Fresh
Zany, exuberantly irreverent animated space adventure.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Mutant Aliens
They're freaks coming to kick your butt!
2002 · 1h 21m · R
Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Bill Plympton
Overview
An unlikely crew – an astronaut, his intrepid daughter, and a quintet of sympathetic, albeit violent, alien creatures – seek revenge against a space industry baron.
Director and cast
- Bill Plympton Director
- Dan McComas as Earl Jensen (voice)
- Francine Lobis as Josie / Squeeze Rod (voice)
- George Casden as Dr. Frubar / President (voice)
- Matthew Brown as Darby / Tomkins (voice)
- Jay Cavanaugh as Boris / NASA Technician / Various Aliens (voice)
- Kevin Kolack as Preacher (voice)
- Vera Beren as Reporter (voice)
- Thea Button as Young Josie (voice)
- Bill Plympton as Guard (voice)
- Silkie O'Ishi as Various Aliens (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Fans of Plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film, but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers.
Mark Olsen, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
It's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
A new film from Bill Plympton, the animation master, is always welcome.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
For the future, one hopes Mr. Plympton will find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter.
Dave Kehr, New York Times
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