Bill Plympton – MRQE

Guns on the Clackamas: A Documentary

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Nigel Nado, the notable documentary filmmaker, is trying to make a movie about some people trying to make a movie. But everything is going wrong. The subject of his documentary, the western ‘Guns on the Clackamas’ is plagued with problems. The lead actress has a severe stutter. And since she also happens to be the Executive Producer’s mistress, there’s not much that can be done to remedy the situation. Unsuccessful in turning the movie into a yodeling extravaganza, they decide to fire the actress. This results in having her irate beau pull the plug on the film’s financing. The beginning of the end is marked by cast members dropping like flies due to any number of reasons. Bad macaroni salad. Bad chili. Bad caterer. A camera dolly runs over a crew member, severing some key limb or another. Then since no cast member has survived, and the film’s producers can’t hire replacements, the ‘Guns on Clackamas’ makers must resort to solutions at once startling and hilarious.

Draw

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Western shootout

Hot Dog

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The plucky hero joins a fire company to save the world and gain the affection he so richly deserves. However, the results never turn out the way he plans.

Hitler’s Folly

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

“Hitler’s Folly” explores what might have happened if Adolf Hitler’s art career had been more successful and instead of becoming an evil dictator, he was inspired to become an animator like Walt Disney.

Slide

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The tale of a mythical cowboy who appears in a corrupt logging town (circa 1940s) and with the aid of his slide guitar and a giant Hellbug, he’s able to battle the evil Mayor and his equally selfish twin brother to clean up the logging town of Sourdough Creek.

Idiots and Angels

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Angel, a selfish rotter is hanging around in a local bar, groping the wife of the barman and dealing with weapons. One morning he wakes up finding a pair of wings growing at his back. These wings do good deeds against his nature. But suddenly he finds himself fighting those who want these wings for their own dark plans.

Hair High

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bill Plympton’s gothic ’50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly wrong. Two murdered teens return from the grave, then go to their prom to get revenge.

I Married a Strange Person!

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

It’s a heartwarming story of a newlywed couple on their wedding night. Grant, the husband, starts experiencing strange, supernatural powers and Kerry, the wife, can’t cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn’t know where these magical powers come from.

The Tune

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Del is a song writer for the obnoxious Mr. Mega, and in love with Didi, Mega’s secretary. His quest to write a hit tune brings him to the wacky world of Flooby Nooby, where he just might learn to write songs from the heart.

Plymptoons

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Sketches. We see human crash tests: a human hits a wall at five miles per hour, 50 mph, and 3000. A woman kisses a man as he listens to his Walkman; through the kiss, she experiences the music. We see the trouble with face-lifts. We watch the early history of the mob: a cowboy mounts his horse, digs in his spurs, and … kaboom! We watch a pursuer get his just desserts. Then, an ape evolves into a man who evolves into an American football player, hunkered down on all fours. Four pieces of furniture express their love when the humans are out of the room. Last, the ultimate car alarm humiliates a thief.