Hair High

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Hair High

2004

1h 18m

Comedy

Animation

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20 Reviews

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As the prom approaches, the head cheerleader (Sarah Silverman) of Echo Lake High dumps her quarterback boyfriend (Dermot Mulroney) in favor of attending the dance with the biggest loser (Eric Gilliland) in school.

Critics Consensus

Hair High isn't first-tier Plympton, but like the rest of the animator's work, this is an assuredly odd tale that should resonate with fans of strange cinema.

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

Hair High is not for everyone, but it's not like anything else out right now.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 12, 2007

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Michael Booth

Denver Post

Rarely is filmmaking of any kind this exuberant, this inventive or this entertaining.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 9, 2007

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Much of the visual comedy comes from the incongruous proportions of the bodies: skinny legs and puffed-out chests.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 1, 2006

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

Imagine a cross between cartoonish, live-action musical Grease, Finnish show-band crazies the Leningrad Cowboys, and violently twisted video game Stubbs the Zombie, and there you have it: Hair High.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 11, 2024

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Plympton's fourth feature film is also his least inspired, but it's still very much worth a look.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 19, 2007

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Gary Goldstein

Reel.com

It's a wickedly fine ensemble and Plympton gives everyone free rein, which is no surprise from the creator of this irreverent, freewheeling delight.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 13, 2007

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Audience Member

Even though the movie is seriously messed up, it is still a fresh story with good elements.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Plympton's visual inventiveness may have faded a little, but this teen movie on acid is still one of the most insane things out there.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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fucked up but try to sit through it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Not okay. Not okay. I remember liking this guy's stuff when I was 13 years old. Apparently I grew up and he didn't. This movie is an animated wet dream/nightmare of any freshman in high school, and apparently was written by one as well. To think that this is the work of a grown man is staggering. The cast is full of great people, but the movie is more than a misfire. Perhaps I'll give Mr. Plympton one more shot before I write him off completely...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Es el largometraje de Plympton mas entretenido, aunque no sea tan alocada como las otras.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Soy el primero en hacer un comentario? Lastima, mas gente deberia ver esta pelicula. Bill Plympton es un animador genial, capaz de transformar una hoistoria tonta y simplona en una genialidad como esta.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

As the prom approaches, the head cheerleader (Sarah Silverman) of Echo Lake High dumps her quarterback boyfriend (Dermot Mulroney) in favor of attending the dance with the biggest loser (Eric Gilliland) in school.

Director: Bill Plympton
Producer: Bill Plympton
Screenwriter: Bill Plympton
Production Co: Plymptoons
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 18m