MVFF46: Slide

Director Bill Plympton IN PERSON!

In the idyllic logging town of Sourdough Creek, the shotgun-toting, opportunistic mayor and his slimy brother attempt to lure a Hollywood production by paving over the trees, erecting a dam, building a casino, and calling it all “Monte Carlo del Norte.” All of this they expect to accomplish within seven days. If only things were that easy: Slide, a slide guitar-playing cowboy, shows up in town — like any good mythic hero, he seems to come and go like a ghost — bringing with him a havoc-wreaking creature called the Hellbug, and a proper Wild West showdown ensues. Animated and directed by Bill Plympton in his singular hand-drawn style and brimming with hauntingly beautiful country-and-western music and biting satire, Slide lampoons Hollywood and its habit of spoiling the unspoiled. It’s a visual and aural feast. —David Riedel

Note: This film is not recommended for children.

Presented as part of Mill Valley Film Festival.