Mutant Aliens (2001)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Bill Plympton

Writer:

Bill Plympton (writer)

Release Date:

9 January 2002 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They're freaks coming to kick your butt!

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Low Budget Film | Independent Film

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Dan McComas	...	Earl Jensen (voice)
Francine Lobis	...	Josie (voice)
George Casden	...	Dr. Frubar and President (voice)
Matthew Brown	...	Darby and Tomkins (voice)
Jay Cavanaugh	...	Boris (voice)
Amy Allison	...	Secretary (voice)
Christopher Schukai	...	Guard (voice)
Kevin Kolack	...	Preacher (voice)
Vera Beren	...	Reporter (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Arcidi	...	(voice)
Thea Button	...	(voice)
John Holderried	...	(voice)
Phil Lee	...	(voice)
Silkie O'Ishi	...	(voice)
Bill Plympton	...	(voice)
Samantha Ridgway	...	(voice)
Susie Schwartz	...	(voice)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent and sexual images, and for language.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | USA:R

Company:

Plymptoons

Quotes:

President: Ah, poop in a handbag!

Movie Connections:

References This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Hilarious animated sci-fi revenge flick

I've been a fan of Plympton's ever since I saw his early stuff in the 80's, probably at a "Spike & Mikes" festival. I enjoyed "I Married a Strange Person", and now this, Mutant Aliens. Mutant Aliens isn't quite as funny or outrageous as "I Married..." but it still manages to be vile, disgusting, gory and hilarious, sometimes all at the same time. It even has a rather decent story which is (to me anyway), far more coherent that "I Married...". Astronaut Earl Jensen is launched into space & the evil Dr. Frubar rigs it so his spacecraft loses all its fuel, and then blames it all on Earl's young daughter Josie. Dr. Frubar has staged all this to get people to contribute to the space program, of course, so accidents like this don't happen again. Fast forward to the future, when Josie is all grown up and working at an observatory, when she spots an object entering Earth's atmosphere & it turns out to be dear old dad, returned to earth with some benign aliens....for revenge. And, surprise, the aliens aren't so benign after all, but they are pretty darn cute for the ravenous creatures they're supposed to be, especially the tiny chipmunk-like creature with the big eyes, which strikes fear into the hearts of all who gaze upon it. I rather enjoyed this whole film, and Plympton's animation just kind of sucks me right in...yeah, it's a bit primitive but I still like it a lot. If you're a Plympton fan, you should like it, if not, well, perhaps this isn't the best place to start, perhaps his earlier work first..? 8 out of 10, fun stuff...