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Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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Fund This Film: Bill Plympton’s Animated Feature ‘Cheatin”
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 5 January 2013, 10:00 AM, PST)
Watch Now: Bill Plympton’s Simpsons “Couch Gag”
(From Bad Lit . 24 April 2012, 12:38 PM, PDT)
Meet Mechatron: Home Security Bot
(From GeekTyrant. 22 September 2011, 12:21 PM, PDT)
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 5 January 2013, 10:00 AM, PST)
Watch Now: Bill Plympton’s Simpsons “Couch Gag”
(From Bad Lit . 24 April 2012, 12:38 PM, PDT)
Meet Mechatron: Home Security Bot
(From GeekTyrant. 22 September 2011, 12:21 PM, PDT)
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Directed by | |||
| Bill Plympton | |||
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| Bill Plympton | ||
Produced by | |||
| Bill Plympton | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hank Bones | |||
| Maureen McElheron | |||
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| Lori Samsel | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Biljana Labovic | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Eric Strausser | .... | sfx editor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Lori Samsel | .... | digital compositor | |
Animation Department | |||
| Bill Plympton | .... | animator | |
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- Paramount Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
- DVFilm digital transfer
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Guard Dog (2004)
**** (out of 4)
Hilarious, Oscar-nominated animated short has a loyal owner taking his kind dog out for a walk and soon we see the dog grow violent towards various apparent kind things. We then learn why dogs hate little squirrels, kids, flowers, grasshoppers and various other items. This is the first film I've seen from Plympton and I became an instant fan within these short 4-minutes. This was an incredibly clever little gem that has more brains than the majority of animated films out there so it's easy to see why this has gained such a big cult following over the years. Having a loyal dog see the "truth" behind evil creatures like the squirrel is very funny and over and over we just see these creatures and how they want to kill the owner. We get a decapitation, a hanging and that's just the start. Seeing as how there's all sorts of violence and blood, this here certainly isn't for kids but adults should really dig the humor, the beautiful animation and most importantly the clever way of presenting the events in the walk through Hell Park. A true gem that even gets a wonderful joke aimed at Ronald McDonald.