Bill Plympton's The Tune
by Bill Plympton
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Actor: Chris Hoffman, Daniel Neiden, Emily Bindiger, Marty Nelson, Maureen McElheronDirector: Bill Plympton
Brand: New Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 72 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group
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- Bill Plympton (Mutant Aliens) has earned the filmmaker a huge cult following around the world, from his frequent spots on MTV to his award-winning entries at the Cannes Film Festival. His brilliantly off-centered sight gags have labeled him as "an endlessly clever artist" (The San Fransisco Chronicle) and "the original boy-genius of the pencil" (The Baltimore Sun). Nominated for a Sundance Grand J
Movie Reviews of Bill Plympton's The Tune
Movie Review: Mind Blowing Animation
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill plymptons first full length movie is finally on dvd and its so good. The animation is the classic style of morphing and it never fails to stop entertaing. If your a fan of mature animation or plymptons this is a must have
Summary of Bill Plympton's The Tune
TUNE - DVD MovieOnly a handful of independent animators have ever attempted a feature-length film, and it's regrettable that Bill Plympton's first effort isn't more successful. His extremely limited style of animation--he uses about one-third fewer drawings than Saturday morning kidvid shows--worked for his short films, but it simply can't sustain an audience's interest for more than an hour. The limits of the visuals might be less noticeable if the story were more interesting. Del, an aspiring songwriter, needs to come up with a hit in a hurry, so he can marry Didi, a secretary at Mega Music. He visits the weird town of Flooby Nooby where he hears people singing various songs--which he takes and passes off as own. At times, Plympton seems to be trying for the upbeat tone of the old Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland musicals, but those films about "amateurs" relied on very talented professional performers and songwriters. The songs in The Tune range from amateurish pastiches to utter doggerel. Watching The Tune is only slightly more entertaining than spending 69 minutes in a sensory deprivation tank. --Charles Solomon
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