutt Shilo and Hayden 5 SPECIAL THANKS Adam Brody Alec Bates Alex Orlovsky Andrew Carlberg Artjail Felipe Dieppa Gabriel Nadig Greg Gordon Hand Held Films Jay Alaimo Justin Simpson Kurt Enger Max Nichols Michael Dimmit Ryan McKone SAG-AFTRA FEATURING THE MUSIC OF Ludwig van Beethoven Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Strauss II and Mutilation Rites “Broken Axis” is available on the album EMPYREAN FILMED ON LOCATION IN NEW YORK CITY This motion picture is protected pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the United States of America and other countries. Any unauthorized duplication, distribution and/or exhibition of this motion picture may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. Characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, characters or history of any person is entirely coincidental and unintentional. © 2014 Last Pictures & A Saboteur. All rights reserved. (Significant inquiries may be directed to nobody@asaboteur.com and will be responded to accordingly.)