This short by Bill Plympton was included on the PLIMPTOONS DVD. This 60 minute set of early Bill Plympton shorts is a must-see for animation freaks, but since it's not his latest stuff, such wonderful shorts as GUIDE DOG and PARKING aren't included. Most of the shorts are "fall on the floor laughing" funny and only a crabby old curmudgeon couldn't enjoy these films!
The first two films included are very early Plympton films--so early, it's hard to detect any genius at all in them. This second sort, LUCAS, was better than the first--not because the animation was good (it wasn't) but because the film had a rather sick sense of humor--and I like that! Using cut-out pieces of paper (similar to the early way "South Park" was animated), this short is the life story of an ear of corn. None of the film makes a lot of sense and there are lots of mistakes in the film, but this isn't the point. As you watch a baby ear of corn talking to its mother, you hear him asking question after question like an inquisitive child. However, all this is interrupted when harvest time arrives and the cute little talking cob of corn is eaten--complete with screaming and loud eating sound effects. It's all rather cheesy, but funny at the same time.
The first two films included are very early Plympton films--so early, it's hard to detect any genius at all in them. This second sort, LUCAS, was better than the first--not because the animation was good (it wasn't) but because the film had a rather sick sense of humor--and I like that! Using cut-out pieces of paper (similar to the early way "South Park" was animated), this short is the life story of an ear of corn. None of the film makes a lot of sense and there are lots of mistakes in the film, but this isn't the point. As you watch a baby ear of corn talking to its mother, you hear him asking question after question like an inquisitive child. However, all this is interrupted when harvest time arrives and the cute little talking cob of corn is eaten--complete with screaming and loud eating sound effects. It's all rather cheesy, but funny at the same time.
