Plympton is considered the king of indie animation and is the first person to hand draw an entire animated feature film. Kenneth oscar ken mora born december 17, 1960 is an american graphic novel publisher, screenplay writer, director, producer, and voice actor. Plymptoons, a video collection of bill s short films, is available in stores or can be ordered online. Bill plymptons cheatin an animated feature film by bill. The tune, bill plymptons first animated feature, premiered september 4, 1992, citation needed after runs at sundance and cannes. This is the simpsons bill plympton by newsmult on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Bill plymptons guard dog introduces the loveable hyperactive mutt that is quickly becoming the iconic animators signature character. In which the noted animator puts us through some strange changes. What i wasnt prepared for was bill in person at the 2009 san diego comicon. Short film parking by bill plympton video dailymotion. In 1992, bill plympton made history by drawing an entire film. Bill plympton presents the best thing about nik naks.
The program will be accompanied by a special evening featuring the misfits and the work produced by the nine specially commissioned magnum. The tune, bill plympton s first animated feature, premiered september 4, 1992, citation needed after runs at sundance and cannes. Plymptoons studio started in 1987 with the creation of the bill plymptons oscar nominated short film your face. Bill plymptons cheatin an animated feature film by. The complete early works of bill plympton offers up a delicious dose of mutated humor, from plympton s first film created during his college days, self portrait, to the academy awardrnominated your face, his first solo effort. It was the equivalent of a movie, he realized, which implied that in another. Sex, lies, and animation the cult indie filmmaker and cartoonist bill plympton remains a faithful advocate of the traditional handdrawn method, on display in his latest romantic dramedy cheatin. After that, he had created over 40 animated short films, six animated. My buddy, king of indie animation and voice of tobias farmer in the coming movie magnum farce, a bella fe films production. Amara blair cheatin official trailer 1 2015 bill plympton animated movie hd. To promote bill plymptons work, shorts international is currently. Feature award winners nashville film festival announces feature film awards for 2017 nashville film festival top prizes go to some freaks, the eremites, dog years, revengeance, the nest, a closer walk with thee honorable mentions include i, philip, wolves, birdboy.
Plymptons 2008 80minute feature, idiots and angels presented by terry gilliam, had no dialogue. He has started his career as a cartoonist in the year 1975, the soho weekly news. He is known for his work on cheatin 20, idiots and angels 2008 and i married a strange person. Other roasters were kip addotta, dave attell, dick capri, jack carter, margaret cho, pat cooper, dom irrera, alan king, kathy kinney, and jeffrey ross. Plymptoons, a video collection of bills short films, is available in stores or can be ordered online.
Plympton says itll be great if they go above that as theyll. William mangum is a contemporary artist in north carolina. Plymptons short films continue to be shown in animation festivals around the world, and he has also released a comic book featuring the sleazy cartoons of bill plympton. With a distinctive visual style and gift for conveying the absurdist, offcenter ridiculousness of everyday life, plymptons work has spanned from. The life and art of the king of indie animation bill plympton, david b. Apr 16, 2012 artist bill plympton animated the couch gag opening sequence for the april 15, 2012 episode of the simpsons. And as a special thank you to his loyal fans, plympton will make film available for free download via his website. Reel from bill plympton on vimeo as plympton puts it on the commentary track for the tune, he got the idea of creating his own fulllength movie in the 80s when he was assembling his shorts for a retrospective collection, and he realized hed produced more than an hour of animation on his own in just four years. It was first broadcast on september 23, 1986 and ran until. In the kingdom of england, the magnum concilium, or great council, is an assembly that was historically convened at certain times of the year when church leaders and wealthy landowners were invited to discuss the affairs of the country with the king. Plymptoons home of bill plympton, the king of indie animation. Cheatin is my 7th animated feature and the first being done in a handpainted style with over 40,000 drawings to be colored. Tracking a maniacal sniper, magnumwielding detective dick hardon.
Bill plympton born april 30, 1946 is an american animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 academy awardsnominated animated short your face and his series of shorts guard dog, guide dog, hot dog, and horn dog. With tom kenny, larry hankin, barbara goodson, kyle hebert. Theres some good songs on offer here, but theres also a. Bill plympton is raising funds for bill plymptons cheatin an animated feature film on kickstarter. After perusing through his books and several of his other dvds, i was convinced of two things. In 2010, mora, who had been a longtime fan of bill plympton who has been. Paintings turned into art prints for your home, office, or hotel.
A journey through this politicalcartoonistturnedanimators canvas of animation, plymptoons. Bill plympton born april 30, 1946 is an american animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and. Bill plympton was born on april 30, 1946 in portland, oregon, usa. His films and shorts have featured everything from outlandish 1950sstyle monsters to musicals about sexual fantasies to the truth about santas fascist past. In this film, dog is so wrapped up in protecting his owner from threats real and imaginary mostly. Bill plymptons debuts his new feature mockumentary. May 14, 2015 sex, lies, and animation the cult indie filmmaker and cartoonist bill plympton remains a faithful advocate of the traditional handdrawn method, on display in his latest romantic dramedy cheatin. Matthew perry has never fully been able to get over. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Magnum have never really been more than a small blip on my musical radar, although i was pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed their debut record. Plympton s short films continue to be shown in animation festivals around the world, and he has also released a comic book featuring the sleazy cartoons of bill plympton. Bill plympton was born in portland, on april 30, 1946, is an american animator, director, screenwriter and producer. Oscarnominated in either 2003 or 2004 whats the protocol here.
Metrograph is screening moving picture exploits by masters of the still image, including films by susan meiselas, martin parr, eli reed and elliott erwitt. Oct 15, 2014 tune in for plymptoons featuring in our bill plympton week on shorts hd. Their attack pattern usually consists of shooting from offscreen though occasionally, players can see them being fired from banzai bill cannons where a firing sound is played to alert players that they are incoming, and they travel. Born in portland, oregon, on april 30, 1946, plympton developed a fascination with animation as a child. Turned down a 7figure offer from the walt disney company to animate aladdin 1992 because any ideas he developed while under contract with them would become their intellectual property. Fat monica is the ghost that continues to haunt friends 25. Tracking a maniacal sniper, magnum wielding detective dick hardon struggles to save his city, salvage his career, and feed his empty gut, but every step toward his quarry leads him deeper into a political plot, and mindnumbing hunger. Banzai bill super mario wiki, the mario encyclopedia. Fat monica is the ghost that continues to haunt friends. Bill plymptons debuts his new feature mockumentary hitlers folly. This compilation contains all of bills wacky works from the 90s, and bill takes us through his life and career as an animator and cartoonist. As it is, magnum ii lacks the same energy and sense of fun that its predecessor has. Bill plymptons debuts his new feature mockumentary hitlers. The complete early works of bill plympton offers up a delicious dose of mutated humor, from plymptons first film created during his college days, self portrait, to the academy awardrnominated your face, his first solo effort.
Bill plympton is an acadamy awardnominated animator and director whose work is known for being. If youre not already familiar with oscarnominated animator, cartoonist, director, writer, and producer bill plympton, chances are youve seen. Frequently trapped indoors due to oregons rainy climate, he spent hours nurturing both his drawing skills and animation. The series was created by alan spencer and stars david rasche as inspector sledge hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard cop on the edge character. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. Theres some good songs on offer here, but theres also a few rather naff ones.
Tune in for plymptoons featuring in our bill plympton week on shorts hd. It was first broadcast on september 23, 1986 and ran until february 12, 1988, after just. With alexandra billings, liv brazill, domonique brown, wyatt eaton. Contains adult material bill plympton is your host on a surreal mindtrip through this second collection of his crazy cartoons. Tracking a maniacal sniper, magnumwielding detective dick hardon struggles to save his city, salvage his career, and feed his empty gut, but every step toward his quarry leads him deeper into a political plot, and mindnumbing hunger. Magnum farce original title 1h 30min animation, comedy, crime. Plymptoons the complete early works of bill plympton. In this film, dog is so wrapped up in protecting his owner from threats real and imaginary mostly imaginary that he does more harm than good. But dont let that innocent, boynextdoor look fool you. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. North carolina contemporary artist william mangum fine art.
Shop coastal art prints william mangum fine art north. Bill plympton illustrates the story of his animation career youtube. June 15 24, 2017 metrograph, 7 ludlow st, new york, ny 2. The simpsons couch gag opening animated by bill plympton. Bill plympton amy allison anthony arcidi matthew brown george casden jay cavan. An oscarnominated animator and cartoonist, bill plympton has been amusing and provoking audiences with his surrealist, offkilter take on everyday life for years. May 12, 2016 bill plymptons debuts his new feature mockumentary hitlers folly. Magnum photos at 70 new york events program magnum. As plympton puts it on the commentary track for the tune, he got the idea of creating his own fulllength movie in the 80s when he was assembling his shorts for a retrospective collection, and he realized hed produced more than an hour of animation on his own in just four years. The youtube cut of the multiple award winning short spoof of dirty harry. Friars club hosted a roast of drew carey, with ryan stiles as roastmaster. I had known of bill plympton years ago, having seen the tune broadcast on a cable network.
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Artist bill plympton animated the couch gag opening sequence for the april 15, 2012 episode of the simpsons. A film music documentary, play the devil nashville, tn nashville film. Animation, for me, is the truest art form because the fantasies i have in my head really would be very difficult to do in live action. Magnum farce cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Magnum force is an intriguing followup to directorty harry 1971 in that nonconformist frisco detective clint eastwood is faced with tracking down a band of vigilante cops headed by hal holbrook. Why the music in the live action disney remakes is worse than you thought duration. Born and raised in portland, oregon, bill plympton on vimeo. Factory announces acquisition of bill plympton library. In film, he is best known for creating the computeranimated shorts entitled magnum farce. Remington 700 magnum action for sale on gunsamerica.
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