Bill Plympton Movies

Crude animation by Bill Plympton. How the expressionist painter met his demise.

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...

This guy gets a surprise out of his new hair transplant.

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

In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other"...

Nigel Nado, the notable documentary filmmaker, is trying to make a movie about some people trying to make a movie. But everything is going wrong. The...

A country song about life on the highway, searching for lost love.

It's the little things that really hurt.

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...

The life and times of a neglected stoplight.

A southern preacher sings an ode to Jesus and auto racing, with a religious choir backing him up.

Virtuoso animated satire on the Olympic Games as a media spectacle. In the form of a news broadcast, the strangest sports, rituals and participants...

We all think of Santa as "Jolly old St.Nick". But who knew that he has a dark hidden past that's very un-jolly? This short film uncovers and explores...

A woman's shoes say a lot about her.

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...

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...

Crude animation by Bill Plympton. A how-to guide.

A young and earnest Tiffany makes her fashion debut in an attempt to be the most unlikely of super models and rejoin her beloved male model Conrad.

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...

Clever and mildly entertaining short from Plympton shows us the point of view of a tree throughout its life. The film gives us various vignettes...