Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946; Portland) is an American animator, director, graphic designer, cartoonist, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog. Plympton's illustrations and cartoons have been published in The New York Times and the weekly newspaper The Village Voice, as well as in the magazines Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Penthouse, and National Lampoon. His political cartoon strip Plympton, which began in 1975 in the SoHo Weekly News, eventually was syndicated and appeared in over 20 newspapers. In 1988, his animated short Your Face was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also became known for other animated short films, including 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) and Enemies (1991), the latter of which was part of the Animania series on MTV, where many of his other shorts were shown. In 1992, his self-financed, first feature-length animated film, The Tune debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. His work also appeared on the 1992–1993 Fox comedy series The Edge. In 1993, he made his first live action film, J. Lyle. In 1995, he contributed animation and graphics to a computer game collection, Take Your Best Shot. He also published a comic book in 2003, The Sleazy Cartoons of Bill Plympton. Plympton's 2008 80-minute feature, Idiots and Angels presented by Terry Gilliam, had no dialogue. Plympton directed ...
No Snow For Christmas (2018)
'No Snow for Christmas' is an animated Christmas carol about the effects of climate change. (more)
'No Snow for Christmas' is an animated Christmas carol about the effects of climate change. (more)
Drawing Lesson #2 (1985)
While giving an art lesson, the Magic Line is distracted by thoughts of his true love and former model, Vera, with whom he'd had a wild and passionate affair. (more)
While giving an art lesson, the Magic Line is distracted by thoughts of his true love and former model, Vera, with whom he'd had a wild and passionate affair. (more)
Boomtown (1985)
The Android Sisters sing about the alarming increase in U.S. defense spending during the cold war and its effect on various aspects of the domestic economy. (more)
The Android Sisters sing about the alarming increase in U.S. defense spending during the cold war and its effect on various aspects of the domestic economy. (more)
One Of Those Days
(1988)
A day in the life of the world's unluckiest guy. Starting the morning off with a shaving nick from hell, he endures fires, mad dogs, rampaging vacuum cleaners, horny neighbors, kids with ray guns and, of course, a steam-roller. (more)
A day in the life of the world's unluckiest guy. Starting the morning off with a shaving nick from hell, he endures fires, mad dogs, rampaging vacuum cleaners, horny neighbors, kids with ray guns and, of course, a steam-roller. (more)
25 Ways to Quit Smoking
(1989)
The perilous road to kicking the habit is explored in twenty-six vignettes that include various professionals and contraptions. (more)
The perilous road to kicking the habit is explored in twenty-six vignettes that include various professionals and contraptions. (more)
How to Kiss
(1988)
As a brave couple demonstrates, the narrator uses quotes, examples and advice to help us all reach the highest heights in the art of kissing. (more)
As a brave couple demonstrates, the narrator uses quotes, examples and advice to help us all reach the highest heights in the art of kissing. (more)
J. Lyle (1994)
A sleazy lawyer, who owns an apartment building, torments the inhabitants so they'll move out allowing him to build a toxic waste dump in its place. (more)
A sleazy lawyer, who owns an apartment building, torments the inhabitants so they'll move out allowing him to build a toxic waste dump in its place. (more)
Faded Roads (1994)
A country song about life on the highway, searching for lost love. (more)
A country song about life on the highway, searching for lost love. (more)
Nose Hair (1994)
Smell the Flowers (1996)
A busy executive gets a visit from a nature loving bird and introduces the harried office worker to the joys of flora and fauna, with a surprise ending. (more)
A busy executive gets a visit from a nature loving bird and introduces the harried office worker to the joys of flora and fauna, with a surprise ending. (more)
Sex & Violence
(1997)
In eight minutes, animator Bill Plympton gives us 24 vignettes: seven are clearly about sex, 10 about violence, and seven others deal with human frailties, particularly the body as it ages. There are three stories of persons with confused priorities (including a ... (more)
In eight minutes, animator Bill Plympton gives us 24 vignettes: seven are clearly about sex, 10 about violence, and seven others deal with human frailties, particularly the body as it ages. There are three stories of persons with confused priorities (including a ... (more)
Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet (1997)
Directed by animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton, this 1997 documentary provides a glimpse into the life of poet Walt Curtis, on whose memoir MALA NOCHE is based. (more)
Directed by animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton, this 1997 documentary provides a glimpse into the life of poet Walt Curtis, on whose memoir MALA NOCHE is based. (more)
Boney D (1997)
General Chaos: Uncensored Animation (1998)
A compilation of 20 outrageous and hilarious short animated films aimed at the adult audience. (more)
A compilation of 20 outrageous and hilarious short animated films aimed at the adult audience. (more)
I Married a Strange Person! (1997)
It's a heartwarming story of a newlywed couple on their wedding night. Grant, the husband, starts experiencing strange, supernatural powers and Kerry, the wife, can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where these ... (more)
It's a heartwarming story of a newlywed couple on their wedding night. Grant, the husband, starts experiencing strange, supernatural powers and Kerry, the wife, can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where these ... (more)
The Exciting Life of a Tree (1999)
Clever and mildly entertaining short from Plympton shows us the point of view of a tree throughout its life. The film gives us various vignettes dealing mostly with sex and violence. (more)
Clever and mildly entertaining short from Plympton shows us the point of view of a tree throughout its life. The film gives us various vignettes dealing mostly with sex and violence. (more)
Surprise Cinema (1999)
A mischievous man plays an assortment of extreme practical jokes on unsuspecting victims - like replacing one man's razor with a chainsaw. (more)
A mischievous man plays an assortment of extreme practical jokes on unsuspecting victims - like replacing one man's razor with a chainsaw. (more)
Guide Dog
(2006)
This twisted sequel to the Oscar-nominated film "Guard Dog" details the continuing adventures of an eager canine. This time he takes a job helping the blind, but still leaves a path of destruction in his wake. (more)
This twisted sequel to the Oscar-nominated film "Guard Dog" details the continuing adventures of an eager canine. This time he takes a job helping the blind, but still leaves a path of destruction in his wake. (more)
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons. (more)
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons. (more)