Shuteye Hotel (2007)

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Bill Plympton

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Description: Animated homage to film noir has a couple detectives showing up at the Shuteye Hotel where an unknown killer has been knocking off those staying there. Before the night is over they will find out the truth behind the killings. This here is certainly a different type of short for the director as it doesn't feature any laughs and instead goes for atmosphere and mood. The animation here is more of a reddish-brown and I thought this worked perfectly for the subject matter. Film noir was usually the black and white but the different style it's given here works very well and makes for the most interesting thing in the film. The actual ... (more)

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1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - The Full List (1001 movies items)

"DIR: Bill Plmypton SUMMARY: A tribute to Film Noir in which a police officer investigates the mysterious deaths at the Shuteye Hotel. WHY IT'S HERE: 'Shuteye Hotel' is Bill Plympton's tribute to Film Noir. Drawn in darker colours than is usual for a Plympton short, 'Shuteye Hotel' brilliantly evokes the slow build and suspense of classic murder mysteries as the bodies stack up and finally a police officer puts herself in harm's way to get to the bottom of it. The solution to the mystery is p"

Andy Goulding added this to a list 8 years ago