Review of "Bill Plympton's The Tune" by

There is a plot in this first full-length animated film from a master of the animated short, Bill Plympton. This film was released in 1992, and now you can get it on DVD. Now for the plot. The story is about Del, a songwriter. Dell works for a nasty boss, and he is in love with the boss' secretary. His assignment is to write a hit tune. While he is struggling, he finds himself in a fantasyland where the population serenades him with all kinds of tunes. There's an Elvis impersonator who is a dog, a cab driver and more, all of whom sing to him in different styles.

Bill Plympton is an amazingly clever and innovation animator. He is an artist who brings us a stream of consciousness through animation.

This is certainly not Disney fare, or even the Warner Bros. characters type of animation. Its very much the sort of thing you'll find only at animation festivals or what they used to show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swin. It is artfully different, and it will give you a new reason for enjoying the field of animated films.

Extras include Plympton's commentary and a documentary about "Twisted Tunes," another of his efforts. There is a photo gallery and some music tracks, too, as well as even more bits including a trailer for Plympton's "Hair High," a new short.