25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989)

Director:

Bill Plympton

Writer:

Bill Plympton (writer)

Release Date:

22 November 2000 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Short

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Quitting Smoking | Smoking | Independent Film | Number In Title

Runtime:

5 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Edited into Mondo Plympton (1997)

Not Plympton's Best In Humor, But It Could Serve A Good Purpose

Frankly, I agree with fellow reviewer MattHuls: I didn't think this was one of Bill Plympton's better early efforts. Gee, he had 25 different jokes all packed into five minutes but few, if any, really made me laugh. Usually, Plympton's material draws some big guffaws out of me.

Three of the 'ways to quit" - "Notice How It Ages You," "Overindulge" and "Join An African Tribe" - did draw laughs from me, mainly because of Plymptons crazy illustrations.

If nothing else, after watching 25 of these "ways to quit smoker," I would think it might make a few smokers think about it. It sure didn't making smoking attractive and would have made a good anti-smoking campaign advertisement.