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I Married a Strange Person (1997)

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The inventive and prolific Bill Plymton (The Tune, Mondo Plympton) scripted, directed, and animated this 73-minute Italtoons animated feature. Newlyweds Grant and Kelly encounter an ongoing parade of surreal situations after energy eruptions from a TV satellite dish raises a lobe on the back of Grant's neck. The lobe makes any fantasy come true, heightening the couple's sexual experiences, but media mogul Larson Giles wants the lobe in order to control TV viewers. Heading Giles' army is Colonel

R, 1 hr. 13 min.

Drama, Animation, Comedy

Directed By: Bill Plympton

Written By: Bill Plympton

In Theaters: Aug 28, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Apr 25, 2000

Lions Gate Films

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This is a great movie, but -- make no mistake -- it's not Disney.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Newlyweds often discover that their mates have odd quirks once they begin living together, but in Plympton's movie, that truth is taken to cartoon extreme.

July 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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Judith Egerton

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January 13, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

A memorable journey through the tormented, talented mind of Bill Plympton.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews

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David N. Butterworth

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At 73 minutes, [Plympton's] obsessions become repetitive and even a little dull.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Maitland McDonagh

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I remember getting a fuzzy, warm feeling when Plympton said to the TIFF audience I was in that this film was inspired by a lot of the gore films he's seen. What we have here is one of the strangest, violent and funniest animated movies I have ever seen. It's a real shame that it never really went anywhere, it's

January 31, 2008

Christopher Brown

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This is the strange tale of a man who discovers a boil on the back of his neck which gives him the power to bring his imagination to life. Bill Plymton has one of the most distinctly surreal styles of animation and it lends it beautifully to this bizarre tale of inner fantasies run amok. It contains one of the

April 23, 2009