Friday March 19, 2010 1:48 AM MDT

Park City, Utah:

Hot Dog

Director(s):
Bill Plympton
Cinematographer:
Kerri Allegretta
Music:
Corey Jackson
Sound Designer:
Greg Sextro
Producer:
Biljana Labovic
Animator:
Bill Plympton

Hot Dog

US Short Films
U.S.A.,  2008, 6 mins., color


A plucky canine hero joins the fire company to save the world from house fires and gain the affection he so richly deserves, but things don't turn out the way he planned.
CAST
Bill Plympton - Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Bill Plympton moved to New York City upon graduation from Portland State University. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as The New York Times, National Lampoon, Playboy, and Screw. In 1987 he was nominated for an Oscar for his short Your Face. After producing many shorts which appeared on MTV and online on SpikeandMikes.com, he turned his talent to features. Since 1991, he's made nine feature films, including the animated features The Tune, Mondo Plympton, I Married A Strange Person, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, and Idiots and Angels. In 2005 Plympton received another Oscar nomination, this time for his short film Guard Dog.
Screenings:

Fri. Jan 16 9:15 a.m. - ANIMA163MHoliday Village Cinema IV, Park CitySat. Jan 17 12:30 p.m. - ANIMA17GDRose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLCSun. Jan 18 11:59 p.m. - ANIMA18ELEgyptian Theatre, Park CityThu. Jan 22 9:00 p.m. - ANIMA22ENEgyptian Theatre, Park CitySat. Jan 24 3:15 p.m. - ANIMA24CAEccles Theatre, Park City