GUARD DOG "GLOBAL JAM"

by Bill Plympton & many others!!
2011, Animation, 6 min, USA
Digibeta/HD, No dialogue

Watch works in progress!

In a bold, never-before-attempted experiment, the "King of Indie Animation" has invited animators from around the world to re-create one shot each from his Oscar-nominated short, "Guard Dog".


 

THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGERCow

by Bill Plympton

2010, Animation, 6 min, USA
Digibeta/HD, No dialogue

Watch Trailer!

 

"Theberlinalelogo Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger" is a children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love.


1st Prize, Animation, Delray Beach FF, Delray Beach FL
Grand Jury Award, Best Animation, Florida Film Festival, Maitland FL 
Best in Show, Citrus Cel Animation FF, Jacksonville FL
Atom.com award - Best Comedy Animated Short, L.A. Comedy Short FF 
1st Prize, Animation, BeFilm Underground FF, New York, NY 
Excellence in Sound, ASIFA-East Awards 
Mention Speciale du Public, Narkolepsy Short FF, Grenoble
Audience Award, Short Film Animation, Woods Hole FF, Woods Hole MA
Outstanding Animated Short, Flagstaff FF, Flagstaff AZ
Golden Cowbell, Best Independent Animation, So
Dak Animation Festival, SD


 

25 WAYS TO QUIT SMOKING25-ways-to-quit-smoking_3

by Bill Plympton
1989, Animation, 5', USA
35mm, English

Watch this and you'll never smoke again!

 


BONEY DBoney-D

by Bill Plympton
1996, Animation, 3', USA
35mm, No dialogue

An amusing chase short starring a hipster dog named Boney D.

 


BOOM TOWNBoomtown

by Bill Plympton
1985, Animation, 6 min, USA
35mm, English

Boomtown, as sung by the Android Sisters, is a musical about the absurdities of military spending, from the Cold War to the present.

 


Can't Drag Race With Jesuscant-drag-race-Jesus

by Bill Plympton
2000, Animation, 2'16", USA
35mm, No dialogue

A southern preacher sings an ode to Jesus and auto racing, with a religious choir backing him up.

 


DANCING ALL DAYDanceallday1

by Bill Plympton
1991, Animation, 3'17", USA
35mm, English

Dancing Plympton style

 

 


DIG MY DODigmydo11

by Bill Blympton
1990, Animation, 3'35", USA
35mm, English

What would happen if Elvis Presley were reincarnated as a dog?

 


DRAWDraw1

by Bill Blympton
1993, Animation, 2', USA
35mm, English

Winds moan across the desert, empty save for two desperadoes.

 


DRAWING LESSONSDrawing1

by Bill Blympton
1988, Animation, 6', USA
35mm, English

An ill-fated romance between a drawing line and his model.

 


EATeat1

by Bill Blympton
2001, Animation, 9', USA
35mm, English

Have dinner at a fancy French restaurant, Plympton style!

 

 


FADED ROADSfaded1

by Bill Plympton
1994, Animation, 2'30", USA
35mm, English

A country song about life on the highway, searching for lost

love.

 


 

 

THE FAN AND THE FLOWERtheFanflower

Directed & Animated by Bill Plympton
Written by Dan O'Shannon
Narrated by Paul Giamatti
2005, Animation, 7 min, USA
35mm / video

An ill fated and unconsummated romance between a fan and a flower magically creates a fairy tale ending. A very atypical Bill Plympton film.

 


FLOOBY NOOBYFlooby_Nooby1

by Bill Plympton
1992, Animation, 3'45", USA
35mm, English

Come with Bill to Flooby Nooby land!! Come with Bill to Flooby Nooby land!!

 


 

THE FLYING HOUSEFlyingHouse

by Winsor McCay and Bill Plympton
1921-2011, Animation, 7'30 min, USA
HD, English

Watch Teaser!

After eating a rarebit at a party, a woman has a strange dream in which her husband converts their home into a flying machine to escape having to pay the exorbitant interest on the mortgage, on a flight that takes them around the world and to the moon.

"The Flying House" is a "re-imagining" of Winsor McCay's 1921 short, "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House.". Bill Plympton cleaned, removed all imperfections, and colored each frame using reprints of Winsor's color comics as a guide. By recording the voices of Patricia Clarkson & Matthew Modine he was able to remove the balloons and intertitles and replace them by their voices. A completely new soundtrack was added as well.


GUARD DOGGuarddog1

by Bill Plympton
2004, Animation, 5 min, USA
35mm, No dialogue

NOMINATED FOR A 2005 OSCAR!!!

An unusual guard dog takes his job too serious!


GUARD DOG "GLOBAL JAM"

by Bill Plympton & many others!!
2011, Animation, 6 min, USA
Digibeta/HD, No dialogue

Watch works in progress!

In a bold, never-before-attempted experiment, the "King of Indie Animation" has invited animators from around the world to re-create one shot each from his Oscar-nominated short, "Guard Dog".

 


GUIDE DOGguide_dog1

by Bill Plympton
2006, Animation, 5 min, USA
35mm, No dialogue

"Guide Dog" is a sequel to the Oscar nominated short "Guard Dog". This time our hero dog helps blind people with typical disastrous results.


HORN DOGHORN_DOG1

by Bill Plympton
2009, Animation, 6 min, USA
35mm, No dialogue

"Horn Dog" is the fourth film in the famed Oscar® nominated "dog" series. Here are more misadventures from our plucky canine, as he fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow, while trying to win the love of his heart's desire.


HOT DOGHOT_DOG1

by Bill Plympton
2008, Animation, 6 min, USA
35mm, No dialogue

This is the third in the DOG series. In this episode our plucky hero joins the fire company to save the world from house fires and gain the affection he so richly deserves. Typically, the results never turn out the way he planned.


HELTER SHELTERHelter-Shelter

by Bill Plympton
1998, Animation, 8', USA
35mm, English

This parody of Friends is a untypical sitcom that features three totally different people living together. In this episode Driscoll accidently gets his head cut off right before a big date. Not wanting the evening to be ruined, the April and Seth sew Driscoll's head onto the body of the chicken he was going to cook for dinner. Will the date notice? What happens when his headless body wanders back into the house? Which one will the date prefer??? A wonderfully warped show that has the potential to be as big as South Park but was never shown on the air.


HOW TO KISShow-to-kiss

by Bill Plympton
1989, Animation, 6'30", USA
35mm, English

This short shows all the violent and bizarre pitfalls of "sucking face".

 


How to make love to a womanhow-to-make-love

by Bill Plympton
1995, Animation, 5', USA
35mm, English

Now, we're talking naked bodies and hot emotions here!!

 

 


ISN'T IT GOOD AGAINIsnt_it_good_again2

by Bill Plympton
1991, Animation, 2'40 min, USA
35mm, English

 

 


LOVE IN THE FAST LANELove-in-fast-lane

by Bill Plympton
1987, Animation, 3', USA
35mm, English

A never picked up pilot for a TV Series in a Scooby Doo animation style.

 


LOVESICK HOTELLovesick_Hotel_02

by Bill Plympton
1992, Animation, 6'08", USA
35mm, English

Funny gags on every floor of the hotel...

 


LUCAS THE EAR OF CORNLucas-Ear-corn

by Bill Plympton
1977, Animation, 4', USA
Video, English

Lucas, a young ear of corn, finds out about growing up, and the meaning of life

 


MORE SEX AND VIOLENCEMoresex

by Bill Plympton
1998, Animation, 7', USA
35mm, No dialogue

The sequel to 'Sex'! Some of these gags push the limits of good taste even further...

 


NO NOSE BLUES

by Bill Plympton
1991, Animation, 4'20", USA
35mm, English

A nosey music short.


NOSEHAIRnosehair

by Bill Plympton
1994, Animation, 7', USA
35mm, No dialogue

This epic battle between a man and his nasal follicle escalates to world-war proportions.

 


ONE OF THOSE DAYSOneOfThoseDays

by Bill Plympton
1988, Animation, 7'50", USA
35mm, English

What would it be like to live the most violent and accident-filled day imaginable?

 


PARKINGParking

by Bill Plympton
2002, Animation, 5 min, USA
35mm, No dialogue

Don't park you car there!!

 

 


PLYMPMANIAPlympmania

by Bill Plympton
1996, Animation, 8', USA
35mm, English

The best wacky surreal pieces, made for the Fox TV show "The Edge".

 


PLYMPTOONSPlymptoons

by Bill Plympton
1990, Animation, 6'45", USA
35mm, No dialogue

The strangest gag cartoons inspired on his work for Rolling Stone, Playboy, Penthouse and National Lampoon.

 


PUSH COMES TO SHOVEPushcomes

by Bill Plympton
1992, Animation, 6'30", USA
35mm, No dialogue

This madcap escaltion of physical humor and violent brutality was inspired on Laurel and Hardy.

 


SANTA: THE FASCIST YEARS

by Bill PlymptonSanta1
2008, Animation, 4 min, USA
35mm, narrated by Matthew Modine

We all think of Santa as "Jolly ole 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.

 


SEX AND VIOLENCESexViolence

by Bill Plympton
1997, Animation, 8', USA
35mm, No dialogue

These quick, 20-second gag shorts push the boundaries of good taste and bad humor.

 


SHUT-EYE HOTELShut_eye

by Bill Plympton
2007, Animation, 7 min, USA
35mm, no dialogue

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. What "Jaws" did to swimming, "Shut-eye Hotel" will do for sleeping.


SMELL THE FLOWERSSmell-the-Flowers

by Bill Plympton
1996, Animation, 3', USA
35mm, No dialogue

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.

 


 

SUMMER BUMMERSummerBummer

by Bill Plympton
2011, Animation, 2 min, USA
Digital, No dialogue

A man about to go swimming imagines what horrors cold be lurking deep in the waters of his backyard pool.

 


SURPRISE CINEMASurprise-Cinema-2

by Bill Plympton
1999, Animation, 7'30", USA
35mm, No dialogue

An outrageous parody of "Candid Camera" featuring, among others wacky stunts, a man having sex with an octopus.

 


TANGO SCHMANGOTangoSchmango

by Bill Plympton
1991, Animation, 2'04", USA
35mm, No dialogue

A haunting tango song inspiring this dancing couple to try steps and moves that Fred and Ginger never imagined.

 


THE EXCITING LIFE OF A TREEExciting-Life-Tree.1

by Bill Plympton
1998, Animation, 7', USA
35mm, No dialogue

What does life look like from a tree's point of view?

 


WAITING FOR SAILORWaitingForSailor

by Bill Plympton
2011, Animation, 30" sec, USA
Digital, No dialogue

Waiting for her sailor to return home, a woman on a cliff watches closely as a ship approaches.

 


THE WISEMANWiseman_1

by Bill Plympton
1992, Animation, 4'45", USA
35mm, English

One of Bill's most bizarre short films.

 


YOUR FACEYourFace

by Bill Plympton
1987, Animation, 3'10", USA
35mm, English

Oscar nominated in 1987

As a second-rate crooner sings about the beauties of his lover's face, his own face metamorphosizes into the most surreal shapes and contortions possible.