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The Tune

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In this quirky animated comedy by cult cartoonist Bill Plympton, Del is a young songwriter, working for the bossy Mr. Mega, who must come up with a hit or face losing his job. Hoping to stay employed and close to the object of his affections, Didi, who happens to be Mega's assistant, Del sets out in search of musical inspiration and ends up in the strange town of Flooby Nooby. Will the odd denizens of the strange hamlet help him to create his all-important snappy tune?
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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/25/2020
8/10
The entire film (essentially a collection of shorts connected by a loose storyline) is a wonder of music and surreal visuals, smushed together in entertainingly perverse ways. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/14/2005
3/5
Gerry Shamray Your Movies (cleveland.com) 02/06/2003
3/5
Interesting attempt that only proved that the talented Plympton is better in small doses. Go to Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 10/25/2002
3/5
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06/28/2019 Iconic art. Corny ass humor. If only the jokes aged as well as the visuals. See more 04/12/2015 The film is basically a compendium of Plympton's shorts with a loose narrative and some new material thrown in but it makes for some memorable viewing. See more 05/19/2010 Bill Plympton mag man oder man kann ihn nicht leiden. Ich bin ein großer Fan und freue mich immer wieder einen seiner Filme sehen zu können. The Tune ist einer seiner wenigen Spielfilme und weiß durchaus zu unterhalten. Der Film ist, wie man es von Plympton gewohnt ist, total verrückt und sehr bizarr. Dazu gibt es einige echt geniale Lieder. Leider vernachlässigt der Film die Geschichte ziemlich, immer wieder gibt es Passagen die zwar ganz nett mit anzusehen sind, die den Film aber kein Stück weiter bringen. Diese Ideen hätte Plympton vielleicht in einem Kurzfilm verarbeiten können, hier haben sie eher gestört. Ansonsten hat mich der Film sehr gut unterhalten können. gute 3/5 See more 05/14/2010 "Whatever..." can be an alternative title for this movie, where scenario is practically inexistent. It's a musical, where most of the times crazy things without a reason. But that's Plymton, and I love it! I'm curious if there is a storyboard before the animation starts, or he has a general idea about how the film should be and just starts animating spontaneously. See more 03/30/2010 The Tune is better than Scooby-Doo movies due to some funny comedy parts. See more 11/01/2009 Completamente surrealista y descabellada como toda animacion de Plympton, lo unico que repruebo es haber reciclado algunos de sus cortos en esta peli. See more Read all reviews
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Bill Plympton

Director

Daniel Nieden

Del

Maureen McElheron

Didi

Marty Nelson

Mayor

Emily Bindiger

Dot

Chris Hoffman

Wiseone

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Synopsis In this quirky animated comedy by cult cartoonist Bill Plympton, Del is a young songwriter, working for the bossy Mr. Mega, who must come up with a hit or face losing his job. Hoping to stay employed and close to the object of his affections, Didi, who happens to be Mega's assistant, Del sets out in search of musical inspiration and ends up in the strange town of Flooby Nooby. Will the odd denizens of the strange hamlet help him to create his all-important snappy tune?
Director
Bill Plympton
Producer
Bill Plympton
Screenwriter
Bill Plympton
Production Co
October Films
Genre
Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 4, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.8K
Runtime
1h 12m
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