Mutant Aliens (2001) Deluxe Limited Edition Deaf Crocodile - Blu-ray

MUTANT ALIENS (2001, Plymptoons Studio, 81 min.)

Legendary animator Bill Plympton’s lovably twisted tribute to alien invasion films like The Quatermass Xperiment, 20 Million Miles to Earth, and Mars Attacks! follows American astronaut Earl Jensen (voiced by Dan McComas), who is intentionally stranded in space by his evil boss, Dr. Frubar (voiced by George Casden).

Twenty years later, his now-grown daughter Josie (voiced by Francine Lobis) is an astronomer with some serious lust for her hunky boyfriend. Their R-rated and hilarious encounters are interrupted by the unexpected return of her missing father, astronaut Earl, who reveals he somehow survived in space for the past two decades on a strange planet inhabited by aliens that resemble human body parts—tongues, fingers, eyeballs, and mysterious pink blobs.

As brilliantly weird as ever for Plympton, Mutant Aliens also features astronaut Earl’s strange romance with the fleshy pink alien blob queen, proving that even in outer space love knows no boundaries. Plympton shares with David Lynch a fascination with nostalgic 1950s Americana undercut by a gleefully bizarre and surreal sense of humor.

Special Features

Two classic Plympton shorts:
• Hot Dog (2008, 6 min.)
• The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger (2010, 6 min.)

• New video interview with Bill Plympton about the making of Mutant Aliens, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile
• New commentary track by animation producer and podcaster Adam Rackoff, film critic James Hancock, and longtime Plympton collaborator John Holderried of Plymptoons Studio
• New artwork by Beth Morris
• Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion

Deluxe Edition Bonus Content

• Slipcase featuring new wrap-around artwork by Bill Plympton
• 60-page illustrated book including:
 – Introduction by Weird Al Yankovic
 – Essay by film critic Walter Chaw
 – Essay by screenwriter, playwright, and film journalist Steven Peros

Deluxe Edition limited to 1250 copies