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Hair High

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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.
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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 04/12/2007
3.5/5
Hair High is not for everyone, but it's not like anything else out right now. Go to Full Review Michael Booth Denver Post 02/09/2007
3/4
Rarely is filmmaking of any kind this exuberant, this inventive or this entertaining. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe 12/01/2006
3/4
Much of the visual comedy comes from the incongruous proportions of the bodies: skinny legs and puffed-out chests. Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog 08/11/2024
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 04/19/2007
2.5/4
Plympton's fourth feature film is also his least inspired, but it's still very much worth a look. Go to Full Review Gary Goldstein Reel.com 04/13/2007
3/4
It's a wickedly fine ensemble and Plympton gives everyone free rein, which is no surprise from the creator of this irreverent, freewheeling delight. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Richard W @rdwoolf May 12 "Hair High" from Bill Plympton was a very entertaining animated film for adults. It starts of as a very stylistic animated 1950s teen romance comedy but, since it is artist Bill Plympton, it quickly gets a bit weird. At some point this high school comedy goes a bit into the 1950s sci-fi / horror genre film territory. Even if you did not go to high school in the 1950s (I definitely did not), you will be able to relate to your own high school experiences. If you love 1950s genre films you will want to pick up and watch "Hair High." See more 06/18/2013 Even though the movie is seriously messed up, it is still a fresh story with good elements. See more 05/01/2011 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. See more 04/24/2011 fucked up but try to sit through it. See more 12/02/2010 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... See more 11/04/2009 Es el largometraje de Plympton mas entretenido, aunque no sea tan alocada como las otras. See more Read all reviews
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Bill Plympton

Director

Eric Gilliland

Spud

Sarah Silverman

Cherri

Dermot Mulroney

Rod

Beverly D'Angelo

Darlene

David Carradine

Mr. Snerd

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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