The Mitchells vs The Machines' Rick Design Was Based On Director's Dad
The design of The Mitchells vs The Machines' Rick Mitchell was based on the director's father. The animated comedy film was released on Netflix in April 2021 to nearly universal praise amongst critics and audiences alike. It quickly rose the ranks of one of the most-watched Netflix films of the year, garnering a 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating, The Mitchells vs The Machines has also won multiple awards, including Best Animated Feature at both the 49th Annie Awards and the 27th Critics' Choice Awards. The delightfully frenetic family film is considered a favorite among a tight crowd of strong nominees for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards.
The Mitchells vs The Machines centers on Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson), the eldest of two children in a quirky dysfunctional family, as they embark on a cross-country road trip to her new school. During their travels, an artificial intelligence of a popular Apple-like tech company becomes sentient and dispatches an army of robots to preserve their existence. Patriarch Rick Mitchell, voiced by Danny McBride, and his wife Linda Mitchell (Maya Rudolph) must keep their family safe while saving the world.
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According toTHR, the design of Katie's father Rick in The Mitchells vs The Machines was based on director Mike Rianda's real-life dad. The director said he put a lot of thought into each character in the film, and points to Rick's wardrobe as being directly inspired by his father. Rick's 1970s aviator jacket is an exact replica of one that Rianda's father had when he was growing up. The illustrators and animators took great care in realizing it by adding specific crinkles and«hand-drawn swirls in the fur,» to make it
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