The Tune
Encyclopedia
The Tune is an animated
film
by American
filmmaker
Bill Plympton
.
, is trying to write the perfect song for his slimeball boss, Mr. Mega, so he can keep his job and his girlfriend Didi. As he rushes to work, he gets lost in a cloverleaf highway and ends up lost in a town called Flooby Nooby, where he meets an Elvis-impersonating dog, a noseless cab driver, and a psychotic bellhop as he tries to get to Mr. Mega's office to deliver the song.
(2004) later would, the movie opened new doors for Plympton in the animation realm. It was also the first Animated feature to have every drawing done solely by the author—a first in animation history. The Tune also incorporates earlier shorts released by Plympton, including The Wiseman (1991), Dig My Do (1990), Tango Schmango (1990), and Push Comes to Shove (1991), and some critics have observed that this content seems out-of-place with the original material for the film. . The film was nominated for a number of awards in 1992 and 1993, and its music was composed by Maureen McElheron, a longtime friend of Plympton. Maureen was the inspiration for Bill's breakthrough film Your Face (film)
(1987), and has composed the music for most of his films. The film also received the support of P.C. Vey. Now a famous artist for various magazine publications, Vey used to work for Plympton from 1991-1997.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmmaker
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton
William "Bill" Calvin Plympton is an American animator, former cartoonist, director, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face. and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog.- Biography :Bill Plympton was born in...
.
Plot summary
Del, a hard-working songwriterSongwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, is trying to write the perfect song for his slimeball boss, Mr. Mega, so he can keep his job and his girlfriend Didi. As he rushes to work, he gets lost in a cloverleaf highway and ends up lost in a town called Flooby Nooby, where he meets an Elvis-impersonating dog, a noseless cab driver, and a psychotic bellhop as he tries to get to Mr. Mega's office to deliver the song.
Background
The Tune, Bill Plympton's first Animated Feature, premiered September 4, 1992, after runs at Sundance and Cannes. Although the film did not enjoy the success that I Married a Strange Person (1997) or Hair HighHair High
Hair High is a 2004 animated comedy-horror-romance by American filmmaker Bill Plympton.-Plot:A gothic high-school comedy with a Carrie-like story. Cherri and Rod are the high-school king and queen and they justifiably rule their domain...
(2004) later would, the movie opened new doors for Plympton in the animation realm. It was also the first Animated feature to have every drawing done solely by the author—a first in animation history. The Tune also incorporates earlier shorts released by Plympton, including The Wiseman (1991), Dig My Do (1990), Tango Schmango (1990), and Push Comes to Shove (1991), and some critics have observed that this content seems out-of-place with the original material for the film. . The film was nominated for a number of awards in 1992 and 1993, and its music was composed by Maureen McElheron, a longtime friend of Plympton. Maureen was the inspiration for Bill's breakthrough film Your Face (film)
Your Face (film)
Your Face is a 1987 animated short film by Bill Plympton. It involves a man seated in a chair crooning about the face of his lover, and as he sings, his own face starts to distort in various ways...
(1987), and has composed the music for most of his films. The film also received the support of P.C. Vey. Now a famous artist for various magazine publications, Vey used to work for Plympton from 1991-1997.