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Writers:
Bill Plympton (story) &
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Release Date:
4 December 2002 (France) more
Plot:
Del is a song writer for the obnoxious Mr. Mega, and in love with Didi, Mega's secretary. His quest... more | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Cast

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Daniel Neiden ... Del (voice)
Maureen McElheron ... Didi (voice)
Marty Nelson ... Mayor / Mr. Mega / Mrs. Mega (voice)
Emily Bindiger ... Dot (voice)
Chris Hoffman ... Wiseone / Surfer / Tango Dancer / Note (voice)
Jimmy Ceribello ... Cabbie (voice)
Ned Reynolds ... Houndog (voice)
Jeffrey Knight ... Bellhop (voice) (as Jeff Knight)
Jennifer Senko ... Surfer / Note (voice)
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69 min
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Bellhop: [singing] One trip / And you forget / All your troubles / At the Lovesick Hotel! more
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Features Push Comes to Shove (1991) more

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Remarkable toon with ridiculous tunes, 8 May 2000
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Celebrated cartoonist Bill Plympton's first feature film is a surreal musical fantasy with some inspired animation. He financed it entirely by himself, raising extra money by doing work for a few television commercials (see "Plymptoons: Complete Works" on DVD). He also released early portions of the film as shorts to help generate funds ("Dig My Do" in 1990, "Push Comes To Shove" and "The Wiseman" in 1991), even winning the 1991 Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival for "Push Comes To Shove." Working again with Maureen McElheron (she scored his 1988 Oscar-nominated short "Your Face"), Plympton pieces together the story of a songwriter who, after receiving a 47-minute deadline to deliver a hit song or get fired, finds himself lost in the town of Flooby Nooby. Through the course of ten musical numbers (touching on various popular music genres) and some outstanding animation sequences, he learns to pen songs from the heart rather than by the book. This film is classic Plympton, but the light-hearted theme and often silly songs contrast greatly with the bizarre sex and violence of his second feature-length film "I Married A Strange Person."

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