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Full Cast & Crew
Director/Animator: Bill Plympton
Writers: Bill Plympton; Jim Lujan
Art Directors: Sandrine Plympton; Yuke Li
Editor: John Young
Sound Design: Weston Fonger
Producers: Rachel Braga-Jones; Sean Davis; Natasha Villegas-Cordera; Wendy Cong Zhao
Executive Producers: Edward Jordon & Daniel Neiden, International Originals, LLC; James Hancock; Adam Rackoff; Oliver Ridge
Associate Producers: Sally Plympton; Guillermo del Toro; Terrance Mason, SVA; Mike Richardson; Douglas Mercer; Damián Perea Lezcano; Raquel Camacho; Rhiannon Crothers; Steve Muench
Studio Manager: John Holderried
Coloring: Folimage; E.D. Distribution
Music: Maureen McElheron; Hank Bones
Voice cast: Jim Lujan; Tom Racine; Maureen McElheron; Sasha Gordon; Ana Sophia Colon; Ken Mora; Daniel Kaufman
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Indie legend Bill Plympton takes home awards for
‘Best Feature Film,’ ‘Best Feature Film Director’ and ‘Grand Jury Prize’ for Slide
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.
“...a unique cinematic experience. Replete with Plympton’s distinctive dark humor and expressive hand-drawn animation style, Slide is poised to continue as a highlight of the festival circuit.”
~Mercedes Milligan - Animation Magazine (2023)
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“a fascinating animated western that takes viewers on an unforgettable journey”
~Skwigly Online Animation Magazine (2023)
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“Plympton’s wit and surreal animation takes on the fight for the wild west’s fading glory, peppered with swinging western tunes.”
~Filmmakers Collaborative (2023)
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In Slide, visionary animator Bill Plympton presents a mythical slide guitar-playing cowby confronting eco-villains uprooting Sourdough Creek. Swinging tunes and surreal animation take audiences on a mesmerizing journey, fulfilling Plympton's childhood dream to create a Western set against evergreen-covered mountains. Slide is a true indie gem not to be missed.
~Joy Buran and Noelle Melody, Woodstock Film Festival
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AWARDS
♦ Gold Special Jury Award, WorldFest (Houston)
♦ Golden Palm Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
♦ Spirit Award Nominee for Best Film Score
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by Bill Plympton
Writing Credits
Bill Plympton.............................................................. (story) &
Maureen McElheron................................................... (story) &
P.C. Vey......................................................................... (story)
Cast (in credits order)
Daniel Neiden............................................................... Del (voice)
Maureen McElheron................................................... Didi (voice)
Marty Nelson................... Mayor / Mr. Mega / Mrs. Mega (voice)
Emily Bindiger............................................................. Dot (voice)
Chris Hoffman... Wiseone / Surfer / Tango Dancer / Note (voice)
Jimmy Ceribello..................................................... Cabbie (voice)
Ned Reynolds..................................................... Houndog (voice)
Jeffrey Knight............................. Bellhop (voice) (as Jeff Knight)
Jen Senko.................... Surfer / Note (voice) (as Jennifer Senko)
Produced by Bill Plympton
Music by Maureen McElheron
Cinematography by John Donnelly
Editing by Merril Stern
Art Department
Jerilyn Dever....................................... artist (as Jerilyn Mettlin)
Lorna Munson..................................................................... artist
Beth O'Grady....................................................................... artist
Beatrice Schafroth............................................................... artist
Leah Singer.......................................................................... artist
Jessica Wolk-Stanley...................................... artistic supervisor
Vincenza Zito....................................................................... artist
THE TUNE
A songwriter in love with his demanding boss's secretary enters an alternate, wacky world where a much-needed hit tune may be created from his heart.
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.—Thomas Pluck [email protected]
(translated from French)
“The most exciting, craziest and most poetic cartoon of the year. An enchanting journey and removed which once again testifies to the mastery of this gifted iconoclast.”
Seynod Auditorium Cinema Festival (2003)
“Mr Plympton, one of the country’s most admired creators of animated shorts, has fleshed (The Tune) out with a continually inventive and witty series of tangents. Animated with 30,000 ink and watercolor drawings, the movie effuses a jaunty surrealistic magic of a sort that the folks as Disney, with all their resources, have probably never even thought of.”
Stephen Holden- The New York Times (1992)
“Thoren is particularly enthused about one of the festival’s full length features, “The Tune,” created by perennial festival favorite (and 1987 Oscar nominee) Bill Plympton. “Everybody loves to see his films,” Thoren said, “because no one can believe that this guy– with the help of just two other people– produces such good animation out of his apartment in New York.”
Starr Seibel - Los Angeles Times (1992)
The Tune is a remarkable accomplishment: the thoroughly independent, three-year effort of a handful of individuals… … The Tune’s distinctive illustrative style and curious characters reflect (Plympton’s) sardonic wit. A smashingly original feature-length comedy filled with outrageous animation, singing and dancing, The Tune offers a rare treat for anyone looking for an evening of toe-tapping music and fun.
Alberto Garcia (1991) - Park City
Sound Department Music Department
Phil Lee...................................................................... sound Hank Bones..................................... musician: guitar and bass
John Marshall................................. associate sound editor Larry Campbell.............................................. musician: guitar
Reilly Steele.......................................... re-recording mixer Tom Malone........................................... musician: saxophone
Marc Ribot................................................ musician: guitar
Animation by Bill Plympton
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AWARDS
♦ Prix du Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by Bill Plympton
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Maureen McElheron
Bill Plympton
P.C. Vey
Produced by Bill Plympton
Cinematography by John Donnelly
Editing by Nico Sheers
Art Direction by Jessica Wolk-Stanley
Art Department
Jerilyn Dever (Mettlin)
Lorna Munson
Sound by Phil Lee
Animation by Bill Plympton
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (1991) 6 mins.
It's the little things that really hurt.
An animated short in which two volunteers demonstrate the proper way to vent the aggressive feelings that one has for one's fellow man from time to time. Calmly, quietly, and with as many power tools as possible.—Jean-Marc Rocher <[email protected]>
This film is not rated.
Connections
Edited into The Tune (1992)
“No one animates cartoon shorts quite like Bill Plympton…”
- The San Francisco Chronicle (1992)
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“(An) anarchically surreal study in violence from animation maestro Bill Plympton…”
- Mubi.com (2014)
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“…simple, funny and extremely violent– …This is among Plympton's best and I suggest that unless you have no sense of humor you give it a try.”
- IMDB Featured Review (2009)
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“Oddly soothing…”
“It takes Bill Plympton less than six minutes to become the master of the Body Comedy Horror genre.”
“Great imagination and terrific sound effects.”
- Letterboxd Reviews (2020)
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AWARDS
♦ 2004 Academy Award Nomination, Animated Shorts Category
♦ Special Prize, Hiroshima Animation Festival
♦ First Place, Animation,
USA Film Festival, Dallas
♦ First Place, Independent Films,
ASIFA-East Festival
♦ Best Animation,
New Jersey Film Festival
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
Bill Plympton
Written by
Bill Plympton
Produced by
Bill Plympton
Cinematography by
Lori Samsel
Editing by
Biljana Labovic
Sound by
Eric Strausser, sfx editor / sound effects editor
Visual Effects by
Lori Samsel, digital compositor
Animation by
Bill Plympton
Oscar Nominated GUARD DOG (2004) 5 mins.
Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels...what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question.
Rated R
“An absolutely delightful film about a walk in the park with a devoted but hyper little dog. See the inner working of its paranoid little mind as the yappy, slobbery thing sees fit to bark at every innocent creature in its path. Classic Plympton- twisted and hilarious”
John Tebbutt, FFwd, Calgary, Alberta
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“The ironic ending was hilarious, and the final shot was both sad and funny, and I found myself laughing and crying at the same time. It was very well done, and it has to be 5 minutes worth of Bill Plympton’s best work.”
Chris McCullough, Animators United
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“Bill Plympton’s back in San Sebastien to present this short along with his latest feature, Hair High. A real classic at the Festival, this director from Oregon employs his typical acidity and great sense of (black) humor along with his ever-moving lines on this occasion giving us a very close look at the world of dogs. Why do they bark at everything that moves? What's wrong with them? Why do they act the way they do when they see a little bird or an inoffensive squirrel? Why are they always on guard, alert to everything happening around them, growling constantly? After watching this work the audience will know the answers, realizing that you can’t trust appearances and that even a friendly rodent skipping through the trees in Central park can have its own little psychopathic heart.”
San Sebastien Film Festival (2004)
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“Bill Plympton’s Oscar-nominated “Guard Dog” features the veteran animator’s signature style as a bulging-eyed canine attempts to suss out the dangers facing his master as they take a walk. A schoolgirl jumping rope, a squirrel, a butterfly and other creatures take on menacing characteristics in this delightfully warped tale.”
Kevin Crust- Staff Writer LA Times (2005)
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(this is translated from Italian)
Bill Plympton has been telling us crazy, intelligent, exhilarating stories now for almost 30 years, Stories that start by striking us and then take us where no-one ever though they could. At I Castelli, where all his short films (as one one film) are in the programme, we will see Guide Dog, his latest toil, in competition. And it will be more absolute, inebriating, madness.”
Luca Raffaelli - 11° Festival Internazionale Del Cinema Di Animazione (2005)
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AWARDS
♦ 1987 Academy Award nominee for Best Animation
♦ Official U.S. entry to the Cannes Film Festival
♦ Museum of Modern Art, New Directors Series
♦ First Prizes for Animation + Direction, ASIFA New York
♦ First Prize, ASIFA San Francisco
♦ First Prize, Seattle Film Festival
♦ First Prize, Aspen Film Festival
♦ People's Choice Award, Los Angeles Film Festival
♦ First Prize, Hiroshima International Animation Festival
Oscar Nominated YOUR FACE (1987)
“'Your Face,' in which a man’s face continuously twists, fold, turns inside out, metamorphoses and acts rubbery while a mock-romantic ballad plays over the action, is at once unsettling and funny.”
The Denver Post (1987)
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“Bill Plympton’s 'Your Face' is one to see again because it’s so funny. For three minutes a singing face rotates, rolls, liquefies, explodes, implodes, divides, winds up, floats, clones itself, blossoms and bloats. Nominated for a 1987 Academy Award, it involves about a thousand illustrations so it’s a good thing Mr. Plympton likes drawing faces.”
Lucy Keyser - Washington Times (1988)
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“'Your Face,' by another American animator, Bill Plympton, brings solace to anyone who ever suffered through a concert by an amateur singer of romantic songs. It’s a brilliant piece of work.”
Nancy Scott - San Francisco Examiner (1987)
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“'Your Face,' is animator Bill Plympton allowing his malicious mind to wander as a bad tenor sings an awful song.”
Nat Segaloff - Boston Herald (1987)
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“Even without checking the statistics, it seems safe to say that it’s quite unusual for an artist’s first solo work to be nominated for an Academy Award. We at the Bay Guardian, however, have come to expect such achievements from out contributors, especially from the superbly talented Bill Plympton.”
Joan Field - The San Francisco Bay Guardian (1987)
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“ 'Your Face' shows a man crooning a song while his face takes on various shapes. He sprouts heads from his neck, which balloon out and, in turn, sprout other heads – this guy has all kinds of problems. “Your Face” is a nice work of imagination that continually tops itself.”
Mick LaSalle - San Francisco Chronicle (1988)