Synopsis
Bill Plympton's gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly wrong. Two murdered teens return from the grave, then go to their prom to get revenge.
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Cast
- Eric GillilandSpud (voice)
- Sarah SilvermanCherri (voice)
- Dermot MulroneyRod (voice)
- Beverly D'AngeloDarlene (voice)
- David CarradineMr. Snerz (voice)
- Keith CarradineJoJo (voice)
- Martha PlimptonMiss Crumbles (voice)
- Tom NoonanPrincipal (voice)
- Zak OrthZip (voice)
- Justin LongDwayne (voice)
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
It's pretty basic here. You have a Bill Plympton movie. You know what to expect – complete rampant insanity from the mind of a mad genius. - 75
Boston Globe
If Plympton is making pastiche, he's also having a laugh at a universal experience that for a lot of people was probably pretty crummy. Apparently, it was a little crummier for him. - 70
Village Voice
Too glib to qualify as satire, Hair High nails the high school experience. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Famed animator Bill Plympton's legendarily skewed aesthetic and worldview are in top form here, bringing life to a script that plays like "Carrie" on a wicked acid trip. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Smorgasbord of the bizarre. Hair High is not for everyone, but it's not like anything else out right now. - 60
Variety
While his static backgrounds and stuttering character movement aren't likely to win over traditional animation fans, Hair High reps the high end of this "Sick 'n' Twisted"-type toonery. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
When Plympton's freak flag flies, Hair High delivers the same whacked-out weirdness of his shorts. The rest of the film simply stretches out the simple premise and marks time between his ideas. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Animator Bill Plympton's seventh feature is a must-see for fans of his often witty, always scabrous, hand-drawn work.
