Quirky, smart and cute with top-notch production values and quality performances from Rich Sommer and Amy Smart, “Mr. Stache” is a short film you’ll grow into.
It’s the type of comedy that isn’t for everyone, however. More artsy than laugh-out-loud hilarious, many will find it too adorable. For those who do admire the silly mustache metaphor that encompasses the film, it’ll be impossible for them to wipe the smile off of their faces throughout.
Everyone else will wonder what’s so funny.
Powered by narration, its fun approach is a perfect fit for the short film format. With several scene changes and a nice pace, “Mr. Stache” never bores the audience and while some may in fact roll their eyes at times, it’s usually accompanied with a laugh of some kind.
Loosely based on the 2005 French film “La Moustache,” but without the Bergman-influence, this cinematic version of upper lip hair packs a different type of punch. Gone are the “thinking” moments, replaced by the same metaphor, except this time, the scope is much smaller. The end result is a film with much more charisma that isn’t nearly as pretentious.
Overall, it may not be for everyone, the humor in Mr. Stache is undeniable and its message is obvious. Everyone has “a mustache” in their lives, you just have to find someone who accepts you for it.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Quirky, smart and cute with top-notch production values and quality performances from Rich Sommer and Amy Smart, “Mr. Stache” is a short film you’ll grow into.
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