If downloading is available, you can download the video to two locations. Bill plympton, bill plympton, idiots and angels angeloi kai ilithioi, idiots and angels, angeloi kai ilithioi, bill plympton, bill plympton, idiots and angels angeloi kai ilithioi, idiots and angels. Animator and director, bill plympton hair high, the tune, has gone his own way. Bill plympton s idiots and angels eddie wright 10202010. Plympton s 2008 80minute feature, idiots and angels, had no dialog. Mutant aliens, hair high, idiots and angels, and cheatin, are all animated features. Plympton s latest effort, idiots and angels, is a wordless black comedy about a boorish, chainsmoking gun runners war with his better nature. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as the new york times, national lampoon, playboy and screw. Bill plympton is an acadamy awardnominated animator and director whose work is known for being.
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. Check out some of bills six handdrawn animated features in this limited collection of dvds, or his liveaction rarity, guns continue reading comments are closed. Plympton is considered the king of indie animation and is the first person to hand draw an entire animated feature film. Bill plympton born april 30, 1946 is an american animator, former cartoonist, director, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 academy awardnominated animated short your face. Bill plympton is nothing like the antisocial crank in his latest film, idiots and angels. Angels and idiots tells its story without dialogue but does include songs from such artists as tom waits, moby, pink martini and nicole renaud. In the noirish world of the animator bill plympton s idiots and angels, cars are miniature tanks with tiny windows and enormous haunches from which plumes of exhaust snake like tornado. March 2009, lisbon, portugal viewers choice monstra lisboa animated film festival march 2009, porto, portugal grand prize at fantasporto march 2009, porto, portugal best screenplay. Written by indy king bill plympton, its a warts and all look at the travails of animation distribution on a shoe string budget as he takes the on the big guys.
His latest, idiots and angels, is about a bitter old guy who grows wings. Is bigger always better the rise of the indie animation feature. Factory acquires bill plympton library animation world. Bill plympton film library idiots and angels 2008 subscribe to shoutfactory. Bill plympton celebrity profile check out the latest bill plympton photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Much to his surprise, an utter misanthrope is transformed into a reluctant dogooder, when a glorious pair of angelic snowwhite wings. The cult indie filmmaker and cartoonist bill plympton remains a faithful.
Revengeance is my 8th handdrawn animated feature film and the first being done with a creative partner, writerartist jim lujan. May 06, 2015 bill plympton facebook twitter website. Idiots and angels archive, 14th aiff 2008, bill plympton aiff. He desperately tries to rid himself of the good wings, but eventually finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their ticket to fame and fortune. His new feature, idiots and angels, is both spiritual and silly. Bill plymptons idiots diary animation world network. This enables you to watch the video without an internet connection. I adore plympton s work but his films usually have an episodic feel which suggests, as is often the case, that they have been constructed so that they can easily be broken down into separate short subjects as well. There are so many art forms, rich and interesting, that i. We spoke to plympton recently and asked him to share his alltime favorite films. I was happy to learn about the artist bill plympton and hope to see more of his work. Bill plympton film library i married a strange person.
Plymptoons studio started in 1987 with the creation of the bill plympton s oscar nominated short film your face. Enjoy a talk with director bill plympton and a screening of his canine triology guide dog, guard dog and hot dog on april 29th at 2. Born in portland, oregon, on april 30, 1946, plympton developed a fascination with animation as a child. Plympton noted the irony that weird al has since made the video available as a free download. Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out at a local bar, berating the other patrons. Bill plympton born april 30, 1946 is an american animator best known for his 1987 academy awardnominated animated short your face. Even though the film has been screened in many festivals worldwide since 2008, only this fall has its us theatrical release. Idiots and angels is a 2008 adult animatedblack comedy film directed by bill plympton. From oscarnominated cult animator bill plympton, comes idiots and angels, a hallucinatory dark comedy about one mans battle for his own soul. Plympton is considered the king of indie animation and is the only person to hand draw an entire animated feature film. Mar 17, 2011 surface resemblances between bill and bakshi dissolve against the voice of their writing. Plympton is a cheerful, inspiring storyteller and guru of diy.
One day, angel wakes up to find that there is a pair of wings on his back. His films and shorts have featured everything from outlandish 1950sstyle monsters to musicals about sexual fantasies to the truth about santas fascist past. Idiots and angels is a feature length animated powerhouse from the plymptoons cartoon house. Idiots and angels and beyond with bill plympton by molly k enright. Oct 02, 2019 starting october 15th, 2019, all of the acclaimed animators feature films the tune, i married a strange person.
The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature. Bill plympton film library idiots and angels 2008 clip hd. Idiots and angels bill plympton trailer hd on vimeo. Animator bill plympton, creator of idiots and angels. Well subscribe to this newsletter and we will keep you informed of everything about bill plympton. Bill plympton was born on april 30, 1946 in portland, oregon, usa. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. To prove it, the animator is coming to cleveland for a screening of the film. Bill plymptons animated films will finally be available online. In 2011, a documentary on plympton s life called adventures in plymptoons. Idiots and angels tells the story of angel, an obnoxious man who spends time at the local bar looking down at all the patrons.
The show that celebrates the achievements and unsung talents of independent film. Starting october 15th, 2019, all of the acclaimed animators feature films the tune, i married a strange person. Idiots and angels is a change of pace for the legendary. The angels on his shoulders have been replaced with chips. The film premiered at the tribeca film festival on 26 april 2008,5 and was nominated in the feature film category at the annecy international animated film festival 2008. A morally bankrupt man wakes up one morning to find wings sprouting from his back that make him do good deeds. I love bill plympton for his creativity and animation talent, and although idiots and angels is a great exercise of his artistic style, the storyline and central character seems to be from an earlier epoch. Idiots and angels is the latest featurelength film by the us independent animator, bill plympton. Bill plympton, idiots and angels filmmaker magazine. The wings make him do kind things for people, which is against his nature. Born and raised in portland, oregon, bill plympton on vimeo. Bill plymptons revengeance an animated feature film by. Twice oscarnominated animator bill plympton releases his surreal idiots and angels 10082010 06.
Bill plympton was born in portland, oregon, to don and wilda plympton. The deal includes all seven plympton feature films the tune, i married a strange person. Each drawing is a oneofakind work of art and perfect for framing. Dirscr bill plympton prod biljana labovic animation legend bill plympton returns with his funniest, most highconcept filmthe story of a sloppy, selfish and insensitive man who, after wings. Written by indy king bill plympton, its a warts and all. Plymptoons home of bill plympton, the king of indie. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal march 15, 2012 zedura magazine vol. Idiots and angels is a welcome addition to the bill plympton s animated world, and with the theatrical premiere of the film at the ifc center in new york city fast approaching, plympt. Plymptoons home of bill plympton, the king of indie animation. The nameless fellow is the kind of misanthrope who hurls alarm clocks at songbirds peeping in his window every morning and unleashes nearhomicidal rage on his fellow morning commuters. According to bill plympton, the concept for the film came from the top of his head when asked by an audience member what his next film would. Tough guy angel wakes up one morning to discover his body has begun to match his name a pair of wings has sprouted from his back read more. Plympton s movies have won him such a loyal following that the cable channel shorts hd bought the rights to his entire library and set up a bill plympton channel on itunes, something he hopes will engage a whole new generation of fans. Plympton is considered the king of indie animation and is the only person to hand draw an.
Completed in 2008, presented by terry gilliam and masterminded by the great bill plympton, the lead of the wordless story is played by tom waits by way of grunts and giggles. Bill plympton has also collaborated with kanye west and weird al yankovic in a number of. Do you want to know when you can see him or buy any of his new products. Bill s new short film starring patton oswalt, about the life and times of a neglected stoplight. One day, he wakes up to discover a pair of wings sprouting from his back. His absurdist work has earned him oscar nominations the cow who wanted to be a hamburger and such fans as matt groenig and kanye west. Bill plympton has also collaborated with kanye west and weird al yankovic in a number of music videos and book projects.
One day, angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. Oct 14, 2014 bill plymptons animated films will finally be available online. You want to know how nina paley and bill plympton made their new. Idiots and angels 2008 tribeca film festival tribeca. On the verge of the premiere of idiots and angels at tribeca, oscarnominated animator bill plympton talks about embarking in a new direction and cutting a deal with tom waits q. Bill plymptons antihero sprouts wings and humanity the. 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 idiots and angels, bill plympton finally made the full length masterpiece he had clearly always been capable of. I was immediately fascinated by the dramatic shifts in points of view in idiots and angels you can see some short videos at the link an animated feature made in 2008 available streamed on netflix. Bill plympton, idiots and angels angeloi kai ilithioi, idiots and angels, angeloi kai ilithioi.
Do you want to know what is going on with bill all the time. The deal encompasses all seven of the plympton feature films the tune, i married a strange person. He is known for his work on idiots and angels 2008, cheatin 20 and i married a strange person. Much to his surprise, an utter misanthrope is transformed into a reluctant dogooder, when a glorious pair of angelic snow white wings. Bill s new short film starring patton oswalt, about the life and times of. Plympton is considered the king of indie animation, and is the only person to hand draw. He is known for his work on idiots and angels 2008, cheatin 20 and i married a. Factory announces acquisition of bill plympton library. In 1992, bill plympton made history by drawing an entire film. Idiots and angels angeloi kai ilithioi nonusa format, pal, reg. Plympton chose to animate a hilarious sendup of 1930s gangster films to illustrate als parody about the perils of music downloading.
Bill plympton, bill plympton, idiots and angels angeloi kai ilithioi, idiots and angels, angeloi kai ilithioi, bill plympton, bill plympton, idiots and angels angeloi kai ilithioi, idiots and angels, angeloi kai ilithioi. If you can answer all those qualifications, i believe your film will make money and thats how ive been able to sustain myself all these years. Bill plympton s idiots and angels bill plympton, the two time oscar nominated animator and director, whose work runs the gamut of television commercials, animated shorts, and six animated feature films, has indeed enjoyed quite a bit of success with his work. An oscarnominated animator and cartoonist, bill plympton has been amusing and provoking audiences with his surrealist, offkilter take on everyday life for years. Plympton went on to show several clips from idiots and angels, the feature film he is currently working on. Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt barfly. All i can recollect is that i was in france about three years ago, walking down the street with a guy. Animator bill plympton offers a moral fable with his.
Bill plymptonstatecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. Bill plympton wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Plymptons previous film, idiots and angels, was similar to this one. Factory, a multiplatform media company, has acquired the library of acclaimed animator and cartoonist bill plympton. Veteran animator bill plympton ventures into david lynch territory with idiots and angels, a darkly humorous and decidedly adult fractured fable about a lout whos unable to rid himself of the. Animator bill plympton offers a moral fable with his own surreal touch in this dark comedy.
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