Bill Plympton

Bill Plympton
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 10 (Actor), 47 (Director), 34 (Writer)
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Mutant Aliens
A wildly humorous yet poignant story about an astronaut, his daughter, and 5 violent, yet sympathetic, alien creatures who seek revenge against a space industry baron. (Bill Plympton)
I Married a Strange Person!
A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the ability to transform people or objects at will. His wife is very upset. Meanwhile, the CEO of Smilecorp learns of this man and his ability and sees a way to achieve world domination if only the man can be taken alive. (imdb)
Hair High
A gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly bad, as two young, murdered teens returning to their prom to get revenge.
Sex and Violence
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... (imdb)
Your Face
Your Face (1987) - Short Film
A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings a ballad to his love, "Your face is like a song," to simple piano accompaniment. As he sings about his love's face, his own face goes through phantasmagoric changes, beginning with his warbling mouth moving about. (imdb)
The Tune
Del is a song writer for the obnoxious Mr. Mega, and in love with Didi, Mega's secretary. His quest to write a hit tune brings him to the wacky world of Flooby Nooby, where he just might learn to write songs from the heart. (imdb)
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Guard Dog
Guard Dog (2004) - Short Film
Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question. (imdb)
25 Ways to Quit Smoking
Noted animator Bill Plympton helps you kick the habit by illustrating 25 ways to curb your nicotine cravings that are effective, simple, and often far more hazardous to your health than a 5-pack-a-day habit. Beware the sumo treatment! (imdb)
Idiots and Angels
Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out as his local bar, berating the other patrons. One day, Angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature. He desperately tries to rid himself of the good wings, but eventually finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their ticket to fame and fortune. (imdb)
The Exciting Life of a Tree
The appalling antics of the animal kingdom as seen from a tree's point of view. (yahoo)
Guide Dog
Guide Dog (2006) - Short Film
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. (imdb)
Shuteye Hotel
A film-noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders, they become victims of this evil force. (imdb)
More Sex and Violence
Twelve skits in six minutes: the first one and the final three are about sex, in between are sketches of blood, death, murder, truck crashes, a tough day on the toilet, a slip on a banana peel, and an omnivorous Elvis. In several vignettes, Plympton draws on the essentially comic image of men wearing jackets and ties in a world gone awry. Women, who don't appear all that often, cheerfully participate in the sex and don't hang around for the violence. (imdb)
Surprise Cinema
A mischievious man plays an assortment of extreme practical jokes on unsuspecting victims - like replacing one man's razor with a chainsaw. (imdb)
Can\
A gospel band with Jesus on lead guitar performs the title song. Then proves that he cannot be beaten on the drag strip.
Eat
Eat (2001) - Short Film
A restaurant opens for the night. The diners include: A man dining alone, who orders a plate of spaghetti that becomes his dining companion. A couple; the woman talks endlessly (and unintelligibly), as her head mutates into a variety of shapes. Her ravenous companion refuses to pay, and the restaurant reclaims its food. A family with two children; they play, rather elaborately, with their food. (imdb)
Parking
Parking (2003) - Short Film
A perfectionist Parking Attendant is about to open his new Parking Lot when a tiny blade of grass interrupts the vast sea of cement. This small bit of grass causes great problems as the Attendant uses some rather unorthodox methods of removal. (imdb)
Self Portrait
A self portrait, Plympton style.
Lucas, the Ear of Corn
The story of Lucas, a young ear of corn, from his days in the cornfield with his mother to the moment he ultimately meets his fate as a meal for a young boy. (imdb)
Plymptoons
Plymptoons (1991) - Short Film
Sketches. We see human crash tests: a human hits a wall at five miles per hour, 50 mph, and 3000. A woman kisses a man as he listens to his Walkman; through the kiss, she experiences the music. We see the trouble with face-lifts. We watch the early history of the mob: a cowboy mounts his horse, digs in his spurs, and ... kaboom! We watch a pursuer get his just desserts. Then, an ape evolves into a man who evolves into an American football player, hunkered down on all fours... (imdb)
Boomtown
Boomtown (1985) - Short Film
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. (imdb)
Drawing Lesson #2
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. (imdb)
Love in the Fast Lane
A man preoccupied with reading his Wall Street Journal goes into an antique store looking for a one-year-anniversary present for his wife. The old lady behind the counter gives him a bottle of perfume and warns him that it is "powerful," but he doesn't listen.... (imdb comments)
One of Those Days
One man's day in suburbia goes from bad to worse to the absolute pits. (imdb)
How to Kiss
How to Kiss (1989) - Short Film
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. (imdb)
Push Comes to Shove
It's the little things that really hurt. (imdb)
The Fan and the Flower
An ill-fated and unconsummated romance between a fan and a flower magically creates a fairy-tale ending. (imdb)
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. (imdb)
Horn Dog
Horn Dog (2009) - Short Film
Here our plucky canine fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow, while trying to win the love of his heart's desire. (imdb)
Hot Dog
Hot Dog (2008) - Short Film
Our plucky hero joins a fire company to save the world and gain the affection he so richly deserves. However, the results never turn out the way he plans. (imdb)
Santa, the Fascist Years
We all think of Santa as "Jolly old St.Nick". But who knew that he has a dark hidden past that's very un-jolly? This short film uncovers and explores Santa's flirtation with politics and greed. (imdb)
Nose Hair
Nose Hair (1994) - Short Film
A man plucks a hair from his nostril. The hair wants back in. (imdb)
Faded Roads
Faded Roads (1994) - Short Film
A country song about life on the highway, searching for lost love. (bcdb.com)
How to Make Love to a Woman
An animated look at the 11 essential steps to make the pilgrim's progess from finding a woman to making love to her. Along the way, our prototypical man gets advice about her eyes, her hair, her neck, her nostrils (and how they will flare as she becomes excited), the kiss, disrobing her (be subtle yet have authority), the hug, her nipples, and kinky accessories. (imdb)
Guns on the Clackamas
On the shoot of what is to be a classic Western, filmmaker Nigel Nado attempts to make a documentary on the film's renowned producer. But everything goes outrageously wrong. (Netflix)
The Wiseman
The Wiseman (1991) - Short Film
An old man's incoherent rant is constantly interrupted by the surreal things that happen to his head. (imdb)
Cheatin\
In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced magician and his forbidden "soul machine", Ella takes the form of Jake's numerous lovers, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny.
Footprints
Footprints (2014) - Short Film
A man follows footsteps in search of a mysterious visitor to his house. (imdb)
The Loneliest Stoplight
The story of a personified stoplight, chronicling its good times and bad times, and its loneliness and romance.
Hitler\
"Hitler's Folly" explores what might have happened if Adolf Hitler's art career had been more successful and instead of becoming an evil dictator, he was inspired to become an animator like Walt Disney. (imdb)
Revengeance
A low-rent bounty hunter named Rod Rosse, The One Man Posse, gets entangled in a web of danger when he takes on a job from an ex-biker/ex-wrestler turned U.S. senator named "Deathface."
Summer Bummer
A man about to go swimming imagines what horrors could be lurking in his backyard pool. (imdb)
Waiting for Her Sailor
Waiting for her sailor to return home, a woman on a cliff watches closely as a ship approaches. (imdb)
Spiral
Spiral (2005) - Short Film
Animation is used to explore the hypnotic principles of movement and form through the use of abstract shapes. (imdb)
Tango Schmango
A haunting tango song inspiring this dancing couple to try steps and moves that Fred and Ginger never imagined. (tubitv)
Dig My Do
Dig My Do (1990) - Short Film
An Elvis-like dog sings an ode to his hairstyle. (imdb)
Slide
A slide guitar-playing cowboy appears in a corrupt 1940's logging town to battle a pair of evil twins and save the village of Sourdough Creek.