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- 80Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposIt'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.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisIf 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.
- 70Village VoiceJoshua LandVillage VoiceJoshua LandToo glib to qualify as satire, Hair High nails the high school experience.
- 70L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyFamed 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.
- Smorgasbord of the bizarre. Hair High is not for everyone, but it's not like anything else out right now.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyWhile 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.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerWhen 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.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghAnimator Bill Plympton's seventh feature is a must-see for fans of his often witty, always scabrous, hand-drawn work.
- 50The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe terrain is so familiar that it has a slightly stifling effect, even in Mr. Plympton’s demented hands. We long ago loved these characters to death.