Lola on Instagram: "🎬 Fact: Ice Age (2002) The iconic saber-toothed squirrel, Scrat (who is constantly chasing his acorn), was originally intended to be a minor character used only for the trailers to promote the movie. However, test audiences reacted so strongly and positively to the character’s chaotic antics that the filmmakers decided to integrate Scrat and his subplots heavily into the main film. The popularity of the character was so immediate that Scrat became the de facto mascot for the