Anthony Stacchi is an American animated filmmaker, including animation, directing, writing and visual effects. He joined LAIKA in 2007 from Sony Pictures Animation after co-directing the CG hit Open Season (2006). Before Sony, he worked as a Head of Story, Storyboard Artist and Animator at PDI/DreamWorks, Industrial Light and Magic and Skellington Productions on projects including Back to the Future (1985), Hook (1991), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Antz (1998), andSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).