Bill plympton illustrates the story of his animation career. Bill also gets into sticking with pencil and paper, falling in love with nyc 50 years ago and taking inspiration from it ever since, starting a family a little late and changing the worklife balance, giving career advice to young animators, and ripping off his idols. The deal encompasses all seven of the plympton feature films the tune, i married a strange person. Bill plymptons second feature is perhaps closer to what fans of plymptons shorts might have expected. I recognize bill plymptons style of drawing from a few commercials and short films that.
In contrast to his relatively gentle debut the tune, i married a strange person is full of extreme stomachturning violence and graphic sex scenes and its an absolute blast. Subsequently returning to animation, plympton once again ventured into the realm of the bizarre with so i married a strange person in 1997. In a strange twist, this lump gives the main character, grant boyer, the ability and power to transform people. Bill plymptons films include how to make love to a woman, idiots and angels, i married a strange person. Bill plympton list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Plympton s new animated movie, i married a strange person. From 1964 to 1968, he studied graphic design at portland state university, where he was a member of the film society and worked on the yearbook. This highspirited and sexuallycharged comedy is about a young husband who gains the power to make his fantasies into reality. Since, he directed mutant aliens, released in 2001, hair high 2004. The greatest street fights and other out of control matches the movie novamov. In which the noted animator puts us through some strange changes. Ia dikenal karena membuat film animasi pendek pemenang oscar tahun 1987 your face dan serangkaian film pendeknya guard dog, guide dog, hot dog dan horn dog. Bill plympton wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas.
Bill plympton, the maestro of twistyfaced animated dada who made a splash on mtv in the early 90s, keeps trying to. A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the ability to transform people or objects at will. The award one of many for plymptons crowded mantle proves a perfect fit for the oscarnommed, palme dored oneman studio whos previously brought us i married a strange person and hair high. Factory announces acquisition of bill plympton library. Short clip from the animated movie i married a strange person. Plympton has taken this perhaps a little too much to heart, but with a good dose of sprightly charm.
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. In 1968, he transferred to the school of visual arts in new york city. Bill plympton was born in portland, oregon, to don and wilda plympton. Plympton s drawing style vibrates, shimmies, and pops with boyish cheer. Three words that quickly summarize bill plympton s newest full featured animated film, i married a strange person. From 1964 to 1968, he attended portland state college, where he was a member of the film society and worked on the yearbook. Factory, a multiplatform media company, has acquired the library of acclaimed animator and cartoonist bill plympton. This heartwarming story of a newlywed couple on their wedding night takes a bizarre turn when grant, the husband, starts experiencing strange, supernatural powers and. Master animator bill plympton brings cheatin to america. In 1968, he transferred to the school of visual arts in new york city plymptons illustrations and cartoons have been published in the new york times and weekly newspaper the village.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Bill plympton was born on april 30, 1946 in portland, oregon, usa. Charis michelsen, tom larson, richard spore, chris cooke, ruth ray, j. Episode 281 bill plympton the virtual memories show. In 1996, bill plympton followed mala noche writer walt curtis around his portland hometown to record him reading his poetry. This outrageous performance film hit the festival circuit in 1997 to stunned audiences.
Plymptoons home of bill plympton, the king of indie. Meanwhile, the ceo of smilecorp learns of this man and his ability and sees a way to achieve world domination if. Bill plympton is an american cartoonist who is best known as an independent animator. Plympton, was raised on a farm in nearby oregon city with five siblings. Even the best animation can get tiresome in a hurry, and i married a strange person. Plympton deliberately aims for mature audiences and makes personal pictures with sexual, violent and sometimes political content. Starting october 15th, 2019, all of the acclaimed animators feature films the tune, i married a strange person. Bill plympton full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The seventyfive minute film is plympton s second animated feature, the first was the 1993 grated musical, the tune. Imagine tex avery on acid, and youre ready for bill plymptons i married a strange person, an exuberantly twisted fantasia that could click with hip audiences in urban markets and college towns. The couple has to battle an ambitious tv executive and a slimy army colonel who want this power for themselves. I remember getting a fuzzy, warm feeling when plympton said to the tiff audience i was in that this film was inspired by a lot of the gore films hes seen. With charis michelsen, tom larson, richard spore, chris cooke. Plymptons drawing style vibrates, shimmies, and pops with boyish cheer.
Bill plymptons feature library coming to main digital platforms october 15 by awn staff editor thursday, september 26, 2019 at 9. He literally works outside the studio system by doing every aspect of his cartoons writing, drawing, coloring, filming, editing, etc. Bill plympton s second feature is perhaps closer to what fans of plympton s shorts might have expected. In 1968, he transferred to the school of visual arts 1 in new york city, where he majored in cartooning. Bill plympton has also collaborated with kanye west and weird al yankovic in a. Bill plympton is an american animator, graphic designer and filmmaker best known for his 1987 academy awardsnominated animated short your face and his series of shorts guard dog, guide dog, hot dog, horn dog. Plymptoons studio started in 1987 with the creation of the bill plymptons oscar nominated short film your face. Plympton actually drew all 40,000 frames of cheatin cowritten with desiree stavracos, and already winner of 10 international prizes which opens friday for a limited. In 1998, bill returned to animation with i married a strange person. Mondo plympton 1997 shorts compilation i married a strange person. Trump bites, animated by bill plympton by 110th street. But dont let that innocent, boynextdoor look fool you.
A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the. Plymptoons the complete early works of bill plympton. He is known for his work on idiots and angels 2008, cheatin 20 and. Youll receive eight dvds i married a strange person. Animation, black comedy, satire, absurdist comedy, fantasy.
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