Adventures in Plymptoons!

2011

1h 25m

2.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues, critics, and fans.

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Cast & Crew

50 members

Directing

Bill Plympton

Self

Directing

Ralph Bakshi

Self

Directing

Peter Lord

Self

Acting

Tom Kenny

Self

Acting

Chris Wedge

Self

Acting

John Andrews

Self

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Signe Baumane

Self

Acting

Jerry Beck

Self

Acting

Ed Begley Jr.

Self

Acting

Jim Blashfield

Self

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Directing

Jonathan Caouette

Self

Art

Kathleen Chamberlin

Self

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Visual Effects

Peter de Sève

Self

Acting

Hayley DuMond

Self

Directing

Terry Gilliam

Self

Writing

Eric Gilliland

Self

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Directing

Frank Gladstone

Self

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Crew

Stefanie Goldbloom

Self

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Production

John Holderried

Self

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Acting

Peter Jason

Self

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Lloyd Kaufman

Self

Directing

Brooke Keesling

Self

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Crew

Tom Knott

Self

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Production

Biljana Labović

Self

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Crew

Lisa LaBracio

Self

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Deb Levin

Self

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Jay McAlonen

Self

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Sound

Maureen McElheron

Self

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Moby

Self

Acting

Matthew Modine

Self

Acting

Dennis Nyback

Self

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Zak Orth

Self

Directing

PES

Self

Acting

Martha Plimpton

Self

Acting

Pete Plympton

Self

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Sally Plympton

Self

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Sound

Nicole Renaud

Self

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Acting

Jay O. Sanders

Self

Acting

Patty Schnabel

Self

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Sound

Greg Sextro

Self

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Directing

David Silverman

Self

Acting

Tom Sito

Self

Acting

Brenna Gwyn Snowe

Bill Plympton's Receptionist

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Production

Spike

Self

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Acting

Steve Tenhonen

Self

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Directing

Will Vinton

Self

Visual Effects

Maureen Whelan

Self

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'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self

Acting

Suzanne Young

Self

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Marilyn Zornado

Self

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