# Mutant Aliens

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***Mutant Aliens*** is a 2001 American [adult animated](/source/Adult_animated) [science-fiction](/source/Science-fiction)-[comedy](/source/Comedy) [film](/source/Film) directed and written by [Bill Plympton](/source/Bill_Plympton).[1] *Mutant Aliens* has been shown at a number of animation festivals, but has never had a wide theatrical release.

## Plot

After leaving his 5-years old daughter Josie, [astronaut](/source/Astronaut) of the USA government Earl Jensen is stranded in space intentionally by the head of the Department of Space. Years later, he returns to Earth. To gain the people's trust, he tells the story of the time he has spent on a planet inhabited by humanoid [aliens](/source/Extraterrestrial_life) with animal body parts. Jensen later tells he has an interest in crossbreeding the aliens to create an army of mutants, in order to exact his revenge on the Department of Space head.

## Production

The film was fully made at Plympton´s studio in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) Plymptoons and is a [spoof](/source/Parody) of [B](/source/B-movie) [monster movies](/source/Horror_film), featuring Plympton's own distinctive animation style consisting in [hand-drawn animation](/source/Hand-drawn_animation) made using colored pencils with backgrounds painted in brushes and gratuitous sex and violence.

## References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). *The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons*. 3rd ed. New York: Checkmark Books. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.

## External links

- [Mutant Aliens](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277909/) at IMDb

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