Bill Plympton Movies

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

A restaurant opens for the night. The diners include: A man dining alone, who orders a plate of spaghetti that becomes his dining companion. A...

"Mexican Standoff" is a Bill Plympton cartoon set to the music of Dutch band Parson Brown. The story is about a 3-sided love affair that goes...

The perilous road to kicking the habit is explored in twenty-six vignettes that include various professionals and contraptions.

When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she...

Plympton's animated self-portrait.

'No Snow for Christmas' is an animated Christmas carol about the effects of climate change.

This twisted sequel to the Oscar-nominated film "Guard Dog" details the continuing adventures of an eager canine. This time he takes a job helping...

Well, it's that wonderful time of the year again... Merry Christmas, everyone!

An animated look at the 11 essential steps to make the pilgrim's progess from finding a woman to making love to her. Along the way, our prototypical...

A narrator tells us the story of a ceiling fan, ensconced in the spare room of a house occupied by an old woman. The fan is lonely, and its life...

A man sings an ode to a lost love, his nose.

In eight minutes, animator Bill Plympton gives us 24 vignettes: seven are clearly about sex, 10 about violence, and seven others deal with human...

Western shootout

A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings a ballad to his love, “Your Face Is Like a Song,” to simple piano...

A surreal film by shorts legend, animator Bill Plympton, about a quest to find a mysterious monster.

A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film...